BisB Mobile vs IB Cool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BisB Mobile
Manage your banking needs conveniently from your mobile device. Open accounts, view financial details, make transfers, pay bills, and track your spending and financial goals.
- Open new accounts instantly
- View account and credit card details
- Make local and international transfers
- Pay bills instantly
- Plan and monitor spending
- Set and track financial goals
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With your BisB Mobile Banking, you can manage your day-to-day Banking needs any time, any where. Through the Mobile Banking app you can: • Open new current and saving accounts instantly • View your Account, Credit Card and Financial details • Make local and International transfers • Pay your bills instantly • Plan and monitor your spending • Set and track your financial goals • Request and issue your cash vouchers • Add your beneficiaries • Verify your finger-print • View your Account, Credit Card and Financial details Download the BisB Mobile Banking app now for easy eBanking services at your fingertips!
IB Cool
Manage your bank accounts, fixed deposits, and loans with ease. This finance app helps you pay bills, discover discounts from partners, and take control of your financial life.
- Access savings and current accounts
- Manage fixed deposits and loans
- Pay bills quickly
- Discover merchant discounts
- Financial management tools
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Welcome to our IB Cool mobile banking application which allows quick and easy access to your bank savings and current accounts, fixed deposits, and loans. Our IB Cool application is loaded with features to help you get on with what is important to you, now. It will surely play an important part in your life by helping you manage your finances and paying your bills to get amazing discounts from our numerous merchants and partners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IB Cool at 90% against BisB Mobile's 43%. IB Cool also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2). BisB Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (301 vs 16). 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.
IB Cool holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BisB Mobile has 301 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of BisB Mobile's written reviews are positive against 90% of IB Cool's.
BisB Mobile ships an update every 2 months, IB Cool every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BisB Mobile | IB Cool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (301 ratings) | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 301 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bahrain Islamic Bank | Indochina Bank Ltd. |
Customer experience
BisB Mobile
IB Cool
Bugs and requests
BisB Mobile
Reported bugs
19 issues- App doesn't show all financial, cards and payments information.
- Lagging when switching between pages.
- SMS messages not working for users outside Bahrain.
- App is bad, requires typing password every time, Face ID doesn't work.
- PayPal account created in the app shows an error and cannot be used.
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- App has not been working for a while.
- UI is broken for iPhone 14 Pro Max, menu options at the bottom are inoperable.
- App does not load up at all.
- App doesn't work anymore.
- App is stuck on the intro screen.
- App shows 'passport is expired' message incorrectly.
- Error when trying to update CPR Card ID expiry date.
- App is stuck on the start screen.
- App doesn't work properly.
- Cannot open account, always says password incorrect.
- Corporate access looks broken.
- App logs off while processing a transaction.
- App takes a long time to transfer to the login page.
- App is not starting, or shows a screen with code if it starts.
Requested features
4 requests- Add option for 'Personal Account' or 'Other' for international transfer purpose.
- Allow third-party app authentication (Google Auth, Duo) for OTPs.
- Enable in-app transaction notifications alongside SMS notifications.
- Option to upload CPR in the app.
IB Cool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BisB Mobile
No in-app purchases
IB Cool
No in-app purchases
