iCDS vs Collins Community CU Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCDS
This app calculates Credit Default Swap upfront fees using the official ISDA CDS Standard Model. It provides live calculations for various metrics, including dirty upfront, accrued amounts, and risk sensitivities, for multiple contract types and maturities.
- ISDA CDS Standard Model pricing engine
- SNAC maturities for 1Y to 10Y
- Dirty upfront fee calculation
- Implied default probability chart
- First-order risk metrics (CS01, DV01)
- Live overnight reference-rate curves
- Regional contract pricing
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iCDS is a free Credit Default Swap upfront fee calculator built on the official ISDA CDS Standard Model — the same pricing engine used across institutional fixed-income desks. Enter a quoted spread, coupon, recovery, notional, and tenor. iCDS computes the SNAC (Standard North American CDS) upfront charge live as you change inputs, with the dirty upfront, accrued, par spread, and first-order risk metrics visible alongside. WHAT'S INSIDE • ISDA CDS Standard Model (v1.8.3) compiled directly into the app • Seven SNAC maturities in one segmented row: 1Y / 2Y / 3Y / 4Y / 5Y / 7Y / 10Y • DIRTY UPFRONT card — total cash to settle (upfront fee + accrued), with components shown alongside • Default-risk-by-maturity chart — implied cumulative default probability at each tenor; tap a bar to price it • First-order risk metrics on every trade — CS01, IR DV01, Rec01 (bump-and-reprice) • Live overnight reference-rate curves from five central banks: – USD SOFR (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) – EUR €STR (European Central Bank) – GBP SONIA (Bank of England) – JPY TONA proxy (FRED / St. Louis Fed) – AUD AONIA (Reserve Bank of Australia) • Six regional contracts: NA, EM, EU, Asia, Japan, AUS • Spread input via preset chips and a numeric keypad; cap raised to 10,000 bp for distressed credits • ISDA RFR test-grid validation across all five currencies • In-app Diagnostics tab — deterministic self-tests for the pricing engine, IMM helpers, regional holiday calendars, and live overnight-rate fetchers WHO IT'S FOR Quantitative finance students, fixed-income professionals, and developers exploring CDS pricing. Source is open under Apache 2.0. NOT FOR Booking, settlement, trading, or any decision with real money behind it. iCDS produces indicative pricing only — not financial, investment, or trading advice. Rates may be delayed; calculations use a flat overnight-rate discount curve, a standard simplification. PRIVACY No data collection. No tracking. No accounts. Reference rates are fetched live from public central-bank endpoints. LICENSE Source code: Apache 2.0. Pricing engine: ISDA CDS Standard Model Public License (© 2009 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., developed with Markit). Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ISDA, Markit, JPMorgan Chase, or any rate provider.
Collins Community CU Mobile
Manage your finances on the go with this mobile banking app. Access your accounts, view pending transactions, and even apply for loans. Securely communicate with the bank through chat and a message center.
- Account Access
- View Pending Items
- Loan Applications
- Chat Support
- Message Center
- Bill Pay
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A convenient way to access your account from anywhere. *Registration *View Pending Items *Apply for a Loan *Chat *Message Center *Bill Pay Enhancements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iCDS at 100% against Collins Community CU Mobile's 30%. iCDS also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Collins Community CU Mobile's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 24). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Collins Community CU Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collins Community CU Mobile has 3.9K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of iCDS's written reviews are positive against 30% of Collins Community CU Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iCDS ships an update every 2 weeks, Collins Community CU Mobile every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCDS | Collins Community CU Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (24 ratings) | 4.7 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 30.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 3.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Zucker | Collins Community Credit Union |
Customer experience
iCDS
Collins Community CU Mobile
Bugs and requests
iCDS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Collins Community CU Mobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues
- Crashes and freezes
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Direct pay icon on home screen
- iPad-optimized app
- Card on/off controls
- Mobile check deposit to savings
- Fingerprint/Face ID login
In-app purchases
iCDS
No in-app purchases
Collins Community CU Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is iCDS free?
Is Collins Community CU Mobile free?
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