Mobile First vs CWL MobilePay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobile First
Manage your finances conveniently from your mobile device. Check balances, transfer funds between accounts, deposit checks remotely, and pay bills with ease. This app is available to existing online banking customers.
- Check account balances
- Search recent transactions
- Transfer funds between accounts
- Deposit checks remotely
- Pay bills
- Review past payments
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Start banking wherever you are with Mobile First for iPad and iPhone? Available to all First Community Bank online banking customers. Mobile First Allows you to check balances, make transfers, deposit checks and pay bills. Available features include: Accounts - Check your latest account balance and search recent transactions by date, amount or check number. Transfers - Easily transfer cash between your accounts Bill Pay - Make payments to existing payees or cancel scheduled bills. Review previously paid bills from your mobile device. Check Deposit - Deposit checks while on the go. All features may not be available in the tablet application.
CWL MobilePay
Pay your City Water and Light of Jonesboro utility bills conveniently from your mobile device. This application, powered by Paymentus Corporation, simplifies bill payments for customers.
- Pay utility bills
- Mobile payment
- City Water and Light of Jonesboro
- Powered by Paymentus Corporation
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CWL Mobile app powered by Paymentus Corporation. This application allows City Water and Light of Jonesboro (Arkansas) customers to pay utility bills from a mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mobile First at 4.8 against CWL MobilePay's 1.5. Mobile First also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 33%) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 8). CWL MobilePay's advantage is iOS requirement (5.11 vs 15.0). 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.
Mobile First holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobile First has 4.5K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Mobile First's written reviews are positive against 33% of CWL MobilePay's.
| Parameter | Mobile First | CWL MobilePay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.5K ratings) — better | 1.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 5.11 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | First Community Bank Batesville | Paymentus Corporation |
Customer experience
Mobile First
CWL MobilePay
Bugs and requests
Mobile First
Reported bugs
4 issues- Mobile deposits not working consistently
- Accounts not properly syncing or updating
- Frequent app crashes and login issues
- Face ID/Touch ID not functioning as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save/view check images
- More detailed account and loan information
- Improved mobile deposit process
- Push notifications for account activity
- Integration with popular payment services
CWL MobilePay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mobile First
No in-app purchases
CWL MobilePay
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mobile First free?
Is CWL MobilePay free?
Which has better reviews, Mobile First or CWL MobilePay?
Do Mobile First or CWL MobilePay have ads?
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