Vantiv vs CardNav
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vantiv
Accept mobile payments securely and conveniently from any U.S. issued credit, debit, or prepaid card. Ideal for small and medium businesses, this app enables quick processing at the point of service or for customer checkout.
- Accept mobile payments
- Process U.S. issued credit, debit, prepaid cards
- Secure card swiping
- Point of service processing
- Convenient customer checkout
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Be ready to accept mobile payments anywhere, anytime. Vantiv Mobile Accept is a simple-to-use, powerful mobile payment app that allows merchants to quickly and securely swipe any U.S. issued credit, debit or prepaid card for processing on a smartphone. Use Vantiv Mobile Accept in your store for convenient customer checkout. Or, use your smartphone to enable immediate payment processing at the point of service. Vantiv Mobile Accept is perfect for small and medium-size businesses that accept cash transactions and checks or submit invoices after services are completed. Visit www.vantiv.com for more information to begin accepting payments anytime, from anywhere.
CardNav
Monitor and manage your debit and credit cards with transaction alerts and customizable usage controls. Define when, where, and how your cards can be used to enhance security and prevent fraud.
- Transaction alerts
- Customizable usage settings
- Define card usage locations
- Define card usage times
- Card monitoring and management
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CardControl helps you protect your debit and credit cards by sending you transaction alerts and giving you the ability to define when, where and how your cards are used. Simply download the CardControl app to your smartphone, then customize your alert preferences and usage settings to monitor and manage your cards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CardNav at 4.4 against Vantiv's 1.0. CardNav also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and ratings volume (982 vs 2). Vantiv's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). 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.
CardNav holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CardNav has 982 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Vantiv's written reviews are positive against 30% of CardNav's.
Vantiv ships an update every 4 months, CardNav every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vantiv | CardNav |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (982 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 29.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 982 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VANTIV, LLC | CO-OP Financial Services |
Customer experience
Vantiv
CardNav
Bugs and requests
Vantiv
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CardNav
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when trying to log in
- Unable to add or remove cards
- Delayed or missing transaction notifications
Requested features
4 requests- Restore Touch ID/Face ID login
- Add ability to transfer funds between accounts
- Improve password management support
- Provide better communication during app outages
In-app purchases
Vantiv
No in-app purchases
CardNav
No in-app purchases
