Comparison

Bucket List vs 52 Week Savings Challenge

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

Head to head
About

Bucket List

This app helps you organize your aspirations, from monthly tasks to lifelong dreams. Capture achievements with photos and notes, and revisit past memories. It offers AI-powered goal breakdown and a fun idea generator.

Highlights
  • Monthly and yearly bucket lists
  • Achievement album with photos and notes
  • "One year ago today" memories
  • AI goal breakdown into small steps
  • Home screen widget
  • Idea gacha for inspiration
Features
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Note: this app is available in Japanese only. A bucket list app for the things you want to do this month, this year, and someday. Write them down month by month, look back at the end of each month, and keep the moments you achieved them in a photo album. Features - Monthly and yearly bucket lists (up to 10 years) - Achievement album: save the day you did it with a photo, a short note and your mood - "One year ago today" memories and a yearly review - AI breakdown: on-device AI splits a big goal into small steps - Home screen widget for this month or this year - Idea gacha when you can't think of anything to do Subscription Premium is available as an auto-renewing subscription (yearly or monthly). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://larry-works.com/yaritaikoto/terms Privacy Policy: https://larry-works.com/yaritaikoto/privacy

About

52 Week Savings Challenge

Features
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How many squares to go. A savings record where the target is split into squares and you colour in what you have put aside. - Colour a square, keep a record - Split the target amount into squares - Colour in as much as you have saved, in whatever order you like - Every square coloured shows the target getting closer - Nothing tells you off - No streaks, no consecutive-day counts - Days you did not record are never counted up and shown back to you - The money stays with you - This app does not hold or move money. It keeps a record - The saving itself happens in your own jar or your own account. There is no deposit, withdrawal or transfer feature of any kind - Made to be safe to use - Everything stays inside this device only (nothing is sent anywhere) - No ads - One challenge at a time is free (finish it, and the next one is free too) The more you colour, the closer it looks.

Screenshots

Bucket List4 screens
52 Week Savings Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 52 Week Savings Challenge at none against Bucket List's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. Bucket List sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and 52 Week Savings Challenge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bucket List ships an update weekly, 52 Week Savings Challenge every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Bucket List versus 52 Week Savings Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBucket List52 Week Savings Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLarry WorksAKIHIRO MATSUYAMA

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bucket List

Subscriptions2
  • 月間プレミアムプラン$0.491 Month
  • 年間プレミアムプラン$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • プレミアムプラン(買い切り)$1.99
1 purchases

52 Week Savings Challenge

One-time1
  • 同時に進めるチャレンジ(買い切り)$1.99

Questions

Is Bucket List free?
Bucket List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 52 Week Savings Challenge free?
52 Week Savings Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bucket List or 52 Week Savings Challenge have ads?
Bucket List shows ads; 52 Week Savings Challenge does not.
Which is updated more often, Bucket List or 52 Week Savings Challenge?
Bucket List ships an update weekly, and 52 Week Savings Challenge every 10 days. Most recently, Bucket List was updated on November 4, 2026 and 52 Week Savings Challenge on October 31, 2026.

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