Comparison

TaxCaddy vs Sequoia Connect

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TaxCaddy

This app simplifies tax document gathering and sharing with your tax professional. It automatically retrieves financial documents, allows secure uploads of paper records, and enables electronic signing of tax forms. Collaborate with your accountant from any device, eliminating the need for office visits or paper organizers.

Highlights
  • Automatic document retrieval
  • Secure document upload
  • Electronic document signing
  • Year-round document organization
  • Collaboration with tax professionals
  • Bank-level security
Features
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TaxCaddy makes gathering tax documents and sharing them with your tax professional a breeze. Let TaxCaddy retrieve your 1099s, 1098s and W-2s automatically. Upload or snap photos of your tax documents year-round and store them with bank vault security. Electronically sign your tax documents from anywhere. No more office visits. No more paper organizers. The TaxCaddy app for iOS is the companion for TaxCaddy.com, a revolutionary solution that streamlines the way you collect your 1040 tax documents and share them with your tax professional. Your TaxCaddy account is yours to keep, forever. You decide which tax professional to share your information with, and if you change accounting firms, you take your TaxCaddy account with you. Gathering your documents year-round is easy. Link TaxCaddy to over 300 banks, brokerages, and payroll service providers to automatically fetch documents like 1099s, 1098s and W-2s the day they're issued. Photograph paper documents and upload them as you receive them. Categorize them on the spot then shred the paper. Browse your PC, Mac, tablet or mobile phone and upload PDF files, Excel spreadsheets or other files types. Respond to your tax professional's document requests on your office PC or Mac. Use the TaxCaddy app for iOS to ask your tax professional a question while you're waiting to board your flight. View your tax return on your tablet from the comfort of your sofa. TaxCaddy enables you to collaborate, share and communicate with your tax professional from anywhere, on any device. From your mobile phone, PC, Mac or tablet electronically sign engagement letters, consent requests, e-file authorizations and other documents. TaxCaddy's e-signature is 100% IRS compliant. TaxCaddy was built with best-in-class services to be rock solid, safe and secure. TaxCaddy leverages Microsoft's Azure infrastructure to ensure data security and Amazon Web Services for secure, reliable storage. TaxCaddy is independently audited, tested and validated by C-Level Security, LLC and verified to use only the strictest security measures for safeguarding your data. TaxCaddy is used and trusted by some of the largest accounting firms in the world. Finally, there's a solution that takes the headaches and hassle out of tax time. Your tax professional's work is complicated. Your part should not be. Simplify tax time with TaxCaddy.

About

Sequoia Connect

Features
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This app provides an intuitive financial dashboard of your finances, document vault, interactive reports, budgeting tools and more – all in a secure and easy to use mobile app. TOP FEATURES • Interactive dashboard showing your complete financial picture. • Dynamic reports with current investment information. • Balance sheet with linked account reporting to view all your assets in one place. • Document vault for securely viewing files from your wealth advisor. • Advisor access to your personalized reporting. • And more!

Screenshots

TaxCaddy4 screens
Sequoia Connect2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TaxCaddy at 4.5 against Sequoia Connect's 1.0. TaxCaddy also leads on ratings volume (8.6K vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Sequoia Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TaxCaddy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TaxCaddy has 8.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaxCaddy ships an update monthly, Sequoia Connect every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TaxCaddy versus Sequoia Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaxCaddySequoia Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.6K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews37.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.6K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.0.115.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomson ReutersSequoia Financial Advisors, LLC

Bugs and requests

TaxCaddy

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Verification codes not working
  • Inability to upload certain file formats
  • Crashing and freezing issues
  • Incorrect default tax year settings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to switch between tax years easily
  • Improved document management and organization
  • Better integration with financial institutions
  • More user-friendly fillable forms

Sequoia Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TaxCaddy

No in-app purchases

None

Sequoia Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TaxCaddy free?
TaxCaddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sequoia Connect free?
Sequoia Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TaxCaddy or Sequoia Connect?
TaxCaddy is rated higher. TaxCaddy averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8.6K ratings, while Sequoia Connect averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TaxCaddy or Sequoia Connect have ads?
Neither TaxCaddy nor Sequoia Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TaxCaddy or Sequoia Connect?
TaxCaddy ships an update monthly, and Sequoia Connect every 2 months. Most recently, TaxCaddy was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sequoia Connect on October 24, 2026.

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