Comparison

Pensions By Penfold vs Bright Capture

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

Head to head
About

Pensions By Penfold

Manage your retirement savings with an intuitive platform that simplifies pension transfers and contributions. Easily track down old pensions, make flexible payments, and choose from various investment funds. Get expert support and transparent fees for a confident financial future.

Highlights
  • Transfer old pensions for free
  • Find lost pensions
  • Flexible contributions
  • Multiple investment funds
  • Low transparent fees
  • Expert customer support
Features
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Feel empowered by your pension with Penfold’s intuitive interface, powerful tools and friendly customer service. We make pensions easy so you can have confidence about life after work. Capital at risk. Get started in under 5 minutes • Create an account with an email and password • Enter some details like your name and address • Transfer an old pension or pay in some cash • All done! Complete access to a modern pension Transfer your pensions for free • Combine old workplace and private pensions • Enter a few details about your old pension in-app • Our transfer specialists do the paperwork for you • Get transfer progress updates on your dashboard It's important to compare providers’ fees and any guaranteed benefits when deciding on whether to transfer, and be sure that the investments available are suitable for you. If your employer is paying into your pension currently, transferring that pot may mean you lose out on their contribution. Track down lost pensions • Use our in-app Find My Pension tool • Simply enter your previous employer’s name • We’ll tell you the provider and contact details Completely flexible pension contributions • No minimum monthly contribution amount • Set up recurring or make one-off payments • Easily top-up, adjust and stop your contributions • Receive a 25% tax relief top-up automatically Switch pension investment fund any time • Lifetime: Automatically adjusts risk level over time • Standard: Choose your preferred risk level • Sustainable: Invest in high ESG rated companies • Sharia: Investments approved by a Sharia board Low pension fees and no hidden charges • An annual fee of 0.4% to 0.88% depending on your investment fund and account balance • No charges for anything else including exits, transfers and drawdown Friendly, expert pension service • Our UK-based team are on hand to support you • Ask questions via in-app chat, email, or phone • No waiting lines, call centres or jargon! Securing your pension savings • Investments are managed by the largest money managers in the world - BlackRock and HSBC • We safeguard your data with the most up-to-date security technology and strictly comply with GDPR Penfold are part of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) as well as being authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

About

Bright Capture

Features
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BrightCapture Mobile is the companion app for BrightCapture users, designed to help accountants and their sole trader clients stay on top of MTD for Income Tax records throughout the year. Capture invoices and receipts on the go and send them straight to your accountant, where they're processed in BrightCapture, with data extracted and VAT split automatically. The data is then posted into BrightBooks ready for your quarterly MTD updates. What you can do: Photograph invoices, receipts, and expense documents and send them straight to your accountant. Not ready to submit? Save as a draft and come back to it later. Track everything you've sent in one place, so your records are always up to date. Getting started: You will be required to sign in with your email address and password. Contact your accountant if you don't know your login details or have not yet received an invitation. Once signed in, you can capture and submit documents immediately. All processing happens in your accountant's BrightCapture account. About your data: The app collects the document images you capture and metadata about your submissions (timestamps, document types, recipient). For full details on how your data is handled, see our privacy notice at https://brightsg.com/en-gb/privacy-notice

Screenshots

Pensions By Penfold4 screens
Bright Capture3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bright Capture at none against Pensions By Penfold's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Pensions By Penfold versus Bright Capture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPensions By PenfoldBright Capture
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPenfoldBright SG Ltd

Bugs and requests

Pensions By Penfold

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App navigation buttons not working
  • Cannot click on dashboard, growth, activity, profile
  • No login option for existing users, only sign-up
  • App treats existing users as new customers
  • Customer service response times are slow

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update the app to fix navigation issues
  • Add a login option for existing users
  • Improve app UI and add more detail
  • Two-factor authentication

Bright Capture

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pensions By Penfold

No in-app purchases

None

Bright Capture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pensions By Penfold free?
Pensions By Penfold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bright Capture free?
Bright Capture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pensions By Penfold or Bright Capture have ads?
Pensions By Penfold shows ads; Bright Capture does not.

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