Comparison

Fidelity Charitable vs SpendWatch

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

Head to head
About

Fidelity Charitable

Manage your charitable giving on the go. This app allows you to open a Giving Account, recommend grants to your favorite organizations, and track the status of your contributions and future recommendations. It also provides tools to manage your investment selections and account details.

Highlights
  • Open a Giving Account
  • Recommend grants
  • Monitor grant status
  • View investment selections
  • Set up recurring grants
  • Nominate NPO Successor
Features
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The free Fidelity Charitable ® app lets you: --Open a Giving Account --Recommend grants --Monitor the status of grants and contributions --See future one-time and recurring grant recommendations Easy ways recommend a grant; --From a list of previously supported organizations --By looking up a new organization --Set up future, one-time, or recurring grant recommendations Other convenient features: --View your current Giving Account investment selections. --Change Giving Account name --NPO Successor Nomination To learn more about Fidelity Charitable, go to FidelityCharitable.org. Fidelity Charitable is the brand name for the Fidelity Investments® Charitable Gift Fund, an independent public charity with a donor-advised fund program. Various Fidelity companies provide services to Fidelity Charitable. The Fidelity Charitable logo is a service mark, and Fidelity Charitable and Fidelity are registered service marks, of FMR LLC, used by Fidelity Charitable under license. Giving Account is a registered service mark of the Trustees of Fidelity Charitable. Fidelity Charitable Privacy Policy: https://www.fidelitycharitable.org/legal/privacy-policy.html

About

SpendWatch

Features
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Isn't tapping a phone or credit card way too easy? Do you ever look at your bank account at the end of the month wondering where all you're money goes? SpendWatch introduces a little friction in the spending process, bringing your finances to the front of mind. Simply create expense categories with an allotted budget, then as you make purchases, log them in the app. With charting and other tools, this app allows you to watch your spending over time. Do you have shared finances with your partner? SpendWatch allows users to link together to enter expenses onto a shared ledger. Now you can track your household budget all in one place. Visit https://spend-watch.com for more information.

Screenshots

Fidelity Charitable4 screens
SpendWatch3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fidelity Charitable at every 5 weeks against SpendWatch's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fidelity Charitable ships an update every 5 weeks, SpendWatch every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and May 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fidelity Charitable versus SpendWatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFidelity CharitableSpendWatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB52 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFidelity InvestmentsRW Software Solutions LLC

In-app purchases

None

Fidelity Charitable

No in-app purchases

None

SpendWatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fidelity Charitable free?
Fidelity Charitable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpendWatch free?
SpendWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fidelity Charitable or SpendWatch have ads?
Neither Fidelity Charitable nor SpendWatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fidelity Charitable or SpendWatch?
Fidelity Charitable ships an update every 5 weeks, and SpendWatch every 3 months. Most recently, Fidelity Charitable was updated on October 12, 2026 and SpendWatch on May 14, 2026.

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