ebtEDGE Reviews

by Jaya147

Clearly you don’t care about your customers when you have a 1.8 review out of 5. My latest problem (certainly not my only one with ebtEDGE) is that it shows as a blank white screen then notifies me to update to the new version, so I tap to update and it sends me to ebtEDGE Store, but there’s nowhere that will allow me to update. It just sends me in circles. I frequently have to delete then re-download ebtEDGE because of all the faults. I just downloaded ebtEDGE again and I’m fairly certain the new version should have been automatic. I can’t use it until I update, but it won’t let me update.

by AttomBomb

So I’ve had ebtEDGE for nearly a month now and it’s just recently been having a problem for me. Face ID works but then it just has that spinning circle saying it’s loading yet it never does. Sometimes it won’t even do that and it’ll just say server error or something like that. At this point it’s rare for me to even use ebtEDGE since it’s much quicker to actually turn on my PC and wait for it to come on and then go on the EBT website to just see transactions and such. Yes I can just text that number “BAL/MINI” and get the info but I’d rather see the more in depth info like when it’ll be posted/available and more since the basic info given in the text is blatantly confusing when you’ve never had an EBT card before. Like I said in the title it’s not user friendly well it’s even worse for those who are new to EBT cards and it makes the whole system look trash when they can’t even make a decent app. Now that it never loads I just log onto access and find the info much faster! If you have a card get ebtEDGE only if you’re ready to see the 50/50 chance of you even being able to get on!

by Quixangel

I’ve used ebtEDGE for a while. I have my log in information saved in my phone. I also use Face ID to log in. There has been several times where Face ID won’t log my in. It takes me right back to the login page. I try using the forgot my password option and I’m told to just set up another account. I have already done this with both of my emails. I’m having issues logging in yet again and don’t have another email address to use for ebtEDGE. I do not want to keep creating new email addresses just bc ebtEDGE will not allow me to log into my account using Face ID or my saved password information.

by Cameron Winters

They couldn’t have made ebtEDGE worse if they tried. I opted to delete ebtEDGE and go through the totally frustrating process of calling the number on my EBT card to get my balance. It’s very frustrating, but not nearly as bad as this useless app. It’s literally useless. Often just won’t work. It’s the only app I’ve ever downloaded that CRASHES my phone. Billions of dollars of Apple development have gone into preventing that happening, and ebtEDGE is so bad it has managed to still break my phone. Worthless. Whoever is in charge of development should be ashamed. This affects an important aspect of many peoples lives. Many people who are already struggling. Shame on you.

by Nijcohl

This is got to be the most detrimental worst app I’ve ever downloaded on my phone I used to think that it was a good app because I had my food stamp balance and also how much was put on every month, Well I needed a statement today so I can get my rent paid for and low and behold ebtEDGE is not working I cannot get into my account I could not to get any information at all dead ebtEDGE is like about as worthless as a paperweight I still have yet to be able to get in my account to view my benefits or statement I had to call the DHS and have them email me a statement ebtEDGE is useless and not worth having why would you want an app that lets you down when you need it the most?!?!? you wouldn’t!!!!!!!

by Desertdwllr

ebtEDGE doesn’t work on an iPhone X. I cannot proceed with even signing in, because the screen does not work on my phone, and there’s nothing wrong with my phone... ebtEDGE isn’t/wasn’t well thought out. Fresh EBT is 100x better. ebtEDGE is sterile. It’s like something out of the Soviet era...if we had had apps and internet back then. It’s a pathetic excuse for an app. ebtEDGE Store should remove any app that doesn’t have at least a 3 star rating, and this one doesn’t. They make everything more difficult than it needs to be, and I’m never going to be able to get beyond it being sterile. If that’s not enough, then having to sign in every time you want to check your balance, should be enough. They’ve made this much more difficult than it ever needed to be.

