# Save Money Challenge vs simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget

The clearest difference is price: Save Money Challenge at Free against simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget's $1.99. Save Money Challenge also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (446 vs 1). simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Save Money Challenge is free to download; simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget costs $1.99 up front. Save Money Challenge sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget asks for nothing beyond the download.

simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Save Money Challenge has 446 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Save Money Challenge ships an update every 3 weeks, simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Save Money Challenge | simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $1.99 |
| Rating | [4.7 (446 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/save-money-challenge-savelope/id1578843165/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simpledorisenvelopebudget/id6738538536/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **446** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 4 months |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Size | 49 MB | 13 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | **17.5** |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Mihail Kuznecovs](https://appshunter.io/developer/1467148695) | [correlateencourage LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1752254883) |

## What reviewers say

### Save Money Challenge

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/save-money-challenge-savelope/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 (14)**

| 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 | $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


### simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simpledorisenvelopebudget/id6738538536)

Organize your finances with a digital envelope budgeting system. Easily categorize expenses, track spending in real-time, and manage savings goals with customizable categories and secure on-device data storage.

**Highlights:** Digital envelopes for expense categorization, Real-time tracking of envelope balances, Funds withdrawal from envelopes, Customizable budget categories, On-device data security

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

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Save Money Challenge free?

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

### Is simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget free?

simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Save Money Challenge or simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget?

simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget is rated higher. Save Money Challenge averages 4.7 out of 5 from 446 ratings, while simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Save Money Challenge or simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget have ads?

Neither Save Money Challenge nor simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Save Money Challenge or simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget?

Save Money Challenge ships an update every 3 weeks, and simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget every 4 months. Most recently, Save Money Challenge was updated on November 3, 2026 and simpleDorisEnvelopeBudget on October 14, 2026.

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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.*