AES Student Loans vs eLendly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AES Student Loans
Manage your student loan account conveniently from anywhere. Access account details, make payments, and update your information. Get support and plan for successful loan repayment.
- Access account details
- Visualize loan balance
- Make and schedule payments
- Manage Direct Debit
- Upload documents
- Payment estimates
- Update contact information
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The AES Student Loans App makes managing your student loan account as convenient as can be! Manage your AES account from anywhere, anytime! ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT · Create your online account · Recover your username or reset your password if you're having trouble signing in · Use verification code to securely access your account information · Change your password and manage your preferences from your account profile ACCOUNT DETAILS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS · Visualize your loan balance · View your individual loan details · See a history of payments you've made · Update your contact information and manage saved bank accounts · Access your bills, letters, and tax documents · Upload photos of documents required for account change processing MAKE PAYMENTS · Schedule payments quickly with saved bank accounts · Target payments to specific loans · Payoff loans (with current or future date quotes) MANAGE DIRECT DEBIT · View Direct Debit details · Suspend a scheduled Direct Debit payment · Cancel your Direct Debit agreement HELP CENTER · Access American Education Services contact information for obtaining customer support. · Submit account related customer support inquiries. PLAN FOR SUCCESSFUL REPAYMENT OF YOUR LOANS · Get payment estimates for repayment plans that best meet your goals · Change your payment due date · Review the status of your request for Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plans
eLendly
Manage your financial life by automating subscriptions, lending and borrowing with friends, and tracking your overall finances. This app provides a centralized platform for personal financial management.
- Automate subscriptions
- Lend and borrow with friends
- Track finances
- Investment tracking
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Automate your subscriptions, Lend/Borrow from a friend and track your finances
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AES Student Loans at 4.6 against eLendly's 2.7. AES Student Loans also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 7%) and ratings volume (17K vs 106). eLendly's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
AES Student Loans holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AES Student Loans has 17K ratings behind it against 106, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of AES Student Loans's written reviews are positive against 7% of eLendly's.
AES Student Loans ships an update every 5 weeks, eLendly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AES Student Loans | eLendly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17K ratings) — better | 2.7 (106 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.9% of reviews — better | 6.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 106 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.3 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Avereo | Elendly Limited |
Customer experience
AES Student Loans
eLendly
Bugs and requests
AES Student Loans
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to log in or access account
- Blank screens and app crashes
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
Requested features
3 requests- Automatic payment scheduling
- Detailed payment history and analytics
- Improved notification system for payments
eLendly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AES Student Loans
No in-app purchases
eLendly
No in-app purchases
