How we rank

One score, read from the provider's own pages

Each app on a list gets a score from 4.0 to 9.8. Every part of it is something the provider publishes, and the page shows the day we read it.

What adds to the score

• A start of 3.8, and up to 1.6 for how fully the provider documents the app. An app that earns every part reaches 9.8.
• 0.7 when its fees and plans are published, 0.8 for a free plan, 0.3 for a free trial.
• 0.5 for a phone app and 0.3 more when it is on both iPhone and Android; 0.3 on the web; 0.1 on a computer.
• 0.2 for open-source code, and 0.4 when we read its pages in the last 60 days.
• Up to 0.8 from the research's own order of the list. Two apps with the same score keep the research's order.

Paid places

Some positions are paid placements: a provider buys a place for a period, and it takes that place in the order. The disclosure explains how The Finance Base is paid for.

Not advice

The lists are information, not financial advice. Check fees, limits and protections on the provider's own pages before you move money.