Colonial On The Move vs SWACU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colonial On The Move
Manage your Colonial Savings accounts on the go. Check balances, review transaction history, and transfer funds between your accounts securely from your mobile device.
- Check account balances
- View transaction history
- Search transactions
- Transfer funds between accounts
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Start banking wherever you are with Colonial OTM! Available to all Colonial Savings online banking customers, Colonial OTM allows you to check balances, view history and make transfers. Available features include: Accounts - Check your latest account balance and search recent transactions by date, amount, or check number. Transfers - Easily transfer cash between your accounts. All features may not be available in the tablet application.
SWACU
Manage your finances on the go with this comprehensive banking app. Perform most branch transactions securely from your mobile device, 24/7. Organize transactions, deposit checks remotely, and control your debit cards.
- Organize transactions with tags, notes, and receipt photos
- Secure and fast account monitoring
- Remote check deposit
- Debit card control (on/off)
- Schedule and view payments and transfers
- Apply for new accounts and loans
- Biometric authentication
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Upgrade with the all new SWACU mobile app. It’s not just an update, but it’s a complete overhaul designed to put you in control. Do just about everything you can do at a branch on your mobile device. It’s completely secure and at your fingertips 24/7. Welcome to a seamless new world of mobile possibilities. Features: · Keep your transactions organized by allowing you to add tags, notes and photos of receipts and checks. · Secure and fast account monitoring · Remote Check Deposit · Turn on/off SWACU Debit Cards · Schedule and view bill payments, transactions, transfers, and pending deposits · Make or schedule loan payments · Apply for new accounts such as: checking, term share certificates, credit cards, and loans. · Order checks, view statements and send secure messages. · Find the nearest SWACU branch and ATMs. · TouchID® Fingerprint, FaceID® and other Biometric Authentication. · Set up alerts so you know when your balance drops below a certain amount
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SWACU at 4.9 against Colonial On The Move's 4.3. SWACU also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 40%) and ratings volume (4.1K vs 103). Colonial On The Move's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). 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.
SWACU holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SWACU has 4.1K ratings behind it against 103, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Colonial On The Move's written reviews are positive against 76% of SWACU's.
Colonial On The Move ships an update every 5 weeks, SWACU every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colonial On The Move | SWACU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (103 ratings) | 4.9 (4.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 75.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 103 | 4.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colonial Savings, F. A. | Southwest Airlines Federal Credit Union |
Customer experience
Colonial On The Move
SWACU
Bugs and requests
Colonial On The Move
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SWACU
Reported bugs
1 issue- No rewards counter in the new app
Requested features
1 request- Provide rewards transactions and tracking
In-app purchases
Colonial On The Move
No in-app purchases
SWACU
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Colonial On The Move free?
Is SWACU free?
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