Advancial vs Adventist Giving
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Advancial
Manage your finances on the go with this app. View account balances, deposit checks, pay bills, and transfer funds. It also offers secure transactions, mobile alerts, and branch/ATM locators.
- View account balances and transaction history
- Deposit checks from phone
- Schedule payments
- Pay bills
- Transfer funds
- Locate branches and ATMs
- Mobile alerts management
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With the Advancial App, you can: · Quickly view account balances and transaction history · Deposit checks from your phone · Schedule recurring or one-time payments to your Advancial credit cards or loans from another financial institution, credit card or debit card · Pay bills · Transfer funds between eligible accounts · Instantly connect with Advancial via phone or email · Locate the nearest Advancial branch, ATM or shared branch · Mobile alerts management · And much more! Your security is important to us. The Advancial App utilizes robust SSL security to give you confidence to transact while on the go. Advancial does not charge a fee for this app, but messaging and data rates may apply from your carrier.
Adventist Giving
Easily return tithes and give offerings conveniently online. Support your church from anywhere, whether traveling, ill, or simply when you receive your firstfruits. This app aligns with Seventh-day Adventist beliefs to integrate faith into daily life.
- Online tithe and offering submission
- Convenient giving while traveling
- Immediate firstfruits donation
- Supports church contributions
- Integrates faith into daily life
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Adventist Giving allows you to return your tithe and give your offerings while you do your online banking, are on a long business trip, on vacation, or even if you are unable to attend church due to an illness. But most important of all, if you desire to give back to the Lord all of your firstfruits as soon as you have them, you can do it immediately through Adventist Giving. Seventh-day Adventist beliefs are meant to permeate your whole life. Growing out of scriptures that paint a compelling portrait of God, you are invited to explore, experience and know the One who desires to make us whole.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Adventist Giving at 3.7 against Advancial's 2.4. Adventist Giving also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (23% vs 10%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Adventist Giving holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 137 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Advancial's written reviews are positive against 23% of Adventist Giving's.
Advancial ships an update every 3 months, Adventist Giving weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Advancial | Adventist Giving |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (74 ratings) | 3.7 (137 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.9% of reviews | 22.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 | 137 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Advancial FCU | North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists |
Customer experience
Advancial
Adventist Giving
User reviews
Advancial
From 74 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔒 Strong security features with biometric authentication
- 💳 Zelle integration for money transfers
- 🎨 Improved visual design and interface
- 💬 Responsive customer service with video chat support
- 🔐 Card lock/unlock functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Persistent login errors and failures
- ⏱️ Extremely slow app performance and loading times
- 🔐 Two-step verification causing access issues
- 📵 App crashes frequently during use
- 🖥️ Poor UI/UX design with unresponsive buttons
Adventist Giving
From 137 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient for giving
- ✅ Works fine for some
- ✨ Great when working
- 💯 Awesome and convenient
- 🚀 Finally released
Room to improve
- 🐛 App not loading
- 🐛 App crashing
- 🐛 Transactions not coming through
- 🐛 SSL Error
- 🐛 Error 403 Forbidden
Bugs and requests
Advancial
Reported bugs
20 issues- Login button non-functional or greyed out
- System error messages on every login attempt
- OTP (One-Time Password) not working for verification
- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
- Calendar/date picker missing for transfer setup
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- Zelle functionality disabled or unavailable
- Check deposit process timing out mid-transaction
- Biometric authentication not appearing or working
- App zooms in uncontrollably and cannot zoom back out
- Display columns shift to left side making content unreadable
- Session timeout during check deposit uploads
- Account marked as inactive despite working on web browser
- Security questions appearing that user never created
- Login screen elements transparent and inaccessible
- App crashes when using back button
- iPad compatibility issues with e-documents and statements
- Top menu buttons difficult to access on newer iPhones
- Password manager compatibility issues requiring manual character deletion
- App won't respond after entering credentials
- Check deposit back-side photo rejection despite correct orientation
Requested features
9 requests- Debit card ordering directly from app
- Charge dispute functionality within app
- Widget for balance checking without opening app
- Auto Face ID for login without manual button press
- Remote check deposit visibility improvement
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- Calendar date picker for transfers
- Improved navigation with better back button placement
- Dark mode option
- Simplified login process without password visibility requirement
Adventist Giving
Reported bugs
34 issues- App not loading
- App crashing
- Transactions not coming through
- SSL Error
- Error 403 Forbidden
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- App not working
- Site down too often
- Cannot open app
- Garbage app
- Not working anymore
- Constantly crashes
- Interface difficult
- Error message with nearly every action
- Links frequently don't work
- Support not working
- Stops working
- Constantly update password
- Layout is a mess
- Cannot access app
- Not working for months
- Cannot find my church
- Missing church
- Not ready for regular use
- Not able to pick church
- Doesn't accept Apple Pay
- Cannot register payment
- App not updated in 3 years
- Transactions take up to 48hrs
- Automatic church selection flaw
- App doesn't work with new iOS
- Capability issues with new OS
- Takes money 3 times, won't refund
- Login issues
- Expiration date format issue
Requested features
10 requests- Add "fill in the blank" for offerings
- Add Spanish language option
- Add Touch/Face ID
- Add "keep logged on" option
- Add Puerto Rico churches
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- Add churches in North America
- Add Barre SDA Church
- Add Summit Seventh Day Adventist Church
- Add Raleigh-Imani SDA church
- Add English Elizabeth SDA church
In-app purchases
Advancial
No in-app purchases
Adventist Giving
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Advancial free?
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