CA Mobile Authenticator vs eRailSafe Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CA Mobile Authenticator
Enhance transaction security with two-factor authentication. Register your device and authenticate transactions via push notifications, simply approving or denying requests directly from your screen.
- Two-factor authentication
- Device registration
- QR code activation
- Push notification authentication
- Approve/Deny transaction options
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CA Mobile Authenticator works with CA Advanced Authentication product as two-factor authentication service to make your transactions more secure. Using CA Mobile Authenticator, you can register your device and link it to your account. You can activate the device using the QR code or manually specifying the details. This app allows you to authenticate transactions using Push Notification as secondary authentication. Now, you receive push notification with Approve or Deny options on the screen. Simply select Approve to approve or Deny to cancel the transaction. How does it work? Register your device for Push Notification Receive a Push Notification. Accept or deny the transaction.
eRailSafe Mobile
This app serves as the industry standard for contractor safety and security management within the railroad sector. It allows railroads to track contractor employee access and maintain a history, enhancing the security of personnel, operations, and facilities. Professionals can quickly verify on-site contractor status by scanning badges.
- Contractor safety and security management
- Monitor contractor employee access
- Maintain employee history
- Verify on-site contractor status
- Scan eRailSafe badges
- Display virtual badge
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eRailSafe is the Class 1 and ShortLine industry standard for contractor safety and security management for Railroads and the vendors that serve them. eRailSafe enables Class 1 and ShortLine Railroads to monitor and maintain a history of all contractor employees that have access to their property. The purpose of the program is to improve the security of railroad employees, operations and facilities. With the eRailSafe mobile application, Class 1 industry professionals can quickly determine the status and other program details for on-site contract employees by scanning their eRailSafe badge. Badge holders can also use their eRailSafe credentials to login to the app to show a virtual badge
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: eRailSafe Mobile at 100% against CA Mobile Authenticator's 4%. eRailSafe Mobile also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.9). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
eRailSafe Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of CA Mobile Authenticator's written reviews are positive against 100% of eRailSafe Mobile's.
CA Mobile Authenticator ships an update every 6 months, eRailSafe Mobile every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CA Mobile Authenticator | eRailSafe Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (11 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CA, Inc | eVerifile.com, Inc. |
Customer experience
CA Mobile Authenticator
eRailSafe Mobile
In-app purchases
CA Mobile Authenticator
No in-app purchases
eRailSafe Mobile
No in-app purchases
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