Comparison

DBS MAX vs DBS digibank HK

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DBS MAX

This app offers a streamlined solution for businesses to collect payments from customers. It supports various payment methods, provides real-time transaction details, and makes reconciliation easy. Funds are credited to your account by the end of the business day.

Highlights
  • Affordable payment processing
  • Storefront and mobile collections
  • Collect from any PayNow/FPS bank
  • Real-time transaction details
  • QR code payments
  • Instant credit confirmation
Features
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Quick and Seamless Merchant Collection with DBS MAX 1. Affordable: Reduce your processing and handling costs of cash and cheques when you collect cashless payments from your customers. Manage your working capital better as funds are made available in your account at end of business day automatically. 2. Accessible: Storefront and mobile collections – DBS MAX lets you collect payments outside of your store and on-the-go. Access a large base of customers as you can now collect from business & consumer who bank with any PayNow/FPS* participating banks.Easily access transactional details across all your outlets making reconciliation a breeze via MAX Assist Postal. 3. Agile: Complete your transactions instantly with the use QR code, resulting in shorter queues and a better overall customer experience. An instant credit confirmation assures you that funds are collected real-time. *Realtime funds transfer service differs depending on geographic location: PayNow is available in Singapore FPS is available in Hong Kong"

About

DBS digibank HK

Manage your finances and investments with this banking app. Open accounts remotely, trade stocks and funds, and conduct daily banking transactions like transfers and payments.

Highlights
  • Instant remote account opening
  • Portfolio monitoring
  • Online equity and ETF trading
  • Fund investment
  • Foreign exchange trading
  • Digital token for authentication
  • Fee-free same-day fund transfers
Features
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DBS Treasures Welcome Offers: go.dbs.com/hk-tr-tc-en [Instant Remote Account Opening] Join DBS Treasures in 10 minutes. Open a Multi-Currency Savings Account and a Wealth Management Account on your mobile and enjoy exclusive privileges & rewards. [Wealth Management features] • One-glance Portfolio: Monitor your wealth portfolio on-the-go & view your asset movements, holdings, allocation at your fingertips • Online Equity /ETF Trading: Invest not only in HK and US stocks but also in 7 key markets around the world - HK, SG, US, CA, JP, AU and UK • Online Fund Investment: Buy and sell over 240 different Funds • Online Foreign Exchange: Trade 14 foreign currencies 24x7 real-time at preferential rates • Research and Insights: Obtain fresh market updates and analysis from our Chief Investment Office • Push Notifications: Get personalised insights you don’t want to miss. [Daily Banking services] • Digital Token: Authenticate your transactions safely and conveniently without a physical token • DBS Remit: Same day fund transfer to 42 locations at $0 fees. • Local Transfer, PayFast and Scan & Pay: Pay and receive HKD and RMB across local banks with the mobile phone number, email address or FPS ID and pay merchants & bills instantly with FPS QR code* *Powered by Faster Payment System Not yet a DBS customer? Download DBS digibank HK App now and join DBS Treasures instantly Existing DBS customer? Download DBS digibank HK App now and log in with your existing DBS iBanking username and password. If you don’t have a DBS iBanking account, register now via DBS digibank HK App or go.dbs.com/hk-ibanking-en. To find out more about the access permissions, visit: go.dbs.com/hk-digibank-ap-en. By installing the app, you have read and agree the Terms & Conditions for DBS iBanking and DBS digibank HK (go.dbs.com/hk-ib-tnc-2020-en).

Screenshots

DBS MAX4 screens
DBS digibank HK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DBS digibank HK at 24% against DBS MAX's 8%. DBS digibank HK also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). DBS MAX's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DBS MAX ships an update every 3 months, DBS digibank HK every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DBS MAX versus DBS digibank HK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDBS MAXDBS digibank HK
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (348 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.7% of reviews24.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—348 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB773 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDBS Bank Ltd.DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

Customer experience

DBS MAX

Written reviews13 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral7.7%
Negative84.6%

DBS digibank HK

All ratings348 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral4.6%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive24.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative68.0%

Bugs and requests

DBS MAX

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DBS digibank HK

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Incorrect badge notification shows unread messages
  • App crashes when entering Chinese names
  • Trouble logging in
  • Security device is inconvenient
  • Transactions are not smooth
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  • Customer service is busy and unresponsive
  • Always unable to log in
  • Text is too small
  • App is hard to navigate
  • Unable to detect Hong Kong and Macau Travel Permit during online account opening
  • No function to view or download e-statements
  • Unable to perform overseas fund transfer as source of fund field won't open
  • Have to input OTP every time to log on
  • App constantly crashing a few seconds after opening
  • Unable to press the 'Start Now' button on iPhone 7
  • DBS apps and online banking only allow 20 characters in the name field for transfers, causing transfers to be returned
  • PayFast authentication failure (wrong PIN)

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add option to switch language while logged in
  • Remove older versions from app stores
  • Add a menu button at the top left corner

In-app purchases

None

DBS MAX

No in-app purchases

None

DBS digibank HK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DBS MAX free?
DBS MAX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DBS digibank HK free?
DBS digibank HK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DBS MAX or DBS digibank HK have ads?
Neither DBS MAX nor DBS digibank HK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DBS MAX or DBS digibank HK?
DBS MAX ships an update every 3 months, and DBS digibank HK every 5 weeks. Most recently, DBS MAX was updated on October 21, 2026 and DBS digibank HK on October 29, 2026.

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