Comparison

Hastee vs Collegia

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

Head to head
About

Hastee

Access your earned wages early to cover unexpected expenses or manage cash flow. The app also offers personalized financial education resources and savings tools to improve your overall financial well-being. It's an employee benefit, so availability depends on your employer.

Highlights
  • Early wage access
  • Savings tools
  • Personalized financial education
  • No interest charged
  • No credit checking
Features
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Improve your financial wellness. Receive your pay as soon as you earn it. Whether it's for that unexpected bill, a weekend away, those just released gig tickets or simply to get paid more regularly, Hastee gives you the freedom to choose. Hastee also allows you to start saving at the moment you earn it by making your money go further. You will have personalized financial wellbeing resources, through video, audio, podcast and written content on a range of subjects – from borrowing and insurance to investing and saving, specific to your needs – so you can better understand and manage your finances. Discrete and flexible. There’s no interest charged, just a fair and simple fee in case you withdraw money. No credit checking and no impact on your credit rating. Hastee is an employee benefit. Only employees of companies that offer Hastee can use it. Life doesn’t wait for payday so why should you?

About

Collegia

Consolidate your workplace and private pensions into a single, sustainable scheme. Manage savings, track investments, and plan for retirement with real-time information and personalized projections. Investments are managed by professionals and focus on ESG factors.

Highlights
  • Consolidate multiple pensions
  • Real-time pension information
  • Online contribution management
  • Retirement planning tool
  • ESG-focused investments
  • Tax bonus claims
Features
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Collegia is the only personal, workplace and auto-enrolment pension all in one Collegia is a new kind of pension that can manage your pension savings in a single App, allowing you to combine workplace and private pensions into a single scheme. A sustainable pension scheme that offers a good return on your money Your investments will be managed by a team of leading investment professionals at AllianceBernstein, one of the world’s most trusted investment companies, ensuring you get the best return possible. Savings are invested in companies that are highly rated for environmental sustainability, relationships with stakeholders, attitudes to human rights, supply chain labour standards and the countering of bribery. We also make sure that 25% is automatically added to all contributions, by claiming your tax bonus back from HMRC. Managing your pension throughout your working life Our aim is to help you confidently plan and save towards the retirement you want. We’ll support you in your unique retirement journey, tailoring investments according to your needs and where you are in your working life. Collegia’s App allows you to be in control of your pension. It provides real time information, enables you or your employer(s) to make online contributions, and incorporates your old pension schemes without you losing valuable benefits. Managing your retirement Our retirement planning tool – based on the contributions you’re comfortable with and the ethics you care about – shows you what kind of retirement you can expect, down to how much you’ll have to spend on groceries and holidays. You can see how your pension is performing and how your expected retirement lifestyle changes over time. Transparency We offer total transparency. All investments in Collegia are made under the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) factors are integrated into the research and investment process. As with any investment, the value of your pension can go down as up and you may get less than you started with. Collegia is regulated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and your money is 100% protected by The Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Collegia is proud to be backed by Oxford University Innovation.

Screenshots

Hastee4 screens
Collegia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Collegia at 5.0 against Hastee's 3.3. Collegia also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Hastee's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1). 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

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

Collegia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hastee has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Hastee's written reviews are positive against 100% of Collegia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hastee ships an update every 3 weeks, Collegia every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hastee versus Collegia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHasteeCollegia
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB93 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHastee Technologies LimitedCollegia

Customer experience

Hastee

All ratings18 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative38.9%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive59.9%
Neutral5.1%
Negative35.0%

Collegia

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Hastee

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 18 (fixed in later update)
  • White screen on login
  • Server error messages preventing withdrawals
  • Invalid security codes sent repeatedly
  • App signs out unexpectedly
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  • Balance not updating after work shifts
  • Transfer shows completed but money doesn't arrive
  • App stuck on 'you've just been paid' screen
  • Login page loops continuously
  • Registration page buffering indefinitely
  • App crashes during signup process
  • Inconsistent withdrawal processing times

Requested features

8 requests
  • Tiered fee structure based on withdrawal amount
  • Improved server stability and reliability
  • Better customer support accessibility (phone line)
  • Automatic balance updates after shifts
  • Weekend processing for withdrawals
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  • More transparent fee explanation
  • Offline functionality or cached data
  • Better iOS beta testing before updates

Collegia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hastee

No in-app purchases

None

Collegia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hastee free?
Hastee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Collegia free?
Collegia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hastee or Collegia?
Collegia is rated higher. Hastee averages 3.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Collegia averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hastee or Collegia have ads?
Neither Hastee nor Collegia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hastee or Collegia?
Hastee ships an update every 3 weeks, and Collegia every 11 days. Most recently, Hastee was updated on October 21, 2026 and Collegia on October 21, 2026.

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