Comparison

Compendia vs READYSAVE 529

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

Head to head
About

Compendia

Manage your retirement planning with this interactive app. View your benefit values, model future scenarios, and track investments. Access important documents and pension details for various scheme types.

Highlights
  • View and update personal details
  • Track retirement benefit values
  • Model future retirement scenarios
  • View important pension documents
  • Track investments and switch funds
  • Model drawdown income
Features
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The Equiniti Pension Solutions Compendia App is designed to help you manage your retirement planning. Our App is interactive, intuitive and simple to use, enabling you to keep up to date with the value of your retirement benefit. Key features include – • View and update your personal details. • View the current value of your retirement benefits. • Model your benefits at your chosen retirement age to see the impact increasing (or decreasing where allowed) your contributions will have on your retirement fund. • View important documents such as historical benefit statements. For Defined Benefit (Final Salary) Scheme members - • Perform ‘what if’ calculations to estimate the value of your annual pension at your chosen leaving date. For Defined Contribution Scheme members - • Track your investments. • Switch your funds. • View fund performance. • Model your drawdown income. For Pensioners - • View historical payslips and P60’s. If your pension scheme is administered in house using Equiniti’s administration platform, Compendia, and your scheme has signed up to receive the Compendia App, you can now use your iPhone to manage your pension. You will need to have registered for Self Service and have a user ID and password in order to use the Compendia App. Please note that Compendia App is compatible with but not optimized for iPad. Terms and conditions of use can be found in the App.

About

READYSAVE 529

Manage your education savings plan account on the go. Securely access your 529 plan, track investments, and make contributions. Withdraw funds for education expenses starting July 2025.

Highlights
  • Secure 529 account access
  • View balance and transaction history
  • Add one-time or recurring contributions
  • Track investment allocations
  • Invite others to contribute
  • Withdraw funds for education expenses (July 2025)
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Manage your education savings plan account anywhere, anytime with the READYSAVE 529 mobile app. The app makes it easier than ever to: • Securely access your 529 plan account • Check your account balance, transaction history, and investment allocations • Add money to your balance as a one-time or recurring contribution • See how your savings stack up to others in your plan • Easily invite friends and family to help give your savings a boost • NEW (starting July 2025)– Take money out of your 529 account to pay for education expenses by sending payment directly to a school or university, or to a selected bank Participants in the following 529 programs can use the READYSAVE 529 mobile app to access their account: • Alaska 529* • Achieve Montana + • Arkansas Brighter Future 529 Plan* + • Bright Start 529 College Savings Plan (Illinois)* + • CollegeBound Saver (Rhode Island) + • Indiana529 Direct Savings Plan + • CollegeInvest (Colorado)* + • ISave 529 (Iowa)* + • College SAVE (North Dakota) + • DC College Savings Plan* + • The Education Plan (New Mexico)* + • Edvest College Savings Plan (Wisconsin)* + • HI529 – Hawaii’s College Savings Program* + • IDeal – Idaho College Savings Program* + • KY Saves 529* + • Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Kansas)* • Maryland 529* + • Michigan Education Savings Program* + • Minnesota College Savings Plan* + • MOST – Missouri’s 529 Education Plan* + • NJBEST – (New Jersey) + • NY’s 529 College Savings Program + • Ohio’s 529 College Advantage* + • Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan* + • PA 529 Investment Plan* + • Path2College 529 Plan (Georgia)* + • ScholarShare 529 (California) + • SMART529 (West Virginia) + • SMART529 Select (West Virginia) + • Future Path 529 Plan (Nevada)* + • T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan* + • TNStars* + * Denotes that users can enroll in the plan directly from the app + Denotes that users can withdraw money from their account to pay for education expenses

Screenshots

Compendia4 screens
READYSAVE 5294 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: READYSAVE 529 at 31% against Compendia's 15%. READYSAVE 529 also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Compendia's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compendia ships an update every 3 months, READYSAVE 529 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Compendia versus READYSAVE 529: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompendiaREADYSAVE 529
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (30K ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.4% of reviews31.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—30K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEquinitiAscensus

Customer experience

Compendia

Written reviews13 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative84.6%

READYSAVE 529

All ratings29,596 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews562 reviews
Positive31.0%
Neutral15.5%
Negative53.6%

Bugs and requests

Compendia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

READYSAVE 529

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues with Face ID and password saving
  • Inconsistent behavior when making changes to accounts
  • Delayed processing of contributions and gifts
  • Navigation issues within the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to view individual investment performance
  • Provide more detailed information on fund allocations and investment options
  • Allow withdrawals and distributions from the app
  • Implement alerts for when relatives contribute to accounts
  • Support for tracking multiple 529 accounts across different states

In-app purchases

None

Compendia

No in-app purchases

None

READYSAVE 529

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Compendia free?
Compendia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is READYSAVE 529 free?
READYSAVE 529 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Compendia or READYSAVE 529 have ads?
Neither Compendia nor READYSAVE 529 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Compendia or READYSAVE 529?
Compendia ships an update every 3 months, and READYSAVE 529 monthly. Most recently, Compendia was updated on October 1, 2026 and READYSAVE 529 on October 17, 2026.

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