Avantax Advised vs BASE Benefits
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Avantax Advised
Access your financial statements, account holdings, activity, and performance reports. Receive quarterly email notifications when new electronic statements are available.
- Retrieve financial statements
- View account holdings
- Track account activity
- Monitor account performance
- Receive email notifications
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Use the client portal to retrieve your Avantax Planning Partners statements and provide data on your account, such as holdings, activity, and performance. You will receive an email each quarter from Avantax when your electronic statement is available.
BASE Benefits
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Save time and hassles while making the most of your HSA, HRA, and FSA health benefit accounts by quickly checking your balances and details. Our secure app makes managing your health benefits easy through real-time access and intuitive navigation to all your important account information on the go! Powerful features of the app include: Easy, Convenient & Secure • Simply login to the intuitive app using your same health benefits website username and password (or follow alternative instructions if provided) • No sensitive account information is ever stored on your mobile device Connects You with the Details • Quickly check available balances 24/7 • View charts summarizing account(s) • View claims requiring receipts • Click to call or email Customer Service Provides Additional Time-Saving Options (if supported or applicable to your account(s)) • File a claim towards your medical FSA and HRA • Take or upload a picture of a receipt and submit for a new or existing claim • View, contribute and distribute HSA transactions • Pay bills from any account and add a payee • Using the Dashboard, enter medical expense information and supporting documentation • Retrieve your forgotten username/password • Report a debit card as lost or stolen Powered by WEX Health®
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BASE Benefits at every 5 months against Avantax Advised's every 32 months. Avantax Advised's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Avantax Advised ships an update every 32 months, BASE Benefits every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Avantax Advised | BASE Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Honkamp Krueger Financial Services, Inc. | Benefit Administration For The Self Employed, L.L.C. |
In-app purchases
Avantax Advised
No in-app purchases
BASE Benefits
No in-app purchases
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