Comparison

Savings Goals vs Pocket Saving

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Savings Goals

This app helps you track progress towards your financial goals, whether for a house, car, holiday, or bills. Set a target amount and date, and it will suggest a savings schedule and monitor your progress with clear visuals.

Highlights
  • Set target amounts and dates
  • Calculate required savings schedule
  • Track progress against goals
  • Graphical progress display
  • Customizable saving periods
  • Secure entry with passcode
Features
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Are you saving for a house deposit, new car, holiday, household bill etc or putting money aside just in case? Get 'Savings Goals' and track your progress when saving. You enter a target amount and an optional target date by which you want to save this amount and the app suggests a savings schedule and tracks your progress. ◆ Use a Target Date and the App will : √ Calculate the Amount you need to save per Month/Week to reach your Goal by the Target Date √ Calculate when you will reach your Goal if you save a certain amount per Month/Week √ Produce a Savings Schedule showing when to add to your savings to reach your Goal ◆ Features a graphical display to show : √ How much you have saved as a proportion of your Target √ How close you are to your Target Date √ Whether you are behind or ahead of schedule ◆ Customisable to suit your needs : √ Save for any purpose! Name your Goal yourself √ Saving Time Periods (per week/month etc) are fully customisable √ Turn on Secure Entry to lock the App with an Entry Code if required Get Savings Goals, keep track of your savings and save more !

About

Pocket Saving

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
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The perfect way to save. Pocket Saving will allow you to achieve what you have always wanted to buy. Be it a vacation, a new phone, a video game, whatever. Simply add the value of what you want to buy, and set a date when you want to achieve it. Pocket Saving will help you know how much you should save per day, week or month. Fill your log little by little to achieve that goal. Take advantage of widgets, whether small, medium or large, you can see your progress. Dark Mode On. Pocket Saving has the option for all those who love dark mode. ------------- La manera perfecta de ahorrar. Pocket Saving te permitirá alcanzar eso que siempre has querido comprar. Ya sea unas vacaciones, un nuevo telefono, un videojuego, lo que sea. Simplemente agrega el valor de lo que deseas comprar, y pon una fecha a la que lo quieres lograr. Pocket Saving te ayudará en saber cuanto debes ahorrar pos día, semana o mes. Llena tu registro poco a poco para lograr ese objetivo. Toma ventaja de widgets, ya sea pequeña, mediana o grande, podrás ver tu progreso. Modo Obscuro Activado. Pocket Saving tiene la opción para todos aquellos que amen el modo obscuro.

Screenshots

Savings Goals4 screens
Pocket Saving4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Saving at none against Savings Goals's 7. Pocket Saving also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Savings Goals's advantage is ratings volume (216 vs 2). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Savings Goals sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Pocket Saving asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Savings Goals against 4.5 for Pocket Saving. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Savings Goals has 216 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Savings Goals's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pocket Saving's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Savings Goals versus Pocket Saving: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSavings GoalsPocket Saving
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (216 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings216 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoneyBudgieDaniel Garcia Barajas

Customer experience

Savings Goals

All ratings217 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral4.6%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral11.9%
Negative19.0%

Pocket Saving

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Savings Goals

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Data loss on device change
  • Form data clears when switching apps
  • Ads interrupt data entry process
  • Paid version still shows advertisements
  • Goal editing functionality not working
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  • App crashes or freezes
  • Display not optimized for iPhone 5
  • Discover card ad overlay blocks access to goals
  • Incorrect savings display at goal completion

Requested features

10 requests
  • Bi-weekly/fortnightly savings schedule option
  • 28-day payment cycle option
  • Multiple currency support
  • Transaction history and date tracking
  • Cloud backup/data synchronization
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  • Sound settings and volume control
  • Target date countdown without savings calculation
  • More than 3 goals in free version
  • Notification reminders for savings goals
  • Undo/correction functionality for entries

Pocket Saving

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Savings Goals

One-time7
  • Unlimited number of Goals$0.99
  • Saving Schedule Calendar View$0.99
  • Detailed Overview Option$0.99
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  • Scheduled Additions Tab$0.99
  • No Ads$1.99
  • App Customisation using Themes$1.99
  • PRO - All Features$4.99
None

Pocket Saving

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Savings Goals free?
Savings Goals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Saving free?
Pocket Saving is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Savings Goals or Pocket Saving?
Savings Goals is rated higher. Savings Goals averages 4.6 out of 5 from 216 ratings, while Pocket Saving averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Savings Goals or Pocket Saving have ads?
Savings Goals shows ads; Pocket Saving does not.

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