Army MobileConnect vs Purchase Locker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Army MobileConnect
Securely log into Army EAMS-A accounts without a password. This app adds multi-factor authentication to your mobile device, simplifying access to hundreds of Army sites. Choose between push notifications or one-time passcodes for instant, protected logins.
- Passwordless login
- Multi-factor authentication
- Push notifications
- One-time passcodes (TOTP)
- Secure access to Army sites
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Instant, secure logins to EAMS-A using your personal mobile device. Protect your Army EAMS-A account by adding second factor authentication with Army MobileConnect. After logging in to EAMS-A as you normally would, MobileConnect will send a notification to your device, asking you to approve the login, or will generate a one-time passcode to use instead. MobileConnect will now allow users to login without a username and password once registered. This simplifies desktop and mobile access to hundreds of Army sites backed by EAMS-A. You may still use MobileConnectas a second factor for username and password logins if needed. You may use automatic push notifications or TOTP for validating your second factor with MobileConnect. Note: This app requires a US Army EAMS-A account and registration for the MobileConnectservice. Simple instructions are provided in the app.
Purchase Locker
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Save the receipt. Never miss a deadline. Purchase Locker scans your receipts and keeps return deadlines, warranties, and ownership details in one place—synced privately through your own iCloud. No account to create. No server reading your records. Scan once. Find it later. Point your camera at a receipt and the store, date, and total fill themselves in. The scanning happens on your iPhone—the image is never sent to us. Prefer a photo you already took? Add photos works too. More than just the receipt Attach multiple photos—the receipt, the product, the serial-number label—so a warranty claim has everything it needs. Add a return deadline, warranty expiration date, and notes to each purchase. Never miss a deadline The Locker tab highlights returns closing within 14 days and warranties expiring within 30. Add the home screen widget to see them without opening the app, and turn on reminders in Privacy to be notified beforehand. Find what you need fast Search by product, store, category, or serial number. Filter to what's expiring or missing a receipt. Sort by price, purchase date, or nearest deadline. Locked and private Turn on Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode to hide the locker whenever the app leaves the foreground. Your records sync through your own private iCloud account—encrypted by Apple, controlled by you, not readable by us. Take it with you Sign in to the same iCloud account on a new phone and your locker syncs across. Or export a portable backup at any time and restore it whenever you need to.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Purchase Locker at every 9 days against Army MobileConnect's every 2 months. Army MobileConnect's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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.
Army MobileConnect ships an update every 2 months, Purchase Locker every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Army MobileConnect | Purchase Locker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (94 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 9.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 94 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TRADOC Mobile | Juan Martinez |
Bugs and requests
Army MobileConnect
Reported bugs
34 issues- App not working as it should
- Registration process wastes time
- Claims no internet connection
- App stopped working after phone update
- Service is down
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- App says it will not function without internet while actively connected
- App says it doesn’t have an internet connection
- App says phone isn’t connected to internet
- Customer support link broken
- Black screens, no tokens generated
- App states it “needs a connection to the internet.”
- App hangs on iOS 18.1, spinning wait indicator
- App is glitchy and does not connect to the internet
- Stuck on code scanner
- Error: internal data corruption
- Authentication server is constantly down
- App shows a blank screen after update
- Mobile Connect forgets authentication every 2-3 days
- Invalid codes or error messages
- App stops working, won’t load past logo screen
- App fails after a day or more, requires re-registration
- Installed wrong version (Android on iOS)
- App broke since Apple updates
- App cannot authenticate and fails to register
- App sits at landing page and does nothing
- App doesn’t progress past splash screen
- App gets stuck after loading and doesn’t display menus
- App only works in one orientation on iPads
- App opens in iPhone mode on iPad, cuts off code
- App refuses to scan QR code
- App says no connectivity, asks for access code with no input field
- App continuously crashes on iOS 16.3.1
- Unexpected Error. Unusable App
- Moving background on OTP screen is distracting
Requested features
5 requests- Allow copy from the app
- Fix iPad orientation issues
- Allow vertical orientation on iPad
- Fix iPhone mode on iPad display
- Allow Soldiers to use app for all military websites
Purchase Locker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Army MobileConnect
No in-app purchases
Purchase Locker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Army MobileConnect free?
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Do Army MobileConnect or Purchase Locker have ads?
Which is updated more often, Army MobileConnect or Purchase Locker?
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