Comparison

Firstrust Bank vs PenciledOut

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

Head to head
About

Firstrust Bank

Manage your personal or business finances securely and conveniently from your mobile device. Access account details, transfer funds, deposit checks, pay bills, and track spending with integrated budgeting tools.

Highlights
  • View account balances and transactions
  • Transfer funds between accounts
  • Mobile check deposit
  • Bill payment and loan payments
  • Real-time alerts and credit score updates
  • Budgeting and spending tools
Features
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Firstrust Mobile Banking: Simple, Secure, and Smart Bank anytime, anywhere with the Firstrust mobile banking app. Whether you're managing business or personal finances, enjoy fast, secure access to everything you need—all in one place. Key Features: • View balances, transactions, and online activity • Move money easily between accounts • Deposit checks with just a tap • Pay bills and make loan payments • Get real-time alerts and credit score updates • Track business transactions and send invoices • Manage cards and set security controls • Access easy to use budgeting and spending tools Your money, your way—download today. Subject to additional terms. Minimum device system requirements must be met to access mobile banking. Digital features and money movement options may differ for every customer based on their account type, agreements executed, and other factors. For more information visit firstrust.com/mobile/app. iPhone, iPad, Touch ID and Face ID are registered trademarks of Apple®, Inc Firstrust Bank Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.

About

PenciledOut

Analyze real estate deals with comprehensive financial modeling and zoning analysis tools. Quickly screen offering memorandums and export detailed investment memos.

Highlights
  • Full proformas with financial modeling
  • OM Screener for instant deal verdicts
  • Zoning analysis with computed metrics
  • District zoning lookup by address
  • Investment memo PDF export
  • Excel export for proformas
  • Share deals via link
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PenciledOut is the underwriting tool built for real estate developers and operators. Run full proformas, screen offering memorandums, and analyze zoning codes, all from your phone. Five proforma templates cover every deal type: value-add multifamily, ground-up development, commercial acquisition, refinance, and residential condo outsell. Each proforma calculates cash-on-cash returns, IRR, equity multiples, debt service coverage, and waterfall splits with GP/LP structures. Key features: - Full proformas with real-time financial modeling - OM Screener: upload an offering memorandum PDF and get an instant pencils/doesn't-pencil verdict with extracted inputs pre-loaded into the matching proforma - Zoning Analyzer: paste a municipal code URL or upload a PDF to get structured zoning analysis with computed max units, FAR, parking, setbacks, and overlay impacts - District Detect: look up your property's zoning district by address - Investment memo PDF export - Excel export for all proformas - Share deals via link - Saved deal dashboard Built for operators who need to move fast on deals. No spreadsheet templates. No desktop required. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS PenciledOut Pro ($49.99 per month) and Pro Unlimited ($99.99 per month) are auto-renewable subscriptions, each starting with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://penciledout.com/privacy

Screenshots

Firstrust Bank4 screens
PenciledOut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Firstrust Bank at none against PenciledOut's 2. Firstrust Bank also leads on ratings volume (955 vs 4). PenciledOut's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. PenciledOut sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per month. Firstrust Bank asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PenciledOut holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Firstrust Bank has 955 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Firstrust Bank's written reviews are positive against 100% of PenciledOut's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Firstrust Bank versus PenciledOut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirstrust BankPenciledOut
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (955 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings955 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirstrust BankPhilly Capital Group LLC

Customer experience

Firstrust Bank

All ratings877 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive87.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative10.5%

PenciledOut

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Firstrust Bank

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Bill pay defaults to current date instead of due date
  • Mobile deposit issues where checks are not accepted
  • App crashes when trying to deposit checks

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved bill pay experience
  • Increase daily deposit limits
  • Integrate with third-party payment apps

PenciledOut

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Firstrust Bank

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PenciledOut

Subscriptions2
  • Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • Pro Unlimited7 Days trial$99.991 Month

Questions

Is Firstrust Bank free?
Firstrust Bank is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PenciledOut free?
PenciledOut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Firstrust Bank or PenciledOut?
PenciledOut is rated higher. Firstrust Bank averages 4.8 out of 5 from 955 ratings, while PenciledOut averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Firstrust Bank or PenciledOut have ads?
Firstrust Bank shows ads; PenciledOut does not.

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