by Janah4

I have been through all of the required steps to register both P-EBT cards for my kids including setting a pin. However, this is now the 2nd trip to the grocery store I have made where my P-EBT card was declined and failed to go through!! What good is it to have the blessing of these cards in my wallet when it provides no benefits when it comes t actually putting food in our fridge?? The customer Service number on the back of the card has ZERO way to talk to a human being and I don’t know what else to DO!!!! I called 211 and was given a number for operations but all I can do is leave a voicemail asking for help!! I can see on ebtEDGE that both of my North Carolina p-EBT cards have value on them but I have no way to actually use them!! ?? Is anyone else having this problem?? Thx

by Bhadbaxby.kass

ebtEDGE is terrible. And don’t get me started on the website. I can’t see transaction history or my balance on ebtEDGE , I don’t even have an help option. It takes a long time to load and my card is not showing up. I try to re-enter the card but it says I already have the card setup but I can’t see the card on home. The website is slow and hard to navigate. I click on the information link and it takes me nowhere just a blank page. The customer service number is terrible too, I can’t speak to a representative if I need to and they don’t have a lot of options if you need help with something. My app looks nothing like the picture displayed and I’m disappointed whoever made ebtEDGE and the website need to be fired and then the company needs to fix it and stop being cheap!

by Potatodinner

First, signing in is a task in itself. It doesn’t let iOS store the log in info so I had to manually do it, and it requires a log in every single time ebtEDGE is opened. It does not save the session if swapping between apps regardless of the amount of time. Recovering your password is a joke, just do it on the desktop.

Second, it’s slow and there’s popups for live chat assistance that constantly drop down over the top menu bar so you have to clear the live chat notification every few seconds to open the settings bar.

Third, the settings are non-existent. It just lets you sign out. Which is just done by existing ebtEDGE anyways.

Fourth, it forgets my EBT account about once a week. Conveniently while I’m checking the balance while at the store most of the time because I’m paranoid I won’t have enough at checkout and my memory is terrible so I can’t remember it very well unless I’ve checked it over and over and over and over.

For being an app for a food fund for poor and disabled folks, it’s not very user friendly. It needs to be nuked into orbit and redone as an app with saved login credentials and no popups. Allowing FaceID would be a major plus. Adding my EBT card to my Wallet would be a dream. For now though, I’d just like an app that works at least half the time.

by DayGlo2021

I have 5 accounts - 1 is our family card, but we got one for each of the four kids for pEBT. Most of the time, only some of the accounts load. At the moment, I can’t see ANY of the accounts and I’ve tried over and over again. I can go on the computer and it works but I am away from home and depending on my phone for the balance so I don’t embarrass myself in the grocery line when I don’t have enough on the card I choose. It’s absolutely unacceptable when the basic function of ebtEDGE is not functional. It is updated and my phone has the latest iOS.

Before this long spat of not being able to see my balances, I would have given it three stars for the poor design, clunky navigation and marginal functionality but now it’s basically worthless since it’s not working at all, and not just for me.

by Nelson.wp

Upon opening it says:

"A new version of this app application is currently available. Please update your application from Appstore. (1500)"

It has a cancel or update button underneath. However I never use these buttons on the pop-up message because the media have warned hackers or the security and surveillance apparatuses often make these pop-up on your screen and get full device access if you click them. This is why I always check the Appstore first to make sure an actual update is available as ebtEDGE is claiming. In this case, the Appstore says there's no update and just has an option to open ebtEDGE since it's already installed and up to date. Because of this, I will now uninstall ebtEDGE and no longer trust it since it's clearly trying to gain unwarranted access to my phone, is defective, or infected by hackers.

by Nobody Important Yet

So I’ve been an Oregon EBT Cardholder for almost a year or two and have been using ebtEDGE for a half a year now and just today it’s saying there’s a “new version” of ebtEDGE but it’s saying I’m either up to date or it’s only giving me the option to open the this app app rather than update it so it works for me. So yeah basically when I try to log in nothing happens and it just takes me to App Store now n does nothing but tells me I can either open it or airdrop it. Please fix this or actually get into contact with those people directly. It would be highly appreciated. Some of us literally can’t afford for mistakes like this especially when you’re already at risk of being homeless again. Gods blessings. I hope something effective can be done for the sake of the people that really rely on this card for basic human sustenance which should not ever be a luxury. It’s more than an app. For some it’s a matter of life or starvation literally. It’s a matter of necessity. It’s political of course in fact. It’s more than what it seems at the surface.

by CNielz

ebtEDGE provides you with less information than you can get by calling the number on your food benefit card, or accessing your case information on the regular DHHS website the same as you’ve always done . ebtEDGE is just a worthless pretend APP made by developers that basically did next to nothing to make ebtEDGE, and got paid to do it. I can see a future of ebtEDGE being a disaster of misinformation, or no information at all, leaving people scrambling to find information about their benefits in another way, and being directed back to the same APP that rarely has you benefits correctly listed.

