Comparison

TouchTax vs Benepass

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

Head to head
About

TouchTax

Access U.S. tax code, regulations, and IRS bulletins offline on your iPad and iPhone. Features keyword search, cross-linking, and note-taking for easy law management.

Highlights
  • Offline access to tax code and regulations
  • Access to Circular 230
  • Keyword search functionality
  • Cross-linking between code and regulations
  • Note-taking and font size adjustment
  • Email sections
Features
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TouchTax provides easy and affordable offline access on your Apple iPad and iPhone to all sections of the latest edition of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code), the Treasury Regulations from the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (the Regulations) and Circular 230 and to the Internal Revenue Bulletins, Proposed Regulations, Temporary Regulations, Revenue Procedures, Revenue Rulings, Notices, Actions on Decisions and Announcements since 2003. One application purchase includes both the iPad tablet version and the iPhone customized phone version. The iPad tablet version includes an easy-to-use split view setup. TouchTax supplements your physical copies of the Code, Regulations, IRBs, Rev. Rul., Rev. Proc., T.D., Temporary Regulations, Circular 230, etc. with electronic versions that are up-to-date while giving you advanced features making it easy to read and manage the law. TouchTax includes a useful keyword search feature enabling keyword and phrase searching of the entire Code, Regulations, IRBs, Rev. Procs., Rev. Ruls., Notices, Announcements and more. Use exact keyword searches or use natural language searches to smartly search and find relevant content. Cross linking within Code sections provides for easy referencing. TouchTax also contains the complete current official version of Circular 230. The Code and Regulations incorporated in TouchTax are electronic adaptations of the official law published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Government Printing Office. TouchTax contains the latest publications of the Preliminary USC Internal Revenue Code (current through May 19, 2025 - Pub. L. 119-12) and Regulations (current as of June 8, 2025) from the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. The Internal Revenue Bulletins (with Rev. Procs., Rev. Ruls., Notices, Announcements, Temporary and Proposed Regulations) are updated weekly from the official Internal Revenue Service sources. (Newest Regulations are also included in the Internal Revenue Bulletins until integrated by the Government Printing Office in the official, annual versions of the Code of Federal Regulations.) TouchTax is expected to be updated as soon as new versions of the Code and Regulations are made available. Internal Revenue Bulletins are updated approximately monthly and appear automatically on your device (as soon as it's connected to the Internet). TouchTax includes: * Offline access to all sections of the Code and Regulations * Offline access to the complete Circular 230 * Cross links between Code and Regulations * Cross links within the Code * Keyword search of Code, Regulations, Internal Revenue Bulletins, Rev. Procs., Rev. Ruls., Notices, Announcements * Bookbrowse feature * Table of contents and easy chapter, subchapter, etc. browsing * Increase and reduce font size * Email sections * Take notes * Open Code, Regulations, Internal Revenue Bulletins, Circular 230, Rev. Procs., Rev. Ruls., Notices, Announcements, Actions on Decisions as PDF version * Bookmark Code and Regulation sections * Fullscreen view * Split view and slide over view (use TouchTax side by side with other compatible apps) If you enjoy using TouchTax, please consider leaving positive feedback in the application market. Read "Getting Started" on the support site for more information on how to get started with your Code and Regulation reading using TouchTax.

About

Benepass

This app provides a flexible benefits platform for modern companies. Users can view and spend their benefits on a Visa card, adapting to their lifestyle and preferences.

Highlights
  • Flexible benefits platform
  • Lifestyle-adaptive benefits
  • View and spend benefits
  • Visa card integration
  • Personalized spending options
Features
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The flexible benefits platform for people-first companies. Benefits that adapt to your lifestyle. View your benefits and spend them where you want, when you want, how you want with the Benepass app and Visa card.

Screenshots

TouchTax4 screens
Benepass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Benepass at Free against TouchTax's $4.99. Benepass also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 145). TouchTax's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (63% vs 52%). On 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

Benepass is free to download; TouchTax costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TouchTax holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Benepass has 1.1K ratings behind it against 145, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of TouchTax's written reviews are positive against 52% of Benepass's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TouchTax ships an update every 6 months, Benepass every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
TouchTax versus Benepass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchTaxBenepass
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (145 ratings) — better4.7 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better52.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1451.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthias EdrichBenePass, Inc.

Customer experience

TouchTax

All ratings145 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral2.1%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

Benepass

All ratings1,062 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral0.9%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative46.0%

Bugs and requests

TouchTax

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Benepass

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Unable to create investing account - citizenship questions with disabled button
  • Card not appearing in app despite activation
  • Authorization token fetch errors after updates
  • App freezes when searching providers
  • Birthday month selection missing November option
Show 6 more
  • Keyboard covers required fields in reimbursement form
  • App won't load properly - stuck on error pages
  • Bank account randomly deleted and unable to reconnect
  • Transactions declined for insufficient funds despite available balance
  • Sign-in process shows repeated errors
  • Chat support closes immediately after showing form

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improve app navigation to show account balances on home screen
  • Add receipt amount auto-detection from photos
  • Implement phone support option for customer service
  • Rename 'Home' page to 'Transactions' for clarity
  • Improve reimbursement form keyboard handling

In-app purchases

None

TouchTax

No in-app purchases

None

Benepass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TouchTax free?
TouchTax costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Benepass free?
Benepass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TouchTax or Benepass?
TouchTax is rated higher. TouchTax averages 4.9 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while Benepass averages 4.7 from 1.1K ratings.
Do TouchTax or Benepass have ads?
Neither TouchTax nor Benepass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TouchTax or Benepass?
TouchTax ships an update every 6 months, and Benepass every 3 weeks. Most recently, TouchTax was updated on September 21, 2026 and Benepass on September 25, 2026.

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