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CalBudget 2.1 banner with the CalBudget logo and calendar planning visuals
CalBudget 2.1 focuses on polish, clarity, and reliability across the calendar, support experience, iOS app, reports, billing access, and Help Center. This update keeps the same calendar-first planning model while making more of the product feel consistent and easier to use.

Better planning flow

Calendar, transaction, report, and recurring-balance updates make the month easier to read and adjust.

Cleaner support

The Support page, Help access, and live chat paths are clearer for account, billing, import, and setup questions.

More polish

Branding, sign-up, billing state, iOS visuals, and documentation received customer-facing refinements.

New CalBudget branding

CalBudget has a refreshed visual identity across the website, platform, and iOS app.
  • New CalBudget logo and app icon
  • Updated web icons and app icons
  • More consistent logo placement across navigation, footer, and product surfaces
  • Cleaner brand presentation in product screenshots and docs

Sign-up and checkout

The shared sign-up and sign-in experience has been polished so it is easier to choose the right plan and continue into CalBudget.
  • Cleaner sign-up and sign-in modal
  • Plan selection for Free, Plus, and Navigator during sign-up
  • Improved handoff from account creation to secure Stripe checkout for paid plans
  • Better handling when customers need to return to checkout after signing in

Support page

The public Support page now matches the dark CalBudget experience and works more like a direct support contact page.
  • Dark-mode support page design
  • Clearer form fields and contrast
  • Messages sent directly to support@calbudget.com
  • Simpler flow for account access, billing, import, calendar, bug report, and feature request questions

Live chat and help access

Support access has been refined so customers can reach help more naturally from CalBudget.
  • Improved support widget behavior
  • Better help and support entry points
  • More reliable support behavior for signed-in customers
  • Clearer path to customer support from Help areas
Navigator continues to become a more useful planning companion inside CalBudget.
  • Improved Navigator placement and behavior
  • Cleaner customer setting for showing or hiding Navigator
  • Continued polishing for Navigator as an in-product planning assistant
  • Better alignment with the calendar-first planning workflow

Reports and insights

Reports received new planning visibility around recurring cash-flow patterns.
  • New Recurring Balances report experience
  • Improved report navigation
  • Easier access to recurring balance insights from the platform
  • Better visibility into repeated payments, deposits, and balance movement

Calendar and transactions

The calendar and transaction experience received several usability improvements.
  • Improved transaction creation and editing flows
  • Better form handling for accounts, categories, and transaction details
  • Refined calendar interaction behavior
  • Continued polish around day-level planning and transaction management

iOS app

The iOS app received brand and usability updates.
  • New CalBudget app icon assets
  • Improved mobile live chat reliability
  • Refined iOS settings and appearance behavior
  • Updates to parts of the iOS transaction editing experience

Help Center and docs

The Help Center content has been refreshed with more customer-facing guidance and updated visuals.
  • Getting started
  • Calendar usage
  • Adding and editing transactions
  • Recurring transactions
  • Bookmarks
  • Accounts and categories
  • Importing statements
  • Reports
  • Debt payoff planning
  • Navigator
  • Plans and billing
  • Contacting support

Business platform

CalBudget Business also received customer-facing presentation updates.
  • Improved Business platform pages and visuals
  • Updated Business calendar and product screenshots
  • More customer-facing guidance for Business workflows

Billing and subscription access

Billing and subscription access were tightened so customers are more likely to see the right plan state after paying or managing subscriptions.
  • Improved subscription handling across website and App Store billing paths
  • Better plan/status reliability for paid customers
  • More consistent account and subscription access behavior

What to try first

If you are returning to CalBudget after this update, start here:

Check your calendar

Open your month calendar, review your upcoming low points, and confirm that your recurring transactions still match the month ahead.

Review reports

Open Reports and try the recurring balance view if you track repeat payments, deposits, savings goals, or debt movement.

Update appearance

Visit Settings to review theme, appearance, and Navigator visibility preferences.

Contact support

Use the refreshed Support page if you need help with account access, billing, imports, or calendar setup.