Beacon Mobile Banking vs Select Bank
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beacon Mobile Banking
Manage your finances conveniently from your mobile device. Check account balances, review transaction history, and transfer funds securely. You can also pay loans and communicate with support through secure messaging.
- Check account balances
- View transaction history
- Transfer funds
- Pay loans
- Secure messaging support
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Beacon Mobile Banking allows you to check balances, view transaction history, transfer funds, and pay loans on the go! Features: - Check Balances - View Transaction History - Transfer Funds - Pay Loans - Secure Messaging for support If you have any questions about this application, please contact Beacon Credit Union at 434-237-1566.
Select Bank
Access your accounts securely from your Apple device. View balances, transactions, and alerts, transfer funds, and pay bills. This free app offers convenient financial management on the go.
- Secure account access
- View balances and transactions
- Set up alerts
- Transfer funds
- Pay bills
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Select Bank provides secure account access from your Apple Device To use this service, simply download the app, and follow the prompts to sign-in using your username and password. With this free app you can view balances, transactions and alerts, transfers funds between accounts, pay bills. We do not charge a fee to download or use the mobile app. Message and data rates may apply. Contact your wireless provider for more information. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Select Bank at 4.0 against Beacon Mobile Banking's 3.4. Select Bank also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16). Beacon Mobile Banking's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (27 vs 1). On price, 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.
Select Bank holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beacon Mobile Banking has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Beacon Mobile Banking ships an update every 9 months, Select Bank every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beacon Mobile Banking | Select Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (27 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beacon CU | Select Bank |
Customer experience
Beacon Mobile Banking
Select Bank
In-app purchases
Beacon Mobile Banking
No in-app purchases
Select Bank
No in-app purchases
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