Employee Deck vs 401GO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Employee Deck
Access and manage your paystub details, update employment forms, and download tax documents. This app allows direct control over your direct deposit information and payment priorities, bypassing HR for quick self-service.
- View paycheck breakdown
- Update employment forms
- Download W2s and 1099s
- Modify direct deposit
- Prioritize payment methods
- Self-service HR tasks
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Take control of your pay. Brand's Paycheck gives employees direct access to view and update pay information. You can see a detailed breakdown of your paycheck, modify your employment forms, download W2s and 1099s, and more. If your employer offers direct deposit, this is where you can update your bank accounts and prioritize how you get paid. Use this app to skip the HR wait and manage it yourself.
401GO
Manage your 401(k) retirement savings with ease. Track your balance, adjust investments, and generate savings projections. Get personalized recommendations and update beneficiaries securely.
- View account balance and gains/losses
- Review and adjust investment allocations
- Generate savings projections
- Change contribution deferral amounts
- Receive personalized investment recommendations
- Add/remove beneficiaries
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Our mobile app puts the GO in 401GO by placing simple, secure and convenient management of the full 401(k) retirement savings lifecycle in your pocket -- from set-up to withdrawal and everything in between, including: * View your retirement account balance and total gains or (hopefully not) losses. * Review and adjust investment allocations from a single, consolidated page. * Generate detailed savings projections based on such variables as your current age, expected retirement age, income, contribution amount and anticipated investment returns. * Change your per-paycheck deferral amount, informed by estimates showing the effect of potential changes and how adjustments will impact future balances. * Get personalized recommendations, powered by a registered investment advisor, based on your unique goals, stage of life and risk appetite. * Add or remove beneficiaries and adjust their benefit share. This is an effective way to show your children which is your favorite at any one moment. You're going to love the feeling that comes from being in control of this portion of your financial future. NOTE: This app is only usable by existing participants in a 401(k) plan by 401GO. If you want to improve your retirement savings experience, encourage your employer to learn more at 401go.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 401GO at 86% against Employee Deck's 0%. 401GO also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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.
401GO holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Employee Deck's written reviews are positive against 86% of 401GO's.
Employee Deck ships an update every 8 months, 401GO every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Employee Deck | 401GO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (10 ratings) | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brand Payroll Service | RetireGO, LLC |
Customer experience
Employee Deck
401GO
In-app purchases
Employee Deck
No in-app purchases
401GO
No in-app purchases









