Extraco eBank vs Garden FI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Extraco eBank
Manage your finances conveniently with a secure banking app. Features include card management, budgeting tools, and the ability to link external accounts for a comprehensive financial overview.
- Card swap for multiple service providers
- Financial management and budgeting tools
- Turn debit card on/off
- Set travel alerts
- Link external accounts
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Extraco Banks eBank gives you the flexibility to access all your finances in one secure banking app. Available features include: * Card swap to update debit card number across multiple service providers at one time * New financial management and budgeting tools * Ability to turn on / off debit card and set travel alerts * Ability to link external accounts so you can have a complete financial picture in one app Please contact us at 1.866.398.7226 with any questions. Extraco Banks is a Member FDIC.
Garden FI
Manage your money with this personal finance tool. Organize transactions with tags and photos, set balance alerts, and make payments. Secure your account with passcodes or biometrics.
- Organize transactions with tags, notes, and photos
- Set balance alerts
- Make payments to companies and friends
- Transfer money between accounts
- Deposit checks via photo
- Manage debit cards
- View and save monthly statements
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Garden is your personal financial advocate. 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 Garden: 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 or biometric supported devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Extraco eBank at 1.8K against Garden FI's 18. Extraco eBank also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.4). Garden FI's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Garden FI holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Extraco eBank has 1.8K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Extraco eBank ships an update every 2 months, Garden FI monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Extraco eBank | Garden FI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.8K ratings) | 4.8 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Extraco Banks | Jack Henry and Associates, Inc. |
Customer experience
Extraco eBank
Garden FI
Bugs and requests
Extraco eBank
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent log-outs and password resets required
- Mobile deposit feature not working consistently
- Transactions not always displaying correctly
Requested features
5 requests- Add built-in calculator
- Improve transaction categorization and budgeting
- Provide option for dark mode
- Allow minors to deposit checks
- Enhance transfer history and recurring payments
Garden FI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Extraco eBank
No in-app purchases
Garden FI
No in-app purchases
Questions
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