Southern Savers vs TCB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Southern Savers
Discover coupons and deals to save over 50% on groceries and household items. Create shopping lists, find the best prices for specific items, and use a barcode scanner for gift deals. Track your total savings.
- Coupon and deal discovery
- Shopping list creation
- Item price comparison
- Barcode scanner for deals
- Savings tracking
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All the tools you need to save over 50% on your grocery and household purchases. Get the latest coupons and deals, plus make shopping lists for local stores. You can even search to find where specific grocery items are on sale and who has the best price. If you are wanting to for the best deal on gifts, try out the barcode scanner to see what store has the best price! Either buy it online, or price match it at a local store. After you've saved all you can, then track your savings in the tracker.
TCB
Manage your finances on the go with this secure and fast application. Set up balance alerts, make payments, transfer funds, and deposit checks with a photo. You can also temporarily disable your debit card and locate nearby branches or ATMs.
- Balance alerts
- Bill and person payments
- Inter-account transfers
- Mobile check deposit
- Debit card control
- Statement viewing
- Branch and ATM locator
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TCB-2Go is your personal financial advocate. It’s fast, secure and makes life easier by empowering you with the tools you need to manage your finances. Here’s what you can do with TCB-2Go: -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 -Turn your debit card 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 or biometric on supported devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TCB at 4.9 against Southern Savers's 4.4. TCB also leads on ratings volume (2K vs 68) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Southern Savers's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.4). On price, review sentiment, 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.
TCB holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TCB has 2K ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Southern Savers's written reviews are positive against 76% of TCB's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Southern Savers ships an update every 3 months, TCB monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Southern Savers | TCB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (68 ratings) | 4.9 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews — better | 75.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 68 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jenny Martin | The Citizens Bank |
Customer experience
Southern Savers
TCB
User reviews
Southern Savers
From 68 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💰 Great for saving money
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Helpful for couponing
- ✅ Content is loved
- ⏱️ Timesaver for deals
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is glitchy
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 App is not user-friendly
- 🐛 App takes forever to load
- 🐛 App is not mobile-friendly
TCB
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Great new features
- 🚀 Informative and easy to navigate
- 👍 Awesome banking app
- 👍 User friendly
Room to improve
- 🐛 Deposit issues
- 🐛 Debit card locking issues
- 🐛 Remote deposit problems
- 🐛 Inconsistent app updates
Bugs and requests
Southern Savers
Reported bugs
31 issues- Virus pop ups on website
- App not updated in 6 years
- App not active
- Unable to create an account
- App incompatible
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- Cannot zoom out or in on app
- App takes forever to load
- App not user friendly
- App continuously errors out
- Cannot enter or search for something
- Screen in app is too big
- Cannot fit screen
- Coupon database is incorrect
- Formatting is off in store list
- Cannot pinch to zoom out
- Only happens when clicking 'Stores' button
- App can be frustrating
- Have to click on things several times
- Won't link with online account
- Cannot look at lists or print ones created on the app
- Screen that comes up hasn't been mobile-friendly
- Doesn't save clipped coupons
- Lose clipped coupons and have to start over
- Multiple receipts to enter fails
- Freezes all together
- Won't let me save receipts
- Savings tracker is glitchy
- Crashes
- Retracts the keyboard
- Green screen on iPad mini
- Does not work for Canada
Requested features
8 requests- Update the app
- App needs to be user-friendly
- App needs updating
- App needs debugging
- App needs to fit screen
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- Create list electronically and attach coupons electronically
- Mobile-friendly app
- Fix app so it works
TCB
Reported bugs
2 issues- Deposit issues
- Inconsistent app updates
Requested features
2 requests- Debit card locking/unlocking feature
- Improve remote deposit function
In-app purchases
Southern Savers
No in-app purchases
TCB
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Southern Savers free?
Is TCB free?
Which has better reviews, Southern Savers or TCB?
Do Southern Savers or TCB have ads?
Which is updated more often, Southern Savers or TCB?
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