Keep vs Sparely
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Keep
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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.
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.
- Habit tracking with price and mode
- Savings goals with progress
- Detailed statistics by habit
- Dashboard with total savings
- Home screen widget
- Customizable habits
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | Keep | Sparely |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | ā | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | ā | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | ā | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 13.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Royce Raspa | Anastasia Paskar |
In-app purchases
Keep
- Keep Pro Lifetime$6.99
Sparely
- Sparely Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Sparely Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$29.991 Year









