Forward Financial CU Mobile vs GNB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Forward Financial CU Mobile
Manage your finances conveniently and securely from your mobile device. Check balances, view transactions, transfer funds between accounts, and pay bills on the go.
- Check account balances
- View transaction history
- Transfer money between accounts
- Pay bills securely
- Manage finances anytime, anywhere
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You can now manage your money anytime and anywhere from your mobile device. The Forward Financial Credit Union mobile app can conveniently and securely: check balance, view transactions, transfer money between accounts, pay bills.
GNB
Manage your Great North Bank accounts on the go. Check balances, transfer funds, pay bills, and deposit checks. The app also helps you find nearby branches and ATMs.
- Check account balances
- Make transfers between accounts
- Pay bills and manage payees
- Deposit checks
- Estimate loan payments
- Find branches and ATMs
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Start banking wherever you are with GNB! Available to all Great North Bank online banking customers, GNB allows you to check balances, make transfers, pay bills, manage payees, estimate loan payments, make deposits, view check images and find locations. Need to find a Branch or ATM closest to you? GNB will discover your location and provide you with addresses and phone numbers on the fly. Available features include: Accounts - Check your latest account balance and search recent transactions by date, amount, or check number. Transfers - Easily transfer cash between your accounts. Pay Bills -Easily pay bills anytime on the fly. -Add, edit and delete Payees Financial Calculator -Estimate loan payments Deposits -Deposit checks and view images All features may not be available in the tablet application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Forward Financial CU Mobile at 4.8 against GNB's 3.5. Forward Financial CU Mobile also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 25%) and ratings volume (222 vs 28). GNB's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Forward Financial CU Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forward Financial CU Mobile has 222 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Forward Financial CU Mobile's written reviews are positive against 25% of GNB's.
Forward Financial CU Mobile ships an update every 4 months, GNB every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Forward Financial CU Mobile | GNB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (222 ratings) — better | 3.5 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 222 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Forward Financial Credit Union | Great North Bank |
Customer experience
Forward Financial CU Mobile
GNB
In-app purchases
Forward Financial CU Mobile
No in-app purchases
GNB
No in-app purchases
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