FRSB vs betterstate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FRSB
Manage your finances with this app, offering tools to organize transactions, set alerts, make payments, and transfer money. Deposit checks with a photo, view statements, and locate branches/ATMs. Aggregate accounts and secure your data with a passcode or biometrics.
- Organize transactions with tags, notes, and photos
- Set balance alerts
- Make payments and transfer money
- Deposit checks via photo
- View and save monthly statements
- Aggregate financial accounts
- Secure with passcode or biometrics
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FRSB 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 you can do with FRSB: - 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 - View and save your monthly statements - Find branches and ATMs near you - Aggregate your financial accounts Secure your account with a 4-digit passcode or biometric on supported devices.
betterstate
Manage your money with this secure financial tool. Set up balance alerts, make payments, transfer funds, and deposit checks by photo. Access monthly statements and locate nearby branches or ATMs.
- Balance alerts
- Make payments
- Transfer money
- Mobile check deposit
- View statements
- Find branches/ATMs
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Betterstate 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 you can do with Betterstate: 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 View and save your monthly statements Find branches and ATMs near you Secure your account with a 4-digit passcode or biometric on supported devices.
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Verdict
FRSB and betterstate both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of FRSB's written reviews are positive against 0% of betterstate's. FRSB also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 59). betterstate's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for FRSB against 4.8 for betterstate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FRSB has 1.1K ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of FRSB's written reviews are positive against 0% of betterstate's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FRSB | betterstate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) | 4.8 (59 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 59 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | First Robinson Savings Bank, NA | Union State Bank of Hazen |
Customer experience
FRSB
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In-app purchases
FRSB
No in-app purchases
betterstate
No in-app purchases
