READYSAVE 529 vs Mesirow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
READYSAVE 529
Manage your education savings plan account on the go. Securely access your 529 plan, track investments, and make contributions. Withdraw funds for education expenses starting July 2025.
- Secure 529 account access
- View balance and transaction history
- Add one-time or recurring contributions
- Track investment allocations
- Invite others to contribute
- Withdraw funds for education expenses (July 2025)
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Manage your education savings plan account anywhere, anytime with the READYSAVE 529 mobile app. The app makes it easier than ever to: • Securely access your 529 plan account • Check your account balance, transaction history, and investment allocations • Add money to your balance as a one-time or recurring contribution • See how your savings stack up to others in your plan • Easily invite friends and family to help give your savings a boost • NEW (starting July 2025)– Take money out of your 529 account to pay for education expenses by sending payment directly to a school or university, or to a selected bank Participants in the following 529 programs can use the READYSAVE 529 mobile app to access their account: • Alaska 529* • Achieve Montana + • Arkansas Brighter Future 529 Plan* + • Bright Start 529 College Savings Plan (Illinois)* + • CollegeBound Saver (Rhode Island) + • Indiana529 Direct Savings Plan + • CollegeInvest (Colorado)* + • ISave 529 (Iowa)* + • College SAVE (North Dakota) + • DC College Savings Plan* + • The Education Plan (New Mexico)* + • Edvest College Savings Plan (Wisconsin)* + • HI529 – Hawaii’s College Savings Program* + • IDeal – Idaho College Savings Program* + • KY Saves 529* + • Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Kansas)* • Maryland 529* + • Michigan Education Savings Program* + • Minnesota College Savings Plan* + • MOST – Missouri’s 529 Education Plan* + • NJBEST – (New Jersey) + • NY’s 529 College Savings Program + • Ohio’s 529 College Advantage* + • Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan* + • PA 529 Investment Plan* + • Path2College 529 Plan (Georgia)* + • ScholarShare 529 (California) + • SMART529 (West Virginia) + • SMART529 Select (West Virginia) + • Future Path 529 Plan (Nevada)* + • T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan* + • TNStars* + * Denotes that users can enroll in the plan directly from the app + Denotes that users can withdraw money from their account to pay for education expenses
Mesirow
Access your investment portfolio 24/7 on your mobile device. View market value, positions, transactions, and performance. Easily contact your advisor team and download important financial documents.
- View portfolio market value
- Track positions by security/account
- Review latest transactions
- Monitor portfolio performance
- Contact advisor team
- Download statements and tax documents
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Our Mesirow Mobile App lets you access your portfolio on the go 24/7 View Your Portfolio [+] View your portfolio market value [+] View your positions by security and account [+] View your latest transactions [+] View the Performance of your portfolio and it's underlying accounts [+] Contact your Advisor team [+] Download Statements and Tax Documents
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: READYSAVE 529 at 30K against Mesirow's 2. READYSAVE 529 also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Mesirow's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 14.0). 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.
Mesirow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: READYSAVE 529 has 30K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
READYSAVE 529 ships an update monthly, Mesirow every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | READYSAVE 529 | Mesirow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (30K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ascensus | Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc |
Customer experience
READYSAVE 529
Mesirow
Bugs and requests
READYSAVE 529
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues with Face ID and password saving
- Inconsistent behavior when making changes to accounts
- Delayed processing of contributions and gifts
- Navigation issues within the app
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to view individual investment performance
- Provide more detailed information on fund allocations and investment options
- Allow withdrawals and distributions from the app
- Implement alerts for when relatives contribute to accounts
- Support for tracking multiple 529 accounts across different states
Mesirow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
READYSAVE 529
No in-app purchases
Mesirow
No in-app purchases
