Gerald - Cash Advance

4.0
4.35K reviews
100K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Experience the power of smart shopping and instant financial flexibility. Use your approved advance to buy household essentials and everyday items from Gerald’s Cornerstore. With no credit checks, interest, or hidden fees—and the added benefit of a Free Cash Advance transfer—Gerald makes it easy to get what you need, exactly when you need it.

POPULAR FEATURES:

Buy Now, Pay Later with Advance

- Running low on cash? Use our Buy Now, Pay Later feature to shop a wide range of products from Gerald’s Cornerstore, whether it's everyday essentials, personal items, or even a mobile phone plan. A better alternative to traditional Buy Now Pay Later apps, it allows you to make important purchases without the burden of upfront costs.

Instant FREE Cash Advance Transfer

-Access a quick cash advance that you can transfer directly to your bank account, ideal for added flexibility and financial peace of mind. Get help when you need it—without interest rates, fees, credit checks, or subscriptions.

*CASH ADVANCE TRANSFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASE ITEMS USING A PORTION OF THEIR ADVANCE FROM GERALD’S CORNERSTORE AND MEET THE REQUIRED MINIMUM ADVANCE SPEND THRESHOLD. INSTANT TRANSFER IS ONLY SUPPORTED FOR ELIGIBLE BANKS.

Mobile Phone Plan Advance

- Choose your mobile plan and utilize Buy Now, Pay Later to get reliable service without the upfront costs. Users can keep their existing phone numbers. Gerald’s Cranberry Mobile is powered by T-Mobile.

Store Rewards

- Earn rewards to spend on Gerald's e-store, Cornerstore! Pay your advance on time and get a percentage back as a reward for future purchases. Best of all, store rewards don’t need to be paid back!

Play To Earn

- Turn free time into reward time! Play fun games, Collect points, and redeem them for Gerald’s Store Rewards to fund a future purchase.

WHY CHOOSE GERALD?

Gerald is on a mission to empower individuals and families by providing easy access to recurring and essential household products at affordable prices.

Join us at Gerald and experience a new way to shop for your recurring and essential household needs, where your financial well-being is our top priority. Shop smart, save more and embrace a brighter future with Gerald! Download the app to get started today.

LEGAL DISCLOSURE

Gerald does not offer loans. Gerald is NOT a payday loan, cash loan, personal loan, or app to borrow money. By validating your employment you can access money you’ve already earned. Gerald's advance service comes with no minimum or maximum repayment time frame requirements.

(*)Advances have no mandatory min or max repayment period. No interest rate or APR (0% APR or interest). For more information please see Gerald's terms and use: https://joingerald.com/legal/terms-of-use.

Gerald is not affiliated with loan apps, money apps, or any similar apps.

EXAMPLE SCENARIO

If you are approved for a $100 advance, you’ll be required to use a specific portion of that advance on our e-store (i.e. Cornerstore) or on a mobile plan (i.e. Cranberry Mobile). Once this threshold has been met, you can then transfer the remaining balance of the advance to your bank account with no fees attached. For example, if you’re provided with a $100 advance, you may need to allocate at least $50 of this advance towards purchases on Cornerstore or towards a mobile plan through Cranberry Mobile. After meeting this requirement, the remaining $50 can be transferred to your bank account hassle-free and with no fees. In this case, your repayment amount will be $100.

(**) Not all users will qualify. Subject to approval policies.

Website: https://joingerald.com


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PRIVACY: https://joingerald.com/legal/privacy
TERMS OF SERVICE: https://joingerald.com/legal/terms-of-use

Gerald Technologies is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services are provided by Gerald’s banking partners.
Updated on
Apr 11, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Messages, App activity, and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.0
4.28K reviews
Spencer Vance
November 8, 2024
Honestly, I've had to use other apps that were better than that. They want you to buy stuff , especially stuff that you probably would never be using, just to qualify for points for a cash advance. If they had stores on the app like walmart target home depot , I could definitely go for that, but this app is very frustrating. And honestly, I don't trust it.Perhaps I'll try to get in the future, but for right now, i'm staying clear.
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Gerald Technologies, Inc.
November 8, 2024
Thank you for your feedback. We're constantly working to improve our store options to better serve our users. We also offer fee-free bank transfers, no upfront payments, no interest, and no subscriptions - unlike many competitors. For more details, please visit https://joingerald.com/legal/terms-of-use or FAQ . Thank you.
Jason M
April 24, 2025
First off, the customer service is incredible. I had a problem with an advance going through and the representative Markfil walked me through it and escalated it appropriately, and it got fixed! The app is different in that you have to buy an item on Cornerstone (Amazon), and then the rest of the advance can be transferred to your bank account! I definitely like this one, and I've tried them all!
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Sheila Baltimore
April 22, 2025
horrible impression for a new customer!! I followed the steps to register. Was offered a $50 cash advance and had to spend half of it in merchandise in the store. The app gave me the option to select instant cash advance for the remaining (within 30 mins) OR 1 day deposit. This selection was shaded out, and I was not able to click on it. It shows the order with no problem!! I feel this is an " on purpose issue"
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What’s new

Hello there,
We have released a new update for the Gerald app that includes bug fixes and performance improvements to ensure a seamless user experience. Please update the app to the latest version to take advantage of these enhancements.
Thank you for choosing the Gerald Wallet app, and we appreciate your continued support.