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Allowance for YNAB is a companion app to the You Need a Budget service that
allows you to select the categories you are most interested in and display them
in places where you can, at a glance, see your available balances and make
better spending decisions. Allowance for YNAB can be viewed from your lock
screen via a Today Widget or on your Apple Watch as a complication.

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Common Allowance Problems & Solutions. Troubleshooting Guide

Complete guide to troubleshoot Allowance app on iOS and Android devices. Solve all Allowance app problems, errors, connection issues, installation problems and crashes.

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Allowance iPhone Issues and Solutions

Allowance iOS app crashes, not working, errors
Allowance iOS app network issues
Allowance on iOS has black/white screen

Allowance Android App Issues and Solutions

Allowance has errors/crashing/not working
Allowance server network connectivity issues
Allowance has black screen

Allowance iPhone Issues and Solutions

Here are some helpful workarounds that should work whenever Allowance app keeps crashing or doesn't work as expected on your iPhone 14, 13,12,10,8,7,6, SE,XS,XR.

How to fix Allowance app crashes or not working on Iphone (iOS):

Close and restart the Allowance app on iPhone
Update Allowance app to the Latest Version for iOS
Uninstall and reinstall Allowance iPhone app
Update your iPhone to the latest iOS version

Fix Allowance on iPhone unable to connect to server/internet connection issues::

To resolve Allowance network issues, Reset phone network settings:
1. On iphone, Goto "Settings" » "General" » "Reset" » "Reset Network Settings".
2. Enter your device passcode. Then confirm "Reset Network Settings".

Turn off your VPN:
1. Goto "Settings" » "General" » "VPN".

Fix Allowance black/white screen (blank screen) on iPhone:

Follow the Allowance iOS app troubleshooting guide Here →

Allowance Android App Issues and Solutions

Fix Allowance not working on Android, crashes, errors or is unresponsive:

Follow these steps to resolve intermittent Allowance app issues:

Force Stop the Allowance App
1. On android, goto "Settings" » click Allowance app. » click "Force Stop".

Update Allowance to the latest version on PlayStore

Clear Allowance App Cache and Data:
1. On your device, goto "Settings" » click "Apps" » select "Allowance app" » click "Storage" » click "Clear Data" option. This Clears both data and cache.
2. Relaunch Allowance.

Fix Allowance unable to contact server/ Allowance internet connection errors on Android:

This issue is usually caused by your network. Here is how to fix:

On android, goto "Settings" » "Apps" or "Manage Apps" tab.
Click Allowance » "Force Stop".
Next, goto "Storage" » "Clear Data".
Again, got Allowance » "Mobile Data" » "Allow Background Data Usage".
Go back to "Settings" » "Connections" » "Mobile Network" » "Network Mode".
Now, put your network on 4G e.g. LTE/3G/2G (auto connect)
Relaunch Allowance on android.

Solve Allowance black/white screens issue on Android:

Follow the Allowance android app crash troubleshooting guide Here →

Contact Support

Some issues cannot be easily resolved through online tutorials or self help. So we made it easy to get in contact with the support team at Carbonite Studios LLC, developers of Allowance.

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Developer: YouNeedABudget.com

E-Mail: [email protected]

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About this app

this app for YNAB is a companion app to the You Need a Budget service that allows you to select the categories you are most interested in and display them in places where you can, at a glance, see your available balances and make better spending decisions. this app for YNAB can be viewed from your lock screen via a Today Widget or on your Apple Watch as a complication. Not to mention your categories are featured prominently within Allowance so you can quickly get in and get out. this app for YNAB will also alert you when your balance has increased or when you're out of money. Also, please note that this app for YNAB is in no way associated or owned by YNAB. " this app for YNAB can help. If you have people in your life who just want to know "How much money do I have right now? Whether that be the this app of your kids or your fun money, it's only a glance away. We just like the service a lot.