HBL Mobile vs Tax Asaan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HBL Mobile
Manage your finances conveniently and securely from your smartphone. Perform transactions like bill payments, fund transfers, and view account details. Access banking services anytime, anywhere.
- View and download account statements
- Funds transfer between accounts
- Bill payments (utility, mobile, education)
- Credit card payments
- QR payments
- Investment in mutual funds
- Manage debit/credit cards
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Signup or login on new version of HBL Mobile for your daily banking & lifestyle needs. Key Financial Features: • Transfers – Enjoy seamless funds transfer to any bank account and save your friends and family as receivers. • Payments – Pay utility bills, education fees, and more in seconds. Just select your bill company and pay with a tap. • Top up – Recharge your prepaid balance, pay your postpaid bills or subscribe to mobile bundles, anytime, anywhere. • Scan to Pay – Go card-less and cashless on your shopping adventures with Scan to Pay feature. • Lifestyle – Shopping, Travel, and more! Service Requests: • Tax Certificates – Instantly download your tax related documents • Account Statement – Access your account statements within few taps • Card Management – Activate, replace & manage your HBL Cards Why HBL Mobile? • Refreshed look, simplified journeys and new features • Secure transactions with biometric and T-PIN protection • Wide range of services including utility payments, mobile recharge, money transfers, and more • Available 24/7 — bank anytime, anywhere Download now and experience the smarter way to bank with HBL Mobile. Leave your feedback and rate our app so we can serve you better.
Tax Asaan
This app simplifies tax filing and registration for Pakistani taxpayers. It offers wizard-based income tax return filing, sales tax registration, online verification, and e-payment services. Access essential FBR features conveniently from your mobile device.
- Wizard-based Income Tax Return Filing
- Income Tax Registration
- Sales Tax Registration
- Online Verification Services
- e-Payment for Taxes
- Withholding Deduction Data
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First ever of its kind, Tax Asaan is Smart Application developed for Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan to facilitate its Taxpayers, to use commonly re features as available on various FBR Websites. The features currently available in Tax Asaan are: 1. Easy Wizard-based Income Tax Return Filing (Salaried & Normal Return) 2. Income Tax Registration (Signup) 3. Sales Tax Registration 4. Online Verification Services (ATL, Profile Inquiry, Exemptions/Notices/Orders and more) 5. e-Payment (Income Tax, Sales Tax and Federal Excise Duty) 6. Withholding Deduction(s) Data 7. Forgot Password
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HBL Mobile at 79% against Tax Asaan's 10%. HBL Mobile also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.6) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 30). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
HBL Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HBL Mobile has 1.9K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of HBL Mobile's written reviews are positive against 10% of Tax Asaan's.
HBL Mobile ships an update fortnightly, Tax Asaan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HBL Mobile | Tax Asaan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.9K ratings) — better | 1.6 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews — better | 10.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 432 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HABIB BANK LIMITED | FBR |
Customer experience
HBL Mobile
Tax Asaan
Bugs and requests
HBL Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Biometric verification not working
- App crashing on newer iOS versions
- Transactions not showing up correctly
- Scheduled payments not processing as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add Face ID/Touch ID login option
- Improve transaction history display
- Increase funds transfer limits
- Add more payment options (e.g., credit card bill payments for other banks)
- Improve app stability and reduce crashes
Tax Asaan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HBL Mobile
No in-app purchases
Tax Asaan
No in-app purchases
Questions
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