Comparison

Sparely vs Work & Pay

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

Head to head
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/

About

Work & Pay

Features
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Know what every shift is really worth. Work & Pay is a private hours, shift, and wage tracker for hourly workers, students, and freelancers. Track one-off or recurring shifts, changing hourly rates, paid and unpaid breaks, tips, and multiple jobs without an account or spreadsheet. TRACK HOURS AND PAY • Track shifts, including work across midnight • Use multiple hourly rates within one shift • Add breaks, tips, notes, and different currencies • Plan recurring and future shifts • Review upcoming and past work in a calendar • Optionally sync shifts with Apple Calendar UNDERSTAND YOUR EARNINGS Work & Pay calculates worked and paid time, base pay, tips, total earnings, average hourly wage, and effective earnings per hour. Different currencies always remain separate. The core tracking features stay free. Premium adds detailed statistics and optional travel and cost tracking, helping you understand what you really earn after expenses and invested time. Your data stays locally on your device. No account is required. Work & Pay also supports Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, regional formats, and VoiceOver-friendly controls. __ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sparely4 screens
Work & Pay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sparely at 13.0 against Work & Pay's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Sparely sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Work & Pay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 7 level
Sparely versus Work & Pay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSparelyWork & Pay
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAnastasia PaskarGustav Gutsche

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sparely

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

Work & Pay

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$59.99

Questions

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

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