Global Cash Mobile vs DB Secure Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Global Cash Mobile
Access your financial accounts instantly from your iPhone or iPad. Monitor balances, view transaction details, and set custom alerts for important account events. Direct access to daily and intraday balances is available.
- Instant account balance checks
- View transaction details
- Customizable event alerts
- Previous day's balance
- Intraday balance
- Direct account access
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Global Cash goes anywhere that you go! With Global Cash Mobile, you can check your accounts in an instant on your iPhone or iPad. Your account reporting services are available whenever you need them. Customise your screen layout to: - View the balance of favourite accounts and view transaction details. - Warn you of events that you define (unpaid cheques, rejected transfers, breach of account threshold, etc.). Direct access to your accounts: - Previous day's balance (accounting or value date) - Intraday balance - Entry details The services accessible on Global Cash mobile must be subscribed in advance as part of your Global Cash contract. For any questions, contact your usual bank advisor. * The latter must be a member of the Swift network.
DB Secure Authenticator
This app offers a secure two-factor authentication solution for logging into accounts and authorizing transactions. It provides multiple methods for generating codes, including scanning QR codes, creating one-time passwords, and challenge/response for customer service verification. It also supports push notifications for transaction authorization.
- Two-factor authentication
- QR code scanning
- One-time password generation
- Challenge/Response verification
- Push notification authorization
- PIN and biometric login
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DB Secure Authenticator provides customers with a two-factor authentication solution for logging into accounts and for authorising transactions. For signing transactions on Deutsche Bank’s Online and Mobile banking platforms, customers from Germany can use the photoTAN app, which can be downloaded from the app store. There is a choice of 4 functions within the app: 1. Scan QR Code: Using your phone’s camera, a QR-code is scanned on-screen and a numeric response code is provided. The code may be used for logging into a DB banking application or for authorising transactions. 2. Generate a One-Time Password (OTP): On request, the app generates a numeric code which may be used for logging into a DB banking application. 3. Challenge / Response: When speaking with a DB customer service agent, an 8-digit number provided by the agent is entered into the app and a response code is provided. This function is used for customer identification via the telephone. 4. Authorising transactions: If enabled, Push Notifications can be received to inform the user of outstanding transactions. When the app is next opened the transaction details are displayed, and can be authorized without the need to scan a QR-code or type a code into the online banking application. App setup: Access to DB Secure Authenticator is controlled either via a 6 digit PIN, which you choose on first launch of the app or by using the device's biometric functionalities, such as fingerprint or facial recognition. Following the PIN setup, you are required to activate the device. This is done by either entering a provided Registration ID or by scanning two QR-codes through the online activation portal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Global Cash Mobile at 1.9 against DB Secure Authenticator's 1.5. Global Cash Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). DB Secure Authenticator's advantage is review sentiment (10% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Global Cash Mobile holds the better App Store score, 1.9 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 24 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Global Cash Mobile's written reviews are positive against 10% of DB Secure Authenticator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Global Cash Mobile ships an update every 4 months, DB Secure Authenticator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Global Cash Mobile | DB Secure Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (40 ratings) — better | 1.5 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 10.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Société Générale | Deutsche Bank AG |
Customer experience
Global Cash Mobile
DB Secure Authenticator
In-app purchases
Global Cash Mobile
No in-app purchases
DB Secure Authenticator
No in-app purchases
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