Comparison

Provident Bank® vs Granule

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

Head to head
About

Provident Bank®

Manage your finances on the go with this mobile banking app. View account balances and transactions, pay bills, transfer funds, and deposit checks remotely. Securely control your debit card and find nearby branches or ATMs.

Highlights
  • View account balances and transactions
  • Remote check deposit
  • Bill pay and money transfers
  • Secure Zelle payments
  • Debit card controls
  • Find branches and ATMs
Features
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Bank anytime, anywhere and stay in touch with your money wherever life takes you with the Provident Mobile Banking app for iOS. With Provident Mobile Banking, you can: Manage Accounts: • View account balances • View recent transactions • View eStatements • Set account notifications • Control your Provident Debit Mastercard® - Turn your card on or off, set location-based controls, set transaction limits, and more! Pay & Transfer: • Pay bills • Transfer money • Securely send money with Zelle® to friends, family, and others you trust Check Deposit: • Deposit checks remotely • View check deposit history and check images More: • Find a local Provident branch or ATM • Login using Face or Touch ID • Stay up to date on our current product and service offerings in the Offers feature under the More section Bank wherever you are, that’s Commitment You Can Count On. SM

About

Granule

Features
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Granule is a personal finance manager built for people who want the full picture, not just a balance. Know what you can spend today, where the month is heading, and what the year ends at, what your net worth is, tax tracking, subscription tracking - all on your phone, with nothing sent to anyone. AVAILABLE VS LEDGER BALANCE Granule separates what you can actually spend from what you simply hold, so the number you act on is always available money, free of locked savings and upcoming bills. Your expense and income categories fill as you spend/earn, showing exactly how much of each budget remains before you go over/hit your target. DAILY BUDGET & SPENDING HEATMAP Set a monthly budget and Granule splits it into a daily allowance, adjusting automatically as you go. Overspend on one day and the remaining days recalibrate on their own. A morning notification delivers your daily spend budget before you reach for your card. Your budget heatmap, on the other hand, turns months of spending habits into a calendar you can read in a glance. FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE A real-time score built from four pillars of your finance pattern: liquidity, savings rate, stability, and trend. Granule's robust model calculates all four, produces a score, and explains in plain language what is working and what needs improvement. YEAR-END FINANCIAL FORECAST Based on your actual pace through the year, Granule projects where your income, spending, and net balance will land by year-end, each figure set against last year so you see your trend and course-correct on time. It also calculates a survival estimate: how many months your current savings would carry you if your income stopped today. SUBSCRIPTION TRACKER Track all your subscriptions in one place. Granule totals your recurring commitment, shows the percentage of your income going to auto-renewals, alerts you before each charge hits, and logs every renewal as an expense automatically so you don't have to manually enter these charges. NET WORTH & ASSET TRACKING Track net worth across fiat accounts, foreign currencies, cryptocurrencies, precious metals, and other assets such as property and vehicles. The Net Worth Trend is the chart you've always wanted for your money. It plots how your total wealth has moved every day across whatever period you choose, and you can switch between week, month, year, and all-time to zoom from the last few days all the way out to the full arc of your financial life. SAVINGS GOALS Create financial goals with a target amount and a due date. Granule tracks percentage complete, amount saved, amount remaining, and days to the deadline. Money parked in a goal is flagged as locked across the entire app so it is never mistaken for spendable balance. TRANSACTION HISTORY Browse any custom date range and Granule frames it with opening balance, closing balance, and net change. Search transactions, and filter by category or account. INCOME & EXPENSE REPORTS Gain deeper insights into your finances with period-to-period income & expense comparisons, charts, and detailed category & subcategory breakdowns. TAX REPORTS Mark expenses as tax-deductible or income as tax-exempt when you record them, and generate the initial tax report. Granule builds the year-end report automatically in the background all year long. When you need it, share as a polished PDF in a tap. LOAN TRACKER Track loans given and taken with repayment progress, outstanding amounts, and due dates. Keep track of loans marked as active, repaid, forgiven, or written off as bad debt. Granule notifies you before each loan's due date arrives. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. No sign-up. No server holds your data. Everything you record stays on your device. Granule connects to the internet only to fetch live exchange rates and verify Pro access. Nothing you type is ever read, stored, or shared. Granule is Available in 8 Languages. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Provident Bank®4 screens
Granule4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Provident Bank® at none against Granule's 3. Granule's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Granule sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Provident Bank® asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Provident Bank® ships an update every 3 months, Granule every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Provident Bank® versus Granule: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProvident Bank®Granule
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings10K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProvident BankDave Baller

Bugs and requests

Provident Bank®

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Mobile deposit feature not working
  • App crashes when trying to update address
  • Bill pay unavailable due to technical difficulties
  • Login issues and account access problems

Requested features

2 requests
  • Increase mobile deposit daily limit
  • Add dark mode option

Granule

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Provident Bank®

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Granule

Subscriptions2
  • Granule Pro$2.991 Month
  • Granule Pro$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Granule Lifetime Pro Access$39.99

Questions

Is Provident Bank® free?
Provident Bank® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Granule free?
Granule is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Provident Bank® or Granule have ads?
Neither Provident Bank® nor Granule shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Provident Bank® or Granule?
Provident Bank® ships an update every 3 months, and Granule every 4 days. Most recently, Provident Bank® was updated on November 8, 2026 and Granule on November 5, 2026.

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