About Principal®
Helping you take hold of today and helping you move toward a brighter tomorrow.
Meet our Principal® app dedicated to helping you build your future. Make moves on your retirement account(s) and feel great that you can move toward your goals. Download our streamlined, trustworthy and sleek app, now.
Log in to the app for retirement account information and:
• Check your defined contribution account details (i.e. account balances, vested balances)
• View your defined benefit, nonqualified and employee stock ownership plan details
• Change the contribution rate to your retirement account
• Make transfers between investment options or change how your upcoming contributions are invested
While you’re there, gain access to your insurance information too.
The availability of information and functionality will vary depending on your employer’s plan type(s).
To make changes not available on the app, visit Principal.com.
Some screens may contain more information than is illustrated in the samples.
This document is intended to be educational in nature and is not intended to be taken as a recommendation.
Insurance products and plan administrative services provided through Principal Life Insurance Co., a member of the Principal Financial Group®, Des Moines, IA 50392.
Visit our online privacy policy at https://www.principal.com/privacy-policies
© 2019 Principal Financial Services, Inc.
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Principal® details
Principal® is a free Finance app for Android with 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play and a 4.7/5 average rating from 44,812 ratings. It was released on March 1, 2019 and last updated on September 21, 2026. It's developed by Principal Financial Group. It requires Android 11 or later.
- Category
- Finance
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5 (44,812 ratings)
- Installs
- 1,000,000+
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- No
- Ads
- No ads
- Current version
- 4.0.159
- Requires Android
- 11
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Released
- March 1, 2019
- Last updated
- September 21, 2026
- Developer
- Principal Financial Group
What’s new in Principal®
UX improvements and bug fixes
Version 4.0.159 · Updated September 21, 2026
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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