STBB Direct vs Old Mutual
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
STBB Direct
This free finance app helps users calculate property sale and purchase costs, including transfer and bond fees, agent commissions, and capital gains tax. It also allows real estate agents to track deal progress, receive milestone notifications, and access deal details and documents on their mobile devices.
- Property cost calculations
- Transfer and bond cost calculator
- Bond repayment calculator
- Agent commission calculator
- Capital Gains Tax calculator
- Deal progress tracking for agents
- Milestone notifications
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The STBB Direct application is the perfect tool to do cost calculations on the go. It’s free, and anyone can use it to do a variety of calculations relating to the sale or purchase of a property. It also allows users to share the calculations directly from the application with a buyer, seller or other third party. The following calculators are available - Transfer and bond cost - Bond repayment - Agent commission - Capital Gains Tax As an added bonus, estate agents with deals at STBB are now able to track the progress of their deals on their mobile devices. Notifications can even be set up for pre-selected milestones in the process. An estate agent will also be able to pull the ever so popular STBB progress reports directly from the device with the tap of a button - anytime, any day. Estate agents have access to the details, documents, progress notes and contacts relating to a specific deal easing communication and keeping the agent in control.
Old Mutual
Manage your banking, savings, investments, and insurance all in one app. Securely access your accounts with biometric login and stay updated on your products. Explore new solutions and easily connect with support.
- Banking management
- Savings tracking
- Investment overview
- Insurance solutions
- Rewards program access
- Biometric login (fingerprint/Face ID)
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View and manage your banking, savings, investments, insurance solutions and Old Mutual Rewards in one place. Easily access the app using your fingerprint or Face ID. You'll also be kept updated about your current products, you can find out more about our other solutions and get in touch with us. We will be adding more functionality so check back regularly. Send us your feedback about what works and what we can improve to appsupport@oldmutual.com or rate us on the app store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: STBB Direct at 50% against Old Mutual's 0%. STBB Direct also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Old Mutual's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 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.
STBB Direct ships an update every 3 months, Old Mutual monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | STBB Direct | Old Mutual |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STBB | Old Mutual Life Assurance Company |
Customer experience
STBB Direct
Old Mutual
In-app purchases
STBB Direct
No in-app purchases
Old Mutual
No in-app purchases
