Brella vs EVFCU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brella
This app safeguards your debit card by sending instant alerts for suspicious activity, allowing you to quickly detect fraud. You can manage card usage, check balances, and even turn your card on or off remotely.
- Real-time transaction alerts
- Set custom spending limits
- Block card-not-present transactions
- Turn card on/off remotely
- Check account balance
- Set travel notices
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Brella helps you protect your debit card by sending you alerts when your card is used so you can quickly detect unauthorized or fraudulent activity on your account. Users have the option to receive text or email alerts. You can also check your account balance anytime, turn your card off and on, send money to other users and find nearby ATMs. Alerts are provided for: • Purchases exceeding dollar amounts you set • Card-not-present purchases • Suspicious or high-risk transactions With this app, you have the ability to define when, where and how your debit card can be used. Users can set blocks for: • Transactions exceeding a specific dollar amount • Internet and phone transactions • Transactions conducted outside of the U.S. Turn your debit card off/on This control can be used to disable a lost or stolen card, prevent fraudulent activity and control spending. More great features - Users can check their balance without logging into the app with the Quick Balance feature - Users can choose to enable Touch ID, a secure and quick way to sign on with your fingerprint so you don’t have to type in a password - Users can submit a Travel Notice to inform their financial institution of any scheduled travel NOTE: This application is powered by SHAZAM and is activated through specific financial institutions. Check with your financial institution to ensure they subscribe to Brella prior to downloading and if they participate in optional features.
EVFCU
Manage your finances on the go with this mobile banking application. View account balances, transaction history, and check images. Transfer funds, pay bills, and locate ATMs or branches easily.
- View account balances and history
- View check images
- Transfer funds
- Find ATM/Branch
- Pay bills
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Embarrass Vermillion FCU -View account balances and history -View check images -Transfer funds -Find an ATM/Branch -Pay your bills -And More!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EVFCU at 4.8 against Brella's 2.3. EVFCU also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 19%). Brella's advantage is ratings volume (180 vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
EVFCU holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brella has 180 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Brella's written reviews are positive against 50% of EVFCU's.
Brella ships an update every 2 months, EVFCU every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brella | EVFCU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (180 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 180 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHAZAM | Embarrass Vermillion Federal Credit Union |
Customer experience
Brella
EVFCU
Bugs and requests
Brella
Reported bugs
47 issues- Indefinite loading screen on login
- Sign-in screen loads and loads
- App crashes
- Cannot register card
- Service always unavailable
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- No activation email received
- App crashes when setting up travel notice
- System won't let you get verification code
- Cannot get any help when reaching out
- Constantly signing you out
- Freezes every second or two
- Username and password incorrect, no reset email
- Password not accepted even with correct requirements
- App times out before completing registration
- Card scanning does not work
- Manual entry does not work
- Automatic card scanning does not work
- ATM finder does not work
- Stalls out after putting in card info and phone number
- Delay in replying 'yes' to clear fraud alert
- Password reset fails after entering PIN
- Travel notification date changes not working
- Cannot receive text notifications
- Cannot register card to find ATM locations
- Card eligibility is finicky and over-complicated
- Balances not available ('NA')
- App logs out constantly
- App won't start up reliably
- Cannot put phone number in
- Username field locked with incorrect info
- Cannot transfer money from the app
- Cannot pay bills without difficulty
- App won't allow login after recent update
- Login process times out or crashes
- App stops working after recent update
- App crashes every time it's opened
- Fingerprint option stopped working
- App crashes or won't let you in stating update needed when none available
- Download fails for updates
- App won't install after deletion
- App won't download at all
- New update won't install on iPhone
- Cannot download since latest upgrade
- Says can't download at this time
- New update doesn't work
- App won't update, then won't install
- App crashes, doesn't let you in
Requested features
13 requests- Update the app frequently
- Fix validation issues
- Improve login process
- Allow users to see transaction logs
- Provide available balance, not just ledger balance
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- Allow users to see their transactions
- Improve phone number input handling
- Fix card scanning functionality
- Fix ATM finder functionality
- Improve user interface and experience
- Allow Face ID/biometric login
- Ensure app functions correctly after updates
- Fix issues with downloading/installing updates
EVFCU
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brella
No in-app purchases
EVFCU
No in-app purchases
