Comparison

Gesa Digital Banking vs NWPS

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

Head to head
About

Gesa Digital Banking

Manage your finances conveniently from your mobile device. Transfer funds, deposit checks, pay bills, and apply for financial products like loans and credit cards. Enjoy secure access with biometric options on supported devices.

Highlights
  • Money transfers
  • Check deposits
  • Bill payments
  • Loan applications
  • Credit card applications
  • New account opening
  • Biometric access
Features
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Your banking on your schedule, all from the palm of your hand! Move or send money between your accounts or to someone else. Deposit your checks, pay your bills, apply for loans and credit cards, open a new account - all from your mobile device. All of this and so much more! Biometric access available on compatible devices. For more about Gesa Digital Banking, visit us on Gesa.com (Standard mobile web fees may apply. Please contact your wireless provider for details.)

About

NWPS

Manage your employer-sponsored retirement plan. View account balances, investment holdings, and personal rates of return. Track your salary deferrals directly within the app.

Highlights
  • View account and vested balances
  • Review individual investment holdings
  • Check daily share prices
  • Display personal rate of return
  • Track salary deferrals
Features
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Review and manage your employer sponsored retirement plan with NWPS. • View your account and vested balances in your retirement plan • Drill down into your account balance to review your individual investment holdings, your share balances and daily share prices of your investment holdings • Display your monthly, quarterly and annual personal Rate of Return • Review how much you are deferring into your retirement plan from your salary

Screenshots

Gesa Digital Banking4 screens
NWPS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gesa Digital Banking at 4.7 against NWPS's 2.3. Gesa Digital Banking also leads on ratings volume (28K vs 3). NWPS's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months) and review sentiment (47% vs 30%). On price, ads, 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

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

Gesa Digital Banking holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gesa Digital Banking has 28K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Gesa Digital Banking's written reviews are positive against 47% of NWPS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gesa Digital Banking ships an update every 14 months, NWPS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gesa Digital Banking versus NWPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGesa Digital BankingNWPS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (28K ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews29.7% of reviews46.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGesa Credit UnionNorthwest Plan Services, Inc.

Customer experience

Gesa Digital Banking

All ratings27,789 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive29.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative63.4%

NWPS

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

Gesa Digital Banking

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Remote check deposit issues and timeouts
  • Inconsistent login and logout behavior
  • Incorrect account and address information
  • Delayed posting of pending transactions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Increase transfer limit from savings to checking
  • Improve navigation and organization of the app
  • Add biometric login options (fingerprint, face ID)
  • Streamline credit card payment process
  • Redesign the app to be more visually appealing

NWPS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gesa Digital Banking

No in-app purchases

None

NWPS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gesa Digital Banking free?
Gesa Digital Banking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NWPS free?
NWPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gesa Digital Banking or NWPS?
Gesa Digital Banking is rated higher. Gesa Digital Banking averages 4.7 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while NWPS averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Gesa Digital Banking or NWPS have ads?
Neither Gesa Digital Banking nor NWPS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gesa Digital Banking or NWPS?
Gesa Digital Banking ships an update every 14 months, and NWPS every 2 months. Most recently, Gesa Digital Banking was updated on September 28, 2026 and NWPS on June 1, 2026.

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