Comparison

TIAA vs ShulCloud Mobile Payments

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

ShulCloud Mobile Payments

This app allows ShulCloud clients in the USA to quickly collect and record online and offline payments using their mobile devices. It integrates seamlessly with your ShulCloud account for efficient transaction management.

Highlights
  • Collect online and offline payments
  • Record payments in ShulCloud
  • Accept credit cards via scan or manual entry
  • Manage payments from non-account holders
  • Gather payer information for lead generation
  • Option to collect processing fees
  • Create payment collection teams
Features
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ShulCloud Mobile Payments empowers ShulCloud clients in the USA to swiftly and effortlessly gather and record both online (credit card) and offline (cash, paper check) payments via mobile devices. A ShulCloud Integrated Payments merchant account is required. Payments are seamlessly recorded in ShulCloud. Credit card details may originate from the payer's ShulCloud account or a card presented in person (scanned using Tap to Pay or the Stripe Reader M2, or entered manually). Additionally, 'Bill to Account' is available if desired. Clients can choose how to manage payments from non-account holders, if permissible (create a new account, allocate to a catch-all account, or generate a standard 'public payment' in ShulCloud). Optionally, clients can gather payer information such as name and address for lead generation purposes. Additionally, clients can decide whether to collect an optional or mandatory payment processing fee. Finally, clients can create a team of ordinary ShulCloud users empowered to collect payments at specific events, without the need to assign permissions or grant broader data access.

Screenshots

TIAA4 screens
ShulCloud Mobile Payments4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ShulCloud Mobile Payments at 5.0 against TIAA's 4.6. TIAA's advantage is ratings volume (8.3K vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShulCloud Mobile Payments holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TIAA has 8.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TIAA ships an update monthly, ShulCloud Mobile Payments every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TIAA versus ShulCloud Mobile Payments: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTIAAShulCloud Mobile Payments
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.3K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTIAARB ShulCloud LLC

Customer experience

TIAA

All ratings8,315 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews320 reviews
Positive35.0%
Neutral18.1%
Negative46.9%

ShulCloud Mobile Payments

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

ShulCloud Mobile Payments

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TIAA

No in-app purchases

None

ShulCloud Mobile Payments

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TIAA free?
TIAA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShulCloud Mobile Payments free?
ShulCloud Mobile Payments is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TIAA or ShulCloud Mobile Payments?
ShulCloud Mobile Payments is rated higher. TIAA averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8.3K ratings, while ShulCloud Mobile Payments averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TIAA or ShulCloud Mobile Payments have ads?
Neither TIAA nor ShulCloud Mobile Payments shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TIAA or ShulCloud Mobile Payments?
TIAA ships an update monthly, and ShulCloud Mobile Payments every 2 months. Most recently, TIAA was updated on October 23, 2026 and ShulCloud Mobile Payments on October 6, 2026.

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