Comparison

CMB Mobile Banking Aruba vs AB Authenticator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CMB Mobile Banking Aruba

Manage your personal finances on the go with real-time access to accounts, transfers, and payments. Securely handle credit cards, loans, and mobile top-ups from your smartphone or tablet.

Highlights
  • Real-time account balances and transactions
  • Local and international payments
  • Credit card balance increase and mobile top-up
  • ATM and branch locator
  • Customizable alerts and notifications
  • Secure login with Face ID/Touch ID/PIN
  • Device management
Features
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CMB Mobile Banking brings the bank to the palm of your hand. Have real-time, 24/7 easy access to your personal accounts, from an Internet-enabled smartphone or tablet. Mobile Banking Features Get real-time account balances and transaction details on current and savings accounts. Stay up to date with all your credit cards, loans, time deposits and other accounts. View, print or share your current, savings and credit card account statements. Make real-time transfers between your own accounts, day and night. Make payments – locally or internationally - to any beneficiary and immediately see the payment in your transactions overview after execution. View, download and/or email a PDF cyber receipt of executed and scheduled payments. Create your own beneficiaries and templates with the option to pre-authorize the templates for easy and quick payment. On the go? Increase your available credit card balance and top-up your mobile phone in real-time. View the audit trail of all activity on your online and mobile banking account, see current exchange rates and secure mail from the bank. Use our app’s ATM Locator to find a service point nearest to you. All MCB Group ATMs & branches on the ABC and SSS islands are listed. View opening hours, offered currencies and denominations and use your phone for directions. Create balance and transaction alerts and have them delivered to your secure mail inbox, email address or receive them as a push notification. Add widgets to see your account balances and upcoming payments without the need of logging in to the Mobile Banking app, or create a Quick Access Template for easy access to frequently used payments. Access Start using our iOS app immediately – all you need is your Online Banking username and password. Your e-Code (soft token) will be activated during first login. Not using Quick Login yet? During login choose your favorite Quick Login method and create your 5-digit PIN. After this logging into the app is easy peasy with just a Face ID, Touch ID or self-chosen 5-digit PIN. Use one of your registered devices to setup a second device. No need to visit a branch anymore. Your new e-Code (soft token) is activated remotely from any location. Use the mobile friendly Self-Service Portal to reset your password, report your e-Pass lost or stolen, activate and manage your e-Code (soft token) and more. Private and Secure Banking via the Mobile Banking App is just as safe as via Online Banking in your browser. Your accounts are always safe with the app’s secured connection and multi factor authentication. Your personal information remains private and is always protected. View and manage your registered devices directly from the app. Lost your phone? Login to another registered device – you can register up to three of your devices – and simply remove the lost phone from the list. Language The Mobile Banking app and alerts language can be set to English and Dutch. Use Mobile Banking in the language of your choice.

About

AB Authenticator

Manage personal and business accounts securely on the go. Access your financial information anytime, anywhere with this application.

Highlights
  • Personal account management
  • Business account management
  • Anytime access
  • Anywhere access
  • Secure management
Features
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With AB Authenticator® you can manage your Personal and Business accounts, anytime and anywhere.

Screenshots

CMB Mobile Banking Aruba4 screens
AB Authenticator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CMB Mobile Banking Aruba at 2.8 against AB Authenticator's 1.0. CMB Mobile Banking Aruba also leads on review sentiment (23% vs 0%) and ratings volume (59 vs 3). AB Authenticator's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CMB Mobile Banking Aruba holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CMB Mobile Banking Aruba has 59 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of CMB Mobile Banking Aruba's written reviews are positive against 0% of AB Authenticator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CMB Mobile Banking Aruba ships an update every 4 months, AB Authenticator every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CMB Mobile Banking Aruba versus AB Authenticator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCMB Mobile Banking ArubaAB Authenticator
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (59 ratings) — better1.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings59 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaribbean Mercantile Bank N.V.Aruba Bank N.V.

Customer experience

CMB Mobile Banking Aruba

All ratings56 ratings
Positive41.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative69.2%

AB Authenticator

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

CMB Mobile Banking Aruba

No in-app purchases

None

AB Authenticator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CMB Mobile Banking Aruba free?
CMB Mobile Banking Aruba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AB Authenticator free?
AB Authenticator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CMB Mobile Banking Aruba or AB Authenticator?
CMB Mobile Banking Aruba is rated higher. CMB Mobile Banking Aruba averages 2.8 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while AB Authenticator averages 1.0 from 3 ratings.
Do CMB Mobile Banking Aruba or AB Authenticator have ads?
Neither CMB Mobile Banking Aruba nor AB Authenticator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CMB Mobile Banking Aruba or AB Authenticator?
CMB Mobile Banking Aruba ships an update every 4 months, and AB Authenticator every 7 months. Most recently, CMB Mobile Banking Aruba was updated on September 16, 2026 and AB Authenticator on September 13, 2026.

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