CA Auth ID vs UPGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CA Auth ID
Enhance online security with two-factor authentication using your iPhone. This app generates unique identification certificates for secure logins to websites and networks, protecting your accounts from unauthorized access.
- Two-factor strong authentication
- Generates identification certificates
- Securely accesses online banking
- Protects corporate VPNs
- PKI-based cryptographic keys
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NOTE: CA Auth ID is the new name of the former CA ArcotID PKI app. The CA Auth ID App provides 2-factor strong authentication using your iPhone. Online sites using CA Auth ID authentication provide better logon security using something you’re already carrying, your iPhone. Using the CA Auth ID App is as simple as entering a password, and a lot more secure. How does it work? To access your favorite site or network, you first get a CA Auth ID soft token from that site. Your CA Auth ID soft token is unique to you and to the site you are accessing. When you enter your password, the CA Auth ID app combines your password with the CA Auth ID soft token on the iPhone to generate a identification certificate and sends it automatically to the site for verification. Your password is not stored on the phone, nor is it transmitted to the web portal. A fraudster cannot access your accounts with just your password or just your iPhone. Even if you lose your iPhone, the attacker cannot brute-forece attack the password. The CA Auth ID soft token can be used to securely access your online banking accounts, personal Web sites, corporate VPNs or anywhere that you typically use a password. Why is it secure? Each user account gets a CA Auth ID soft token. The CA Auth ID soft token contains PKI-based cryptographic keys used to securely authenticate you to an online site. CA Technology’s patented technology protects these keys so that an attacker cannot use them, even if he gets your iPhone. How can I use it? Follow the instructions on the site that issued the CA Auth ID soft token. Or if you want to sign up for a demonstration account and experience CA Auth ID authentication for yourself, go to http://mobile.arcot.com/aid/gettingstarted.html
UPGo
Streamline your intermodal terminal arrivals. This app helps truck drivers pre-validate scheduled missions for Union Pacific Intermodal Terminals, ensuring you're cleared to in-gate upon arrival and avoiding gate delays. Currently supports drivers registered with the UIIA.
- Pre-validate scheduled missions
- Ensure clearance for in-gate
- Reduce gate delays
- Supports UIIA registered drivers
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UPGo allows truck drivers to pre-validate their scheduled missions to Union Pacific Intermodal Terminals. By pre-validating, you'll be ensured you're cleared to in-gate when you arrive. No more delays at the gate! Currently available only for drivers registered with the UIIA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UPGo at 3.3 against CA Auth ID's 1.0. UPGo also leads on review sentiment (24% vs 5%) and ratings volume (59 vs 3). CA Auth ID's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). 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.
UPGo holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UPGo has 59 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of CA Auth ID's written reviews are positive against 24% of UPGo's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CA Auth ID | UPGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 3.3 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.3% of reviews | 23.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CA, Inc | Union Pacific Railroad Company |
Customer experience
CA Auth ID
UPGo
In-app purchases
CA Auth ID
No in-app purchases
UPGo
No in-app purchases









