ARM Engage vs Access Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARM Engage
Access your retirement savings account information in real-time. This app provides details on your balance, investments, transactions, and allows for micro-pension payments. It also offers helpful resources for retirement planning.
- Real-time RSA balance access
- Real-time investment information
- RSA statement generation
- Membership certificate generation
- View recent transactions
- Micro Pension payments
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ARM Engage is an easy to use application from ARM Pension designed to give clients quick access to their Retirement Savings Account information as well as provide useful information to help with retirement planning. Key Features: - Real-time access to Retirement Savings Account (RSA) balance information - Real-time access to ARM Investment information - Generation of Retirement Savings Account (RSA) statements - Generation of Membership Certificate - View of recent transactions on Retirement Savings Account (RSA) - Micro Pension Payment for Micro Pension Clients - Multi-Logon Options - Enhanced User Experience
Access Buddy
Manage your Retirement Savings Account on the go. View balances, transaction details, and statements. Track benefit applications, find branch locations, and chat with customer support.
- Access RSA balance
- View transaction details
- Request RSA statement
- Track benefits application
- Locate branches
- Live chat support
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Your RSA at your fingertips! Access Buddy gives you real-time access to your Retirement Savings Account anywhere and anytime. Access Pensions is providing a future shaping experience to customers with Access Buddy. All Access Pensions customers can subscribe to this service at no cost. Features available include: Access your RSA Balance View details of your latest transactions Request your RSA statement by date range View your next of kin details Track your benefits application status Locate all Access Pensions branches and offices See our responses to FAQs Read our latest newsletters Chat live with our customer experience consultants To access your RSA account on the Access Buddy, download the app, request for access with your registered phone number and you’ll receive your access code via SMS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ARM Engage at 4.1 against Access Buddy's 3.8. ARM Engage also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Access Buddy's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 40%). 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.
ARM Engage holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARM Engage has 38 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of ARM Engage's written reviews are positive against 50% of Access Buddy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ARM Engage ships an update every 2 months, Access Buddy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARM Engage | Access Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (38 ratings) — better | 3.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ARM Pension Managers PFA Limited | Access Pensions |
Customer experience
ARM Engage
Access Buddy
In-app purchases
ARM Engage
No in-app purchases
Access Buddy
No in-app purchases
