Ecobank Authenticator vs CBE Soft Token
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ecobank Authenticator
Generate security codes to enhance transaction security for existing customers using Ecobank Online and Ecobank omni lite. This app provides an extra layer of protection for your financial activities.
- Generate security codes
- Secure transactions
- Ecobank Online support
- Ecobank omni lite support
- Enhanced transaction security
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This app will generate a security code which an existing customer performing a transaction on Ecobank Online and Ecobank omni lite can use to further secure their transaction.
CBE Soft Token
This app generates One-Time Passwords (OTPs) for secure login and transactions on internet banking. It serves as a multi-factor authentication tool for users of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia.
- Generates One-Time Passwords (OTPs)
- Multi-factor authentication
- Secure login for internet banking
- Facilitates transactions
- Official app for Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
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Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Soft Token The Official Soft Token app of CBE for IOS CBE IOS Soft Token app is Multi factor authentication app which gives you access to generate OTP on your IOS Device phone to login and and make transaction to cbe internet banking. Once you download the application, you can get Activation code from CBE self service portal . For further information, please e-mail to us :- CBEIntBankingMFA@cbe.com.et
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CBE Soft Token at 3.7 against Ecobank Authenticator's 1.0. CBE Soft Token also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CBE Soft Token holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CBE Soft Token has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ecobank Authenticator ships an update every 24 months, CBE Soft Token every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ecobank Authenticator | CBE Soft Token |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ECOBANK | Commercial Bank of Ethiopia |
Customer experience
Ecobank Authenticator
CBE Soft Token
In-app purchases
Ecobank Authenticator
No in-app purchases
CBE Soft Token
No in-app purchases
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