Card Lock vs Connected Card
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Card Lock
Manage your debit and credit cards with real-time controls. Set custom alerts for payments and delivery preferences, and control where and when your card can be used. Instantly lock your card if misplaced to prevent unauthorized transactions.
- Real-time card controls
- Customizable payment alerts
- Select alert delivery methods
- Set spending thresholds
- Manage card usage locations
- Instant card locking
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For participating financial institutions, the Card Lock app gives you the ability to select the alerts you want to receive and control where and when your card can be used. Misplaced your card or left it at a recent store – use the app to turn off the card and ensure that it won’t be used until you find it or pick it up! ● Choose from many popular alert options, such as an email before a payment is due ● Select where you want alerts to be delivered – via text, email, or right in the app ● Set the threshold for alerts that meet your specific needs ● Manage where your card can be used ● Use the app to set or change controls and alerts in real time
Connected Card
Manage and control your prepaid card issued through a unique program. This application is designed exclusively for individuals who have been selected and issued the 'Connected Card'. It provides tools to help you oversee your card's activity and usage.
- Manage prepaid card
- Control card usage
- Access card program information
- Secure card management
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Have you been issued the ‘Connected Card’ Prepaid card? If so, this app is for you! If you have been selected to join this unique Prepaid card program, you can use this app to help manage and control your ‘Connected Card’. Note: You must have already been asked to join the Prepaid card program and must have received the Prepaid ‘Connected Card’ in order to successfully use this app. See this URL for more information regarding the ‘Connected Card’ program. http://connectedcard.visa.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Connected Card at 3.9 against Card Lock's 2.9. Card Lock's advantage is review sentiment (27% vs 10%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Connected Card holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Card Lock's written reviews are positive against 10% of Connected Card's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Card Lock | Connected Card |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (11 ratings) | 3.9 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better | 9.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | First Data Corporation | Visa |
Customer experience
Card Lock
Connected Card
In-app purchases
Card Lock
No in-app purchases
Connected Card
No in-app purchases
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