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Your budget lives on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. There’s no Bow account and no Bow server holding your budget.

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iCloud sync

When you’re signed in to iCloud, Bow syncs your budget privately to your other devices signed in to the same Apple Account. You don’t need to turn anything on. Settings › iCloud shows whether sync is on, and the note below it explains any problem, like full iCloud storage. If you’re not signed in, your budget is saved on this iPhone and syncs once you sign in.

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On a new iPhone

Install Bow and sign in to the same Apple Account. Bow looks for your budget in iCloud first.
Wait for Bow to find your budget rather than starting a new one, so you don’t end up with two.

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Back up

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Go to Settings › Manage Data

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Tap Share Backup

Save the file somewhere safe, like Files.
A backup holds your accounts, envelopes, transactions and schedules. Receipt photos and your bank connection aren’t included. Want a spreadsheet instead? Share Transactions Spreadsheet makes a CSV of every transaction.

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Restore

In Manage Data, tap Restore from Backup… and choose a backup file.
Restoring replaces everything in your budget, on this iPhone and your other devices. Receipt photos aren’t in backups, so restoring removes them. Connect bank sync again afterward.