SGBL Mobile Application vs Lira Exchange
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SGBL Mobile Application
Manage your SGBL accounts conveniently from home with real-time services available 24/7. This application allows for secure biometric logins, instant money transfers, card management, and access to account statements and product statuses.
- View account balances and transactions
- Instant local and international money transfers
- Manage card payments
- Download account statements
- Check product statuses (loans, cards)
- Find nearest branches and ATMs
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If you are a SGBL client, subscribe at one of its branches, download SGBL app and manage your accounts from home. This app offers you real time services everywhere around the clock. You may use biometrics to login and thus you can: · View your accounts balances, features and transactions. · Transfer money instantly, locally and internationally. · Manage your cards payments. · Download statements. · Check your products status (loans, cards, …). · View received and issued cheques images. · Find the nearest SGBL branch or ATM. · Set a nickname for your account so that you can find it easily. And much more.
Lira Exchange
Track real-time and historical exchange rates for the Lebanese and Syrian Lira against the US Dollar, alongside global official rates. Features include market forecasts, banknote recognition, and live cryptocurrency prices. Convert currencies and monitor bank rates with instant updates and notifications.
- Live local market rates
- Historical exchange rates
- Currency conversion
- Bank USD rate (Lollar)
- Official Sayrafa rate
- Market forecast
- Live cryptocurrency prices
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Lira Exchange is the first app on the AppStore that lists current and historical exchange rates of the Lebanese or Syrian Lira against the US Dollar. Global official rates are also included. Lira Exchange is not only a currency converter, it has lots of features such as monitoring the exchange rate and it also allows you to convert USD/LBP LBP/USD USD/SYP SYP/USD. You can also check the bank USD rate (Lollar) within the app, and convert your bank dollars into LBP. Official Sayrafa rate has been added as well. App Features: – Market Forecast – Banknote Recognition – Official Sayrafa Rate – Live local market rate – Date-Based Search Functionality – Live local market rate widget supporting all family widget types – Live Gold Price – 3D touch to launch the converter page, global rates, and USD/LBP pages. – Supports Siri shortcuts to Get the dollar price – Supports English, French, Arabic languages – Daily line graph analysis – Global official charts – Share local market rate to friends – Online global official exchange rate updated instantly – Convert from any global currency – Offline exchange rate possible with the last online update – Push notifications on demand upon increase or decrease of rates – Live Cryptocurrency Prices DISCLAIMER This is not an official or formal reference for the Lebanese Lira exchange rate – it is a simple indicator. We strive to present accurate, timely data, but do not guarantee it is accurate or timely. All rates are sourced and averaged from a mix of local currency exchangers across Lebanon. Our data is provided as is, with no guarantees. The content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Please consult a professional financial advisor before making any financial decisions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lira Exchange at 46% against SGBL Mobile Application's 0%. Lira Exchange also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (155 vs 2). SGBL Mobile Application's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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. Lira Exchange sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SGBL Mobile Application asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lira Exchange holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lira Exchange has 155 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SGBL Mobile Application's written reviews are positive against 46% of Lira Exchange's.
SGBL Mobile Application ships an update every 2 months, Lira Exchange every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SGBL Mobile Application | Lira Exchange |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (155 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 46.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 155 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 298 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SOCIETE GENERALE DE BANQUE AU LIBAN SAL | Mohammad Masri |
Customer experience
SGBL Mobile Application
Lira Exchange
In-app purchases
SGBL Mobile Application
No in-app purchases
Lira Exchange
- Remove Ads$7.99
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