Comparison

FTB Mobile vs MyFinExpert Safe Browser

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Check refund status
  • Make online tax payments
  • Schedule future payments
  • Pay from bank account
  • No registration required
Features
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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.

About

MyFinExpert Safe Browser

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My Financial Expert provides you with solutions that protect your digital privacy. With Safe Browser, browse the web privately and securely. Block ad trackers, unwanted ads, and be protected from unsafe sites known for phishing, malware, poor security, and breaches. Safe Browser will help keep internet browsing safe and private. Using it will help you: * Prevent third parties (social, ads, and data harvesting networks) from accessing the user's private information (browsing history, account logins, personal and financial information). * Prevent users from going to an unsafe website that is associated with malware, breach, or poor security. Safe Browser is a full-featured web browser that isolates your data from the default web browser that comes with your device. Your browsing history, bookmarks and settings are encrypted and never leave the device. Safe Browser allows you to open multiple tabs, view full screen video in landscape and portrait, and bookmark your favorite sites. For your safety and privacy, Safe Browser comes with a built-in ad and tracker blocker and a site reputation shield. The site reputation shield will check for known malicious sites on your device and warn you before you visit them. Available in My Financial Expert Elite bundle.

Screenshots

FTB Mobile4 screens
MyFinExpert Safe Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

FTB Mobile and MyFinExpert Safe Browser are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FTB Mobile versus MyFinExpert Safe Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFTB MobileMyFinExpert Safe Browser
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB46 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFranchise Tax BoardCSID

In-app purchases

None

FTB Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

MyFinExpert Safe Browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FTB Mobile free?
FTB Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyFinExpert Safe Browser free?
MyFinExpert Safe Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FTB Mobile or MyFinExpert Safe Browser have ads?
Neither FTB Mobile nor MyFinExpert Safe Browser shows ads.

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