Preferred CU vs Highpoint Community
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Mobile check deposit
- Access to website
- Branch and contact info
- Mobile banking
- Convenient access
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Preferred Credit Union Mobile provides members convenient access to our website, mobile check deposit, mobile banking, branch and contact information.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Preferred CU | Highpoint Community |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (27 ratings) | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Preferred Credit Union | Highpoint Community Bank |
Customer experience
Preferred CU
Highpoint Community
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
Preferred CU
No in-app purchases
Highpoint Community
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Preferred CU free?
Is Highpoint Community free?
Which has better reviews, Preferred CU or Highpoint Community?
Do Preferred CU or Highpoint Community have ads?
Which is updated more often, Preferred CU or Highpoint Community?
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