ShoppySpends vs Savings Thermometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShoppySpends
Effortlessly manage your grocery shopping and track your spending. Create shareable lists, scan receipts to add items quickly, and visualize your financial habits with detailed statistics. Syncs seamlessly via iCloud.
- Shareable grocery lists
- Receipt scanning for item entry
- Weekly and monthly spending statistics
- iCloud synchronization
- Widgets and Siri Shortcuts integration
- Multi-currency support
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Plan groceries faster and spend smarter. Build shareable lists, scan receipts to prefill items, and see weekly/monthly stats—all synced with iCloud. Why ShoppySpends: • Quick Add: type, hit return, keep going • Receipt Scan: fast on‑device extraction (edit before saving) • Spending Stats: weekly & yearly charts, multi‑currency • Share Lists: collaborate via iCloud • Widgets + Shortcuts: complete items, add via Siri Premium (free): Unlimited lists & items, sharing, yearly analytics, all widgets.
Savings Thermometer
This app gamifies saving money by visualizing progress with animated thermometers for each goal. It helps users set targets, track multiple savings objectives simultaneously, and provides personalized saving schedules and reminders to reach deadlines.
- Animated progress thermometers
- Track multiple savings goals
- Set custom targets and deadlines
- Automated saving schedules
- Milestone badges and celebrations
- Daily and deadline reminders
- Privacy-focused, no account needed
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Saving money doesn't have to be boring. Savings Thermometer turns every savings goal into a game you'll actually want to play. WATCH YOUR PROGRESS RISE Every goal gets its own animated thermometer that fills up as you save. Whether it's a new car, a dream trip or an emergency fund, you'll always see how close you are. SAVE FOR EVERYTHING AT ONCE Track as many goals as you like, side by side. Give each one a name, an emoji and a target, then add money with quick $5, $10, $20 or $50 buttons, or enter any amount. KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO SAVE Add a deadline and Savings Thermometer Thermometer works out how much you need to save each day, week and month to make it. No spreadsheets, no guessing. EARN BADGES & CELEBRATE Unlock milestone badges at 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% of every goal. Each one comes with confetti and a little buzz, because progress should feel good. FRIENDLY 7 PM REMINDERS Turn on reminders for a gentle nudge each evening with how much to save today. You'll also get a heads-up as deadlines get close: one week, three days, the day before and the big day. YOUR SAVINGS AT A GLANCE Your home screen shows your total saved, your total target, goals completed and badges earned. Each goal keeps a history of recent deposits and withdrawals. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up and no bank linking. Your goals are stored on your device. If you turn on reminders, only what's needed to work out tonight's reminder is shared: goal names, amounts, deadlines and your first name. Start your first goal today and watch the thermometer climb!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Savings Thermometer at none against ShoppySpends's 1. Savings Thermometer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). ShoppySpends's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating and ratings volume 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. ShoppySpends sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Savings Thermometer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ShoppySpends against 5.0 for Savings Thermometer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
ShoppySpends ships an update every 4 months, Savings Thermometer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShoppySpends | Savings Thermometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Marko Malesevic | Orrin Voldeng |
Customer experience
ShoppySpends
Savings Thermometer
In-app purchases
ShoppySpends
- Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
Savings Thermometer
No in-app purchases
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