Free tax apps have a business model. You are just not the customer. Cynical, and mostly true on the tax-reference side of the app stores. - Free is usually one of three things: a lead funnel for an accounting firm (fine, as long as you know), an ad vehicle (fine if the data is current), or a hobby project abandoned in 2022. - The third one is the danger: stale tax data presented confidently is worse than no data. - Paid buys you one thing: a reason for the developer to keep updating. Not a guarantee. Check the changelog before buying. Thirty seconds. - At any price, no app gives advice: it does not know your entity structure, thresholds, or substance plan. The app tells you the rate exists; a human tells you whether it applies to you. My rule: free for orientation, pay for the one you rely on, and IncorpTrack's registration service is $49 plus the government fee.