First Dakota vs myApex Card
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First Dakota
Consolidate all your financial accounts, from various institutions, into one convenient view. Manage transactions, set alerts, make payments, transfer funds, and deposit checks with ease. This secure app provides tools to simplify your financial life.
- Aggregate all financial accounts
- Organize transactions with tags and notes
- Set balance alerts
- Make payments and transfer money
- Mobile check deposit
- Debit card management
- Find branches and ATMs
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First Dakota is your personal financial advocate that gives you the ability to aggregate all of your financial accounts, including accounts from other banks and credit unions, into a single view. It’s fast, secure and makes life easier by empowering you with the tools you need to manage your finances. Here’s what else you can do with First Dakota: Keep your transactions organized by allowing you to add tags, notes and photos of receipts and checks. Set up alerts so you know when your balance drops below a certain amount Make payments, whether you’re paying a company or a friend Transfer money between your accounts Deposit checks in a snap by taking a picture of the front and back Reorder your debit card or turn it off if you’ve misplaced it View and save your monthly statements Find branches and ATMs near you Secure your account with a 4-digit passcode and fingerprint or face reader on supported devices. To use the (F.I. NAME) app, you must be enrolled as a First Dakota National Bank Internet Banking user. If you currently use our Internet Banking, simply download the app, launch it, and login with the same Internet Banking credentials.
myApex Card
Manage your credit card account effortlessly. Check balances, make payments, view transactions, and set up alerts for spending and payments. Securely freeze or unfreeze your card and manage your rewards.
- Check account balance
- Make payments
- View transactions
- Redeem rewards
- Freeze/unfreeze card
- Set spending alerts
- Set payment reminders
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MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT WITH EASE -Check your account balance and make a payment on your account from virtually anywhere. -Rewards cardholders can check rewards balance and redeem via a statement credit or a direct deposit to your designated checking account. -Freeze or unfreeze your credit card to control the purchases that go on your card. STAY ON TOP OF YOUR SPENDING -View your pending and posted transactions or open a PDF of your billing statement right from the app. -Turn on AutoPay to pay your bill automatically from your bank account each month. -Initiate a Balance Transfer. ENJOY PEACE OF MIND WITH REAL-TIME ALERTS AND SPEND CONTROLS -Turn on purchase alerts to be notified when a purchase is made over a certain threshold so you can stay on top of daily spending and unexpected charges. -Monitor potentially suspicious activity by receiving alerts when a purchase is made online, by phone, by mail, or outside of the United States. -Never miss a payment with payment due alerts and notifications when your payment posts. -Control spending by limiting the amount that can be spent per transaction. -And much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: First Dakota at 95% against myApex Card's 0%. First Dakota also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months). myApex Card's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
First Dakota holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Dakota has 3.7K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of First Dakota's written reviews are positive against 0% of myApex Card's.
First Dakota ships an update monthly, myApex Card every 10 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | First Dakota | myApex Card |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.7K ratings) — better | 2.4 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | First Dakota National Bank Inc | Corserv |
Customer experience
First Dakota
myApex Card
In-app purchases
First Dakota
No in-app purchases
myApex Card
No in-app purchases
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