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Budget by Ayemel help
Plan your money together, calmly. Short guides to get you set up and answer common questions.
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Getting Started
Set up your first accountAdd the bank account or card you want to track.
- Open Budget by Ayemel and go to the Home tab.
- Tap the round + button.
- Choose Account, then give it a name (for example “Chequing”) and pick its type.
- Enter the current balance and tap Save.
Your accounts show up as rows on Home. You can add more any time the same way.
Create your first budgetSet how much you want to spend in a category each month.
- Tap the round + button.
- Choose Budget.
- Pick or name a category, like Groceries.
- Enter the amount for the month and tap Save.
As you add spending, Budget shows how much is left in each category.
Add your partnerShare your budget with a partner so you both see the same plan.
- Open Settings with the gear in the top-right.
- Find the partner or sharing option.
- Send the invite to your partner.
- Your partner accepts on their iPhone, signed in to their own iCloud account.
Sharing uses iCloud, so your data stays between the two of you. Both of you need Budget by Ayemel installed. One subscription covers both of you. If the relationship ends, the person who bought the subscription keeps it.
Add income and paydaysTell Budget when money comes in so it can plan around your paydays.
- Tap the round + button.
- Choose Income.
- Enter the amount and your next payday.
- Choose how often you’re paid (for example every two weeks) and tap Save.
Add a billKeep track of regular bills and when they’re due.
- Tap the round + button.
- Choose Bill.
- Enter the name, amount and due date.
- Choose how often it repeats and tap Save.
Bill reminders come through as regular push notifications. You can change them in Settings under Notifications.
Set a savings goalSave toward something, like a trip or a big yearly bill.
- Tap the round + button.
- Choose Goal.
- Name your goal and enter the target amount and date.
- Tap Save. Add money to it whenever you set some aside.
Goals include savings goals and money set aside for big bills. If you use Planner by Ayemel, you can link a goal to a countdown (see Sharing between apps).
Settings
Finding your way around SettingsSettings is always one tap away.
Tap the gear in the top-right of any main tab. Notification options are under Notifications. The About section has Contact Developer, and the app card sits at the bottom of Settings.
NotificationsBudget uses regular push notifications only.
There’s no notification bell or in-app inbox. Reminders for bills and paydays arrive as normal iPhone notifications. Choose which ones you get in Settings under Notifications. If nothing arrives, check that notifications for Budget are allowed in your iPhone’s Settings app.
Privacy & data
Where your data is storedYour money data stays with you.
Budget keeps your data on your iPhone and in your own iCloud account. We don’t run servers that hold your financial information, and there are no ads or trackers.
Free trial and pricingTry everything free for 30 days.
Budget by Ayemel starts with a 30-day free trial. After that it’s CA$2.99/month, CA$29.99/year, or CA$59.99 once for lifetime access. One subscription covers you and your partner; if the relationship ends, the person who bought it keeps it.
Sharing between apps
Troubleshooting
My partner’s changes aren’t showingUsually an iCloud sign-in or connection issue.
- Check both iPhones are online and signed in to iCloud.
- In the iPhone Settings app, tap your name, then iCloud, and make sure iCloud Drive is on.
- Close Budget fully and open it again.
- Still stuck? Contact the developer below.
I’m not getting bill remindersCheck notification permissions.
- Open the iPhone Settings app, tap Notifications, then Budget, and turn on Allow Notifications.
- In Budget, open Settings and check the reminders under Notifications are on.
- Check Focus modes aren’t silencing Budget.