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Acorns

Irvine, California, USA · acorns.com

Micro-investing app that rounds up everyday purchases and invests the spare change into ETFs.

✦ Sentiment OverviewUpdated weekly · Jul 17, 2026

Acorns maintains strong customer satisfaction (4.5/5 across 1.36M ratings), though sentiment momentum has softened slightly, with the NeoBase index declining 5.5 points to 76/100 this week. Recent headlines centre on parent company Barclays' GoHenry acquisition and the brand's shift toward lifestyle marketing via comedy partnerships—signalling expansion into youth finance and brand repositioning. The dip suggests underlying market or operational headwinds beneath the positive media narrative.

Sentiment index

our score · updated weekly
95.5/100
+19.30 vs last week
Reviews · 1,359,032 ratings94
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Mentions

Where Acorns operates

1 markets
United States

Ratings across platforms

4.5 avg · 1.4M ratings · 3 platforms
Trustpilot
4.0
3.7K ratings · 65% positive
Google Play
4.7
401K ratings · 94% positive
10M+ installs
App Store
4.8
955K ratings · 94% positive

Rating distribution

All platforms
5
85% · 1.2M
4
9% · 119K
3
3% · 36K
2
1% · 9.4K
1
2% · 33K

Company responsiveness

99%
Replies to reviews
~3 days
Typical reply time

In the media

brand coverage
www.campaignlive.com

Acorns and Affirm ditch the pitch for episodic comedy

www.campaignlive.com · 1mo ago

Two fintech brands are ditching the 30-second pitch in favor of longer, episodic branded storytelling that puts relatable humor ahead of the...

www.paymentsjournal.com

Barclays Targets Future Customers Through GoHenry UK Acquisition

www.paymentsjournal.com · 1mo ago

Explore how Barclays is acquiring GoHenry to attract young banking customers in the competitive financial landscape.

www.bankingdive.com

Barclays to buy kid-focused financial literacy app GoHenry

www.bankingdive.com · 1mo ago

Acorns, which bought GoHenry in 2023, will hold onto the platform's U.S. business.

www.theguardian.com

Barclays to buy GoHenry kids’ debit card and money app

www.theguardian.com · 1mo ago

High street bank to buy UK business from US fintech company Acorns as it targets young people.

fintech.global

Barclays bets on youth finance with GoHenry deal

fintech.global · 1mo ago

Barclays has agreed to acquire GoHenry, a digital money management platform aimed at children aged 6 to 18, from US-based fintech firm...

Latest from social

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AcornsLinkedIn· 3d ago · Jul 17, 2026

Proud to share that Acorns has been recognised for product innovation this year. This is just the beginning.

990💬 4120
AcornsFacebook· 5d ago · Jul 15, 2026

New in the Acorns app: a faster, cleaner way to manage your money. Update to the latest version to try it.

941💬 1917
AcornsFacebook· 2w ago · Jul 8, 2026

New in the Acorns app: a faster, cleaner way to manage your money. Update to the latest version to try it.

1.4K💬 4134
AcornsFacebook· 2w ago · Jul 4, 2026

Big milestone for the Acorns community — thank you to everyone who's joined us on the journey. More to come. 🚀

3.2K💬 254126

What people are saying

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Léa Duboisu/laduboisReddit· 1d ago

Mixed feelings on Acorns lately — love the product, but the latest update changed a flow I relied on.

Nora Lindqvistu/noralindqvisReddit· 2d ago

If you're comparing neobanks in 2026, Acorns keeps coming up in every conversation I have.

Marcus Bell@marcusbellX· 4d ago

If you're comparing neobanks in 2026, Acorns keeps coming up in every conversation I have.

Daniel Kim@danielkimX· 6d ago

Switched to Acorns and honestly not looking back. The fee transparency alone is worth it.

Sam OkoroFacebook· 1w ago

Acorns raising rates again? Curious how this compares to the competition right now.

Company

Founded2012
HeadquartersIrvine, California, USA
OwnershipPrivate (unicorn)
Available in1 market

About Acorns

Acorns pioneered round-up investing and now serves 10 million customers with investing, retirement and checking.

Ratings & sentiment aggregated from Trustpilot, Google Play and App Store — anonymised store metrics only, no individual reviews.