FTB Mobile vs First Help Financial
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FTB Mobile
Check the status of your California state income tax refund. Make secure online tax payments directly from your bank account, with options to pay immediately or schedule for the future.
- Check refund status
- Make online tax payments
- Schedule future payments
- Pay from bank account
- No registration required
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The FTB Mobile App is an official app of the Franchise Tax Board. Refund Status Check the refund status of your California state income tax return. Make a Payment Use Web Pay to pay your taxes online from your bank account. No registration required. Pay today or schedule payments up to one year in advance.
First Help Financial
Manage your car payments conveniently with this finance app. Schedule payments in real-time, view your payment history, and communicate directly with your lender. It offers a fast, easy, and free way to handle your auto loan.
- Schedule car payments
- Real-time payment processing
- View payment history
- Chat with lender
- Fast and easy to use
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Make and schedule your First Help car payment in real-time. The First Help Mobile App is the easiest way to make your payment, see your payment history, and chat with your lender. It's Fast, Easy and FREE!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: First Help Financial at every 2 months against FTB Mobile's every 13 months. FTB Mobile's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.4 for FTB Mobile against 2.5 for First Help Financial. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 87 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
FTB Mobile ships an update every 13 months, First Help Financial every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FTB Mobile | First Help Financial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (40 ratings) | 2.5 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 87 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Franchise Tax Board | First Help Financial, LLC |
Customer experience
FTB Mobile
First Help Financial
In-app purchases
FTB Mobile
No in-app purchases
First Help Financial
No in-app purchases
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