Catalyst Bank vs CTECU Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catalyst Bank
Manage your personal and business finances on the go with this mobile banking app. Access checking, savings, and loan accounts, view balances, transfer funds, and make remote deposits anytime, anywhere.
- Personal and business account access
- View account balances
- Fund transfers
- Remote deposits
- Loan account management
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Catalyst Bank’s mobile banking app connects you to your personal and business checking, savings, and loan accounts. Banking anytime, anywhere. Enjoy unlimited access to your accounts and all of your favorite mobile banking features from viewing account balances, transferring funds, remote deposits, and more.
CTECU Mobile
Access your credit union accounts conveniently on the go. Deposit checks, manage your finances, and find branch information directly from your mobile device.
- Mobile banking access
- Mobile check deposit
- Branch and contact information
- Convenient account access
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Our mobile app provides members convenient access to Calcasieu Teachers & Employees Credit Union's mobile website, mobile check deposit, mobile banking, branch & contact information, and help.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CTECU Mobile at none against Catalyst Bank's shown. CTECU Mobile also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Catalyst Bank's advantage is ratings volume (110 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
CTECU Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catalyst Bank has 110 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Catalyst Bank ships an update every 4 months, CTECU Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Catalyst Bank | CTECU Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (110 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SAINT LANDRY HOMESTEAD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | Calcasieu Teachers & Employees Credit Union |
Customer experience
Catalyst Bank
CTECU Mobile
In-app purchases
Catalyst Bank
No in-app purchases
CTECU Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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