CiviMobile vs Yubico Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CiviMobile
Access and manage your CiviCRM data securely from your mobile device, even offline. Update contacts, activities, events, and more while in the field. Streamline your work with features like event registration, ticketing, and contribution tracking.
- Offline access to CiviCRM data
- Add and update contacts, activities, and events
- Event registration and ticketing
- Membership management and renewal
- Contribution tracking
- Search and dial contacts
- QR code scanning for check-in
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CiviMobile allows CiviCRM users secure access to the system and has key features you need when working in the field. No more notes on contacts and cases or rewriting the plans! Now, you can add and update contacts, activities, events, memberships, relationships, and use many other functions on the go, even when you are offline. CiviMobile gives CiviCRM users the freedom to act on the go, even when they are offline. With CiviMobile, you need just to reach out to your pocket to leave notes for yourself or your contacts, edit details on your contacts, events, cases, memberships and contributions, subscribe to an event or update yourself on latest news and changes. What can I do with CiviMobile? • Search and reach - easily find contacts you want to reach and dial or message them right away • Profiles - add new contacts to the CiviCRM database on the go. Update your own and your contacts’ information; sync CiviMobile contacts to contact book on your device; make profile notes and share them with others. The app supports custom fields that are configured in CiviCRM. • Groups - organize the contacts within groups to manage them easily • Tags - import your contacts with tags to make database searching quick • Calendar - have an immediate access to a graphical calendar with all of your cases, activities and events • Membership - it takes just a moment to view and renew your membership status • Activities - view, edit and assign activities right when you need it • Cases - view and edit cases’ details and priority statuses when working in the field • Relationships - create and update relationships using CiviMobile app • Events - have access to past and future events by checking its details as description, place, date, and time. • Event Agenda - give event attendees full info about multiple sessions, speakers, venues in an intuitive mobile-friendly format • Event Participants Management - register yourself and others for paid or free events. View registered participants and manage their statuses • In-app Payment - register for events and pay your membership dues conveniently inside the app • Ticketing & Check-in - mark participants, who have attended an event, with Check-In feature by scanning their QR code or changing statuses manually • Navigation - use navigation to get to a branch organisation or an event location • Contributions - easily access the details on your payments including dates, types and totals • Public Area - view and register for public events as an unauthenticated user or create an account in CiviCRM from CiviMobile app • Surveys - conduct surveys with all details, walk lists, respondent statuses at your fingerprints and insights for processing in real-time • Petitions - launch petition campaigns wider public can support directly from their mobile devices • Push-notifications - pop-up messages informing about user-related activities are displayed on users’ mobile devices • Settings - use a Settings screen to configure your app to your preferences There is no need to be tied to your desktop to reap the benefits of CiviCRM - the CiviMobile app lets you easily manage your activity and connect with other constituents at the increased processing speed of a native application. You do not have to worry about internet access - all the features of the app are available offline, all data being synchronised when the device resumes connection. IMPORTANT: To use CiviMobile, a mobile app for CiviCRM, CiviMobileAPI extension should be installed in your CiviCRM system. Without the access to your organization's CiviCRM, you will only be able to work with the demo database.
Yubico Authenticator
Secure your online accounts with hardware-backed two-factor authentication. Store unique credentials on a physical security key, eliminating the need to store sensitive data on your mobile device. Generate verification codes without an internet connection for enhanced account protection.
- Hardware-backed security key storage
- Touch or NFC authentication
- USB-C support
- Biometric unlock (FaceID/TouchID)
- QR code setup
- User presence verification
- Smart Card support
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Store your unique credentials on a hardware-backed security key and take it wherever you go from mobile to desktop. No more storing sensitive secrets on your mobile phone, leaving your account vulnerable to takeovers. With the Yubico Authenticator you can raise the bar for security. * The Yubico Authenticator will work with any USB, Lightning, or NFC-enabled YubiKeys. * As iPads do not have NFC, they will only work through a Lightning or USB connection. The Yubico Authenticator generates a code used to verify your identity as you are logging into various services. No connectivity needed! Features include: Touch or NFC Authentication - Touch the YubiKey sensor or simply tap a YubiKey with NFC to a mobile phone that is NFC-enabled to store your credential on the YubiKey USB-C support - Connect the YubiKey 5Ci or any USB-C type YubiKey. When prompted, depending on the key, touch the contacts on the sides of the key or the golden ring on the top Biometric support - Experience greater convenience by unlocking your YubiKey with FaceID or TouchID Easy Setup - QR codes available from the services you wish to protect with strong authentication User Presence - New codes generated with just a touch or NFC tap of the YubiKey Compatible - Secure all the services currently compatible with other Authenticator apps Secure - Hardware-backed strong two-factor authentication with secret stored on the YubiKey, not on the mobile device Versatile - Support for multiple work and personal accounts Portable - Get the same set of codes across our other Yubico Authenticator apps for desktops as well as for all leading mobile platforms Flexible - Support for time-based and counter-based code generation Smart Card - Support for Apple's CryptoTokenKit Extension making it possible to use certificates stored on your YubiKey to authenticate with other apps and sites Experience security the modern way with the Yubico Authenticator. Visit yubico.com to learn more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CiviMobile at 88% against Yubico Authenticator's 44%. CiviMobile also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). Yubico Authenticator's advantage is ratings volume (268 vs 18). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CiviMobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yubico Authenticator has 268 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of CiviMobile's written reviews are positive against 44% of Yubico Authenticator's.
CiviMobile ships an update every 2 months, Yubico Authenticator monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CiviMobile | Yubico Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18 ratings) — better | 3.7 (268 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 43.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 268 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CIVIMOBILE SOLUTIONS, LLC | Yubico |
Customer experience
CiviMobile
Yubico Authenticator
Bugs and requests
CiviMobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Yubico Authenticator
Reported bugs
4 issues- NFC not working reliably
- Accounts disappearing after updates
- Calculation of codes not working
- Keyboard issues when using keys
Requested features
5 requests- Allow editing and rearranging of entries
- Add support for multiple keys per account
- Improve iPad/tablet support
- Add dark mode option
- Improve QR code scanning
In-app purchases
CiviMobile
No in-app purchases
Yubico Authenticator
No in-app purchases
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