Comparison

Alerus Retirement vs FuturePlan Retirement Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Alerus Retirement

Access your employer-sponsored retirement plan account on the go. View balances, track investments, monitor contributions, and manage your account securely. Perform transfers and make allocation changes with ease.

Highlights
  • Check account balances
  • View investment performance
  • Monitor contributions
  • Review account activity
  • Perform transfers
  • Make allocation changes
  • Download account statements
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The Alerus Retirement mobile app allows participants of Alerus employer-sponsored plans to receive fast, free, and secure access to their account information. Access your account using your existing online username and password. Participants can receive important alerts, check balances, view investment performance graphs, and review contributions. The app allows for quick access to review investment information, monitor loan data (if applicable), see personal rates of return, and confirm contact details. For users wanting to dig deeper, it is easy to access account activity details, check investment allocation, and review contribution totals. When changes are needed, the app provides secure access to perform transfers, make allocation changes, or download account statements. Investment products are not FDIC insured, have no bank guarantee, and may lose value.

About

FuturePlan Retirement Tracker

Securely monitor your retirement savings and 401(k) accounts on the go. Track your progress towards your retirement goals, view transaction history, and manage your personal profile. Leverage advanced analytics for enhanced insights into your financial future.

Highlights
  • Secure account access
  • Monitor retirement savings
  • Track progress to goals
  • View transaction history
  • Manage personal profile
  • Register and enroll in 401(k)
Features
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FuturePlan’s deep expertise, decades of experience, and advanced analytics uncover unparalleled insights to enhance the success of our participants. Our mobile experience allows you to securely access your account anytime, anywhere to help you monitor your retirement savings. Use your device to: • Register, enroll, and log into your 401(k) • Monitor your account balances and see how close you are to your retirement goal • View your transaction history including your last contribution amount • Keep your personal profile up to date, including username, and password We are backed by the strength and resources of Ascensus, a national firm with unmatched data security and continuous investment in advanced technology. All data is transmitted using secure socket layer (SSL) technology, and no data is stored locally on your device. The images provided are for illustrative purposes only.

Screenshots

Alerus Retirement4 screens
FuturePlan Retirement Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alerus Retirement at 47% against FuturePlan Retirement Tracker's 0%. Alerus Retirement also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.2) and ratings volume (997 vs 26). FuturePlan Retirement Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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

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

Alerus Retirement holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alerus Retirement has 997 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Alerus Retirement's written reviews are positive against 0% of FuturePlan Retirement Tracker's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Alerus Retirement versus FuturePlan Retirement Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlerus RetirementFuturePlan Retirement Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (997 ratings) — better1.2 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews47.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings997 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlerus Financial CorporationAscensus

Customer experience

Alerus Retirement

All ratings860 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive47.2%
Neutral10.1%
Negative42.7%

FuturePlan Retirement Tracker

All ratings26 ratings
Positive3.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative96.2%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Alerus Retirement

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Password / authentication could be improved
  • Linking external accounts is poor, like Norton Monitoring and Charles Schwab
  • Not sure why you have an option for facial recognition if you're going to make me type in my password anyway
  • Can't find info. Don't waste your time downloading as all you get is a balance and no actual activity
  • App can't remember correct username
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  • Will not allow you to connect to retirement calculators
  • Animations can't be turned off - not disability friendly
  • Hard to change pe
  • It works half the time
  • Faceid is broke and they wont fix it!!!!!
  • Statement glitch
  • Unable to perform basic actions. Often have to log into the website
  • Can't turn off notifications nor clear one. So frustrating. For now I just hide the app on my last screen
  • The latest update to the app appears to have put a character limit on the password field to login. As a result, my password which is longer than limit, cannot be inout to login

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add face id authentication for iPhone
  • Want to be able to navigate a finance app easily for once
  • Great APP, but would like Face ID
  • Summary of all accounts
  • Facial recognition

FuturePlan Retirement Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Alerus Retirement

No in-app purchases

None

FuturePlan Retirement Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alerus Retirement free?
Alerus Retirement is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FuturePlan Retirement Tracker free?
FuturePlan Retirement Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alerus Retirement or FuturePlan Retirement Tracker?
Alerus Retirement is rated higher. Alerus Retirement averages 4.5 out of 5 from 997 ratings, while FuturePlan Retirement Tracker averages 1.2 from 26 ratings.
Do Alerus Retirement or FuturePlan Retirement Tracker have ads?
Neither Alerus Retirement nor FuturePlan Retirement Tracker shows ads.

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