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Generate a complete budget in minutes

Essential Budget planner with a sample budget

Features Showcase

Explore the powerful features that make budgeting effortless

Planner Grid View
Planner Calendar View
Build from Receipts review, proposing budget lines from scanned receipts
Pie Chart View
Bar Chart Analysis
Cash Flow Tracking
Account Balances
Flow Diagram
Custom Icons

Planner: Grid View

Organize and manage your budget flows in a clear grid view. Easily reschedule with interactive drag-and-drop

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Dynamic Charting

Dynamic Charting

Visualize your budget with powerful, interactive charts and insights to understand spending patterns and make better financial decisions.

Drag-and-Drop Planner

Drag-and-Drop Planner

Organize your budget with intuitive drag-and-drop in both grid and calendar views. Easily reschedule events and visualize your financial timeline.

Sync Across All Devices

Sync Across All Devices

Access your budget from any device - desktop, tablet, or mobile. Everything stays perfectly synchronized in real-time.

Budget Planner Exports

Budget Planner Exports

Export your budget data to CSV or Excel formats. Share your financial plans with family, advisors, or print them for offline reference.

Backup & Restore

Backup & Restore

Protect your financial data with complete JSON backups. Save your budgets locally and restore them anytime with a single click.

Theming

Theming

Personalize your budgets with custom themes. Use integrated AI or manually craft a color palette to give each budget a unique look that matches your style.

Icon Creation

Icon Creation

Generate beautiful icons with our custom icon generator. Create individual icons or complete icon sets in any style to personalize your budget categories.

Premium Only
Receipt-Based Budgeting

Receipt-Based Budgeting

Scan receipts as you shop and build your budget from them. One button reads what you actually paid, proposes budget lines with the rhythm and amount your own spending shows, and fills in the months you already covered.

Premium Only
Shared Budgets with Permissions

Shared Budgets with Permissions

Share your budget privately with up to 5 people with varying permission levels. Collaborate with family or team members seamlessly.

Premium Only
Public Budget Creation

Public Budget Creation

Create public budgets that anyone can access for free with a link. Perfect for sharing templates, examples, or educational budget models with the community.

Premium Only
Integrated AI

Integrated AI

AI budget creation and transaction matching built directly into the app. Upload transactions and let our AI automatically analyze and create your budget behind the scenes.

Premium Only
Bank Account Linking

Bank Account Linking

Connect your bank accounts directly to Essential Budget. Automatically sync transactions and account balances for seamless budget creation and transaction matching.

Pricing

We only charge for Premium features that incur significant costs, like integrated AI processing. We aim to keep features free whenever we can. Free plan available with no trial period.

Plans

Free

$0
  • Drag-and-Drop Planner with Grid & Calendar Views
  • Create up to 3 budgets per month (manual)
  • Theming (manual)
  • 10 receipt scans, included at sign-up with reports, shopping lists, and recipes
  • Export to CSV or Excel
  • Dynamic Charts by Period and Date Range
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Up to 5 years of transaction history

One-Time Purchases

500 AI Credits

CreditsPrice
500$6.99

+ applicable tax

  • Keep scanning and syncing when your monthly credits run out
  • Your included monthly credits are always spent first
  • Purchased credits never expire
  • Premium plan required

Icon Generation Credits

CreditsPrice
100$12.99
250$29.25Save 10%
500$55.25Save 15%
1000$104.00Save 20%

+ applicable tax

  • Download icons as ZIP for personal and commercial use
  • Publish generated icons to community (CC0)
  • Works with Free or Premium plans
  • 1-3 credits per icon (Fast: 1, Standard: 2, High: 3)
  • Credits expire after 90 days

Start Using Essential Budget

Choose your platform and begin your budgeting journey today

Web Application Preview

Web Application

Access the full-featured web version from any browser

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Mobile Application Preview

Mobile Application

Access Essential Budget on your Android or iPhone using our Progressive Web App. Install it directly from your browser for a native app experience.

Learn How

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it really free or is there a catch?
The essential budgeting features are completely free to use on our website and mobile apps. You can create budgets, track expenses, and manage your finances at no cost with no expiration.

A premium plan is available for features that incur significant costs. Most features are completely free.
How can you offer free essential features?
The free essential features are manual, so they cost very little to run. You build and adjust your budget yourself, with no AI processing on our side, and we keep infrastructure costs minimal through efficient cloud services. To further support the platform, we display affiliate recommendations in our Picks tab. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. These never use trackers, cookies, or share your personal data. See our Privacy Policy for details.

A premium plan is available with integrated AI and other cost-intensive features. This creates a sustainable model where everyone benefits from our powerful budgeting tools.
How is our budget different?
We designed our budgeting tool to be easy for anyone to use, regardless of their financial experience. We focus on simplicity and clarity, presenting your financial picture in a way that's easy to understand and act on. Our goal is to provide as many features as possible for free without overwhelming you with complexity. Budgeting should be straightforward, not a chore.

Our interactive planner offers grid and calendar views with drag-and-drop functionality. Adjust your budget by simply moving events around. Interactive dynamic charts let you visualize and budget from your favorite view. See your finances by pay period to plan when bills are due relative to when you get paid.

With our premium plan, you can create public budgets to transparently share what you're doing in real time using a simple link. Perfect for content creators and financial coaches. Plus, you can privately share budgets with up to 5 people and control who can view or edit.
What devices and browsers work with the app?
Our web version works on all modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge) on desktop and laptop computers running Windows, macOS, or Linux, as well as mobile devices running iOS or Android.

You can also install the app directly to your phone's home screen from your browser in just a few taps:
Learn how to install on mobile
Do you have an app for this budget?
Yes! You have multiple options:

Web Version: Use our budgeting tool atmy.eb.app on any device - desktop, tablet, or mobile. It's designed to work seamlessly across all your devices with automatic syncing.

PWA App: Install Essential Budget directly to your home screen on iOS or Android using our Progressive Web App. No app store required.
Learn how to install on mobile

All versions keep your budget data in sync across all your devices, so you can switch between them as needed. Premium features including integrated AI budget creation and transaction matching are available for $11.99/month through either web or in-app subscription.
What budgeting features are included?
Free Features Premium Features Everything syncs across all your devices, giving you a complete picture of your finances in one simple tool.

Check out new features coming soon on our Roadmap.
Can I use AI to help create my budget?
Yes! With a premium plan, you get seamless,integrated AI budget creation and transaction matching directly within the app. Simply upload your transactions and our AI will automatically analyze them and create your budget behind the scenes. We use Google AI to intelligently categorize and organize your finances. Your data is always processed securely with enterprise-grade encryption.
What if I need help or have technical issues?
Visit our Support page for assistance. We're committed to helping you get the most out of your budgeting experience.

Most users find the tool intuitive and get started easily.

Video guides are available on our feature pages. Click the feature cards to watch them. More guides coming soon!

Contact Us

Support & Feedback

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Billing Inquiries

billing@eb.app

Mail

EB App LLC
30 N Gould St #52260
Sheridan, WY 82801