# Gamified Finance Apps 'Pocket Change USA' Teaches Financial Literacy with Interactive Challenges By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2016-06-23 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pocket-change References: [news.topwirenews](http://news.topwirenews.com/2016/06/19/transformance-debuts-pocket-change-usa-app/) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocket-change-usa-financial/id1105592239) 'Pocket Change USA' is a new app from Transformance Inc. that's designed to teach [financial literacy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/financial-education-platform) through a practical [finance tracker](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personal-finance1) function for the real world, as well as a series of [fun and interactive games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/venture-valley). Through games like 'Whack-A-Bill' and 'Minding Your Debt,' users are able to earn and unlock points, badges and gifts which will give them access to a variety of customizable features and new resources within the app. The gamified "economic empowerment" system has four main segments: Learn, Play, Plan and Connect, which helps young users learn a theory, put it into practice and connect with an expert from Transformance in a real-time chat in case any additional assistance be required on a topic or plan. For non-smartphone users, Pocket Change USA is also offered as an online app. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.1/10 - Popularity: 62% | Activity: 82% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Gamified Financial Education:** The trend of using gamification to teach financial literacy and practical finance skills through fun and interactive gameplay. - **Real-time Financial Assistance:** The trend of providing real-time assistance to users in financial planning and decision-making through live chat with finance experts. - **Customizable Finance Tracking:** The trend of offering users customizable finance tracking features with rewards and incentives for achieving financial goals. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Financial Technology (fintech):** The FinTech industry can benefit from incorporating gamification and real-time assistance into their financial education and tracking apps for a more engaging user experience. - **Education:** The education industry can benefit from using gamified financial education to teach practical finance management skills to students and young adults. - **Gaming:** The gaming industry can benefit from expanding into the financial education space by creating fun and interactive financial management games to attract new users. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Financial Literacy Board Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gamified-financial-literacy.md) - [Gamified Budgeting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bread-budgeting1.md) - [Gamified Stock Trading Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stock-trading-apps.md) - [Kid-Focused Finance Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/abn-amro.md) - [Kids Finance Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foxfund.md) - [Gamified Budgeting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bread-budgeting.md) - [Gamified Investment Education Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/investment-education-platform.md) - [Financial Literacy Metaverses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fortune-island.md) - [AI-Driven Financial Education Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aidriven-financial-education-game.md)