by Neutral Observer

According to recent reviews apparently I’m the only one for whom ebtEDGE still can provide snap info.
It’s not very usable anymore though because it requires a new login with user ID and password with each use now, previously it would retain that info and I didn’t have to constantly sign in over and over, that makes the ebtEDGE far less useful than it used to be.
Just use the other major EBT app EBT Fresh, they have gotten their act together and are great now.
Too bad the developers of the this app app have apparently abandoned ebtEDGE and those that depended on it,

by Gamergirl2468

I doesn’t load anymore. It attempts to log but I get a loading circle and after seconds of waiting it says error loading. Anytime it does load it prompts me to add a new card. Its hit and miss. This morning it allowed me to see my card and when I check later card was no longer visible. It’s very confusing especially to someone new to ebt. I’m thankful for the help and the fact ebtEDGE helped me for a short. Hopefully the problem is fixed soon and I’m able to enjoy ebtEDGE again.

by LovePinkMaddi

All stars have to align perfectly in order to open ebtEDGE and view your balance, transactions and future incoming funds. Other than it working/loading on extremely rare occasions, it would be perfect. Has all the information I need to see and I can easily update info, add info or seek the right support. A miniscule issue I’d mention is; If you use iOS and save your passwords, this gets saved under “fisglobal” instead of anything you’d imagine it would save under. So it took me forever to locate my own login info, which it requires you to have every time you open ebtEDGE .

by PattyPlankton

Okay I was having a hard time figuring out how to actually change my pin and see my benefits. I tried calling and no luck!
* When you successfully make the acct your child name or names will be on the home screen it shows on a card with the format below.

State: FL
First Name: EX: John Doe
Last 4 digits of Card: ****

⛔️remove account

Okay when you see the card click on it then go to the drop down menu (its on the top right corner) select >> Services
It should them bring you to a page like this

Help Center PIN Select

Messaging Registration Replace card

Click>> PIN select and you complete the info it asks. Hope this helps! My sister helped me!

by Heathrah01

I read the reviews before downloading ebtEDGE, and a couple made me think it wasn’t going to be easy to use or would have some compatibility issues with my tech, but that was not the case! Honestly ebtEDGE was by far the simplest app I think I’ve ever used, I also chose it because of its smaller size compared to the larger comparable app that I was looking at (ebtt fresh or something) ebtEDGE is a bit smaller & therefore will take up less room on my device (iPad Air), & I’m always needing more space! So I downloaded it, opened ebtEDGE , & on the first page it asked for the number on my card, & second page asked for my pin, & that was it! After two steps I already had all my info in front of me & was done! It gives you the option to stay logged in if you want to keep your info open, or logout when you’re done for anyone who prefers to keep their balances & transaction history private, it’s that SUPER simple! GREAT ease-of-use and was all I needed to get my balances anytime anywhere without having to call and suffer through the automated system hearing my words or numbers wrong. I highly recommend ebtEDGE!

by Rubenette

I just got my EBT card so I downloaded ebtEDGE to setup my pin and check my balance. Everything worked perfectly and I’m happy with it. It is a bit sparse but this just makes it easier to use because you don’t have to worry about dozens of tabs and buttons. Lets you change your pin, check your balance, and shows all the stores in your town that take the card. Most of the bad reviews are over a year old and I think they have updated it since this time. Give it a shot if you want to manage your EBT card!

by Bdhshtit

ebtEDGE is amazing it deserves 5 stars IMO i was using a different app that took forever to load if and when it did and ebtEDGE is super fast i can check my balance without having to wait. Also it give me all the places around me that accept EBT on the map. It's just amazing! I am so happy with this. It will let me know what's pending to post to my card. Omg you have just got to have ebtEDGE! It's so convenient and great. I am so glad I switched to this one! Highly recommend

by Mad Rasta

This is the more ridiculous thing I have ever seen in an app. It took me months to even get past the long in point. And I had to use my laptop instead of my phone. Every single time I long in I have a problem. I have only be able to check my balance one time and every time after that I just can’t login. Idk who thought this was a good idea but that either need to go back to the old way and just delete ebtEDGE or start over. It should not be this hard to find out my balance/last transaction or whatever. Way more complicated then it needs to be

by MeGee5157

It worked fine when we first got it. Then the update. Now we have to enter the card # ALL THE TIME. And when we forgot her log in info, you can’t see the questions. And even when we finally figured out what they were, they say invalid. So we opened a NEW account. Changed user name, password, security questions, EVERYTHING. And the next time we went to use it it takes me to a screen to delete the account.
HEY! IF IT AIN’T BROKE DON’T FIX IT!
Deleting ebtEDGE & getting something different.
We really liked it until it got ‘fixed’!

