Comparison

VA Disability Pay vs Ultimate VA Calculator

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

Head to head
About

VA Disability Pay

This app helps military personnel estimate their Veterans Affairs (VA) disability pay and calculate their combined disability rating. It provides an estimation of benefits without requiring personal information or login.

Highlights
  • Estimate VA disability pay
  • Calculate combined disability rating
  • Inform about disability benefits
  • No login required
  • No personal information needed
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VA Disability Pay is an application intended to assist military personnel from all branches of the military service by informing them of their disability benefits. VA Disability Pay gives assistance by calculating an estimation of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability pay. It also calculates an overall disability rating based on your combined individual disability ratings. No affiliation with the US Department of Veterans Affairs. No login required. No personally identifying information to enter. No demographic tracking of who you are. No spam. Lynnfield LLC is disabled-veteran owned.

About

Ultimate VA Calculator

This app assists military personnel and veterans with real estate transactions. It offers tools for calculating VA home loan rates, mortgage payments, BAH, home sale proceeds, and rent vs. buy comparisons. It also provides expert insights for informed decision-making.

Highlights
  • Daily VA Home Loan Rates
  • VA Loan Calculator
  • BAH Calculator
  • Home Sale Net Proceeds Calculator
  • Rent Calculator
  • Expert Education & Insights
Features
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Ultimate VA Calculator is an all-in-one military real estate app for veterans, active-duty service members and military families navigating a home purchase, PCS move, sale, rental decision or repeat use of VA financing. Use one app to estimate VA mortgage payments, compare BAH, organize a home-buying budget, estimate home-sale proceeds, review rent costs over time and estimate remaining VA entitlement. VA MORTGAGE CALCULATOR Estimate a VA mortgage payment and important loan costs using inputs such as purchase price, down payment, interest rate, term, property taxes, homeowners insurance, VA disability status and VA Funding Fee treatment. The app can also help estimate buyer closing costs, rate buydown costs and cash needed to close based on the information entered. BAH CALCULATOR Research Basic Allowance for Housing using duty location, pay grade or rank, and with- or without-dependent status. Compare BAH with an estimated mortgage payment or other housing costs when preparing for a PCS. VA LOAN LIMIT & REMAINING ENTITLEMENT Already have a VA-financed property? Estimate remaining VA entitlement and whether another VA purchase could potentially require a down payment when entitlement is still tied to an existing loan. This tool is useful for repeat-use VA borrowers and military families deciding whether to keep a current home after a PCS. HOME SALE PROCEEDS Estimate selling expenses and potential net proceeds to better understand how much you may walk away with after a home sale. RENT CALCULATOR See how rent can add up over approximately one to five years and use the result as part of a rent-versus-buy or keep-versus-sell decision. BUDGET & DTI Enter income and recurring debts to estimate debt-to-income ratio and organize a preliminary home-buying budget before speaking with a mortgage professional. VA RATE INFORMATION & EDUCATION Follow current national average VA mortgage-rate information and broader rate trends. Access VA loan education, PCS resources, military real estate information, videos, classes, Vetted Pros and Instant VA Support. Built for military home decisions: buying, selling, renting, investing, relocating through PCS or using VA financing again. Ultimate VA Calculator is an unofficial educational application from Veterans Agents Inc. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Calculator results are estimates and are not loan approval, a personalized rate quote, an appraisal, legal advice, tax advice or financial advice. Confirm eligibility, entitlement, BAH, rates, costs and loan terms with the appropriate official source or qualified professional.

Screenshots

VA Disability Pay4 screens
Ultimate VA Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ultimate VA Calculator at none against VA Disability Pay's 3. Ultimate VA Calculator also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). VA Disability Pay's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 5). On price, rating, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VA Disability Pay sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ultimate VA Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for VA Disability Pay against 4.8 for Ultimate VA Calculator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VA Disability Pay has 11K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of VA Disability Pay's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ultimate VA Calculator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VA Disability Pay ships an update every 6 weeks, Ultimate VA Calculator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VA Disability Pay versus Ultimate VA Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVA Disability PayUltimate VA Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings)4.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews71.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB26 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLYNNFIELD LLCVeterans Agents Inc.

Customer experience

VA Disability Pay

All ratings11,328 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral7.6%
Negative21.4%

Ultimate VA Calculator

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

VA Disability Pay

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not opening after recent update
  • Keyboard covers disability percentage options
  • Inaccurate payment calculations in some cases

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Special Monthly Compensation (SMC)
  • Implement profile management to track multiple users
  • Improve user onboarding and provide clear instructions
  • Add back pay prediction feature
  • Expand disability categories beyond just percentages

Ultimate VA Calculator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

VA Disability Pay

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
None

Ultimate VA Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VA Disability Pay free?
VA Disability Pay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ultimate VA Calculator free?
Ultimate VA Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VA Disability Pay or Ultimate VA Calculator?
VA Disability Pay and Ultimate VA Calculator are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 11K and 5 ratings respectively.
Do VA Disability Pay or Ultimate VA Calculator have ads?
Neither VA Disability Pay nor Ultimate VA Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VA Disability Pay or Ultimate VA Calculator?
VA Disability Pay ships an update every 6 weeks, and Ultimate VA Calculator fortnightly. Most recently, VA Disability Pay was updated on October 21, 2026 and Ultimate VA Calculator on October 19, 2026.

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