Inspira Mobile™ vs Empower ®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inspira Mobile™
Manage your health, wealth, and benefit accounts in real-time. This app offers easy control over your savings, reimbursements, and payments. It also features a scanner to check product eligibility for your plans.
- Manage health savings accounts (HSA)
- Manage flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- Request reimbursement
- Pay providers
- Deposit funds
- Eligible Expense Scanner
- Secure login options
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Inspira Financial is a provider of health, wealth, retirement, and benefits solutions. The Inspira app helps you take care of your benefits with ease. Whether you’re checking a balance, requesting reimbursement, or making a payment, everything is designed to be clear, quick, and easy to use with fewer taps and less guesswork. Built to save you time • Quick and secure login to get you right to what matters • Simplified dashboard that shows your balances, activity, and common tasks • Request reimbursement faster and get clear status updates • Move through the app with ease thanks to improved navigation and core features • Stay informed with timely alerts when action is needed Supports the benefits you have with Inspira • health savings account (HSA) • health care flexible spending account (FSA) • dependent care flexible spending account (FSA) • limited purpose flexible spending account (FSA) • health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) • lifestyle spending account (LSA) • commuter benefits • COBRA • direct billing At Inspira Financial, we’re committed to making benefits easier to access, understand, and manage. Every improvement to the app is shaped by user feedback and built to support you so you can feel confident in every step you take. Download the app for free and manage your benefits with confidence.
Empower ®
This app provides a comprehensive financial overview, consolidating all your accounts in one place. It offers tools to plan for retirement, manage budgets, track net worth, and simulate financial scenarios, making financial management clearer and simpler.
- Consolidated account view
- Retirement planning
- Budget tracking
- Net worth tracking
- Investment advice access
- Financial scenario simulation
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“The Empower Dashboard gives me a full picture of where I am financially without having to log in to all my accounts. It definitely makes my financial life clearer and easier.” – Benjamin D.* You’re just a few taps away from downloading the app that Forbes gave 4.5/5 stars, describing its features as the “Best for Tracking Net Worth”. According to CNBC, “If you’re looking for an app that lays out all your income and expenses while giving you access to professional investment advice, Empower may be the budgeting tool you’re looking for. **” Get the industry-leading tools designed to help you map out your financial dreams and take the steps to reach them: - Plan for retirement - Adjust & compare scenarios - Simulate recessions - See all your accounts in one place - Check for allocation imbalances - Tackle debt - Build an emergency fund - Set & track budgets - Secure your data with biometric and multi-factor authentication - And more Spend less time sorting through spreadsheets, filling out ledgers, and doublechecking individual accounts. Experience more freedom to focus on what you enjoy. Financial clarity starts with the free Empower Dashboard. Download today. -- *Testimonials may not be representative of the experience of other individuals and are not a guarantee of future performance or success. **Sources: Forbes, March 2025; CNBC, January 2025. Securities, when presented, are offered and/or distributed by Empower Financial Services, Inc. (EFSI), Member FINRA/SIPC. EFSI is an affiliate of Empower Retirement, LLC; Empower Funds, Inc.; and registered investment adviser Empower Advisory Group, LLC. This material is for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide investment, legal, or tax recommendations or advice. Advisory services are provided for a fee by Empower Advisory Group, LLC (EAG). EAG is a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and an indirect subsidiary of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Investing involves risk. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. You may lose money. Advisory fees are calculated based upon the amount of assets being managed (as detailed further in the Empower Advisory Group, LLC Form ADV). “EMPOWER” and all associated logos and product names are trademarks of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America. ©2025 Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America. All rights reserved. RO4520594-0625
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Empower ® at 4.8 against Inspira Mobile™'s 4.3. Empower ® also leads on ratings volume (412K vs 37K) and chart position (#56 vs unranked). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Empower ® holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Empower ® has 412K ratings behind it against 37K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Inspira Mobile™'s written reviews are positive against 17% of Empower ®'s.
Inspira Mobile™ ships an update every 2 weeks, Empower ® fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Inspira Mobile™ | Empower ® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (37K ratings) | 4.8 (412K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.4% of reviews | 17.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37K | 412K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #56 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 474 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inspira Financial Health, Inc. | Empower Retirement, LLC |
Customer experience
Inspira Mobile™
Empower ®
User reviews
Inspira Mobile™
From 37K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📱 Intuitive and user-friendly app
- 🔍 Helpful features like receipt scanning
- 💳 Convenient way to manage FSA/HSA accounts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Unreliable login and authentication
- 🕰️ Slow and unresponsive performance
- 🤔 Confusing and inconsistent UI
- 📄 Difficult to submit and manage claims
Empower ®
From 412K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good product overall
- 🚀 Sleek design and robust performance
- 🔒 Excellent customer service and support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable app
- ⏱️ Slow loading times
- 🤔 Missing key features and functionality
- 🤯 Confusing and unintuitive navigation
- 💻 Forced to use app instead of website
Bugs and requests
Inspira Mobile™
Reported bugs
4 issues- App frequently crashes or becomes unresponsive
- Login process is unreliable and requires repeated authentication
- Submitted claims and documents often disappear or get lost
- Inconsistent behavior between app and website
Requested features
4 requests- Improve login and authentication experience
- Allow direct photo/document uploads without conversion
- Provide better visibility into claim status and history
- Integrate with more healthcare providers and services
Empower ®
Reported bugs
4 issues- Face ID/Touch ID not working consistently
- Beneficiary information not displaying correctly
- Crashes when trying to view balance over time
- Unable to enter correct birth dates for beneficiaries
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to view investment performance history
- Option to enter dollar amounts instead of just percentages
- Faster and more reliable login process
- Restore access to self-directed brokerage accounts
- Provide a way to submit feedback and suggestions within the app
In-app purchases
Inspira Mobile™
No in-app purchases
Empower ®
No in-app purchases








