Comparison

Smart Card Utility vs LeaveWeb Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Smart Card Utility

Access secure government and military websites on your iPhone or iPad using your PIV-enabled smart card. Log in quickly to Office 365, Webmail, Teams, and more, eliminating the need for a laptop.

Highlights
  • Smart card authentication for O365, Webmail, Teams
  • Access CAC protected websites via Safari
  • Fast login on iPhone and iPad
  • Supports PIV, CACv2/ECA, and PKCS15 cards
  • Compatible with various smart card readers
  • Access military and civilian web sites
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CAC Smart Card Access to O365, Webmail, Teams, and Much More Smart Card Utility enables smart card authentication to Office 365, Webmail, Teams, and most other CAC protected websites via Safari. Just plug in your existing PIV-enabled smart card and log in. Smart Card Utility is used by members of Air Force, Navy, Marines, Army, Coast Guard, and other military/government employees to access CAC protected websites on their iPhone or iPad. Login and Get to Work Fast! Forget about waiting for 20 minute for your laptop to boot up, log in and launch apps. Using your iPhone and iPad and Smart Card Utility, it takes seconds to turn on and access websites, Teams, Office 365 and more using your CAC smart card. Login fast with your CAC card and Smart Card Utility Readers for iOS and iPhone. Smart Card Authentication Wherever You Are Forget about waiting to get back to your laptop to check your email, verify your paycheck, take a course, or respond to a message on Teams. Smart Card Utility makes it simple to use the device you have with you to keep you connected. Simply insert your CAC into the reader and you are ready to access the resources where ever you are. Check Your Email and So Much More Leave your laptop behind and stop waiting in line to check your email on a shared PC. Use your smart card right on your iPhone or iPad to access your web mail using your CAC or PIV card. Smart Card Utility has been tested and is compatible with the most common military and civilian web sites, including: mypay.dfas.mil (myPay) www.defensetravel.osd.mil (Defense Travel System/DTS) jkodirect.jten.mil (JKO Learning Management) Office 365 (o365) owa.us.af.mil (webmail) www.tricare.mil (Tricare Health Care) www.dau.edu (DAU Defense Acquisition University) owa.us.af.mil (webmail) Microsoft Teams (web) MAX.gov Okta PIV Microsoft Azure Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Amazon Web Services (AWS) Supported Readers: All Smart Card readers from Twocanoes Software. Feitian br301 Bluetooth Reader Feitian iR301 Lightning Reader Feitian iR301 USB-C Reader Certgate AirID 2 Bluetooth Contact Smart Card Reader USB-C wired readers supported by iOS 16 or later. Supported Card: PIV CACv2/ECA (see https://public.cyber.mil/eca/ for more infomation) PKCS15 (Country-specific cards, healthcare cards and national ID cards) EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

LeaveWeb Mobile

This app allows active duty Air and Space Force members to submit and review military leave requests securely. It supports various leave types with upload capabilities and provides access to leave history and profile information.

Highlights
  • Submit personal leave requests
  • Review and approve leave requests
  • Upload leave documents
  • View leave history (2 years)
  • Access profile information
  • Copy existing leave requests
Features
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LeaveWeb Mobile will provide USAF with a user-friendly way to submit and review Active Duty Air and Space Force military leave requests utilizing Okta Authentication. Okta for USAF is a purpose-built Identity platform for the DoD and its mission partners. Okta’s achievement of an Impact Level 4 (IL4) conditional Provisional Authorization (PA) provides a next-generation security architecture that centralizes and secures access to mission-relevant resources for approved users – anywhere, anytime. The LeaveWeb Mobile App provides the following features: * The leave member can submit leave for themselves, but there is no ability to submit leave on behalf of another in mobile. * Leave submittal through return on leave types A, R&R, D, F, P, and T with upload ability. Approve Leave Inboxes and Authorize Leave Inboxes will be included. Note: All attachments included will have to be viewed and downloaded from the website, including the AF988s. * Simple profile information will be included along with ALL Open Leaves and 2 years of Leave History (2 years past from current date) with the ability to Copy Request. Note: Leave can only be submitted 2 years in the past and 2 years in advance from current date in mobile. If there is a need to submit leaves outside this window, they will need to be submitted in the website. * Inactivated leave types E and H can continue through approvals on mobile but are not submittable since they have been inactivated. * T type leave and Rule 51 can continue through the approvals on mobile but cannot be created in mobile due to one-time allowance in a member’s career and up to 14 days. This checking control is only maintained in the website. * R type leave can continue through the approvals on mobile but cannot be created in mobile since there is no ability to submit leave on behalf of another. * Types B, M and Y will be trackable but no ability to work them in mobile as these types are managed by AFFSC/Base FM. * Copy Request and Edit Request will not be available for these leave types (E, H, R, B, M, Y and T/Rule51) in mobile. * Any actions taken in mobile will have (-mobile) appended on the action and able to track within the website. * There is no reporting, Leave Audits or administrative pieces in mobile.

