iPhone and iPad
Budget Lightly on iPhone and iPad
Install the native app with SideStore, or use the web app in Safari without sideloading.
Make a monthly plan, share a budget with your household, and record purchases in their original currency. See what remains in each category without a spreadsheet. Available in English and Traditional Chinese.
Install with SideStore
SideStore works in the US, Taiwan, and worldwide. Budget Lightly is free to install: no Patreon membership or paid Apple Developer account is required. A computer is needed for initial SideStore setup, but not for routine app refreshes.
- Follow the official prerequisites and installation guides: install LocalDevVPN on your device and iloader on a Mac, Windows, or Linux computer. Connect and trust your device over USB, then use iloader’s “Install SideStore (Stable)” with your Apple Account. Trust the developer profile and enable Developer Mode when required. Connect to Wi-Fi, enable LocalDevVPN, sign in to SideStore with the same Apple Account, and refresh SideStore in My Apps before installing anything else.SideStore prerequisitesSideStore installation guide
- After installing and refreshing SideStore, open this page on your iPhone or iPad and tap “Add to SideStore” below. Or open Sources in SideStore, tap +, and paste the source URL.
- With Wi-Fi connected and LocalDevVPN enabled, add the source, find Budget Lightly in Browse, and tap FREE to install. SideStore signs the app with your Apple Account.
Source URL for manual setup
https://budget-lightly.hs.vc/altstore/source.jsonVersion 1.0.0 (3) · Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Download IPAThe IPA can also be imported into SideStore from My Apps using +. It cannot be installed directly from Safari.
With a free Apple Account, sideloaded apps expire after seven days. Connect to Wi-Fi, enable LocalDevVPN, and refresh both SideStore and Budget Lightly in My Apps before expiry; no computer or AltServer is needed for routine refreshes. Cellular data alone is not sufficient, and background refresh is not guaranteed. Apple allows three active sideloaded apps, including SideStore itself, leaving two slots for other apps.
Apple also limits free accounts to 10 registered App IDs at a time; each expires after a week. Apps with extensions can use more than one ID.
SideStore refresh and account FAQAdd it to your Home Screen
- Open the web app in Safari.
- Choose Share, then Add to Home Screen.
- Leave Open as Web App enabled if it’s shown, then tap Add.
This adds the Budget Lightly website to your Home Screen. It does not install a native iOS app.