# Pocket Saving vs Saving Money Challenge

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pocket Saving at 100% against Saving Money Challenge's 52%. Pocket Saving also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 14) and device support (3 vs 1). Saving Money Challenge's advantage is ratings volume (445 vs 2) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Saving Money Challenge sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pocket Saving asks for nothing beyond the download.

Saving Money Challenge holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Saving Money Challenge has 445 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Pocket Saving's written reviews are positive against 52% of Saving Money Challenge's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pocket Saving | Saving Money Challenge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-saving/id1550683133/reviews) | **[4.8 (445 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saving-money-challenge/id1578843165/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **445** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 51.5% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 1 MB | 50 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 18.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Daniel Garcia Barajas](https://appshunter.io/developer/1550683135) | [Mihail Kuznecovs](https://appshunter.io/developer/1467148695) |

## What reviewers say

### Pocket Saving

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-saving/id1550683133)

This app helps you achieve your financial goals by breaking down savings targets into daily, weekly, or monthly amounts. Track your progress visually with customizable widgets and utilize a dark mode option for a comfortable user experience.

**Highlights:** Goal setting with target values and dates, Automated savings calculation (daily, weekly, monthly), Progress tracking widgets, Dark mode support, Log savings incrementally

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Saving Money Challenge

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saving-money-challenge/id1578843165)

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.

**Highlights:** Envelope savings challenge tracker, Customizable savings goals, Daily money saving, Track progress towards goals, Surprise savings amounts

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (13)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly subscription | $1.99 | per month |
| Weekly subscription | $2.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly subscription | $4.99 | per month |
| Yearly subscription | $5.99 | per year |
| Yearly subscription | $11.99 | per year |
| Yearly subscription | $11.99 | per year |
| Yearly subscription | $11.99 | per year |
| Small Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Design Bundle | $3.99 | one-time |
| Analytics Bundle | $3.99 | one-time |
| Medium Tip | $4.99 | one-time |
| Large Tip | $9.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime purchase | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and well-done app
- 💡 Unique individual envelopes
- 👍 Keeps users motivated
- 👍 App doesn't link to bank accounts
- 👍 Fun and engaging saving method

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Glitches frequently
- 🤔 Unclear how money is sourced
- 🤔 Unclear how to withdraw funds
- 🐛 New update is problematic (hold down to register)
- 👎 High cost/subscription fee

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- 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


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pocket Saving free?

Pocket Saving is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Saving Money Challenge free?

Saving Money Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Pocket Saving or Saving Money Challenge?

Saving Money Challenge is rated higher. Pocket Saving averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Saving Money Challenge averages 4.8 from 445 ratings.

### Do Pocket Saving or Saving Money Challenge have ads?

Neither Pocket Saving nor Saving Money Challenge shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*