Budget by the paycheck in a sheet. Or by the month in an app.
TheWeeklyCrew is one of Etsy's biggest budget-sheet shops. Its Budget Planner covers monthly, weekly, biweekly and paycheck budgets, with spending and savings trackers, for Excel or Google Sheets. Oakfold is a free desktop app.
For a couple of dollars, this sheet is a simple, friendly way to budget by paycheck. If you want bills, debt payoff and goals working together without maintaining a spreadsheet, Oakfold is free.
| Oakfold | TheWeeklyCrew | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for all budgeting. Core is $4.99 a month for Oak, your household and sync | One-time, around $2 when we checked |
| Free option | Free for good, with every budgeting tool. No trial to run out | No free version, but you buy it once |
| Where it runs | Desktop app for Windows and Mac. No phone app yet | Excel or Google Sheets, with a dark-mode design |
| Bank connection | None, by design. Enter transactions yourself, or scan a statement (PDF, CSV or photo) | None. You type or paste in each transaction |
| Where your data lives | On your computer. Cloud backup and sync are optional, with Core | Your Excel file, or your Google account |
| How you budget | Category and subcategory budgets, 50/30/20 or your own split, fixed and variable | Monthly, weekly, biweekly or paycheck budgets, with spending and savings trackers |
| AI assistant | Ask Oak, with Core: chat, voice and screen share, 150,000 credits a month | None |
| Budgeting with a partner | With Core, up to 4 people, each with a profile and PIN, on up to 5 computers | Share the Google Sheet with a partner |
| If you stop paying | Everything you entered keeps working on Free | Nothing to stop: you bought it once |
Facts about TheWeeklyCrew from its Etsy listing, checked November 10, 2026. Prices and plans change, so check before you decide.
What TheWeeklyCrew does well
- A one-time price, often just a few dollars.
- It's a spreadsheet: rename anything, add tabs, change formulas.
- Opens in Google Sheets on any device, including your phone.
- Budget by paycheck, weekly, biweekly or monthly.
Why people choose Oakfold
- Nothing to set up: budgets, bills, debt payoff and goals already work together.
- No formulas to break when you type over a cell or insert a row.
- Scan a statement to check your records and add what's missing.
- Free to use. Oak, a shared household and cloud sync are there with Core if you want them later.
Pick the one that fits how you budget
Pick TheWeeklyCrew if
- You budget paycheck to paycheck and want a simple sheet for it.
- You want something for a couple of dollars, once.
- You like working in Excel or Google Sheets.
Pick Oakfold if
- You want a budget that works without building or fixing formulas.
- You want debt payoff dates and goals connected to your budget.
- You want your finances in an app on your computer, not in a Google account.
The cost, plainly
What each costs once.
Oakfold and TheWeeklyCrew, answered
Can I import my spreadsheet into Oakfold?
You can scan or import bank statements as PDF, CSV or photos, which is usually the quickest way to bring a month in. Oakfold can also export your data to CSV and JSON, so it's never locked in.
Is a spreadsheet more private than an app?
An Excel file on your computer is. A Google Sheet lives in your Google account. Oakfold keeps your data on your computer unless you turn on cloud sync with Core.
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Try it on your own month. It's free.
Every budgeting tool is free for good, with no trial to run out and no card to enter.