Comparison

maibank vs VB24 Mobile

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

Head to head
About

maibank

This all-in-one financial app puts banking at your fingertips, offering a simple, secure, and intuitive experience. Manage accounts, cards, loans, and payments effortlessly, with instant digital cards and the ability to pay bills in seconds. Enjoy enhanced privacy with features like Hide Balances.

Highlights
  • Secure and intuitive banking experience
  • Advanced security with biometrics
  • Effortless account and card management
  • Flexible loans and deposits
  • Instant digital cards
  • Fast payments and bill pay
  • Privacy tools like Hide Balances
Features
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Discover a smarter way to bank with maibank – your all-in-one financial app that brings banking to your fingertips. Experience freedom, flexibility, and innovation with the power of maib right on your smartphone. With maibank, you enjoy: • A simple, secure, and intuitive experience, designed with you in mind; • State-of-the-art security with advanced encryption, authentication, and biometric technologies; • Effortless account and card management, all in one place; • Flexible loans and deposits tailored to your needs; • Instant digital cards, ready to use in just a few taps; • Fast and easy payments, wherever you are; • Travel insurance, RCA insurance, and other essential services, fully digital; • The ability to pay your utility bills in seconds; • Tools like Hide Balances, giving you control over your privacy. Why choose maibank?
 Maibank delivers a convenient and innovative banking experience, constantly improving its features to make your life easier. From managing your daily finances to accessing advanced banking tools, maibank is your trusted financial companion. Getting started is easy!
 Install the app and experience the only bank in Moldova offering fully digital onboarding. Open an account or card directly in maibank and unlock the full potential of modern banking.

About

VB24 Mobile

Manage your bank accounts and cards with ease. Perform online transfers, open deposits, exchange currency, and pay bills. Securely access your finances with biometric authentication and manage card limits.

Highlights
  • Biometric authentication
  • Online money transfers
  • Open online deposits
  • Cash withdrawal codes
  • Currency exchange
  • Card management
  • Bill payments
Features
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VB24 offers you: • Biometrics - client authentication in the EMV 3DS transaction through biometric access or quick code • Online transfer (T2A) for receiving online transfers directly to your account or bank card – from June 2021 • Open online deposit - accounts in MDL, EUR and USD, refill and partial withdrawal of money – from September 2020 • Generating the unique code Cash by Code for withdrawing cash at bank ATMs without the presence of the card - from September 2020 • Opening online current accounts in MDL, EUR, USD, RON and RUB - from September 2020 • Currency exchange of Moldovan lei, EURO, US dollars, Romanian lei or Russian rubles in the application at an advantageous exchange rate between current, card and deposit accounts - from April 2020. • Get full access to information for all cards and bank card accounts 24/7 • View the balance and history of card account transactions • Pay for government services MPay: for kindergarten, traffic police fines, etc. • Locking and unlocking your cards • Close or reissue the bank cards • Make money transfers between your bank cards and Visa bank cards issued by other banks in the country and around the world • Establish and manage bank card transaction limits and other security settings for card and card accounts • Make payments or transfers to service providers, such as mobile operators, Internet and cable TV providers and suppliers of utilities, including gas, water, etc. • View card account identification details • Switch the language during one session in VB24 Mobile • View the location of ATMs and bank branches on an interactive map • Generate one-time passwords to confirm operations • Quick Entry using a 5-digit code, fingerprint To access the application you can use VB24 Web login and password. You can subscribe to VB24 Web here or in the nearest Victoriabank ATM.

Screenshots

maibank4 screens
VB24 Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: maibank at 57% against VB24 Mobile's 23%. maibank also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). VB24 Mobile'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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

maibank holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: maibank has 160 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of maibank's written reviews are positive against 23% of VB24 Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

maibank ships an update every 8 days, VB24 Mobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
maibank versus VB24 Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermaibankVB24 Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (160 ratings) — better3.8 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better23.1% of reviews
Number of ratings160 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size367 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBC Moldova AgroindBank SAVictoriabank

Customer experience

maibank

All ratings160 ratings
Positive76.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews163 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral9.8%
Negative33.1%

VB24 Mobile

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral20.5%
Negative56.4%

In-app purchases

None

maibank

No in-app purchases

None

VB24 Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is maibank free?
maibank is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VB24 Mobile free?
VB24 Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, maibank or VB24 Mobile?
maibank is rated higher. maibank averages 4.1 out of 5 from 160 ratings, while VB24 Mobile averages 3.8 from 12 ratings.
Do maibank or VB24 Mobile have ads?
Neither maibank nor VB24 Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, maibank or VB24 Mobile?
maibank ships an update every 8 days, and VB24 Mobile monthly. Most recently, maibank was updated on September 25, 2026 and VB24 Mobile on September 20, 2026.

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