Comparison

MyTspGuide vs ThriftTracker

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

Head to head
About

MyTspGuide

This app offers guidance for federal employees to manage their Thrift Savings Plan investments. It provides information on market events, allocation recommendations, and step-by-step instructions for fund transfers. Users can also track changes within their TSP accounts.

Highlights
  • Free TSP investment advice
  • Market event information
  • Allocation recommendations
  • Fund transfer instructions
  • TSP account change tracking
Features
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My TSP Guide provides free advice and guidance to federal employees on how to actively monitor and manage their Thrift Savings Plan investments. We provide information and details of events that impact their investments, as well as specific allocation recommendations and step-by-step instructions to help federal employees get their money moved quickly. My TSP Guide also allows users to track the changes made to their Thrift Savings Plan.

About

ThriftTracker

Visualize your federal retirement holdings with simple, beautiful widgets. Track fund prices, portfolio value, and retirement dates effortlessly. Offers Siri integration and privacy-focused design with no logins required.

Highlights
  • Historical fund prices and charts
  • Home Screen and StandBy widgets
  • Total portfolio value widget
  • Retirement date widget
  • Zero logins, zero personal data collected
  • Siri integration for quick queries
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
Currently charting
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ThriftTracker - Your TSP, Beautifully Simple! Finally, visualize federal retirement holdings the way it should look on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Current and historical fund prices and charts for the G, F, C, S, I, L Income Funds and other Lifecycle Funds (2075, 2070, 2065, 2060, 2055, 2050, 2045, 2040, 2035, and 2030). • Widgets for any fund on your Home Screen or StandBy mode. • A widget for your total portfolio value. • A widget for your retirement date. • Zero logins, zero personal data collected. • On supported devices with Apple Intelligence, ThriftTracker offers textual summaries of historical fund data using built-in, on-device processing. • Hands-free with Siri -- just say "Hey Siri, what's the price of the G Fund in ThriftTracker?" or "Hey Siri, when's my retirement date in ThriftTracker?" for a quick response. • Perfect for active federal employees and retirees. Stop opening your other websites. Stop copying numbers into spreadsheets. Stop wondering "how is my TSP doing?" Just glance at your widgets -- wherever your decide to place them! WE THINK YOU'LL LOVE: • Simple and thoughtful widgets to help you focus on what's important. You don't need to be a finance pro! • Small, medium, and large widgets for your fund charts, retirement date, and portfolio value. • Effortless synchronization of your portfolio snapshots with iCloud. • Looks great on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • No ads, no tracking, no upsells -- just a clean one-time purchase. PRIVACY FIRST: • No account or sign-in is required (or even offered). • All fund price data is sourced from publicly available third-party information and your information is not shared or transmitted by ThriftTracker. ACCESSIBILITY IS BUILT IN: • We put special emphasis on designing a user interface that scales for different screen and font sizes • Beautiful light and dark modes automatically adapt to your device settings IMPORTANT: ThriftTracker is an independent, unofficial app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or associated with the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB), the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), or any U.S. government agency. No login nor personal information is ever required or collected. As such, the value of your portfolio is estimated using the data that you provide in the app (if you choose to do so). All fund price data is sourced from publicly available third-party information and is provided for informational purposes only. ThriftTracker does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, availability, or timeliness of the information displayed. Information is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. ThriftTracker does not provide investment, financial, legal, or tax advice. All investment decisions remain the sole responsibility of the user. Always consult official sources and your own financial professional. Textual summaries are generated using Apple Intelligence features on compatible devices. This app integrates official APIs and does not share data with third parties. Voice features use Apple's Siri and "Hey Siri" activation on compatible devices. This app integrates official SiriKit APIs for hands-free access to the app's data -- no data is shared with Apple or third parties. TERMS OF USE (END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT [EULA]): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MyTspGuide4 screens
ThriftTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MyTspGuide at Free against ThriftTracker's $1.99. MyTspGuide also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). ThriftTracker's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and chart position (#115 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MyTspGuide is free to download; ThriftTracker costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ThriftTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
MyTspGuide versus ThriftTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyTspGuideThriftTracker
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#115 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott GrimesBit Prepper, LLC

Customer experience

MyTspGuide

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

ThriftTracker

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

In-app purchases

None

MyTspGuide

No in-app purchases

None

ThriftTracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyTspGuide free?
MyTspGuide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThriftTracker free?
ThriftTracker costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyTspGuide or ThriftTracker?
ThriftTracker is rated higher. MyTspGuide averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ThriftTracker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MyTspGuide or ThriftTracker have ads?
Neither MyTspGuide nor ThriftTracker shows ads.

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