by Frēk Zēk

When I tried to enter my account number, there is no submit button. App only worked in portrait mode, and submit button was off screen. Pinching/zooming did not work. Could not set up my account in ebtEDGE , so I went to ebt website and set it up there. Logged back in to app, and account info wasn’t there. App doesn’t seem to link to the ebt website to pull account info, and since there is no submit button for me to click, I couldn’t set my account up manually. Total garbage. Don’t waste your time.

by ChelsCast

I can’t even login in all the way. I’m stuck not knowing my balance unless I call my card. I can’t even input security questions for me to use ebtEDGE - it’ll just log me back out. I can’t click on buttons for help because it’ll log out and ask for me to renter my password...this is my first time using ebtEDGE . I was using freshebt and that worked fine till it got switched to ebtEDGE....I don’t recommend it at all I’m deleting it already after 5 minutes of having to renter my password more then 10 times

by CandiCactus

ebtEDGE is absolute garbage!!!!!! Ive never been able to “register” so I can even log in and use ebtEDGE . When I’ve tried to have a recovery password sent to my email, thinking that the issue was just user error, an email was never sent. And then if you try to go to the FIS website to see if you can get some sort of help number, there isn’t one, or any way to contact a customer service of any kind. If I could give ebtEDGE NEGATIVE five stars I would. Do not download ebtEDGE!!!!

by Stingray1218

I don’t like the new update it makes it harder to log in. When I got to reset my password because I forgot it I can’t even see the security questions because they’re cut off and the screen won’t slide over so I can read them. Even when I think I got the question figured out and I know that the answer I put in is right it still says invalid. The old way it was was so much better, this new update is confusing and frustrating

by Me342314

I use tons of banking and secure apps, and this is the only one that doesn’t work at all. It cannot remember my login, and Touch ID never works, it just asks for my login anyway, which I am sick of doing every single time, because it has never remembered or worked even once. The sad thing is, if you call on the phone, it’s very easy, so why can’t they get ebtEDGE right???? I may as well delete it. It literally NEVER works!

by Chantew

Whatever happened with ebtEDGE it needs an update, every time I go to login it rejects my password. When I try to change my password it won’t take my old one that I know is correct. I even made a new account yesterday and now it’s not signing me in with that one when I clearly wrote down my login info to be sure smh

by Lady_savant

But it doesn’t remember your account, it keeps dropping my login from my saved passwords, the face recognition only works about 1/4 of the time and almost never when I really need to access my balance quickly, and it’s retrieve user ID feature requires you to put in your used ID. SERIOUSLY?!? It’s frustrating as hell.

by M.deano

It works and does what it should but it’s got one extremely irritating flaw. What is the point in having FaceID if every week or so you have to add the login information back into it? That’s the point in having FaceID so you can quickly login without having to add that information. As it stands now, FaceID is pointless because ebtEDGE should accept FaceID as it’s imposed to work on iOS.

by Gbmm0322

I had a few issues with ebtEDGE in the last month but happy to report its better than ever! I love the facial recognition on my iPhone 10. The job listing is a great addition for people in search of a new job

by Oldestone1958

I was excited to learn about the EBT Edge mobile app. I installed it immediately. A number of operations can be performed within ebtEDGE . I can even access it via biometric identification. It is simple and easy to understand and extremely convenient. Thank you for creating ebtEDGE!

by Janet 1999

There were a few bumps and frustrations registering last week, but tried again this week and works wonderful. I have both SNAP and WIC cards and it’s so nice to only log in once to see both.

by Katiegoree

ebtEDGE was amazing at first until it just randomly said that my card was not compatible with ebtEDGE !!! Please fix this issue my card is fine!!!