Comparison

Keep vs Sparely

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

Head to head
About

Keep

Features
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Traditional budgeting apps are depressing. They punish you for spending and make managing your money feel like a chore. Keep is the "un-spending" tracker. We believe you should get a dopamine hit for the money you don't spend. Every day, we are tempted by $5 coffees, $20 online gadgets, and $15 takeout meals. Keep helps you build wealth by gamifying your financial discipline. Set a major financial goal, and watch it turn into a massive visual grid. Every time you resist an impulse buy, open Keep and log the thing you didn't buy. Watch the grid instantly fill in with satisfying haptic feedback, visually rewarding your progress. HOW IT WORKS: • The Visual Grid: Turn abstract savings into a highly satisfying, dot-by-dot visual representation. • Skipped Spends: Use our lightning-fast, intuitive currency input to log the money you skipped spending in seconds. • 100% Private: Zero complex bank API integrations. Keep requires no connection to your actual bank accounts. All data is stored locally on your device for ultimate privacy and frictionless tracking. Keep Pro (One-Time Lifetime Upgrade): Unlock the ultimate savings toolkit with a single, one-time purchase of $9.99. No monthly subscriptions. • Multiple Goals: Track and visualize multiple financial targets simultaneously. • Deep Personalization: Customize your grid with premium accent colours and unlock alternate app icons. • Biometric Security: Lock your financial data behind FaceID or TouchID. • Custom Reminders: Set personalized notifications to keep your savings habits on track. • Data Export: Export your entire goal history to CSV for external spreadsheets.

About

Sparely

Track money saved by reducing or skipping spending habits like daily coffee or impulse buys. Visualize your savings with custom habits, goals, and detailed statistics. A simple, focused approach to financial awareness.

Highlights
  • Habit tracking with price and mode
  • Savings goals with progress
  • Detailed statistics by habit
  • Dashboard with total savings
  • Home screen widget
  • Customizable habits
Features
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Sparely is a savings tracker for everyday habits and expenses that add up. Delivery food, daily coffee, snacks, impulse buys, or other recurring costs: pick what you want to skip or reduce, enter the real cost, and see how much money you keep. When an urge hits, the AI coach gives you a short, calm reply to help you get through the moment and stay focused on your goal. FEATURES • Track money saved from habits you reduce or skip • AI coach for urges and difficult moments • Set savings goals for what the money is for • See today, week, year, and all-time stats • View your savings history over time • Add custom habits with cost and frequency • Weekly recap of your saved money • One calm dashboard focused on savings • Start free; Pro unlocks unlimited habits, goals, AI coach, weekly recap, and full stats Spend less. Keep more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Keep3 screens
Sparely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Sparely at 3 against Keep's 1. Sparely also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Keep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sparely sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Keep versus Sparely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeepSparely
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB46 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRoyce RaspaAnastasia Paskar

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Keep

One-time1
  • Keep Pro Lifetime$6.99
2 purchases

Sparely

Subscriptions2
  • Sparely Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Sparely Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Keep free?
Keep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sparely free?
Sparely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Keep or Sparely have ads?
Neither Keep nor Sparely shows ads.

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