Budgeteen
Last reviewed 30 September 2026 · A plain-language list from the Budgeteen Privacy Policy (updated August 21, 2026). The policy is the binding text.
Budgeteen keeps almost everything on your phone. Money logs, goals, lesson progress and job applications are stored on the device by default, and Budgeteen does not sell personal data. A few optional features send limited information when you use them. This page lists each one, taken from the Budgeteen Privacy Policy.
| Data | Where it lives | When it leaves the phone |
|---|---|---|
| Display name, declared age band, birth year estimate, currency preference, optional interest tags | On your device | Not by default |
| Income and expense entries you type, savings goals | On your device | Not by default, and never shown to a parent |
| Skill lesson checklists and notes, badges, hustle and job application status | On your device | Not by default |
| Optional parent or guardian email | On your device | Sent to Budgeteen's servers only to run a parent invite you start |
| Parent link record (first name, streak, which of the last 8 weeks you logged money, skill track, stages cleared, briefs passed) | Budgeteen's servers | Only while the link is on. It expires after 90 days without app activity and deletes right away when you stop sharing. |
| Portfolio page (titles of briefs you passed, which studio you used, how many checks you met, a first name if you add one) | A private link that search engines don't index | Only when you tap publish. It expires after 180 days without an update. |
| A report note | Budgeteen's servers | When you report a listing |
| Learn Anything request (your typed topic, an age band, a short aggregate money snapshot such as week left and envelope spent-versus-budget totals) | OpenAI, with DeepSeek as a fallback | Only after you accept the consent prompt. Providers may keep data under their own terms. |
| Old Pro check (anonymous app user ID, purchase history for that product, subscription status) | RevenueCat | Only so the app can tell a past Pro subscriber to cancel. Budgeteen doesn't receive your full Apple account email from it. |
Without a configured network endpoint, parent invite and reporting stay on your device.
Budgeteen does not sell personal data, and it does not sell teen data to advertisers or data brokers. The core app does not require selling ads against your private money log. If privacy-preserving analytics are ever added, Budgeteen will update the policy before turning them on and avoid sensitive finance details in any aggregate numbers.
Budgeteen is designed for teens 13+ and isn't directed to children under 13. It doesn't knowingly collect their personal information. If a child under 13 has used the app, a parent can email support@trybudgeteen.com for help removing local data.
Export a local data snapshot from Settings (when available). Delete local data from Settings, which removes the profile and related records from that device. Uninstalling also removes that install's storage. Stop a parent link from the Parent invite screen, and delete a portfolio from the app. For a parent-invite or portfolio record you can't reach from the device, email support@trybudgeteen.com. For the safety side, read is Budgeteen safe, and for the binding text, read the full Privacy Policy.
No. Budgeteen asks for no bank login, card number or Social Security number, and it has no bank sync. You type in the money you actually have, such as cash, allowance or gig pay, and those entries stay on your device by default. Budgeteen does not sell personal data.
The optional parent link shows your first name, your streak, which of the last 8 weeks you logged money, your skill track, stages cleared and briefs passed. It never shows amounts, transactions, notes, goals or Studio work. It expires after 90 days without activity, and you can delete it anytime.
Budgeteen does not sell personal data and does not sell teen data to advertisers or data brokers. The core app does not require selling ads against your private money log. If privacy-preserving analytics are ever added, Budgeteen will update its Privacy Policy before turning them on.
Open Settings in the app and delete local data, which removes the profile and related records from that device. Uninstalling also removes that install's storage. For a parent-invite or portfolio record you cannot reach from the device, email support@trybudgeteen.com and ask for deletion help.
Budgeteen's own pages, reviewed 30 September 2026.
More short answers live on the Budgeteen FAQ. What the app is: What is Budgeteen. The envelope loop: how teen budgeting works in Budgeteen. Data rules: Budgeteen Privacy Policy.