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What is Bow?
Bow is an envelope budgeting app for iPhone, including iPhone Duo. You split the money you have into envelopes, like Rent, Groceries and Vacation, before you spend it. Each purchase comes out of its envelope, so you always know what’s left for each purpose. You only budget money you already have. There’s no Bow account and no Bow server: your budget lives on your iPhone and in your own iCloud.Key features
Envelope budgeting
Assign every dollar in your accounts to an envelope, and spend from there.
Targets
Tell Bow what each envelope needs, and fund them all in one tap.
Fast logging
Scan a receipt, choose a photo, speak or describe a purchase. Or ask Siri.
Bank sync
Bring in bank transactions through SimpleFIN Bridge, if you want to.
Credit cards
Card spending sets the bill money aside as you go, so you only spend what you have.
Move from YNAB
Bring your accounts, groups and envelopes over from a YNAB export.
Siri and Shortcuts
Log spending and check envelopes without opening the app.
Private by design
Your data stays on your iPhone and in your iCloud, with Face ID lock if you want it.
Payment plans
Share a Klarna, Affirm or Afterpay screenshot and Bow schedules each payment.
iPhone Duo
Unfold it to see an envelope or account beside its list.
Get started
1
Download Bow
Get Bow from the App Store and tap Get Started. Want to look around first? Tap Try a Demo.
2
Add your accounts
Add the accounts you spend from, with today’s balances.
3
Choose your envelopes
Pick what you spend on and save for, and add your own.
4
Assign your money
Move your money into envelopes until Ready to Assign reaches zero.
Quickstart
A walk through setting up your first budget.