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A budget app that never asks for your bank login

See safe-to-spend between paydays without a bank login. The Bill tracks income, bills, and goals on-device with optional iCloud.

No bank login
Safe-to-spend
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Quick facts

Facts below come from the public The Bill product page. No bank connection is part of the product story.

Bank login

Never

The Bill does not connect to banks.

Core math

Safe to spend

Income, bills, and goals produce a figure between paydays.

Pay cycles

Weekly / bi-weekly

Bills align to the pay period, not a generic month.

Storage

On-device

Numbers stay local unless you enable iCloud backup.

Platform

iOS

Listed on the App Store as The Bill.

Payday workflow

See what you can spend without handing over a bank login.

Step 1

Add your paycheck

Tell the app how much you bring home and how often — weekly, bi-weekly, or another listed frequency.

Step 2

List the bills

Enter amount and due date so the urgent items land in the current pay period.

Step 3

Read safe-to-spend

The app crunches income, upcoming bills, and goals into one figure you can actually use.

Step 4

Keep it local

Leave iCloud off if you want numbers only on the device. Turn it on only if you want a backup.

Why skip the bank connection

A lot of budget apps start by asking for institution credentials. The Bill is built the other way: you type the paycheck and the bills. That is slower to set up than an import, and it never needs a bank login.

The product page is explicit: we never connect to banks. Numbers stay on the device unless you enable iCloud backup.

Pay periods instead of calendar months

Hourly and bi-weekly pay rarely line up with a first-of-the-month budget. The Bill aligns bills to the pay period so the safe-to-spend number matches the money you actually have this cycle.

  • Dashboard: available-to-spend, countdown to payday, bills inside the period.

  • Optional savings goals and leftover carry-over.

  • Transparent pricing: core planning up front, optional premium tools.

FAQ

Short answers to the questions people usually ask next.

How does The Bill know what I can spend?

You enter paycheck amount and frequency, list bills, and it calculates a safe-to-spend figure between paydays.

Do you connect to my bank?

No. The Bill does not connect to banks. Numbers stay on-device unless you enable iCloud backup.

What about weekly or bi-weekly pay?

Supported. Bills are aligned to the pay period instead of a generic calendar month.

Next step

Download The Bill on the App Store and see safe-to-spend without handing over a bank login.

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