AACU Mobile vs Colorado PERA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AACU Mobile
Manage your finances on the go with this mobile banking app. Check balances, transfer funds, pay bills, and make loan payments securely from anywhere. It also allows for secure messaging and access to branch information.
- Check account balances
- View transaction history
- Transfer funds
- Pay bills
- Make loan and credit card payments
- Send and receive secure messages
- Access branch information
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The Air Academy CU mobile banking application allows you to check balances, view transactions, transfer funds, pay bills, and review and make loan and credit card payments, from anywhere at any time. It's fast, secure and available to all our online banking users. View this app you may also: View pending transactions Create, approve, cancel or view funds transfers Send and receive secure messages Access branch hours and location information"
Colorado PERA
Easily manage your retirement account on the go. View benefit information, track progress toward your goals, and update personal details. Submit forms electronically for retirement applications, direct deposit, and health coverage.
- View projected monthly benefit
- Check account balance
- Track salary and service credit
- Update beneficiary information
- Modify tax withholding
- Submit retirement applications electronically
- Set up direct deposit
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Manage your PERA account any time, any place with our easy-to-use mobile app. Log in to make quick changes to your account, view up-to-date benefit information, or submit forms. Track progress toward your retirement goals by viewing your: • Projected monthly benefit • Account balance • Salary and service credit Update your account information, including: • Beneficiary(ies) • Tax withholding • Electronic communication preferences Skip the paper forms and submit them electronically: • Apply for retirement • Set up direct deposit • Sign up for health care coverage (if eligible)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Colorado PERA at 5.0 against AACU Mobile's 4.3. Colorado PERA also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). AACU Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 15). 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.
Colorado PERA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AACU Mobile has 1.2K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of AACU Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Colorado PERA's.
AACU Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Colorado PERA every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AACU Mobile | Colorado PERA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Air Academy Federal Credit Union | Colorado PERA |
Customer experience
AACU Mobile
Colorado PERA
Bugs and requests
AACU Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not opening or loading
- Inability to pay loans through the app
- Accounts not populating in menus
- Recurring payment issues
Requested features
4 requests- Facial recognition login
- Improved bill pay and loan management
- Better account organization and search
- Seamless integration with external accounts
Colorado PERA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AACU Mobile
No in-app purchases
Colorado PERA
No in-app purchases
Questions
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