Screenshots

Smart Card Utility4 screens
LeaveWeb Mobile3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smart Card Utility at 3.0 against LeaveWeb Mobile's 2.5. Smart Card Utility also leads on ratings volume (60 vs 12). LeaveWeb Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Smart Card Utility sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. LeaveWeb Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Card Utility holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Card Utility has 60 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Smart Card Utility's written reviews are positive against 31% of LeaveWeb Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smart Card Utility versus LeaveWeb Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Card UtilityLeaveWeb Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (60 ratings) — better2.5 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews38.6% of reviews — better30.6% of reviews
Number of ratings60 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTwocanoes Software, Inc.AFFSO

Customer experience

Smart Card Utility

All ratings60 ratings
Positive48.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative48.3%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive38.6%
Neutral7.0%
Negative54.4%

LeaveWeb Mobile

Written reviews62 reviews
Positive30.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative66.1%

User reviews

Smart Card Utility

From 60 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works with DoD CAC
  • 🚀 Access OWA and MyPay
  • 👍 Works with Safari
  • 🚀 Great for mobile iOS users
  • 👍 Easy certificate download

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't work with newer iPhones
  • 🐛 Overly expensive
  • 🐛 Not user-friendly
  • 🐛 Subscription required
  • 🐛 Waste of money

LeaveWeb Mobile

From 12 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works as intended (when set up)
  • 🚀 Convenient mobile access
  • 👍 Simple but useful
  • 👍 Good for signing off leave
  • 👍 Works flawlessly after setup

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Login issues / perpetual loop
  • 🐛 Verification process is difficult/impossible
  • 🐛 Requires CAC/computer for setup
  • 🐛 App requires update but none available
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance

Bugs and requests

Smart Card Utility

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Device will not connect to newer iPhones
  • PIN suddenly won't work
  • Does not see SCR 3310 card reader
  • Bluetooth reader bug on macOS
  • New update broke BT read on iOS
Show 12 more
  • Reproducible bug with Bluetooth reader and macOS Sonoma
  • Reader not showing up in app
  • Limited trial is very limited
  • iOS 16 with SCR3310 Non-functional
  • App sees reader, but cannot detect smart card
  • Reader could not be verified
  • App detects reader, but reader does not detect card
  • Broken in Big Sur
  • App opens but closes or prompts for purchase on Big Sur
  • BigSur Doesnt Work
  • Big Sur Bricked it
  • Doesn't work in Big Sur

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for more CAC enabled sites
  • Show cert chain graphically
  • Support alphanumeric+symbols PINs

LeaveWeb Mobile

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • Cannot sign in with username and password, forces CAC use
  • Calendar is incorrect
  • App requires an update, but no update is available
  • Login screen freezes
  • Push notification not received
Show 16 more
  • Login button/link unresponsive
  • App stopped working, requires latest version (unavailable)
  • Okta verification failure
  • Stuck in endless loop of verifying via Okta and email
  • Constant cycle of 'Configure Okta Mobile'
  • Verification process sends back to login with CAC
  • Keeps kicking back to login page after verifying with work email
  • Screen freezes after login
  • Stuck on retrieval screen
  • Login page stops responding
  • Unable to get past Home Screen, login button does nothing
  • Verification process is horrendous
  • Cannot verify or set up app, error after error
  • Cannot verify with Okta, uninstalling and retrying
  • Verification codes not working
  • Cannot reset password

Requested features

7 requests
  • Allow login with username/password
  • Integrate with MobileConnect for authentication
  • Add video instruction guide
  • Improve user interface
  • Add ability to approve/authorize leave via app
Show 2 more
  • Make setup easier for non-technical users
  • Allow verification via SSN or username/password

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Smart Card Utility

Subscriptions1
  • 3rd Party Readers Support$2.991 Month
One-time3
  • Smart Card Utility$49.99
  • Smart Card Utility Mobile$49.99
  • Third Party Readers$49.99
None

LeaveWeb Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Card Utility free?
Smart Card Utility is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LeaveWeb Mobile free?
LeaveWeb Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Card Utility or LeaveWeb Mobile?
Smart Card Utility is rated higher. Smart Card Utility averages 3.0 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while LeaveWeb Mobile averages 2.5 from 12 ratings.
Do Smart Card Utility or LeaveWeb Mobile have ads?
Neither Smart Card Utility nor LeaveWeb Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Card Utility or LeaveWeb Mobile?
Smart Card Utility ships an update every 2 months, and LeaveWeb Mobile every 2 months. Most recently, Smart Card Utility was updated on September 19, 2026 and LeaveWeb Mobile on September 25, 2026.

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