iCornèr vs frankly. Pillar 3a
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCornèr
Manage your banking, cards, and investments with this practical app. Monitor transactions, view statements, make payments, and receive real-time notifications. It's designed for existing clients to keep their finances in check.
- Account balance and transaction monitoring
- View monthly statements
- Investment monitoring and trading
- Payment order execution
- Push notifications for transactions
- Cashback collection and credit
- PIN request via SMS
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Welcome to your Cornèr world, where you can always keep your cards under control, manage your accounts and monitor your investments: the iCornèr App is practical and free of charge. You can*, depending on the services completed and activated: • Check your balance and transactions • View your monthly statements of the last 24 months • Constantly monitor your account and banking transactions • Make trades, enter payment orders and monitor investments • Receive a push notification for each of your banking transactions, card payments and updates on your investments • Collect your accumulated cashback and credit it to your card when you reach CHF 25 is (only for Cornèrcard cardholders who are eligible to participate in the cashback programme) • Request your PIN with a simple click via SMS Download the iCornèr App now and log in with your credentials in just a few simple steps. *The functions offered by the iCornèr App are reserved exclusively for clients who already have a banking relationship or a payment card with Cornèr Group (except USA). The possibility of downloading the iCornèr App from App Stores in countries other than Switzerland does not constitute an offer, invitation or solicitation to use the Cornèr Group’s services or products. Access to the content of this app may be partially or totally restricted depending on your country of residence. Costs Downloading and/or using the app may incur charges depending on your telecommunications provider. Please contact them directly for information.
frankly. Pillar 3a
This digital pension solution simplifies saving for retirement. Easily open a pillar 3a or vested benefits account online, with options for cash strategies or investments. It helps you save on taxes and offers cost-effective management.
- Digital pillar 3a and vested benefits account
- Open account in minutes
- Cash strategy option
- Tax savings benefits
- Selectable investment products
- Free transfer service
- Cost-effective all-in fee
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Pillar 3a made easy. With frankly, the digital pension solution – developed by Zürcher Kantonalbank. You can open your pillar 3a or vested benefits account quickly and conveniently without visiting the bank either via the app or via your computer or tablet. You can now also select a cash strategy with no price risk. frankly, the new retirement planning app from the Savings 3 Pension Foundation of Zürcher Kantonalbank, is aimed exclusively at Swiss residents. Download the vested benefits and pillar 3a app free of charge now and get started. The frankly advantages: • Open an account in just a few minutes All you need is a smartphone and an ID card, and you’re ready to start. Of course, we’ll help you every step of the way. By the way, it’s also easy to use frankly via your computer or tablet. • Clear & simple – fully digital We are completely rethinking the retirement planning, which is why you can carry out your 3a retirement planning and vested benefits directly in the frankly app and check your account performance at any time. • Deposit as little as CHF 1 You decide yourself how much you want to deposit in your pillar 3a account. There is no minimum deposit and no minimum term. • You save taxes With every franc you pay into your pillar 3a retirement savings plan, you reduce your taxable income (up to t he maximum amount) and therefore save on taxes! This means you benefit twice over. • Investment products selected by you The ultimate goal is to build up your assets. You decide with your strategy how much risk you want to take. No matter whether you want to save in cash with no price risk or invest in securities while taking advantage of potential returns, there's something for everyone. • Easy to switch Do you already have a pillar 3a or vested benefits solution? We offer you an easy, free transfer service. We pay your transaction fees and account closing costs (applies to the transfer of pillar 3a accounts from bank foundations). • frankly is cost-effective frankly also doesn’t charge any all-in fee (the current all-in-fee is 0.43%) on your account assets. With frankly, you can expect no securities custody fees and no flat-rate administrative fees for the investment product; they are included in the current all-in-fee of 0.43%. Saving securities with frankly is half the price of comparable offers. Please note that issue and redemption charges apply in favour of the fund for the indexed investment products in particular and these are not included in the all-in fee (current all-in-fee is 0.43%). You can find an exact definition of the all-in fee in the FAQs. • Our community discount The greater the number of customers who use frankly, the cheaper the all-in fee of currently 0.43% becomes for everyone. frankly will become even cheaper with more users. Planning your private pension like this is fun. • Our community discount The greater the number of customers who use frankly, the cheaper the all-in fee of currently 0.43% becomes for everyone. frankly will become even cheaper with more users. Planning your private pension like this is fun. • Security and experience frankly was developed by Zürcher Kantonalbank for its pension foundation. Further information on the pillar 3a and vested benefits app, including pension calculator: www.frankly.ch Sparen 3 pension foundation of Zürcher Kantonalbank Bahnhofstrasse 9 8001 Zürich Zürcher Kantonalbank Vested Benefits Foundation Bahnhofstrasse 9 8001 Zurich Zürcher Kantonalbank Vested Benefits Foundation II Bahnhofstrasse 9 8001 Zurich
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: iCornèr at none against frankly. Pillar 3a's shown. iCornèr also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). frankly. Pillar 3a's advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 33%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
iCornèr holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of iCornèr's written reviews are positive against 56% of frankly. Pillar 3a's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iCornèr ships an update every 2 weeks, frankly. Pillar 3a every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCornèr | frankly. Pillar 3a |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better | 4.5 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cornèr Banca SA | Zuercher Kantonalbank |
Customer experience
iCornèr
frankly. Pillar 3a
In-app purchases
iCornèr
No in-app purchases
frankly. Pillar 3a
No in-app purchases









