TSBG Card Control vs Upward CardControls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TSBG Card Control
Manage your debit card with this app. Instantly turn your card on or off, set spending limits, and receive real-time transaction alerts. Restrict card usage by location or region for enhanced security.
- Turn card on/off
- Control spending limits
- Real-time transaction alerts
- Location-based transaction restrictions
- Region-based transaction restrictions
- PIN and signature transaction alerts
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A debit card app that makes you the boss! Turn your card on and off with quick access. Control limits and customize alerts you’ll receive in real time, immediately after a transaction has taken place. Alerts ensure safe, secure card usage alerts for PIN and signature transactions to keep you informed of your card usage and help you quickly detect unauthorized or fraudulent activity. Card Control can send you an alert when a card is used or when a card transaction has been attempted. Additional customizable alert options are also available. The My Location control can restrict transactions to merchants located within a certain range of your location (using your phone's GPS); requested outside of the specified range can be declined. The My Region control uses city, state, country or zip code on an expandable interactive map; allows transactions requested by merchants outside of a specific region can be declined. Take control of your card usage!
Upward CardControls
Manage and protect your debit and credit cards with transaction alerts and customizable usage controls. Define when, where, and how your cards are used to monitor and safeguard your finances.
- Transaction alerts
- Card usage controls
- Customizable alert preferences
- Monitor card activity
- Manage debit and credit cards
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Upward Credit Union's CardNav - CardControl puts you in control of your debit and credit card. Upward CardControl helps you protect your debit and credit cards by sending you transacation alerts and giving you’re the ability to define when, where and how your cards are used. Simply download the Upward CardControl app to your smartphone, then customize your alert preferences and usage settings to monitor and manage your cards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Upward CardControls at 4.7 against TSBG Card Control's 3.0. Upward CardControls also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 2). TSBG Card Control's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 14.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Upward CardControls holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Upward CardControls has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TSBG Card Control ships an update every 9 months, Upward CardControls every 13 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | TSBG Card Control | Upward CardControls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 176 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | State Bank of Wonder Lake | Upward Credit Union |
Customer experience
TSBG Card Control
Upward CardControls
In-app purchases
TSBG Card Control
No in-app purchases
Upward CardControls
No in-app purchases
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