52 Weeks Challenge vs Save Money Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
52 Weeks Challenge
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The 52 Weeks Challenge is a really simple savings plan that helps you save a minimum of $1,378 by the end of the year. With the 52 Weeks Challenge, you start by saving $1 the first week. Then you gradually increase it to $2 the next week, $3 the week after and so on and work your way through up until the last week of the year at $52. The amount you start off with may be small, but this will slowly add up and make a difference come the end of the year.
Save Money Challenge
This app helps you achieve savings goals through a fun envelope challenge. You can either follow a pre-set 100-envelope challenge to save $5,050 or create your own custom savings plan with a set amount and number of envelopes.
- Envelope savings challenge tracker
- Customizable savings goals
- Daily money saving
- Track progress towards goals
- Surprise savings amounts
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Meet envelope savings tracker! Achieve your goals with the Envelope Challenge. Would you like to have extra $5,050? We dare you to take the Envelopes Challenge! Rules: 1. You have 100 envelopes with surprise number from $1 to $100. 2. Open one envelope per day and save this money. 3. After the 100th envelope you’ll achieve $5050! Is this surprise challenge not for you? Create a goal you want to achieve. Set up the savings sum and the amount of envelopes, that suites you. Add surprise challenge to your savings routine! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 52 Weeks Challenge at none against Save Money Challenge's 15. 52 Weeks Challenge also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Save Money Challenge sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 52 Weeks Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
52 Weeks Challenge ships an update every 5 weeks, Save Money Challenge every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 52 Weeks Challenge | Save Money Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (445 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 52.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 445 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rodrigo Santos | Mihail Kuznecovs |
Bugs and requests
52 Weeks Challenge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Save Money Challenge
Reported bugs
6 issues- App glitches quite a bit
- Hold down the amount to get it to register is dumb (new update issue)
- Cannot create own challenge, it doesn't save
- App is buggy, cannot press back arrow on most screens
- Total saved amount keeps changing and is inaccurate
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- Cannot access settings, they won't open
Requested features
14 requests- Allow skipping and filling other envelopes before completing smaller amounts
- Allow setting multiple active challenges
- Ability to edit challenges without deleting
- Ability to pick a random envelope to use
- Ability to create own challenges that save
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- Option to skip an envelope or unclick it to move on
- Option to 'catch up' on opening envelopes if behind
- Option to pay out on payday
- Include an optional random number generator
- Create $5s and $10s challenges
- Make challenges scratches, revealing saved amount and waiting until tomorrow to scratch again
- Bring back the old design/font
- Allow users to change currency (e.g., to £)
- Allow users to access settings to change challenge amounts
In-app purchases
52 Weeks Challenge
No in-app purchases
Save Money Challenge
- Monthly subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Weekly subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Monthly subscription2 variants$4.991 Month
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- Yearly subscription7 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Yearly subscription3 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Yearly subscription7 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Yearly subscription$11.991 Year
- Small Tip$0.99
- Design Bundle$3.99
- Analytics Bundle$3.99
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- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
- Lifetime purchase$9.99
- Lifetime purchase$19.99
Questions
Is 52 Weeks Challenge free?
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Do 52 Weeks Challenge or Save Money Challenge have ads?
Which is updated more often, 52 Weeks Challenge or Save Money Challenge?
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