TIAA vs GiveCampus Connect
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 with secure, convenient access to your finances. Monitor investments, track fund performance, and trade equities, ETFs, and mutual funds. Set and monitor savings goals for your financial future.
- Retirement and brokerage account management
- Investment and fund performance tracking
- Brokerage trading (equities, ETFs, mutual funds)
- Financial goal monitoring
- Secure login with Face ID/Touch ID
- Peek View for balance checks
- 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.
GiveCampus Connect
This application allows GiveCampus administrators to accept in-person donations via swipe, chip, or tap using a paired card reader. It integrates with GiveCampus campaigns and giving forms to streamline the donation process.
- Accept swipe, chip, and tap payments
- Pair with GC Connect card reader
- Integrate with GiveCampus campaigns
- Use with GiveCampus giving forms
- Streamline in-person donations
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Accept gifts in-person easier than ever before! With this app you can pair your GC Connect card reader with your GiveCampus campaigns and giving forms. Using the app with your GC Connect reader, you’ll be able to accept gifts via swipe, chip or tap. We’re excited to hear what you think about the app! The app is only accessible by GiveCampus admins.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TIAA at 4.6 against GiveCampus Connect's 4.1. TIAA also leads on ratings volume (8.3K vs 7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). 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 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TIAA has 8.3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TIAA ships an update monthly, GiveCampus Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TIAA | GiveCampus Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.3K ratings) — better | 4.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.3K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TIAA | GiveCampus, Inc |
Customer experience
TIAA
GiveCampus Connect
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
GiveCampus Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TIAA
No in-app purchases
GiveCampus Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TIAA free?
Is GiveCampus Connect free?
Which has better reviews, TIAA or GiveCampus Connect?
Do TIAA or GiveCampus Connect have ads?
Which is updated more often, TIAA or GiveCampus Connect?
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