GET Mobile vs Shortfall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GET Mobile
This app serves as a digital replacement for physical ID cards on university and hospital campuses. It allows users to manage funds, make purchases, order food, access facilities, and earn rewards, all from their mobile device.
- Digital ID card replacement
- Fund management
- In-app purchases
- Food ordering
- Access control
- Rewards program
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Ditch your plastic card for an all-in-one mobile ID. GET is an online and mobile platform that brings convenience and value to university and hospital campuses. For colleges and universities: One app does it all! GET allows you to manage funds, make purchases, order food, open doors, make dining reservations, and earn rewards. You can use GET just like you use a plastic ID card. For healthcare: Add your badge to your mobile phone. Download GET to opt into payroll deduction, manage funds, view and make purchases, report a lost or stolen ID card, and place online food orders. The GET mobile app only works if your university or hospital offers the GET platform from CBORD. To activate: download the app; select your campus or organization; create an account; and manage your campus ID on your phone. If your campus isn’t listed, contact your local ID card services office. Questions or comments about GET can be directed to GETFeedback@cbord.com.
Shortfall
This app helps car buyers avoid hidden fees by scanning contracts and flagging charges higher than typical for their state. It provides a free initial audit and an optional one-time purchase for unlimited use and advanced features like tracking dealer revisions.
- Scan car contracts with camera or PDF
- Flag fees higher than typical for your state
- Analyze interest rates and doc fees
- Track dealer contract revisions
- Check Kelley Blue Book trade-in values
- Private by design, no account needed
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Buying a car this week? Don't sign until Shortfall reads the paperwork. Car dealers know most people won't study the contract. That's where the extra charges hide. Shortfall reads the paperwork on your phone and flags every fee that's higher than typical for your state. One free audit included, then a one-time $4.99 in-app purchase unlocks unlimited future audits. No subscription. WHAT'S FREE, WHAT REQUIRES THE $4.99 UNLOCK Free, no purchase required: • Your first full contract audit — complete verdict, every flag, full Walkaway Card share • Your first Four Square Decoder round — back-solved interest rate and verdict • Checking Kelley Blue Book trade-in values and saving the numbers — always free, no cap Requires the one-time $4.99 in-app purchase: • Every contract audit after your first • Capturing revisions when the dealer rewrites the numbers at the desk • Every Four Square round after Round 1 (for the same negotiation or a new one) • Saved audit history across all future car purchases HOW IT WORKS Scan the contract with your camera or import the PDF. In about a minute, Shortfall pulls out the price, interest rate, doc fee, warranty, GAP insurance, and every add-on, and compares each one against what car buyers in your state usually pay. You walk into the dealership knowing: • Whether the doc fee is legal (12 states cap it) • Whether the interest rate matches your credit • Whether GAP and the extended warranty are marked up • Whether the monthly payment actually adds up Every flag reads in plain English — "$300 above typical for your state" — not a judgment. You decide what to push back on. STUCK IN THE FINANCE OFFICE? The Four Square Decoder figures out the interest rate from the monthly payment, even when the salesperson "forgets" to write it on the page. Round 1 is free. Capturing each revision they hand you after that requires the one-time $4.99 unlock — so when they rewrite the numbers, Shortfall shows exactly what moved. TRADING IN? (ALWAYS FREE) Shortfall opens Kelley Blue Book right in the app so you can look up your trade-in range yourself. Save the numbers — when the dealer throws out a low offer, you have something to check against. No in-app purchase required for the trade-in tool. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything runs on your phone • No account, no email, no cloud • We don't sell your data because we never collect it Works in all 50 US states. Every benchmark cites its source, and you can check and correct any number Shortfall reads from your contract before it's compared. Pricing: the app is free to download with one free contract audit and one free Four Square decode included. A single one-time $4.99 in-app purchase unlocks unlimited future audits and capturing every dealer revision. No subscription, no recurring charges. Requires iPhone 15 Pro or newer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shortfall at 5.0 against GET Mobile's 4.4. GET Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (28K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Shortfall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GET Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shortfall holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GET Mobile has 28K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GET Mobile ships an update monthly, Shortfall every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GET Mobile | Shortfall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (28K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The CBORD Group, Inc | Steven Knauss |
Customer experience
GET Mobile
Shortfall
Bugs and requests
GET Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- App gets stuck on loading screens
- Frequent log-outs and need to re-enter credentials
- Order processing and notification issues
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to manage multiple student accounts
- Improved user interface and navigation
- More reliable and consistent performance
Shortfall
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GET Mobile
No in-app purchases
Shortfall
- Unlimited Audits$4.99









