I am a Walmart associate and I started about 2 months ago. Even was one of the recommended apps to download for all Walmart employees. I did not expect this app to be as useful as it is. I personally hate getting paid every 2 weeks, but because of Walmarts massive number of employees, they need 2 weeks to make sure everyone’s wages are accurate. With Even you can take control of your paycheck and decide when you want to get paid. With the Instapay feature up to half your paycheck can be transferred within a day to your bank account. Also, if you’re a Walmart associate, you get the instapay feature for free. I also have found the savings feature useful as you can set aside multiple savings goals that are controlled by you and automatically deducted from your paycheck. This app is really useful and again, a must download if you work at Walmart. There is a fee for Instapay for everyone else.

I am new to this app and when I heard my employer supported this, I thought great, this would be a great opportunity to access funds for an emergency I had run into. However, the first issue I ran into was that I couldn’t access funds immediately even though I had already worked almost a full pay period. I was told that their pay period ends on Tuesday, which makes no sense because what if someone runs into a problem after their pay period ends. The second issue I ran into was that after a new pay period started, I attempted to once again access funds. However, I was told my employer has to process the time card first and then I will see my earnings show up to be able to access instapay. However, my job along with most peoples jobs doesn’t approve time cards daily or weekly but usually right after or when the pay period ends. Therefore, the whole app is a waste of my time. What’s the point of the app then? I’m very disappointed because I was in a tight spot, still am, where those funds could have really come in handy even if it were just that little amount. One@work needs to do better because there’s a lot about this app that screams false advertising. You really should be more honest about the whole instapay from the start.

I have been using Even for almost a year. It was working perfectly, and it was the best financial app on the market. It allowed me to get money from my paychecks early, and my favorite part was the “spend” tab. It organized my bills very plainly, so I knew what bills I had to pay with each paycheck. It was the best. However, recently the app is no longer compatible with my bank, so I can’t use that feature anymore. I honestly valued that feature more than being able to get paid early. I don’t understand how it worked for so long, then stopped. I’ve contacted the support team several times, and they’ve said that there is nothing to be done. Now I’m having to use another app for the planning/budget aspect. I’m paying every month for the even plus subscription, and it’s disappointing that I can’t use every feature on the app. Had my bank been more popular, I’m sure this wouldn’t have been an issue. I feel that smaller banks aren’t given as much attention during development. Even though this could very well be an issue with my bank’s software development, I think the spend tab should be available still, to allow manual input.

It’s an app for banking but it can also help to build credit. I recommend them to people at work a lot because you also get instapay, which is a feature you can use to take out of your paycheck in advance, and you can build your credit. They’ve also got a sort of deal(???) with some places where you don’t get charged a fee to reload your card like with cash app or other similar apps. I’m a pretty loyal user, I’ve used it for the last two-three years or so and it’s never once been deleted or undownloaded for whatever reason so I think that’s pretty good. The weekly pay and the savings pockets are also really good, especially since I have a lot of areas I’m saving for. You can create up to four of these pockets and I’ve got all of them filled lolGreat app, great customer service, and pretty easy to set up and use.