Comparison

CardValet vs Yara Early Access

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CardValet

Take full control of your debit and credit cards with instant on/off toggles, spending limits, and location-based restrictions. Receive real-time alerts for all transactions, monitor purchases, and manage your cards digitally from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Turn cards on/off instantly
  • Set spending limits
  • Restrict usage by location
  • Control merchant categories
  • Receive real-time transaction alerts
  • View purchase history
  • Activate cards and set PIN
Features
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NOTE: This application is powered by Fiserv, Inc. but is activated through specific financial institutions. Check with your financial institution to ensure they participate in CardValet prior to downloading. CardValet helps you efficiently manage your cards digitally. TAKE CONTROL Stay in control of your card. Turn your card ON/OFF, set spending limits, decide where, when and how your card can be used. - Set card to be on or off in an instant, restricting whether it can be used or not - Restrict your card purchases to specific locations (merchants located within a certain range of your phone or select city, state, country or zip code on an expandable interactive map - Select merchant categories (Restaurant, Travel, Entertainment etc.) and transaction types (Instore, eCommerce, ATM etc.) to control purchases on your card - Enable or disable international transactions - Establish spending limits to allow transactions up to a certain dollar value and decline transactions when amounts exceed the thresholds set by you BE ALERT Receive real time alerts on all purchases, select purchases or when a card transaction is attempted but declined. Customize your alert preferences and get notified as per your choice. Alerts are sent in real time, immediately after a transaction has taken place, and help you quickly detect unauthorized activity on your card. VIEW YOUR CARD PURCHASE View your purchases, add memos and tag your purchases for easy tracking. DO IT YOURSELF Mange your card at your fingertips. Activate your card, set card PIN or report your lost/stolen cards seamlessly by making a call from the App. Key Benefits - Receive alerts to monitor transactions and help protect from fraud Actively manage your money and take charge of your card usage - Remotely control and monitor children’s spending - Helps ensure business spending policy compliance

About

Yara Early Access

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Your service providers use AI to decide what you pay, how long you wait on hold, and what offer keeps you from leaving. Yara is the AI on the other side of that table—your side. Yara is your personal advocate when dealing with the companies you pay every month, including internet, mobile, insurance, utilities, streaming services, and more. See Your Money Clearly -Securely connect your bank and ask Yara anything about your spending in plain English. -Set budgets and keep them honest. -See all your providers and upcoming bills in one place so nothing sneaks up on you. Stop Overpaying -Pick a bill, and Yara will dig in line by line to find where you are overpaying. -Get specific, actionable savings recommendations, not generic tips. Let Yara Make the Call -When it's time to deal with a provider, Yara gets on the phone for you. -Every call is saved with a full transcript, providing a record of what was said and what was promised.Privacy First Your data is encrypted, protected by Face ID, and accessed only with your consent. Yara works for you—never for your providers. We have no kickbacks or affiliate conflicts. Early Access This is just the beginning. We are building toward a Yara that watches every bill, catches billing errors, tracks renewals, and fights for you around the clock. Early access users shape what comes next—we read every piece of feedback. Download Yara and put an advocate in your pocket.

Screenshots

CardValet4 screens
Yara Early Access4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CardValet at 15.0 against Yara Early Access's 17.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CardValet versus Yara Early Access: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCardValetYara Early Access
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings19K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB87 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFiserv, IncMy Yara, Inc.

Bugs and requests

CardValet

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to reset password
  • Inconsistent account syncing
  • Repeated 'too many devices' errors

Requested features

4 requests
  • Balance and spending overview
  • Fingerprint/biometric login
  • Ability to add multiple cards
  • Improved notification system

Yara Early Access

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CardValet

No in-app purchases

None

Yara Early Access

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CardValet free?
CardValet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yara Early Access free?
Yara Early Access is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CardValet or Yara Early Access have ads?
Neither CardValet nor Yara Early Access shows ads.

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