CBL vs Currency Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CBL
Access your Commonwealth Bank account information and manage your finances on the go. View balances, transaction history, make payments, pay bills, and find branches. This secure service is available to existing online banking customers.
- View account balances and transaction history
- Make payments and move money
- Pay bills
- View statements
- Initiate stop payments
- Find branches and ABMs
- Receive account alerts
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Commonwealth Bank's Mobile Banking (CBL Mobile Banking) service goes everywhere you go so you can access your account information At Home. At Work. At Your Fingertips. CBL Mobile Banking app is a FREE service that is available to Commonwealth Bank Online Banking Customers. Features: • View account balances and transaction history • Make payments to your CB credit card • Move money between your CB accounts • Pay bills • View Statements • Initiate stop payments on cheques • Find CB branches and ABMs • Get Alerts and notifications about your accounts • And much more! CBL Mobile Banking is safe and secure. You are protected from unauthorized transactions in the CBL Mobile Banking app by the CB Online and Mobile Banking Security Guarantee. LEGAL When you select to install the CBL Mobile Banking app, you are consenting to any future updates or upgrades. Depending on your device operating system or user-initiated settings, these might be automatically installed. You are able to withdraw your consent by uninstalling the CBL Mobile Banking app from your device. For more information email us at cbcontact@combankltd.com or call us at 242-502-6159.
Currency Now
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A powerful and simple currency converter, Currency Now provides up-to-date exchange rates for over 150 different currencies and countries. It is a great tool to have when abroad, or if you are just curious about exchange rates and would like to learn about trading. In the future, we hope to add new features to the app, such as support for more currencies, offline mode, localization, favorites, charts, and general interface improvements. Check Currency Now often to see if there are any new updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CBL at every 3 months against Currency Now's every 26 months. Currency Now's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
CBL ships an update every 3 months, Currency Now every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CBL | Currency Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Commonwealth Bank Limited | Matthew Turk |
In-app purchases
CBL
No in-app purchases
Currency Now
No in-app purchases
Questions
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