Comparison

ChatUWM vs LendingPad

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

Head to head
About

ChatUWM

This app empowers independent mortgage brokers to manage their business remotely. It provides tools to view loan pipelines, lock loans, check rates, and submit conditions. Brokers can also access UWM's EASE platform, utilize chat support, and manage client requests.

Highlights
  • Loan pipeline management
  • Loan locking and submission
  • Rate checking
  • Scenario creation
  • Chat support
  • Document access
  • Home value estimation
Features
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ChatUWM By United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC Created exclusively to help independent mortgage brokers manage their business on the go. Get quick access to ChatUWM, UWM’s AI-powered tool featured front and center in the ChatUWM mobile app. From one convenient app, brokers can ask questions, manage their pipeline, price loans, take lock actions, estimate home values, view their EASE Dashboard, stay on top of daily tasks and much more.

About

LendingPad

This finance app helps loan officers manage leads, borrowers, and loan applications. It enables credit checks, AUS runs, and quick access to loan file documentation, empowering efficient borrower focus.

Highlights
  • Lead management
  • Borrower prequalification
  • Credit checks
  • AUS runs
  • Loan file documentation lookup
  • Mobile loan management
Features
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LendingPad app allows users to create leads, manage loans, prequalify borrowers, perform credit checks, run AUS, and look up documentation in a loan file. Loan officers are empowered to be effective, efficient, and to focus on borrowers anytime, anywhere.

Screenshots

ChatUWM4 screens
LendingPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ChatUWM at 3.8 against LendingPad's 2.4. ChatUWM also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (182 vs 21). LendingPad's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

ChatUWM holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChatUWM has 182 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of ChatUWM's written reviews are positive against 31% of LendingPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChatUWM ships an update fortnightly, LendingPad every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ChatUWM versus LendingPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChatUWMLendingPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (182 ratings) — better2.4 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews41.4% of reviews — better30.8% of reviews
Number of ratings182 — better21
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUWMLendingPad Corp

Customer experience

ChatUWM

All ratings182 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative55.2%

LendingPad

All ratings18 ratings
Positive38.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative61.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.2%

Bugs and requests

ChatUWM

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • CR does not work
  • App doesn't find account
  • App keeps crashing
  • App always logs you out
  • App never saves logins
Show 10 more
  • Cannot login to the app
  • Incorrect password error
  • User ID and password not accepted
  • App pulls up wrong documents
  • Cannot log in after multiple updates
  • Login issues (incorrect username/password)
  • App not working on iOS
  • App not working on mobile devices
  • Mobile website is slow and choppy
  • Cannot access information without a computer

Requested features

11 requests
  • App for homeowners/customers
  • Customer-facing app for payments and loan activity
  • Ability to manage mortgage payments
  • Ability to schedule loan payments
  • User-friendly interface for consumers
Show 6 more
  • Update mobile website for user-friendliness
  • Integrate customer option into the app
  • Facial recognition login
  • Allow selection of payment withdrawal date
  • Change fees in the app
  • Fix document viewing errors

LendingPad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ChatUWM

No in-app purchases

None

LendingPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChatUWM free?
ChatUWM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LendingPad free?
LendingPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChatUWM or LendingPad?
ChatUWM is rated higher. ChatUWM averages 3.8 out of 5 from 182 ratings, while LendingPad averages 2.4 from 21 ratings.
Do ChatUWM or LendingPad have ads?
Neither ChatUWM nor LendingPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChatUWM or LendingPad?
ChatUWM ships an update fortnightly, and LendingPad every 4 months. Most recently, ChatUWM was updated on October 23, 2026 and LendingPad on October 22, 2026.

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