Wio Personal User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience41.3% of reviews
Neutral1.6% of reviews
Negative experience57.1% of reviews

~ Based on 63 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Wio Personal Safe?

Wio Personal appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Wio Personal is 95/100.

This assessment is based on 645 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.8/5.

Safety Analysis

95.7% of ratings point to a safe experience
0.6% of ratings suggest some concerns
3.7% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 645 App Store ratings for Wio Personal.

Is Wio Personal Legit?

Wio Personal appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Wio Personal is 83/100.

Based on 83 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Ridiculous VPN / Location triggers

Hard and even unable to use abroad cause of location restrictions, false VPN detection and constant logouts the moment you need the app.

Impossible to confirm transaction without logging into the app, so while abroad I will start using different banks now.

can't open the App everytime after update

Waste of time

Why no VPN usage?

So frustrating that you can’t access the app whilst using a VPN, I’ve read the other responses to this and by saying that by not using a VPN it makes the app more secure surely highlights the developers complete lack of understanding of how or what VPN’s do and makes me question the security of the app in general.
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Only few currencies are supported

Nice app, but only few currencies are supported. JPY and SGD are still missing!

Less secure No VPN allowed

Was a great app, working well, now blocks the app if it thinks you have a VPN or even iCloud private relay. Forces you to use open networks if you’re overseas or travelling without any VPN as they feel using a VPN is less secure than an open unprotected network! Seriously - how is a private VPN less secure than an open hotel wifi or foreign country cellular!
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VPN blocked and logs out

So annoying that if my work VPN is on, the app not only does not work, it actually logs you out. Beyond frustrating. VPNs ensure safe internet traffic, it’s so odd for a bank to block usage let alone make your experience worse by logging you out completely. Sort it out, Wio!

Waste of your time! At least don’t waste your money!

Since a couple of weeks, I’ve been trying to verify my identity through the app as a new customer, but the app crashes with a coding error. Support has been contacted and informed since day one, but nobody has contacted me. Most important, the error has NOT been fixed, even with the new update.
The response from the customer support “We’re unable to identify you…” which is a copy and paste to every critical review, is a joke! A joke is also asking you to contact them through social media for support. I wonder how these clowns got a banking license in the first place!
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Customer support non-existent

They send automated messages telling you to check online, and maybe, if you are lucky, someone responds around 4 hours later. Not good enough when you are dealing with ppl’s savings.

Terrible UI and UX

I don’t know who decided the UI was a good idea. It makes no sense. It’s not intuitive. It’s not like other apps. The entire app needs to be redesigned. And the ads for other features are annoying. I don’t care about the stories at the top. I should be able to dismiss everything in the explore section. Maybe look at Revolut for an example of a good UI. Also it just takes too long for the app to load and animations are not smooth. Terrible engineering.
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NOT Worth a Single Penny!

This bank does NOT deserve you as a customer and certainly it doesn’t deserve your money!

Since a week, I am trying to open an account with Wio as a NEW customer, and every time I’m stuck at the “Verify Identity” step as the app crashes with an “exception” json parser error, clearly a bug in the app’s code.
I’ve installed/uninstalled the app multiple times, I’ve opened a ticket with customer support, provided screenshots and detailed explanation and still, after a week, there is NO update.

So, if new customers, willing to deposit at least a couple of millions in AED, are treated this way, I can imagine the poor and lousy treatment and support current customers might receive, if they have a problem with their money.

Stay AWAY from this bank!
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Don’t use as primary bank

As a wallet it’s fine but taken over a month to get a personal loan…I got a mortgage faster in the uk.

Best bank user interface in UAE

Awesome bank interface, features and trading app

No chat support

Support is very unprofessional

New Account

Excellent service

Actually getting worse!

Where’s your card details?! No one knows. Buried in some menu setting far far away. Is it printed on your card like normal cards.. nope!

All in all money management app

Super easy to navigate. From storing to investing to tracking money, everything can be done here. Highly recommended.

App is getting bloated

Recently the app updates are making the app bloated and difficult to use. Too many ads and pop ups for non relevant features. Inability to use the app with a vpn on or on a call are such silly features with no relevancy to safety. Very short sighted decision that has decreased the usability and simpleness of using the app. Keep is simple wio. Your app was perfect and a breath of fresh air. Don’t make it like other local banking apps full of bloat and poor UX.
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Response from developer

Thank you so much for sharing, your feedback is very valuable to us. We will definitely take these suggestions into consideration.

Why is Wio good ?

Very easy to use and very cool for kids and adults you can customize your own
cards and you can have people send you money and the app can help you invest

Good app

Easy too use. I would have given it 5 stars if it wasn’t for the amount of updates, far too many too often.

Probably the BEST banking app in the world

WIO is a very slick app. Very functionable easy to use.

When things work, they work beautifully

The back office customer service side of things could improve.