Best alternatives to Allontas in 2026

Most budgeting apps tell you where your money went last month, after the fact — useful for spotting patterns, but not much help when you're standing in a grocery aisle wondering if you can afford a bigger shop this week. Allontas is built around the opposite idea: instead of analyzing past transactions, it tries to project forward, comparing grocery prices across multiple retailers and combining that with your bills and planned expenses to estimate your actual cash runway before you spend. It connects to your bank account through Plaid in read-only mode (it can't move money), compares grocery prices across nine retailers including Walmart, Kroger and Publix, re-checks prices in real time, and layers in calendar-based event planning so a birthday party or holiday purchase gets factored into the forecast ahead of time rather than showing up as a surprise later. It's a single $8.99/month plan (or $89/year) with no tiers or add-ons, comes with a 30-day free trial requiring no card upfront, and is available on iOS and Android, billed through the App Store or Play Store.