Updraft helps people pay off credit card debt.
Cards are built to keep you paying. Make the minimum payment and most of it goes on interest, so the balance barely moves. Updraft shows you what your cards are really costing, then helps you pay them off faster.
HOW IT WORKS
See what you owe. Link your cards through open banking and every balance sits in one place.
See what it's costing. The real interest you're paying, and how long your cards will take if you only ever pay the minimum.
Pay it off faster. Updraft brings your credit card balances into one payment, sometimes called debt consolidation, so more of what you pay goes on the debt, not the interest.
LOOK AROUND FIRST
No account, no password, nothing handed over up front. Download for free and explore. When you're ready, link a card or your bank and your real numbers fill in. Checking your own details won't affect your credit score.
YOUR CREDIT REPORT, FREE
Your credit score shapes what you can borrow and what it costs you. Create your account and your credit report and score are there, free, with no catch and no subscriptions to cancel.
WHY PEOPLE USE UPDRAFT
Over 1,000,000 members. More than £750 million of credit card and overdraft debt paid off. Voted best personal finance app at the British Bank Awards 2026, by the people using Updraft to pay off their credit card debt. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Free to download. If you take out an Updraft loan to pay off your cards, it carries interest like any loan, and the rate you're offered depends on your circumstances.
I was very much in need of a loan service as due to personal circumstances I was unable to pay off my credit card causing me to be trapped in an endless cycle of “minimum payments”. But then funnily i saw the ad from Instagram and thought why not. Luckily I was granted the Loan! Havent received the funds yet which they say takes no longer than 5 working days so will see when that is received. Other than that the process was easy and clear and you’re able to choose the amount you want up to the maximum amount you were granted and see how much monthly installments would be, as such i was able to do little calculations and see what loan amount I would be able to handle and how much the installment would be. This has given me a breath of fresh air and im very grateful. Im also choosing to pay back on 12 months as its less interest and soon to be debt free! My only only small critique would be I wish the funds would be deposited quicker as it would be nice to be able to instantly relieve the stress of debt!
Great idea, poor execution and app
Thexoup
The app was great when I took out my loan a year ago. It was a seamless and smooth process, nothing wrong with it. Over the past 6 months, the app has become absolutely useless. It very often logs me out and forgets my pin/Face ID, credit score etc. I made an overpayment and the app reported a lower figure than I paid, and my balance wasn’t updated for 3-4 days, despite the fact that a bank transfer clears straight away.. then when it was updated, that was incorrect too. My overpayment also somehow caused updraft to take two direct debit payments a few days apart, so I had to cancel the direct debit with my bank.. but there’s no way to set up a direct debit in the app - you have to contact someone? Seems a pretty basic feature to me. I also had a nightmare when I changed bank with the current account switch service, where updraft just cancelled my direct debit instead of switching it to my new account - then sent me threatening messages because I was going to miss a payment. I’ve also had an erroneous message saying I did miss a payment, despite the fact the direct debit was taken successfully.Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had at least 8 emails and in-app messages saying I’m invited to check my eligibility for another loan, and have had various messages saying my direct debit hasn’t been set up despite the fact it has.Updraft has potential to be a really great and modern creditor, but I can’t recommend them at all with the current poor experience.
A huge weight lifted off my shoulders- I finally have a smile on my face!
Oringejooce
I’m usually quite skeptical when it comes to services like updraft- always seems too good to be true, and always a catch but how wrong was I!While keeping my credit score intact, Updraft somehow managed to save me a ridiculous amount of money a month in payments and interest savings and end results are now in reachable sight! Updraft have certainly given me that ‘leg up’ which is all people want especially in todays financial climate, a good reset and a clean up of my accounts which works absolute wonders!Amazingly friendly and human services with really good communication- non judgemental. All they want to do is help and make sure our hard earned cash is not being thrown away at ridiculous interest rates and instead being put into paying back anything owed in a shorter period of time. Really easy to use app makes it so much better for clear viewing of what is actually going on- They just make finances real and not so intimidating! Highly recommend, I wish I had looked into into sooner…… a lot sooner!
Brilliant Company with friendly staff.
CP-Barnet London
Just short of six months into my journey with Updraft helping me sort out and clear some of my credit card bills I got each month with high interest rates that at the moment are increasing more and more. Updraft was easy to set up the account with them and to work with them with what they need to help. They in my case soon made an offer to clear some credit card debts at a staggering 60% less interest I was being charged, slashing the time by half to getting the money paid off and back to Uprdraft. My credit score is slowly increasing but often bi weekly which in turn is opening more doors with more favourable interest rate offers. I can’t thank them enough for helping me get back on the right path in half the time it would of done on my own. Highly recommended by me such friendly staff too that I’ve dealt with so I’m more than happy to speak out and give them a glowing reference. Anyone reading this and doubting them don’t you could be as settled as I’m now feeling which I have not for a long time.
We’ve made everything better again; a faster way to check eligibility for Updraft Credit, easier to get your free credit score and report, plus improved home and transaction views
Version 4.1.1
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Provider
fairscore ltd
Size
69.5 MB
Category
Finance
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.