QNB Explorer vs Karty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QNB Explorer
Discover exclusive privileges and benefits from banking and lifestyle partners worldwide. Easily locate international branches and access global recognition services. Enjoy special discounts and upgrades through a network of over 200 local and international partners.
- Exclusive partner privileges
- Global recognition services
- International branch locator
- Lifestyle discounts and upgrades
- Mobile device access
- GPS partner locator
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With QNB Explorer, QNB First member will discover a world of enticing privileges available for your recognition & enjoyment. You will easily access the QNB First Global Recognition services, our international branches, and our unique QNB First Lifestyle Privileges, offering you banking and “beyond banking” privileges to help you benefit from exclusive offers, special discounts and upgrades through more than 200 local and international partners including 5 star hotels, top restaurants, high end retail stores, automobiles, spas…etc. QNB Explorer truly gives you great value for all your lifestyle expenditures. QNB Explorer Features: - Easy access from your mobile device - GPS locator to help you locate partners worldwide - Global Recognition services - International branches - QNB First Lifestyle Privileges
Karty
Manage your finances with a digital wallet that allows you to pay, spend, budget, and earn rewards. Track expenses by category, set custom budgets, and use Visa-powered cards for payments. Redeem earned points for flights, hotels, and vouchers.
- Digital wallet for payments
- Customizable monthly budgets
- Visa-powered card payments
- Spending tracking by category
- Earn KPoints rewards
- Redeem points for travel and vouchers
- Exclusive deals and discounts
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Ready to level up your money game? With Karty, you can pay, spend, budget, and get rewarded — all in one app.Set your custom budgets for the month, use KARTY Visa-powered cards to make payments, and easily track your spending by category and get KPointsLook out for exclusive deals and discounts to save up on your next spend, and redeem KPoints for flight bookings, hotel bookings, vouchers and much more.Karty is all about making your financial life smoother, simpler, and rewarding. And trust us, we're just getting started. Want early access? Join the waitlist now — you don’t want to miss this!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Karty at 43% against QNB Explorer's 0%. Karty also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). QNB Explorer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Karty holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of QNB Explorer's written reviews are positive against 43% of Karty's.
QNB Explorer ships an update every 5 months, Karty every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QNB Explorer | Karty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (16 ratings) | 3.9 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 268 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QATAR NATIONAL BANK | KARTY LLC |
Customer experience
QNB Explorer
Karty
In-app purchases
QNB Explorer
No in-app purchases
Karty
No in-app purchases
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