Install

Install BudgetVault on any device

BudgetVault is a web app: no app store, no account, free. Installed, it opens from your home screen, Dock or taskbar in its own window, and works without internet.

Finding the steps for your device…

iPhone and iPad

Safari on iPhone (iOS 27)

  1. 1Tap the page menu button, left of the address bar (or press and hold the address bar).
  2. 2Tap Share.
  3. 3Tap View More (or scroll down), then Add to Home Screen.
  4. 4Keep Open as Web App on, then tap Add.

Using the Bottom or Top tab layout? Tap Share in the toolbar instead.

Safari on iPhone (iOS 26)

  1. 1Tap ••• next to the address bar.
  2. 2Tap Share.
  3. 3Tap View More (or scroll down), then Add to Home Screen.
  4. 4Keep Open as Web App on, then tap Add.

Using the Bottom or Top tab layout? Tap Share in the toolbar instead.

Safari on iPad

  1. 1Tap Share at the top right.
  2. 2Tap View More, then Add to Home Screen.
  3. 3Keep Open as Web App on, then tap Add.

Chrome on iPhone or iPad

  1. 1Tap Share at the right of the address bar.
  2. 2Tap Add to Home Screen, then Add.

Safari on iPhone (iOS 18 and earlier)

  1. 1Tap Share in the toolbar at the bottom.
  2. 2Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. 3Tap Add.

On iPhone and iPad the installed app keeps its own storage, separate from Safari. Already have data here? Save a backup in Settings, install, then restore the backup in the installed app.

Android

Chrome on Android

  1. 1Tap ⋮ at the top right.
  2. 2Tap Install app or Add to Home screen (the name depends on your Chrome version).
  3. 3Tap Install.

Samsung Internet

  1. 1Tap the install icon in the address bar, if you see one.
  2. 2Otherwise tap ≡ → Add page to → Home screen.

Firefox on Android

  1. 1Tap ⋮.
  2. 2Tap More, then Add app to Home screen (or Add to Home screen).
  3. 3Tap Add.

Edge on Android

  1. 1Tap ••• at the bottom.
  2. 2Tap Add to phone, then Install.

Windows, Mac and Linux

Chrome on a computer

  1. 1Click the Install icon at the right end of the address bar.
  2. 2No icon? Open ⋮ → Cast, save, and share → Install page as app…
  3. 3BudgetVault opens in its own window, with an icon in your Dock or taskbar.

Edge on a computer

  1. 1Click App available in the address bar, then Install.
  2. 2Or open … → Apps → Install this site as an app.

Safari on a Mac

  1. 1In the menu bar, choose File → Add to Dock.
  2. 2Or click Share in the toolbar → Add to Dock.
  3. 3Click Add.

Needs macOS Sonoma or later.

Firefox on Windows

  1. 1Click the web apps button in the address bar.
  2. 2Pin BudgetVault to the taskbar when Windows asks.

Opera and Arc can't install web apps, and Firefox can only on Windows. On those, use Chrome, Edge or Safari, or keep BudgetVault in a tab.

Questions

Is an installed web app a real app?

It opens from its own icon, in its own window without browser bars, and works offline. Under the hood it is the same BudgetVault you use in the browser, so there is nothing to download from an app store and nothing to update: it updates itself when you are online.

Where is my data after installing?

On your device, as before. On Android and on computers the installed app uses the same data as the browser. On iPhone and iPad the installed app keeps its own storage, so install first, or move your data with a backup file (Settings → Back up, then restore it in the installed app).

Can I use BudgetVault on my phone and my computer?

Yes, on each device separately. There is no cloud sync, by design: to move your data, save a backup file on one device and restore it on the other.

How do I uninstall it?

Like any app: press and hold the icon and choose Remove App (iPhone) or Uninstall (Android), or open the app window menu and choose Uninstall (Chrome and Edge on a computer). Back up first if you want to keep your data.

Not ready to install?

It works in a browser tab too. Look around first.

See it with sample data Open the app