Comparison

Preferred CU vs Highpoint Community

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

Head to head
About

Preferred CU

Manage your finances conveniently with mobile banking features. Deposit checks, find branch locations, and access contact information easily. Stay connected to your credit union's services on the go.

Highlights
  • Mobile check deposit
  • Access to website
  • Branch and contact info
  • Mobile banking
  • Convenient access
Features
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Preferred Credit Union Mobile provides members convenient access to our website, mobile check deposit, mobile banking, branch and contact information.

About

Highpoint Community

Manage all your financial accounts, including those from other institutions, in one secure place. Track transactions, set alerts, make payments, transfer funds, and deposit checks remotely. This app simplifies your financial life with convenient tools and robust security features.

Highlights
  • Aggregate all financial accounts
  • Organize transactions with tags and notes
  • Set balance alerts
  • Make payments and transfers
  • Mobile check deposit
  • Debit card management
  • Find branches and ATMs
Features
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Highpoint Community Bank's mobile app is your personal financial advocate that gives you the ability to aggregate all of your financial accounts, including accounts from other banks and credit unions, into a single view. It’s fast, secure and makes life easier by empowering you with the tools you need to manage your finances. Here’s what else you can do with Highpoint Community: 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 and fingerprint or face reader on supported devices. To use the Highpoint Community app, you must be enrolled as a Highpoint Community digital banking user. If you currently use our Internet Banking, simply download the app, launch it, and login with the same Internet Banking credentials.

Screenshots

Preferred CU4 screens
Highpoint Community4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Highpoint Community at 67% against Preferred CU's 9%. Highpoint Community also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (1K vs 27). Preferred CU's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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

Highpoint Community holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Highpoint Community has 1K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Preferred CU's written reviews are positive against 67% of Highpoint Community's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Preferred CU ships an update every 3 weeks, Highpoint Community monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Preferred CU versus Highpoint Community: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPreferred CUHighpoint Community
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (27 ratings)4.7 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.1% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings271K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB196 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPreferred Credit UnionHighpoint Community Bank

Customer experience

Preferred CU

All ratings26 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral27.3%
Negative63.6%

Highpoint Community

All ratings1,039 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Preferred CU

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Highpoint Community

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login issues
  • Incompatibility with some devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Improve mobile deposit function
  • Maintain compatibility with older devices

In-app purchases

None

Preferred CU

No in-app purchases

None

Highpoint Community

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Preferred CU free?
Preferred CU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Highpoint Community free?
Highpoint Community is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Preferred CU or Highpoint Community?
Highpoint Community is rated higher. Preferred CU averages 2.8 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Highpoint Community averages 4.7 from 1K ratings.
Do Preferred CU or Highpoint Community have ads?
Neither Preferred CU nor Highpoint Community shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Preferred CU or Highpoint Community?
Preferred CU ships an update every 3 weeks, and Highpoint Community monthly. Most recently, Preferred CU was updated on October 23, 2026 and Highpoint Community on October 24, 2026.

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