Comparison

SmartCredit® vs Credit Solutions

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

Head to head
About

SmartCredit®

Manage your credit score, money, and identity in one app. Get personalized plans to improve your credit, monitor for fraud, and understand your credit reports easily. Features include score tracking, a 120-day improvement plan, and tools to resolve financial issues.

Highlights
  • Credit score tracking
  • Personalized credit improvement plans
  • Credit monitoring
  • ID fraud insurance
  • Online information exposure monitoring
  • Credit report analysis
  • Money management
Features
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SmartCredit® Control your future credit score!™ SmartCredit® helps you control your credit score, money and identity in one place. Easily see what's helping or hurting your credit score and get a personalized plan to make it better, so you can qualify for loans with the best rates, as quickly as possible. SmartCredit® even safeguards the points you gain with credit monitoring and identity fraud insurance. KEY FEATURES: SCORETRACKER Easily track all your scores with simple charts or in-depth information. SCOREBUILDER® See exactly what's helping or hurting your credit score and get your personalized, 120-Day Plan to a better score. SCOREBOOST™ Discover how your spending strategies can unlock hidden credit points using our patented credit data science. PRIVACYMASTER® See where your private information is exposed online and request removal with one swipe. NEWLY DESIGNED 3B REPORTS & SCORES It's never been so easy to read and understand your TransUnion, Equifax and Experian credit reports. ACTION BUTTONS Remove credit reporting errors, identity theft and ask questions directly with your creditors using our patented Action Buttons. MONEY MANAGER All your online banking, credit cards and investments in one place, with Action Buttons to quickly resolve problems or ask questions with your financial institutions. $1 MILLION WHOLE FAMILY FRAUD INSURANCE Full coverage for your whole family, including pre-existing issues you did not know about. Free with your membership. Activation is required.

About

Credit Solutions

Manage your credit score, money, and identity in one app. Get personalized plans to improve your credit, monitor for fraud, and access financial tools. It helps you understand your credit reports and take action to resolve issues.

Highlights
  • Credit score tracking
  • Personalized credit improvement plans
  • Credit monitoring
  • ID fraud insurance
  • Understand credit reports
  • Money manager
  • Action buttons for creditors
Features
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Credit Solutions helps you control your credit score, money and identity in one place. Easily see what's helping or hurting your credit score and get a personalized plan to make it better, so you can qualify for loans with the best rates, as quickly as possible. Credit Solutions even safeguards the points you gain with unmatched credit monitoring and ID fraud insurance. KEY FEATURES: SCORETRACKER Easily track all your scores with simple charts or in-depth information. SCOREBUILDER® See exactly what's helping or hurting your credit score and get your personalized, 120-Day Plan to a better score. SCOREBOOST™ Use ScoreBoost™ to quickly add points to your credit score, in many cases within days, using our patent-pending credit data science. NEWLY DESIGNED 3B REPORTS & SCORES It's never been so easy to read and understand your TransUnion, Equifax and Experian credit reports. ACTION BUTTONS Remove credit reporting errors, identity theft and ask questions directly with your creditors using our patented Action Buttons. MONEY MANAGER All your online banking, credit cards and investments in one place, with Action Buttons to quickly resolve problems or ask questions with your financial institutions. $1 MILLION WHOLE FAMILY FRAUD INSURANCE Full coverage for your whole family, including pre-existing issues you did not know about. Free with your membership. Activation is required.

Screenshots

SmartCredit®3 screens
Credit Solutions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Credit Solutions at 5.0 against SmartCredit®'s 3.4. Credit Solutions also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). SmartCredit®'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (155 vs 3). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Credit Solutions holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartCredit® has 155 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SmartCredit® versus Credit Solutions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartCredit®Credit Solutions
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (155 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings155 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConsumerDirect IncCC Credit Solutions, LLC.

Customer experience

SmartCredit®

All ratings155 ratings
Positive58.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive33.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative64.2%

Credit Solutions

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SmartCredit®

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App logs out immediately after login
  • App won't let users sign in
  • App crashes or closes unexpectedly
  • App doesn't recognize passwords or reset links
  • App keeps redirecting to the website
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  • App won't open or crashes upon opening
  • Login issues after app updates
  • App doesn't recognize created accounts
  • App locks users out after entering credentials
  • App doesn't allow adding accounts due to logout
  • App crashes and returns to login screen
  • App doesn't allow login through the app, only browser
  • App doesn't let users go in after signing in
  • App keeps asking to login after entering info
  • App doesn't open or crashes upon opening
  • App forces shut when trying to open

Requested features

8 requests
  • Fix the app so it doesn't redirect to the website
  • Allow cancellation through the app
  • Improve login functionality
  • Make the app usable without crashing
  • Offer a free trial
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  • Provide better customer support
  • Ensure credit score improvements are visible
  • Stop charging after cancellation

Credit Solutions

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SmartCredit®

No in-app purchases

None

Credit Solutions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartCredit® free?
SmartCredit® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Credit Solutions free?
Credit Solutions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartCredit® or Credit Solutions?
Credit Solutions is rated higher. SmartCredit® averages 3.4 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while Credit Solutions averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do SmartCredit® or Credit Solutions have ads?
Credit Solutions shows ads; SmartCredit® does not.

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