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Acorns: Save & Invest Money

Acorns Grow Incorporated · Finance

INVEST SPARE CHANGE ®:

Free · In-app purchases

PRICE
Free
In-app purchases
BUSINESS MODEL
Freemium
No overall Grossing estimate available
RATING
4.7
958,573 ratings · Top 15%

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Feature spec

Goal: Send a clear invoice after finishing a job.

  • Add a client, line items, a due date, and payment instructions.
  • Preview the total before exporting a PDF.
  • Keep an editable draft if export fails.

Screen plan

Invoice editor: Client at the top, editable line items in the middle, total and preview action at the bottom.

States: Empty draft, validation errors beside each field, exporting, and a retry action that preserves the draft.

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Hypothesis: Contractors need faster repeat invoices more than more templates.

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Hypothesis 1

Provide educational content and tooltips to guide users.

Assumption to check: Users find it hard to understand investment options.

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Hypothesis 2

Introduce more detailed analytics and tracking options.

Assumption to check: Limited investment tracking features compared to competitors.

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Hypothesis 3

Simplify subscription tiers and clarify benefits.

Assumption to check: Subscription costs can be confusing.

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Hypothesis 4

Implement in-app chat support for quicker resolutions.

Assumption to check: Slow customer support response times.

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App Store description

INVEST SPARE CHANGE ®: Acorns helps you save, invest, and grow for your future. Our automated saving, investing, and spending tools help you grow your money and financial wellness. At Acorns, we believe that financial wellness and finance education are for everybody. It has nothing to do with how much you make — it’s about finding balance with what you have through better finance decisions. Financial wellness is when you are spending smarter today, saving for tomorrow, and investing for your future all at once. More than 16,000,000 Americans have invested over $33,000,000,000 with Acorns. SECURE: Acorns is committed to your security with 2-factor authentication, fraud protection, 256-bit data encryption, and all-digital card lock. Acorns Investment accounts are SIPC-protected up to $500,000, and Acorns checking accounts are FDIC-insured up to $250,000. INVEST: - INVEST SPARE CHANGE® Your money is automatically invested into our expert-built, diversified ETF portfolios. You can Invest Spare Change® each time you make a purchase with the Round-Ups® feature or set up automated recurring investments starting as low as $5. - INVEST IN BITS OF BITCOIN Ride Bitcoin’s highs and ride out its lows by allocating up to 5% of your diversified portfolio towards a Bitcoin-linked ETF. - PERSONALIZE YOUR PORTFOLIO Add individual stocks and ETFs from the largest 100+ public US companies to your Custom Portfolio. - INVEST FOR RETIREMENT Save for retirement with an Acorns Later account and work toward your future finance plans. Get a 3% IRA match on new contributions during your first year with Acorns Gold. - INVEST FOR YOUR KIDS Start building your kids’ futures with Acorns Early Invest, a dedicated investment account for your kids. Plus, we’ll match your investments by 1% — exclusively on Acorns Gold! SAVE: - EMERGENCY SAVINGS Build savings for life’s unexpected hiccups, including a 3.35% APY to help your money grow. - CHECKING Invest Spare Change® when you spend, and automatically invest a piece of each paycheck to support your daily finance habits with Acorns Checking. - MONEY MANAGER Put your money on autopilot with Money Manager, which smartly splits your money across investing, saving, and spending. - KIDS & TEEN DEBIT CARD Teach your kids smart finance habits and financial wellness with an Acorns Early debit card, included in Acorns Gold. - EARN BONUS INVESTMENTS Shop 10,000+ brands and earn bonus investments and exclusive deals. Plus, earn limited-time referral bonuses of up to $1,200. - GROW YOUR MONEY KNOWLEDGE Access custom articles, videos, courses, and live Q&As to improve your finance knowledge and learn all things money. SUBSCRIPTION PLANS Whether you’re new to investing or planning for your family’s future, we bundle our money tools into subscription plans. No hidden costs or transaction fees — just one, transparent monthly payment to start growing your oak. Bronze ($4/mo) Investing tools to get you started on your financial journey Round-Ups® feature Expert-built diversified portfolio Retirement account Checking account Silver ($8/mo) Level up your saving and investing skills Everything in Bronze 1% IRA match on new contributions to your Acorns Later retirement account during your first year with Acorns Silver Emergency Savings Courses and videos to help you grow your money knowledge Live Q&As with investing experts Gold ($12/mo) Full suite of saving, investing, and learning tools Everything in Silver Smartly split your money across investing, saving and spending with Money Manager 3% IRA match on new contributions to your Acorns Later retirement account during your first year with Acorns Gold Investment accounts for your kids with a 1% match Acorns Early smart money app and debit card for kids Ability to add individual stocks and ETFs to your portfolio $10,000 life insurance policy Complimentary tax filing, will, and more Disclosures are available in the images above and at www.acorns.com/disclosures

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