CB Pay vs A bank
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CB Pay
This mobile banking app offers a convenient way to manage your finances on the go. Perform transfers, make payments via QR codes, top up mobile phones, and apply for banking services. It also helps you locate ATMs, branches, and merchants.
- Money transfers via ATM, account, phone, or NRIC number
- Dynamic and static QR code payments
- Mobile top-ups for major carriers
- ATM/branch/merchant location finder
- Scheduled payments
- Bill payments
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CB Bank PCL is one of the largest private banks in Myanmar. CB Bank was established on 21st August 1992 with the permission of the Central Bank of Myanmar under the law of Financial Institutions of Myanmar and the Central Bank of Myanmar. CB bank always strives to offer enjoyable experiences for the customers with the best solution and most reliable financial services. With such objectives towards improving technology and innovation in the rapidly changing landscape of banking and financial services, we have launched the CB Pay – mobile banking app which is a solution to delight our valued customers. CB Pay not only facilitates banking at your fingertips but also eases your lifestyle. CB Pay is a mobile banking service which is available to use in all mobile phone devices. Customers can download CB Pay app to their mobile phones and do self-registration for their wallet account. If customers already have ATM card, they can register with their ATM card number so that CB pay will automatically link with his ATM card account. CB Pay Features - Transfer money to all CB Bank customers with ATM card number, Account number, Phone number (CB pay number) or even with NRIC number for those who do not have bank account/ATM or CB pay wallet account. - Pay or Request money with dynamic QR code within CB pay users. - Make payment with static QR code at stores, restaurants or taxi drivers. - Check the default account’s balance at sneak peak - Top-up mobile (MPT, MecTel, Telenor, Ooredoo) - Enjoy services like ATM card application, loan application or cheque book requests. - Pay your bills such as electricity bill, 4-TV bill or insurance. - Top-up Master/Visa cards and repay credit card - Find your nearest CB Bank ATMs/CRM, branches, Exchange Counters, CB agents and Merchants locations on-the-go. - Scheduling your payment for specific purpose and dates. - Find up-to-date exchange rate
A bank
This mobile banking application provides access to commercial banking services nationwide. It aims to support agricultural development and SMEs by offering technology-enabled financial products and services through a multi-channel approach, including mobile banking.
- Nationwide commercial banking
- Value chain financing
- SME development support
- Financial inclusion
- Technology-enabled services
- Mobile banking app
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Ayeyawaddy Farmers Development Bank, widely known as A bank, a public company limited was formed on December 22nd, 2014 under the 3/2014 Financial Law ratified on July 30th, 2014 by the Central Bank of Myanmar. A bank is running nationwide commercial banking operations under licenses authorized by Central Bank of Myanmar. The main purpose of A bank is to bring development in agro-based industry through value chain financing i.e. increasing the access of finance at every stage of value chain starting from production to consumption. A bank also intends to support SME development and “Financial Inclusion of Unbanked Population” by delivering technology-enabled, diversified banking products and services through multi-channels approach. We have launched the A bank mBanking – mobile banking app which is a solution to enchant our valued customers. A Bank mBanking App is a mobile banking service which is available for all mobile phone devices. Our customers can download onto their mobile phones and register via nearest A bank’s Branches in order to connect their accounts with the chosen mobile number or email.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: A bank at 80% against CB Pay's 22%. A bank also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7). CB Pay's advantage is ratings volume (527 vs 22) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
A bank holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CB Pay has 527 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of CB Pay's written reviews are positive against 80% of A bank's.
CB Pay ships an update every 4 months, A bank every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CB Pay | A bank |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (527 ratings) | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.6% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 527 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CB BANK PCL | AYEYARWADDY FARMERS DEVELOPMENT BANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED |
Customer experience
CB Pay
A bank
Bugs and requests
CB Pay
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen freezes and crashes
- Issues with mobile top-up and bill payment
- Incorrect transaction dates
- Problems with gift card and QR code scanning features
Requested features
4 requests- Expand transaction history view
- Add support for more payment methods like Wave Money
- Improve UI and design
- Implement Myanmar Unicode support
A bank
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CB Pay
No in-app purchases
A bank
No in-app purchases









