Altabank vs First Colony
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Altabank
Manage your finances with this secure app. Organize transactions with tags and photos, set balance alerts, and make payments. Deposit checks, transfer funds, and manage your debit card. Access statements and find nearby branches and ATMs.
- Organize transactions with tags, notes, and photos
- Set balance alerts
- Make payments to companies and friends
- Transfer money between accounts
- Deposit checks via photo
- Manage debit card (reorder/turn off)
- View and save monthly statements
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Altabank is your personal financial advocate. It’s fast, secure and makes life easier by empowering you with the tools you need to manage your finances: Here’s what you can do with Altabank: -Keep your transactions organized by allowing you to add tags, notes and photos of receipts and checks. -Set up alerts so you know when your balance drops below a certain amount -Make payments, whether you’re paying a company or a friend -Transfer money between your accounts -Deposit checks in a snap by taking a picture of the front and back -Reorder your debit card or turn it off if you’ve misplaced it -View and save your monthly statements -Find branches and ATMs near you Secure your account with a 4-digit passcode or biometric on supported devices.
First Colony
Manage your homebuying journey with this tool. Apply for loans, track your progress in real-time, and easily connect with your loan officer. Streamline your home purchase or refinance from your mobile device.
- Apply for loans on mobile
- Track loan progress
- Real-time push notifications
- One-click call to loan officer
- Home purchase and refinance support
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First Colony Mortgage wants to simplify your life and your homebuying process. Our app is a great tool to help you start a loan, track your progress, and help you through a home purchase or refinance all from your phone or tablet. What’s Cool: Apply for a loan quick and easily right from your phone or tablet Track your loan’s progress with real-time push notifications One click to call your loan officer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: First Colony at 100% against Altabank's 64%. First Colony also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Altabank's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
First Colony holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Altabank has 2.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Altabank's written reviews are positive against 100% of First Colony's.
Altabank ships an update monthly, First Colony every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Altabank | First Colony |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glacier Bank | First Colony Mortgage Corporation |
Customer experience
Altabank
First Colony
Bugs and requests
Altabank
Reported bugs
3 issues- Fails to load recent transactions
- Mobile deposit issues after updates
- Login issues causing account lockouts
Requested features
3 requests- Link Visa credit card to app
- Improve mobile deposit functionality
- Offer banking on Saturdays
First Colony
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Altabank
No in-app purchases
First Colony
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Altabank free?
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