FTB Mobile vs Kemper
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.
Kemper
Manage your auto insurance policy, access ID cards, file claims, and get roadside assistance. This app provides secure and convenient access to all your insurance needs on your mobile device.
- Policy management
- Digital ID cards
- Claims filing
- Payment management
- Roadside assistance access
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Kemper offers seamless access to your auto insurance policy, ID cards, claims, payments, and roadside assistance. Manage your insurance needs securely and conveniently from your mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Kemper at every 4 weeks against FTB Mobile's every 13 months. Kemper also leads on rating (2.5 vs 2.3). FTB Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Kemper holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 115 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of FTB Mobile's written reviews are positive against 6% of Kemper's.
FTB Mobile ships an update every 13 months, Kemper every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FTB Mobile | Kemper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (50 ratings) | 2.5 (115 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 6.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 | 115 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Franchise Tax Board | Kemper Corporation |
Customer experience
FTB Mobile
Kemper
In-app purchases
FTB Mobile
No in-app purchases
Kemper
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FTB Mobile free?
Is Kemper free?
Which has better reviews, FTB Mobile or Kemper?
Do FTB Mobile or Kemper have ads?
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