HMRC vs Fidelity PlanViewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HMRC
Manage your taxes, benefits, and savings securely and easily. Check your tax code, claim refunds, and track your State Pension. Access Self Assessment and Child Benefit information, and find your National Insurance number.
- Quick secure sign-in
- Check tax code and pay
- Claim tax refunds
- View State Pension details
- Self Assessment payments
- Manage Child Benefit
- Find National Insurance number
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Take control of your money and tax with the HMRC app It’s secure, free to download, and easy to use. Get on it, and join millions of people already saving time with the HMRC app. Key Features: - Quick setup: sign in using face recognition, fingerprint scan, or a six-digit PIN - Stay in control: check your tax code and see your pay before it even shows in your bank, so you know you're paying the right amount - Claim a tax refund: find out if you’re due any tax back from us and quickly claim a refund if you’re owed one - Check your State Pension: see how much State Pension you could get, when you can get it and how to increase it, if you can - Self Assessment: a safe and secure way to make Self Assessment payments and get information you'll need to file - Child Benefit support: claim, manage, and update your Child Benefit details - National Insurance: find and save your National Insurance number so you have it when you need it - Go paperless: opt to receive key messages from HMRC online Download the HMRC app today and stay on top of your money and taxes
Fidelity PlanViewer
Manage your workplace retirement savings with this app. Track your plan's value and performance, monitor contributions, and update your investment details. Access helpful planning tools, expert news, and guidance directly from your smartphone.
- Manage retirement savings
- Track plan value and performance
- Monitor contributions
- Update investment details
- Access planning tools
- Get expert news and insights
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PlanViewer is the smart way to manage your workplace retirement savings. Check your plan value and discover a range of helpful planning tools, all from your smartphone. With the PlanViewer app you can: • Manage and track your retirement savings • Check your plan value, performance and more • Monitor contributions, update your details and manage where you're invested • Explore our range of tools and guidance • Get the latest news and insights from Fidelity’s industry experts Is this app for you? This app is for members of a workplace plan administered by Fidelity International. You can log in using your existing Fidelity PlanViewer log in details, or register using your Fidelity Reference number via this app or online at planviewer.fidelity.co.uk.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HMRC at 48% against Fidelity PlanViewer's 15%. HMRC also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (607 vs 90). 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.
HMRC holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HMRC has 607 ratings behind it against 90, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of HMRC's written reviews are positive against 15% of Fidelity PlanViewer's.
HMRC ships an update monthly, Fidelity PlanViewer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HMRC | Fidelity PlanViewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (607 ratings) — better | 4.4 (90 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.9% of reviews — better | 14.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 607 — better | 90 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HMRC | Fidelity International |
Customer experience
HMRC
Fidelity PlanViewer
User reviews
HMRC
From 607 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Straightforward payment process
- 💡 Useful information and updates
- 🔒 Secure authentication
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent login issues and app crashes
- 🤔 Confusing navigation and UI
- ⚠️ Lack of communication about tax changes
- 🕰️ Slow and unresponsive app
Fidelity PlanViewer
From 90 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Usable and user-friendly (recent improvement)
- 👍 Easy to use tool
- 👍 Handy and quick access
- 👍 Clear to understand performance
- 👍 Nice modern layout
Room to improve
- 🐛 Clunky and not dynamic
- 🐛 Substandard UI
- 🐛 Cumbersome and poor UX
- 🐛 Difficult to find features
- 🐛 Poor app for a big fund manager
Bugs and requests
HMRC
Reported bugs
4 issues- Endless login loops and redirects
- App freezing and becoming unresponsive
- Inconsistent behavior after app updates
- Issues with Face ID and biometric authentication
Requested features
4 requests- Improved notification system for tax updates
- Ability to view and manage tax details in-app
- Better integration with banking apps for payments
- More user-friendly design and navigation
Fidelity PlanViewer
Reported bugs
22 issues- Biometrics login not fixed
- Stuck on authenticating
- Unable to login via app
- No way to verify email (blank screen)
- App freezes when switching apps
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- App times out when loading
- Login issues
- App doesn't open after update
- White screen after update
- Login page broken/doesn't load
- Blank logon screen
- Update required loop
- App doesn't load/stuck on splash screen
- Login screen is blank
- App crashes
- Biometrics reverting to manual login
- Maximum session time exceeded error
- App loses login details after update
- PIN code not accepted
- App crashes upon login
- FaceID not working
- App periodically needs new login credentials
Requested features
9 requests- Restore predicted fund value area
- Add more tabs
- Improve iPad screen utilization
- Restore current and future estimated pension value
- Provide a projection using data for lump sum
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- More secure 2FA methods (TOTP, passkeys)
- Invest in a decent native iOS app
- Support for multiple pension accounts
- Ability to click on plan and learn for retirement income projection
In-app purchases
HMRC
No in-app purchases
Fidelity PlanViewer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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