Safe 1 Mobile Banking vs CIG Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Safe 1 Mobile Banking
Manage your finances on the go with this mobile banking app. Check balances, view transactions, transfer funds, deposit checks, and pay bills. Easily locate branches and ATMs.
- Check account balances
- View transaction history
- Transfer funds
- Deposit checks
- Pay bills
- Find branches and ATMs
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With the Safe 1 Mobile Banking App, you can check your account balances, view transaction history, transfer funds between accounts, deposit checks, pay your bills, and find Safe 1 branches and ATMs. Safe 1 Credit Union "Where Membership Matters" To learn how we protect your privacy, please visit http://www.safe1.org/home/privacy
CIG Mobile
Manage your personal insurance policies with ease. View policy details, make payments, start claims, and connect with your agent. Now available for homeowners, renters, and more.
- View policy details
- Make payments
- Set up automatic payments
- Start claims process
- Contact agent
- Create online profile
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Up until now, our CIG Mobile App has been limited to only personal auto policyholders. After months of hard work, we are pleased to announce that the app is now available for all personal lines policyholders (homeowners, renters, and more)! CIG personal lines policyholders are now able to: • View their policy details • View account balance and make a payment • Set up automatic payments or update existing settings • Start their claims process • Contact their agent • Register and create their online profile directly in the app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Safe 1 Mobile Banking at 75% against CIG Mobile's 14%. Safe 1 Mobile Banking also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (8K vs 52). CIG Mobile's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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.
Safe 1 Mobile Banking holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Safe 1 Mobile Banking has 8K ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Safe 1 Mobile Banking's written reviews are positive against 14% of CIG Mobile's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Safe 1 Mobile Banking | CIG Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8K ratings) — better | 1.5 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews — better | 14.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8K — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Safe 1 Credit Union | California Capital Insurance Company |
Customer experience
Safe 1 Mobile Banking
CIG Mobile
Bugs and requests
Safe 1 Mobile Banking
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen freezes
- Check deposit feature not working
- Frequent app crashes
- Delayed transaction updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add mobile wallet/payment support
- Improve transaction history and balance tracking
- Provide account/routing number access in-app
- Implement facial recognition login
- Restore home screen widget functionality
CIG Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Safe 1 Mobile Banking
No in-app purchases
CIG Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Safe 1 Mobile Banking free?
Is CIG Mobile free?
Which has better reviews, Safe 1 Mobile Banking or CIG Mobile?
Do Safe 1 Mobile Banking or CIG Mobile have ads?
Which is updated more often, Safe 1 Mobile Banking or CIG Mobile?
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