ActiveShield vs EY Mobility Pathway Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ActiveShield
This app enhances mobile productivity for enterprises by providing proactive detection and prevention on iOS devices. It offers visibility, intelligence, and security measures against unverified Wi-Fi networks without impacting user experience or collecting personal data.
- Proactive detection and prevention
- BYO and corporate-owned device support
- Visibility and intelligence
- Stop connections to unverified Wi-Fi
- Remediation steps
- Minimal footprint agent
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Better provides enterprises proactive detection and prevention on BYO and corporate-owned iOS mobile devices. Smartphones and tablets give us unprecedented access to the critical business information we need to work faster and more accurately. With Better, enterprises can empower the full benefits of mobile productivity in business. Better is a lightweight agent that has no impact on the way users use their favorite apps and access data. Our solution runs in the background with a minimal footprint, and does not collect personal information from the user. Better Active Shield provides: - Visibility and intelligence - Stop connections to unverified Wi-Fi networks - Steps for remediation How to activate BETTER: 1. Consult with your IT team before downloading 2. Download from the App Store 3. Open the app and enter the credentials provided by your company 4. Better is now active
EY Mobility Pathway Mobile
This app facilitates collaboration with EY for managing immigration and tax affairs on the go. It offers secure biometric access, location services for workday tracking, and document management capabilities.
- Biometric access
- Document upload from cloud/device
- Camera document capture
- Download EY documents
- GPS location tracking
- In-app questionnaire for tax/immigration
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EY Mobility Pathway Employee portal Mobile App - allows you to collaborate with EY via a smartphone or tablet allowing you to remain compliant with your immigration and tax affairs while on the go. The app also provides access to a number of mobile specific features including biometrics access, location services to capture your workdays information, and the ability to upload documents from your cloud storage or pictures taken from your camera. Mobile App benefits: - Biometric access to minimize time to login in while supporting privacy - Ability to upload documents from cloud storage or your local device storage - Upload pictures of documents directly from your device’s camera or photo library - Download documents from EY such as tax returns, visa or payroll advice - Capture and report your location via GPS services - Provide details for tax returns and immigration documents in My Questionnaire from any device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ActiveShield at 4.4 against EY Mobility Pathway Mobile's 2.2. ActiveShield also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). EY Mobility Pathway Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 7). 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.
ActiveShield holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EY Mobility Pathway Mobile has 89 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ActiveShield ships an update every 3 weeks, EY Mobility Pathway Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActiveShield | EY Mobility Pathway Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | 2.2 (89 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 2.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 89 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Better Mobile Security Inc. | EY Global Services Limited |
Customer experience
ActiveShield
EY Mobility Pathway Mobile
Bugs and requests
ActiveShield
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
EY Mobility Pathway Mobile
Reported bugs
87 issues- Application crashes regularly
- Face recognition deactivates randomly
- No pasting possible for password and username
- Automatic location capture does not work
- Keeps freezing and hanging
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- Inconsistent access to OneDrive Personal Vault or iCloud Drive
- Cannot login with SSO
- App asks for login/password even with biometric enabled
- Gesichtserkennung funktioniert nicht
- Tägliche Erinnerungen ohne neuen Inhalt
- 4-5 malige Abfrage beim Einloggen
- Kalenderänderungen mit dem Finger sind Glücksspiel
- Spracheinstellung springt zurück auf Englisch
- Login page doesn’t take credentials
- Documents fail to save
- Sends push notifications to record location repeatedly
- Login w/ Face ID not working, password needed every time
- Warning for location service all the time
- Strange Error Codes upon login with Face ID
- Login is a disaster
- Password and Face ID settings not remembered
- Confirming location from alert rarely works
- Face ID does not work reliably
- App logs out every time
- App does not tie in with Apple to use saved passwords
- App hangs up constantly
- Forgets Face ID and language setting
- Button to approve terms and conditions off screen
- Login forgotten, password not recognized
- App logs out every time
- Does not tie in with Apple to use saved passwords
- App hangs up constantly
- Forgets Face ID and language setting
- Button to approve terms and conditions off screen
- Login forgotten, password not recognized
- App crashes permanently
- App stuck at 'synching'
- Calendar clears dates out, jumps out of program
- Save button generally does not work in calendar
- Auto location aspect does not work
- Face ID does not work, need to log in every time
- Location tracking doesn’t work
- App feels like it was developed in the 1990s
- Does not remember password and username
- Does not consistently work with facial recognition
- Never sends an authentication code when requested after uninstall
- Fragt permanent nach dem Standort
- Location tracking became non-functional with latest update
- No link to proceed is clickable on consent page
- App not written for mobile phones, just a browser
- Face ID keeps disappearing
- Application may need to be reinstalled when traveling across timezones
- Login per FaceId not triggered regularly
- No option to use Okta/SSO
- Documents fail to save
- Sends push notifications to record location multiple times a week
- Difficult to use, bad design
- Calendar entries near impossible to make
- Login spins and spins
- Frequently forgets face
- Reminds to log location within an hour of logging location
- Constantly requires logging in, cannot retain credentials
- Face ID option doesn’t stick
- Calendar freezes when setting new location
- Need to manually enter password after fingerprint login
- App shuts down when capturing location for calendar
- Calendar is impossible to update due to accuracy requirements
- Menus don’t work
- Drop down menus unselectable
- App always shuts down when capture location for calendar
- Calendar is more cumbersome than prior version
- Location capture does not seem to work
- App demands all access but does not function
- Previous Global One Tracker APP was easier to use
- Cannot be registered on more than one device
- App crashes when uploading documents directly from iPad
- Automatic detection of location and calendar entry does not work
- Documents marked as read do not prevent further reminders
- App starts up with errors
- App freezes after login
- Input buttons inoperable 50% of the time
- Re-entry requires device reboot
- Long time lag before authentication codes are sent
- Buttons react poorly or not at all
- EY GlobalOne Tracer App (Calendar App) not working since 11.12.2020
- Location capture does not work
- App crashes when uploading documents
Requested features
13 requests- Improve app stability and reliability
- Fix Face ID and biometric login issues
- Optimize app performance and loading speed
- Improve calendar functionality and usability
- Streamline the login process
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- Make the app more user-friendly and intuitive
- Address location capture issues
- Reduce permission requests
- Ensure data is saved properly
- Provide better customer support
- Update the app's design
- Improve SSO/Okta integration
- Make the app truly native and not a web portal copy
In-app purchases
ActiveShield
No in-app purchases
EY Mobility Pathway Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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