Fidelity Charitable vs SpendWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Open a Giving Account
- Recommend grants
- Monitor grant status
- View investment selections
- Set up recurring grants
- Nominate NPO Successor
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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
SpendWatch
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Fidelity Charitable | SpendWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 22.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 222 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fidelity Investments | RW Software Solutions LLC |
In-app purchases
Fidelity Charitable
No in-app purchases
SpendWatch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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