Comparison

UFB Direct® vs fisc'l

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

Head to head
About

UFB Direct®

Manage personal and business finances on the go. Bank, borrow, and plan with features like account linking, mobile check deposit, bill pay, and credit score monitoring. Track savings, spending, and debt for comprehensive financial management.

Highlights
  • Account aggregation and management
  • Mobile check deposit
  • Bill pay and money transfers
  • Credit score monitoring
  • Personal finance tracking
  • Loan applications and management
Features
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UFB Direct delivers smart personal and business finance on the go. Bank, borrow, and plan on your terms. Link and manage accounts. Track savings. Access and move money with ACH direct deposit, mobile deposit, and money transfer. Plus, pay bills and monitor your credit score. It’s the way financial services should be. MOVE MONEY & ACCESS FUNDS It’s your money – use it. Add money and send it where it needs to go. • Transfer money to accounts, friends, and others • Mobile check deposit • Early direct deposit • One-time and recurring bill pay • Credit score monitoring • Wire transfers MANAGE CHECKING AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Make your money work. Open a digital bank account. Manage debit and ATM cards. Get account balance and other alerts. • Accounts for all ages, from teens to adults and seniors • Freedom Checking • High Yield Portfolio Savings • High Yield Portfolio Money Market • Certificates of Deposit (CDs) BORROW MONEY & MANAGE LOANS Apply for a loan, track details, and pay loans. • Mortgages for home purchase and refinance • Personal loans for large expenses, home improvements, debt consolidation, and more • Set up and edit scheduled payments • Enroll in payment alerts CREDIT SCORE MONITORING Watch your credit and learn how it impacts finances. • Free credit score • Credit score change alerts • Credit score history PERSONAL FINANCE MANAGER Connect bank accounts to track money and gain insights to help master finances. • Account aggregator • Spending tracker • Saving & investing trends • Debt tracker © 2025 UFB Direct, All Rights Reserved Bank products and services are offered by Axos Bank®. All deposit accounts through Axos Bank brands are FDIC insured through Axos Bank. All deposit accounts of the same ownership and/or vesting held at Axos Bank are combined and insured under the same FDIC Certificate 35546. All deposit accounts through Axos Bank brands are not separately insured by the FDIC from other deposit accounts held with the same ownership and/or vesting at Axos Bank. For more information read our FDIC Notice. Axos Bank NMLS# 524995

About

fisc'l

Features
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Budget for build for paycheck to paycheck and biweekly employees

Screenshots

UFB Direct®4 screens
fisc'l3 screens

Verdict

The call

UFB Direct® and fisc'l 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
UFB Direct® versus fisc'l: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUFB Direct®fisc'l
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings20K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size233 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAxos BankDevin Palmer

Bugs and requests

UFB Direct®

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Login issues and errors
  • Disappearing linked accounts
  • Inconsistent mobile check deposit
  • Inaccurate account balance display

Requested features

4 requests
  • Landscape mode support for iPad
  • Ability to edit future transfers
  • Faster in-app balance updates
  • Improved navigation and back buttons

fisc'l

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

UFB Direct®

No in-app purchases

None

fisc'l

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UFB Direct® free?
UFB Direct® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is fisc'l free?
fisc'l is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UFB Direct® or fisc'l have ads?
Neither UFB Direct® nor fisc'l shows ads.

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