ESL Mobile Banking vs BRiMobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ESL Mobile Banking
Manage your finances anytime, anywhere with this secure mobile banking application. Check balances, deposit checks, transfer funds, and pay bills with ease. Find nearby branches and ATMs for added convenience.
- 24/7 account access
- Check balances
- Deposit checks
- View transaction history
- Transfer funds
- Bill payments
- Find branches/ATMs
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Access your accounts 24/7 from anywhere with ESL Mobile Banking. It’s Free, Fast and Secure! With ESL Mobile Banking you can check your balances, deposit checks, view transaction history, transfer funds, or make bill payments. You can even find an ESL branch or ATM location nearest you! Peace of mind as you bank on the go. ESL Mobile Banking is as safe and secure as ESL Internet Banking. Your personal and confidential information are protected using industry standard technologies and security certificates. Experience the convenience of ESL. Download the ESL Mobile Banking app today! To learn how we protect your privacy, please visit https://www.esl.org/about-us/policies/privacy
BRiMobile
Access your tax-free benefit accounts securely from your mobile device. Check balances, submit claims, and manage receipts conveniently. Stay on top of your benefits wherever you go.
- Secure account access
- On-the-go convenience
- Check account balances
- Submit claims
- Manage receipts
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BRiMobile is a secure application for on-the-go access to your tax-free benefit accounts from Benefit Resource, Inc. Whether you need a balance, want to submit a claim, or have requested receipts to submit, BRiMobile is only a moment away.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ESL Mobile Banking at 54% against BRiMobile's 11%. ESL Mobile Banking also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.4) and ratings volume (36K vs 76). 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.
ESL Mobile Banking holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ESL Mobile Banking has 36K ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of ESL Mobile Banking's written reviews are positive against 11% of BRiMobile's.
ESL Mobile Banking ships an update every 3 months, BRiMobile every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESL Mobile Banking | BRiMobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (36K ratings) — better | 1.4 (76 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.9% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36K — better | 76 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESL Federal Credit Union | Benefit Resource LLC |
Customer experience
ESL Mobile Banking
BRiMobile
User reviews
ESL Mobile Banking
From 36K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💳 Convenient banking features
- 📱 Easy to use app
- 🤝 Great customer service
- 🏦 Reliable banking institution
- 🔒 Secure banking experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with mobile deposit feature
- 🕰️ Slow or unreliable app performance
- 🔍 Limited transaction history visibility
- 🔒 Lack of advanced security features
BRiMobile
From 76 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly interface (rarely mentioned)
- 🚀 Fast claim submission (rarely mentioned)
- 👍 Ability to check balance (basic functionality)
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Login issues (server errors, unavailable service)
- 🐛 Limited functionality
- 🐛 Poor user experience
- 🐛 Missing essential features (claim status, direct deposit)
Bugs and requests
ESL Mobile Banking
Reported bugs
4 issues- Accounts not loading after updates
- Mobile deposit issues (check size, image recognition)
- Quick balance widget not working as expected
- Transactions disappearing and reappearing
Requested features
4 requests- Add Zelle functionality
- Improve mobile deposit process
- Provide more detailed transaction history
- Implement biometric authentication options
BRiMobile
Reported bugs
82 issues- Server Error
- Service not available
- App crashes upon opening
- Crashes immediately
- Submit a claim is literally missing
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- App freezes; reset; repeat
- No transaction history appearing
- No option to submit a claim for reimbursement
- Website also not working
- App and website are horrible
- Claims denied and no notifications sent
- App and website are utterly terrible
- Unstable and shuts down midway through submitting a claim
- Challenging to get human assistance
- Product not accepted at Sam’s Club
- Customer support told to do check and see method
- Information compromised through app
- Cannot login
- Impossible to submit claims
- Receipt keeps getting rejected
- Chat function on website doesn’t work
- Phone system repeatedly hangs up
- "Press 1 for call back" feature doesn't work
- App crashes non stop
- Registration doesn't work
- "Page Note Found" error
- App and website keep crashing
- Says I am not a member
- Submitted claims twice
- App looping at login saying "Service not available"
- Website says can't submit because previous claim open
- App didn't have a way to differentiate FSA or HRA
- App literally won't sign me in
- Gateway Time-out
- App keeps on spinning
- Claims vanished after submission
- Server unavailable
- Last update erased option to submit document
- PIN arbitrarily expires
- Successful login once out of 15 tries
- Parsing errors
- Uninstall and reinstall many times
- App loses all login info after closing
- PIN doesn't work anymore
- App doesn't function
- Keep getting 'enter start date' error
- App crashes
- App keeps on spinning and then says "Gateway Time-out"
- App is listing recent card transactions twice
- App doesn't even work
- All three claims submitted vanished
- Can not submit receipts
- App is just so plain
- Can't find many features
- Update history 2-3 years ago
- Not sure if security is up to date
- App doesn't have all the detail
- App can't see any details of transactions
- App can't see pending charges or claims
- App is working fine for me
- App has not been updated for any of the recent devices
- PIN will not stay working
- No ability to remember login information without PIN
- No access to Touch ID
- Navigation requires the same Byzantine process as the website
- Balances are hidden
- Transaction details are not easily accessible
- Will not clear the need for the receipt
- Will not give detail of if receipt was accepted
- Frustrating login process
- The app was working well before the last update
- Loses all the login info after you close the app
- The pin you create doesn't work anymore
- It doesn't function at this point
- Claim entry could be a lot faster if you didn't need to retype every piece of information for each claim
- Date picker fields are annoying
- It worked fine for me with 3G on an iPhone
- It doesn't have all the detail
- You can't see any details of transactions, only the balance
- You can't see pending charges or claims
- The app is working fine for me
- I have a 4GS - makes a difference???
Requested features
27 requests- More attention to User Experience
- Ability to tell if amount is eligible or remaining
- Passkey for login
- Highlight recent transactions in different colors
- Transaction history goes back at least 18 months
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- Ability to upload a file (not just photos)
- Ability to view claim status
- Ability to withdraw balances by direct deposit
- Way to store benefit related receipts before submitting
- Ability to activate/manage card in app
- Ability to differentiate claim types (FSA/HRA)
- Fix font clarity
- Add claim status back into the app
- Improve app security
- Allow PDF receipt uploads
- Improve login process
- Add Touch ID/Face ID support
- Clearer navigation
- Show detail of whether receipt was accepted
- Fix parsing errors
- Update app for recent devices
- Allow PIN to stay working
- Improve claim entry speed
- Fix date picker fields
- See details of transactions
- See pending charges or claims
- Add more detail to the app
In-app purchases
ESL Mobile Banking
No in-app purchases
BRiMobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ESL Mobile Banking free?
Is BRiMobile free?
Which has better reviews, ESL Mobile Banking or BRiMobile?
Do ESL Mobile Banking or BRiMobile have ads?
Which is updated more often, ESL Mobile Banking or BRiMobile?
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