Dave vs Tilt
Pick Tilt for a more consistent experience and better customer satisfaction.
While both apps offer cash advances, Tilt generally provides a more reliable service with fewer complaints about customer support and repayment issues. Dave, on the other hand, has a higher number of negative reviews regarding inconsistent borrowing limits and customer service frustrations.
Head to head
you prefer a free app with a long-standing reputation and are willing to navigate potential issues.
you want a more reliable cash advance experience with better customer satisfaction.
Evidence note: Both apps have free tiers, but Dave's negative reviews are more pronounced and often relate to the app's reliability and support, while Tilt's users generally report a better experience.
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What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R1] Dave Horrible app: You get approved for one amount and then by the next time your getting approved for a way lower amount even if you paid early. Have never experienced something like this. Horrible app. Because I didn’t work a week I got low balled. You are allowed to take vacations in life! Also the app doesn’t correctly get your information.
- [R4] Dave Please use any other Cash Advance app: Who is being paid to rate this app over 1-2 stars? This has to be the worst cash advance app ever. You can’t change your repayment date. I get paid on Thursday afternoons, I didn’t want to app to recognize I got paid on Thursdays and try to take the repayment at 12:01AM. AI bot says “Dave automatically attempts to take a smaller partial amount if the full amo
- [R10] Dave Recommend, slightly: The app is easy to use, fast deposits, and has a cheap monthly fee. However, whats frustrating me at the moment is I can’t update my pay schedule because you all use software that “detect” pay cycles. I get my paycheck deposited at 9pm PST Thursdays so the app has my settlement date set to Thursday. This causes an issue because it will debit whatever money I have in my account
- [R67] Tilt Easy and fast: Great place for a cash advance
- [R3] Dave Problem with app: There is some kind of problem with this app. Every time I use it it locks me out for days and it hasn’t just happened once it’s happened every single time I’ve used the app I get locked out for a couple of days.
- [R7] Dave terrible app: I tried contacting support but the process is taking forever and they keep asking for info they already have. However i unsubscribed from Dave and I’m still getting $3 charges and can’t get in contact to get into my account as I no longer have access to that email or number I used for the account. I’m tired of getting $3 taken from my bank account when I don’t even benefit from the a
- [R63] Tilt Fast and easy: Grateful
- [R88] Tilt Nice app: I like the app so far, about 2 weeks in. Seems easy to use and straightforward to what you’re trying to get to.
- [R37] Dave Horrible system: First off the app crashes at least twice a week to where you can’t access it for a whole day. And then they just said that they sent 50 bucks to my bank and that I owe them for it, though it never got it and now the app is crashed so I can’t do anything about it other than cancel my card.
- [R59] Dave Not a fan of DAVES customer service…: I have been going back and forth with multiple reps in a single day to regain access to my DAVE account. I have been completely locked out of the app for going on 11 days. This was not my error this time I’d be the first to admit if it were me however someone in the backend office of GOOD OL DAVE SUSPENDED MY CARD AFTER 1 single payment not even a purchase. A
- [R65] Tilt Happy customer: When I need quick cash I know Tilt will come through!
- [R91] Tilt Very dependable: The money is there as soon as you need it they will give you 3 options to choose from and then it’s sent to you the same day I love it
- [R57] Dave Fees are way too high.: Highest fees out of everyone for advances, and that’s not even counting fast transfer. Other platforms only charge a fee upon transfer to your bank account, the flat fees from Dave are digusting.
- [R29] Dave Hidden membership fee.: They charged me 1 dollar membership a month for 2 years without me noticing. 😂
- [R62] Tilt Great App: Money when you need it for a very low fee
- [R81] Tilt Great News: Tilt has great pay back rates and will also work with everyone go Tilt!!!!
- [R43] Dave Ridiculous: The app worked ok at first. Then my bank was disconnected by them and I was told to reconnect it, no big deal. However, it is proving impossible to reconnect it and no one has a remedy for the connection issue. I deleted my account after trying everything on my end and Dave support doing nothing on theirs.
- [R61] Tilt (: I tried tilt and did a 14 day trial but I couldn’t get a cash advance, so I canceled literally 10 minutes later. Then 2 days later I got charged the $8 for the subscription, I talked to support and just got an email saying “your subscription has been cancelled thank you”, ok? Where’s my $8?
- [R74] Tilt Charged Without My Knowledge: I wasn’t even aware that I was subscribed and being charged $8 per month until I noticed a negative balance in my bank account. The way the subscription is set up made it very easy to enroll without clearly realizing it, which I found deceptive and misleading.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store