Home Bank Mobile vs MyPelican
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Home Bank Mobile
Manage your bank accounts on your iPhone. Check balances, view transaction history, transfer funds between accounts, and pay bills conveniently.
- Balance inquiries
- Transaction history
- Funds transfers
- Bill pay
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Home Bank Mobile allows you to access your bank accounts via your iPhone with helpful features like balance inquiries, transaction history, funds transfers and bill pay.
MyPelican
Manage your finances with this comprehensive banking app. View accounts, loans, and credit cards, deposit checks, and transfer money. Features include budgeting tools, bill pay, and card management.
- View accounts, loans, and credit cards
- Mobile check deposit
- Send and receive money with Zelle
- Budgeting and net worth analysis
- Apply for new accounts and loans
- Bill pay and money transfers
- Card management (on/off, reorder)
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Meet the future of banking. Meet MyPelican! MyPelican puts everything you need in one sleek, secure place-so you can move money, make moves, and manage your financial life with confidence. Check balances, transfer funds, deposit checks, pay bills, and send money with ease. Open accounts in minutes and apply for loans on your schedule.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MyPelican at none against Home Bank Mobile's shown. MyPelican also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Home Bank Mobile against 4.8 for MyPelican. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.5K and 12K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Home Bank Mobile's written reviews are positive against 58% of MyPelican's.
Home Bank Mobile ships an update every 4 months, MyPelican monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Home Bank Mobile | MyPelican |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.5K ratings) | 4.8 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews | 58.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K | 12K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Home Bank, National Association | Pelican Credit Union |
Customer experience
Home Bank Mobile
MyPelican
User reviews
Home Bank Mobile
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Excellent banking app
- 👍 Friendly and helpful employees
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and logs out frequently
- 🐛 Login issues
- 🐛 Copy/paste not working
- 🐛 Unreliable, doesn't work when needed
- 🐛 Slow mobile deposits
MyPelican
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent service and commitment
- 👍 Family culture and local vibes
- 🚀 Fast transactions
- 👍 User-friendly mobile app
- 👍 Great customer service
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and login issues
- 🐛 Errors with account balance updates
- 🐛 Zelle function not available
- 🐛 ATM issues
- 👎 Confusing account management
Bugs and requests
Home Bank Mobile
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and logs out frequently
- Login issues
- Copy/paste not working
- Unreliable, doesn't work when needed
- Doesn't work for business customers
Requested features
2 requests- iPad format availability
- Real-time alerts
MyPelican
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- App crashes on update
- Account data loss
Requested features
3 requests- Checking account default option
- Dark mode
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Home Bank Mobile
No in-app purchases
MyPelican
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Home Bank Mobile free?
Is MyPelican free?
Which has better reviews, Home Bank Mobile or MyPelican?
Do Home Bank Mobile or MyPelican have ads?
Which is updated more often, Home Bank Mobile or MyPelican?
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