Acorns vs Stash

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.

1. [R14] Acorns 5/5 · US Great Investing App: Great investing app for beginners. Acorns makes saving and investing simple with automatic deposits and round-ups. The interface is easy to use, and it helps build good financial habits over time. A great choice for anyone starting their investment journey.
2. [R11] Acorns 5/5 · US Great investment app: Great investment app. Good for saving money, forgetting about it and letting it grow. A lot more budget friendly than other options too
3. [R61] Stash 1/5 · US Disappointed: I’ve loved stash for a long time now, but this new price hike is really making me rethink continuing to use this app. It’s being toted as so many new features and blah blah blah. I didn’t ask for them and after looking through them, don’t even want any of them. I’ve used Stash for investing for years. I don’t suddenly want to use Stash to manage an IRA, I sure don’t want another debi
4. [R64] Stash 1/5 · US Run away!: Stash was never the best option for a brokerage but years ago when they cost $1/month they were worth it for beginners. Then they went up to $3/month when the more reputable brokerages were free. Not worth it but too much hassle to transfer out. Now they've quadrupled their price and are charging $12/month just to invest in stocks/ETFs that you can do for free at fidelity or Schwab. Ter
5. [R24] Acorns 5/5 · US Savings: Acorns is extremely easy to use and I’m thrilled how much I’ve been able to save
6. [R40] Acorns 5/5 · US Happy Client 😊: I’m very happy with my Acorn app is very easy to use and I’m available to invest every time that uses my card. 10/10 I absolutely recommend 👍🏻
7. [R70] Stash 1/5 · US 👎🏾💯: Customer service sucks and they lock your account without any warning or explanation!!
8. [R89] Stash 1/5 · US Worse with every update: Each of the last few updates have made this app worse. Why are you removing more and more displayable portfolio information with every update? Basic info like your total net percentage gain/loss has been removed, and is now only viewable on the website. The newer UI is just so much more confusing compared to what it used to be.
9. [R41] Acorns 1/5 · US Worst Experience Ever: Lack of customer service. Customer service cannot answer basic questions nor provide assistance when requested. It’s always someone will email you back with 24 hours and then no one ever does. Huge disappointment and inconvenience.
10. [R33] Acorns 1/5 · US Don’t trust these people with your money.: This app is one I’ve been investing into for over a year, as a minimum wage worker I really have sometimes put myself in a tough spot so I can grow financially with my savings. I felt it was worth it. The app has locked me out and customer service has been severely disappointing and unhelpful. They keep asking me to upload documents on the website you onc
11. [R81] Stash 1/5 · US HORRIBLE customer “service”: I used to have an account with Stockpile (which was free) and they sold to Stash (which is not free) so now my account is there. Ever since it transferred I have been unable to access my account. It has been MONTHS. I’ve had to provide copies of my passport, my W2 etc and now all I get is “our engineering team is working on it”. There is no way to speak to anyone. It i
12. [R113] Stash 1/5 · US SUPPORT SUCKS: Let’s start with the app and when you upload money how it does not give you any confirmation I mistakenly uploaded money more than once and they locked my account, they asked for me to verify my bank I sent a screenshot, they then asked me to send a PDF I send a PDF, then they asked me to send it from the associated email address even though they were communicating with me through m
13. [R54] Acorns 4/5 · US Bond market: Investing in Bonds market small amounts of money is just wasting time. Just my opinion. I like acorn investing, round up every purchase made easy investing. Pay every month $1 which is not bad at all.
14. [R59] Acorns 1/5 · US Takes $12 Monthly for the Investment Plan: This app doesn’t care if you save, because its model is to take your savings. It takes forever to gather a solid amount of $, and when you do the app’s investment plan takes $12 every month from the investments you “saved” (which turns into $144 every year for the company). Even if your balance is just $50, it will take $12 every month from your “saved”
15. [R97] Stash 1/5 · US Exorbitant Fee Increase: I’d had a Stash account for 8 years until today. They decided to quadruple their fees. They increased my plan from $3/month to $12/month. That’s a crazy jump, especially in today’s economy when your services don’t come close to offering that much value.