Comparison

Lakeview Mortgage vs eCential

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

Head to head
About

Lakeview Mortgage

Manage your home loan finances with ease. This app allows you to make payments, review statements, set up autopay, and track your loan details. Access your mortgage information and agent assistance 24/7 for convenient account management.

Highlights
  • Make loan payments
  • Review monthly statements
  • Setup AutoPay
  • View loan documents
  • Track loan finances
  • Manage paperless billing
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Sit back and relax, your mortgage loan servicing is with us. For 40 years, we have helped homeowners just like you manage loan payments, escrow, insurance, taxes, and other aspects of your home loan for years following origination. When it comes to simplifying the complexities of mortgage loan finances, we’re here to help you every step of the way. In just a few taps, you can make a loan payment or access your mortgage details using the Lakeview Mortgage app. We know now, more than ever, homeowners expect personalized convenience to manage their accounts 24/7 and we are committed to delivering it. We’ve made it easier to: • Setup AutoPay convenience • Review monthly statements • Make secure payments • View documents and other correspondence • Track loan finances • Manage paperless billing • And more! With access to top answers to your account questions and agent assistance at the ready, it’s more convenient to manage your mortgage loan than ever before.

About

eCential

This app helps you manage your finances by offering insights into spending habits and suggesting ways to save. It also helps you discover local deals at grocery stores to maximize your savings.

Highlights
  • Spending habit analysis
  • Money management tools
  • Local grocery deal finder
  • Savings suggestions
  • Secure financial tracking
Features
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A budgeting app that helps users spend and save their money safely and more effectively. It provides suggestions to improve spending habits, helps users manage their money, and allows users to find deals in nearby grocery stores.

Screenshots

Lakeview Mortgage4 screens
eCential4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Lakeview Mortgage at 20K against eCential's 1. Lakeview Mortgage also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.2). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eCential holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lakeview Mortgage has 20K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lakeview Mortgage versus eCential: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLakeview MortgageeCential
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.9% of reviews
Number of ratings20K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLoanCareFangming Du

Customer experience

Lakeview Mortgage

All ratings11,304 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive43.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative50.0%

eCential

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lakeview Mortgage

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Biometric authentication not working
  • Website and app not syncing properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to make separate payments from different accounts
  • Option to schedule payments on specific dates
  • Debit card payment integration

eCential

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Lakeview Mortgage

No in-app purchases

None

eCential

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lakeview Mortgage free?
Lakeview Mortgage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eCential free?
eCential is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lakeview Mortgage or eCential?
eCential is rated higher. Lakeview Mortgage averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20K ratings, while eCential averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lakeview Mortgage or eCential have ads?
Neither Lakeview Mortgage nor eCential shows ads.

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