Advia Mobile Banking vs EMB Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Advia Mobile Banking
Manage your finances on the go with this banking application. Easily deposit checks, view account balances and transaction history, and transfer funds. It also facilitates bill payments and finding nearby branches and ATMs.
- Mobile check deposit
- View account balances
- View transaction history
- Transfer money
- Bill payments
- Find branches and ATMs
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Advia’s 24/7 app for mobile check deposits, inquiries, transfers and payments! Experience the advantage of mobile convenience: - View Balances - View Transaction History - Transfer Money - Deposit Checks - Make P2P and other Bill Payments - Find Advia Branch and ATMs - And More! Our secure environment also allows you to receive special alert messages that you select to receive from within 24-hour Online Banking. Once set up within Online Banking, just download our app and login using your same Member ID and password. If not yet enrolled with Online Banking, visit us at www.adviacu.org to get started. Visit www.adviacu.org/24-hour-access/ for additional tips related to using all of our convenient electronic services. Need additional help? Call us at 844.238.4228
EMB Mobile
Manage your finances with this personal financial advocate. Organize transactions with tags and photos, set balance alerts, and make payments. Deposit checks, manage debit cards, and find nearby branches and ATMs securely.
- Organize transactions with tags, notes, and photos
- Set balance alerts
- Make payments and transfer money
- Deposit checks via photo
- Manage debit cards
- Find branches and ATMs
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EMB Mobile is your personal financial advocate. It’s fast, secure and makes life easier by empowering you with the tools you need to manage your finances. Here’s what else you can do with EMB Mobile: * Keep your transactions organized by allowing you to add tags, notes and photos of receipts and checks. * Set up alerts so you know when your balance drops below a certain amount * Make payments, whether you’re paying a company or a friend * Transfer money between your accounts * Deposit checks in a snap by taking a picture of the front and back * Reorder your debit card or turn it off if you’ve misplaced it * View and save your monthly statements * Find branches and ATMs near you Secure your account with a 4-digit passcode or biometric supported devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: EMB Mobile at none against Advia Mobile Banking's shown. EMB Mobile also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Advia Mobile Banking's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EMB Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Advia Mobile Banking has 5.2K ratings behind it against 993, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Advia Mobile Banking's written reviews are positive against 50% of EMB Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Advia Mobile Banking ships an update every 3 months, EMB Mobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Advia Mobile Banking | EMB Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.2K ratings) | 4.8 (993 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.2K — better | 993 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Advia Credit Union | Eastern Michigan Bank |
Customer experience
Advia Mobile Banking
EMB Mobile
Bugs and requests
Advia Mobile Banking
Reported bugs
4 issues- Pending transactions disappearing
- Inability to view check images
- Frequent app timeouts
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
6 requests- Add wire transfer option
- Improve credit card transaction history
- Provide real-time account balance updates
- Streamline bill pay process
- Implement dark mode
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- Enhance mobile deposit reliability
EMB Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Advia Mobile Banking
No in-app purchases
EMB Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Advia Mobile Banking free?
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