Apps provide modest tax season support

Not to be confused with an app that helps you with your taxes, MyTaxRefund from online Web tax service TurboTax is a one-trick pony — even if it is an important trick.

Once you’ve filed your taxes, the app will keep track of where your refund is once you verify your Social Security number and ZIP code.

The app works for people who’ve e-filed with or without TurboTax’s help. You can also hook the app into the Intuit Mint service to be alerted when your refund is deposited in your bank account. But be warned: That’s all it does. This app is simply a look-up app, and one that’s likely to gather the digital equivalent of dust on your phone any other time of year.

If you like to keep your home screen tidy, skip this app and opt for something like IRS2Go instead: that app does the same thing as this one but also offers your tax tips from the IRS itself. Free, for iOS and Android.