TIAA vs Stifel Wealth Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TIAA
Manage your retirement and brokerage accounts securely with this app. Monitor investments, track fund performance, and trade equities, ETFs, and mutual funds. Set financial goals and access support tools.
- Secure login (password, Touch ID, Face ID)
- Investment and retirement plan management
- Brokerage trading (equities, ETFs, mutual funds)
- Financial goal monitoring
- Peek View for portfolio balances
- Access to support and statements
- Apple Watch integration
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Manage your retirement and brokerage accounts using the TIAA mobile app. The app provides quick and secure access to all your TIAA finances and puts 100 years of top money management into the palm of your hand. The TIAA mobile app includes: • Security: Use your password, Touch ID, or Face ID to log in • Investment and retirement plan management: Monitor your account activity, contributions, and asset allocation; transfer money between funds in your retirement plan, fund a new brokerage account and track fund performance. • Brokerage trading: Buy and sell equities, ETFs, and mutual funds. • Goals: Monitor savings to achieve your financial goals. • Peek View: View your total portfolio and balances without logging in. • Contact TIAA & Support: Contact a professional or have quick access to all of our support tools and services, view tax forms and other statements. • Apple Watch: View your total portfolio and balances from your wrist. TIAA Brokerage, a division of TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC, Member FINRA and SIPC, distributes securities. Brokerage accounts are carried by Pershing, LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Member FINRA, NYSE, SIPC. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC, Member FINRA, distributes securities products. Annuity contracts and certificates are issued by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) and College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), New York, NY. Each is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations.
Stifel Wealth Tracker
Consolidate all your financial accounts in one secure location to gain a comprehensive overview of your wealth. Track net worth, monitor progress towards goals, analyze investments, and access research reports. Connect with a financial advisor for personalized assistance.
- Consolidated financial account view
- Net worth tracking
- Goal progress monitoring
- Investment portfolio analysis
- Asset and sector allocation illustration
- Access to research reports
- Connect with financial advisors
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Available via mobile, tablet, or any computer, Stifel Wealth Tracker is a powerful free service designed to give you a big-picture view of your financial situation so that you can chart a course for your future. Securely view all your financial information – your investment and retirement accounts, checking and savings accounts, mortgage, student loans and other loans, credit cards, and more – in one place. The software will track your net worth, monitor your progress toward your goals, perform a detailed analysis of your investment portfolio, and illustrate your asset and sector allocations. Additionally, the application can help you better understand your investments through access to research reports from Stifel’s nationally recognized equity research. Best of all, as a Stifel Wealth Tracker user, personal service is only a click away – whenever you have questions or need assistance, Stifel can connect you to a financial advisor in your area.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TIAA at 4.6 against Stifel Wealth Tracker's 3.2. TIAA also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 10%) and ratings volume (8.3K vs 185). 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.
TIAA holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TIAA has 8.3K ratings behind it against 185, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of TIAA's written reviews are positive against 10% of Stifel Wealth Tracker's.
TIAA ships an update monthly, Stifel Wealth Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TIAA | Stifel Wealth Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.3K ratings) — better | 3.2 (185 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.3K — better | 185 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TIAA | Stifel Financial Corp. |
Customer experience
TIAA
Stifel Wealth Tracker
User reviews
TIAA
From 8.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient access to accounts
- 🔒 Secure with Face ID/Touch ID
- 💡 Helpful for tracking investments
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate
- 🔍 Missing key features from website
- 🔍 Cluttered and unintuitive UI
Stifel Wealth Tracker
From 185 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive UI and navigation
- ✅ Improved stability recently
- 💡 Great idea for wealth management
- 📊 Helpful for viewing balances
- ✨ Nice visual appearance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Woefully basic and buggy
- 📉 Limited functionality
- 🐌 Slow to load
- ❌ Inaccurate account balances
- 🚫 Can't view individual stock info
Bugs and requests
TIAA
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and session expiration
- Inconsistent display of account information
- Unreliable check deposit functionality
- Compatibility problems on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve performance and stability
- Provide more customization options
- Streamline navigation and information access
- Integrate more advanced investment tools
Stifel Wealth Tracker
Reported bugs
23 issues- Multi-factor authentication required every login
- MFA codes taking minutes to arrive
- Portfolio account vanished
- App constantly crashes
- Individual stock information shows a blank screen
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- Linked accounts not updating with current balances
- Side 'need help' floating button blocks text
- Cannot hide non-existent 0 balance bank accounts
- Unrealized capital gains buried in menus
- Cannot access account documents
- External accounts not syncing properly
- Secondary authentication for outside accounts works intermittently
- Manual assets do not allow for depreciation/appreciation entry
- App logs out frequently
- Unknown error occurred when linking accounts
- Research reports not pulling up
- Can't get past login screen (endless spinner)
- Every menu option displays logo and blank screen
- Touch ID/Face ID not working
- App won't open, disappears after starting
- App does not reflect real value of accounts
- Closing prices of funds not correctly loaded
- Unable to access accounts after registration
Requested features
10 requests- Ability to transfer funds to accounts
- More user ability to hide/customize account display options
- Fix individual stock information display
- Revert to previous version
- Add support for closed end funds
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- Fix projected income calculation for special dividends
- Add support for Benefits Wallet/Bank of Mellon and Guild Mortgage
- Ability to view older research reports
- Better view of holdings, including position price per share
- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
TIAA
No in-app purchases
Stifel Wealth Tracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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