Comparison

Capital One Mobile vs EdFed

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Capital One Mobile

Manage your finances on the go with comprehensive account access. View balances, pay bills, track transactions, and monitor your credit score. The app also offers card management, rewards redemption, and peer-to-peer payments.

Highlights
  • View account balances and statements
  • Pay bills and loans
  • Check credit score with CreditWise
  • Activate cards
  • Redeem rewards
  • Send/receive money with Zelle
  • Lock/unlock cards
Features
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What’s on the Capital One Mobile app? All of your accounts, and so much more. Whether you’re out in the world or feeling right at home, you can manage your money with ease: - View balances and export statements - Pay bills and take care of loans - Check in on your credit with CreditWise - Activate a credit or debit card when you need it - Redeem rewards on the go - Send and receive money with friends and family using Zelle® With the Capital One Mobile app, you can ... - Stay informed when you enable alerts and purchase notifications - See everything that happens on your card with detailed transactions - Instantly lock your credit or debit card from anywhere - Get answers from Eno, your Capital One assistant Download the app for better banking with Capital One. Internet access is needed to use the mobile app. Check with your Internet service provider for details of specific fees and charges. Service outages may occur. Capital One customers are responsible for regularly checking their account statements. Push, email, and SMS alerts and notifications, including purchase notifications, must be enabled to be received. CreditWise monitoring and alerts may not be available if the information you enter at enrollment does not match the information in your file at one or more consumer reporting agencies or you do not have a file at one or more consumer reporting agencies. Features may not be available to all customers. Actual experiences may differ from those depicted. Additional terms and limitations apply. Zelle and the Zelle related marks are wholly owned by Early Warning Services, LLC and are used herein under license. To read about the Terms of your download, check out the End User License Agreement.

About

EdFed

Manage your finances on the go with this mobile banking app. View account balances, transaction history, and check images. Schedule bill payments and deposit checks remotely. Locate nearby ATMs easily.

Highlights
  • Account management
  • Check image viewing
  • Transaction history
  • Bill payment scheduling
  • Remote check deposit
  • ATM locator
Features
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Make your life easier with Educational Federal Credit Union’s FREE Mobile Banking Application for iOS. - Manage your accounts -View your check images - View your Transaction History - Schedule new Bill Payments - Deposit Checks from Anywhere - Locate nearest surcharge free ATM's.

Screenshots

Capital One Mobile4 screens
EdFed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Capital One Mobile at 4.8 against EdFed's 3.0. Capital One Mobile also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 28%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Capital One Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Capital One Mobile has 11M ratings behind it against 127, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Capital One Mobile's written reviews are positive against 28% of EdFed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Capital One Mobile ships an update fortnightly, EdFed monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Capital One Mobile versus EdFed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCapital One MobileEdFed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11M ratings) — better3.0 (127 ratings)
Positive reviews59.9% of reviews — better28.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11M — better127
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#3 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size396 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCapital OneEducational Federal Credit Union

Customer experience

Capital One Mobile

All ratings11,078,340 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews5,906 reviews
Positive59.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative34.8%

EdFed

All ratings127 ratings
Positive46.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative49.6%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive28.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative68.3%

User reviews

Capital One Mobile

From 11M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Exceptional customer service
  • 👍 User-friendly app
  • 🚀 Convenient features
  • 🚀 Seamless transactions
  • 🚀 Instant notifications

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and laggy app
  • 🔒 Concerns about account security
  • 🔒 Difficulty verifying identity
  • 🔒 Lack of transparency in account closures
  • 🐛 Inconsistent app performance

EdFed

From 127 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Fast performance (sometimes)
  • 💡 Convenient for basic banking
  • ✅ Works great on iPhone
  • ✅ Old app was functional

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 🐛 App crashes often
  • 🐛 Login issues (locked out, wrong password)
  • 🐛 Mobile deposit not working
  • 🐛 Slow loading times

Bugs and requests

Capital One Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recurring payment issues and account freezes
  • Delayed transaction postings and notifications
  • Incompatibility with older devices and iOS versions
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding external accounts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add/remove external accounts in-app
  • Improved visibility of pending/upcoming transactions
  • Integration of budgeting and money management tools
  • Faster processing of transfers and payments
  • Dark mode option for the app

EdFed

Reported bugs

45 issues
  • App locks and denies access after login attempts
  • Cannot scan checks for mobile deposit
  • Zelle feature not accessible as advertised
  • Account registration fails
  • Mobile deposit screen is blank or white
Show 40 more
  • Face ID function removed, manual login causes lockout
  • App rarely functions after name change, blank screens for balances
  • Constantly needs reinstallation to work
  • Account tab information not visible upon login
  • App freezes and glitches
  • Transfer completion reported, but funds not transferred
  • App gets stuck in settings menu on iPad
  • Cannot log out on iPad version, requires force close
  • App won't open, closes immediately on launch
  • Barely opens, cannot check balance
  • App looks cheap and outdated
  • App is rudimentary and full of bugs
  • App is slow and buggy
  • App crashes upon opening on iOS 13
  • App reverts to icon on iPad Pro with iOS 13.1.1
  • App crashes and says password is wrong
  • Password issues even after changing it
  • Cannot make simple transfers (savings to checking)
  • App shuts down upon login attempt
  • Incorrect account balances displayed
  • App crashes when selecting an account after login
  • App freezes or gets stuck on loading screen
  • Cannot review transactions beyond a week
  • Account holds listed as both pending and processed
  • Charges deducted but not listed
  • Username entered, but password field does not appear
  • App lags after completing a transfer
  • Remote deposit feature disabled
  • App times out during login or mid-session logouts
  • Cannot see credit card full transaction history or due date
  • Language settings under 'Change Password'
  • Account holds not seen in the account they are for
  • App is slow, unable to open, and crashes
  • App force quits on opening
  • App crashes with iPad 13.1.1
  • App reverts to icon on iPad Pro with iOS 13.1
  • App kicks/times out frequently
  • Cannot see debit card purchases
  • App crashes or times out of login
  • App glitches cause ruin

Requested features

12 requests
  • Zelle integration
  • Improved mobile deposit functionality
  • Bill pay improvements
  • Full transaction history access
  • FaceID/TouchID/Biometric login
Show 7 more
  • Apple Pay/Card compatibility
  • Dark mode
  • Visible password option
  • Option to disable auto-save account number
  • iPad app
  • Remote deposit feature enablement
  • Update for iPhone X

In-app purchases

None

Capital One Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

EdFed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Capital One Mobile free?
Capital One Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EdFed free?
EdFed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Capital One Mobile or EdFed?
Capital One Mobile is rated higher. Capital One Mobile averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11M ratings, while EdFed averages 3.0 from 127 ratings.
Do Capital One Mobile or EdFed have ads?
Neither Capital One Mobile nor EdFed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Capital One Mobile or EdFed?
Capital One Mobile ships an update fortnightly, and EdFed monthly. Most recently, Capital One Mobile was updated on September 25, 2026 and EdFed on September 21, 2026.

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