Comparison

Skip Pay vs ČSOB Smart

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

Head to head
About

Skip Pay

Manage all your purchases, activate a virtual card, and view your PIN. Enjoy benefits like paying up to 50 days later, splitting payments, and earning rewards.

Highlights
  • Manage all purchases in one place
  • Activate virtual card
  • View PIN anytime
  • Check loyalty balance and redeem points
  • Pay up to 50 days later
  • Split payments into installments
  • Send money to any Czech account
Features
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With the Skip Pay mobile app, you have everything for smart shopping in one place. You’ll find a clear overview of all your Skip Pay purchases, activate a virtual version of your physical card, or lock your card instantly if you lose it. If numbers aren’t your strong suit, you’ll appreciate the option to view your PIN anytime. You can also easily check your loyalty balance and exchange your collected points for rewards that make you happy. Shop smart with Skip Pay and enjoy a wide range of great benefits: A MAXI PACKAGE FULL OF BENEFITS It pays to use the MAXI package. You can get it easily and for free in our app – just complete a short verification. With the Skip Pay card, you can shop anywhere online and in all brick-and-mortar stores. You can even pay straight from your phone thanks to Apple Pay. All this with a limit of up to 100,000 and up to 50 days to pay with no fees. PAY ONLY AFTER UNPACKING THE GOODS Take your time to browse, try on, and check your goods – and only then pay. Our app keeps track of the payment date for you and reminds you in time. SPLIT YOUR PAYMENT INTO THREE Not convenient to pay for everything at once? With Pay in 3, you pay just one third at checkout and the remaining two in two monthly installments. BORROW UP TO 100,000 FOR ANYTHING Need some extra cash? We’ll send up to 100,000 directly to your account. Everything is handled online in the app – you choose the amount and number of installments, and the money arrives within minutes. SPREAD YOUR BILL INTO INSTALLMENTS Enjoy more freedom when planning your budget. Purchases made with the MAXI package or individual Pay in 3 installments can easily be spread into up to 96 payments. INSURE YOUR PURCHASE AT A GREAT PRICE Protect your new electronics at one of the best prices on the market. Skip Pay offers two options: insurance against damage and theft, and extended warranty. The offer applies to home appliances, IT equipment, and smaller electronics. SEND MONEY ANYWHERE With Skip Pay, you can pay for anything – even your rent or a friend’s beer. With the Send Money feature, you can conveniently and securely send money to any Czech account, including recurring payments. ALL YOUR PURCHASES IN ONE PLACE Whether you order from an e-shop with Skip Pay in your basket, tap your Skip Pay card in the supermarket, or shop with it on a foreign website – you’ll find everything clearly in the app together with your monthly statement. DEFER YOUR PAYMENTS WHENEVER YOU LIKE Your monthly statement includes all your purchases, ATM withdrawals, and transfers. It’s due by the 20th of the following month. If that doesn’t suit you and you’d prefer to pay only part now and the rest later, no problem. Just double tap in the app and it’s deferred – for a fair fee you see upfront. REWARD FOR EVERY PAYMENT For almost every purchase made with Skip Pay, we credit you with points. You can easily exchange them in the app for discounts at your favorite e-shops or use them to reduce fees. For every 100 CZK paid, you get 1 point with the MINI package and 2 points with the MAXI package. SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY Log in quickly and securely using your fingerprint or face scan. If you prefer the classic username and password, we’ve got you covered too. NO MORE HUNTING FOR RECEIPTS Shoeboxes full of receipts are a thing of the past. Store your receipts directly in the app and keep them all neatly in one place. CARD MANAGEMENT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS We’ve thought of everything – activate or lock your card instantly in the app. And if you forget your PIN, you’ll find it there too. VIRTUAL CARD With a virtual card, there’s no need to dig through your wallet. You can leave your physical card safely at home as a backup and easily access your card details in the app. FREE APP Downloading and using the app is completely free. SMART WATCH With Watch OS support, you can now have your limit right on your wrist.

About

ČSOB Smart

Manage your entire banking and insurance needs from your mobile device. Open new accounts, track all your finances, make payments, and handle insurance claims and policies with ease. Securely access your accounts and customize your experience.

Highlights
  • Open new accounts
  • Track account balances
  • Scan and pay invoices
  • Manage loans and mortgages
  • Control bank cards
  • Arrange insurance and loans
  • Manage insurance contracts
Features
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With ČSOB Smart you have the whole bank and insurance company in your mobile. You are not a client yet? It is not a problem, you can become one right in the app – opening a current account takes only few minutes. Why it is great to have ČSOB Smart: 1. Your money is safe, it is protected not only by your bank identity, but also by Face ID or Touch ID. 2. You always know how much money you have, both in your current and savings account, and even on investments account. 3. It makes payments easy, even invoice payment, thanks to the possibility to scan it from a QR code. 4. You have a perfect control of accounts, mortgages, loans, insurance and other ČSOB products. 5. You can change your card limit, display forgotten PIN code, or temporarily lock the card, and it all takes no time. 6. It allows you to easily arrange a loan, savings, investments, travel insurance and other products. 7. Here you may manage your insurance contracts, report an insurance event and monitor its handling progress. You can also find here your insurance documents, such as your Green Card. 8. You can customize it according to your needs, adjust the order of the products or set the dark mode of an app. And that's not all! You can explore more features after downloading it.

Screenshots

Skip Pay4 screens
ČSOB Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ČSOB Smart at 744 against Skip Pay's 3. Skip Pay's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 37%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Skip Pay against 4.8 for ČSOB Smart. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ČSOB Smart has 744 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Skip Pay's written reviews are positive against 37% of ČSOB Smart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skip Pay ships an update every 9 days, ČSOB Smart monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Skip Pay versus ČSOB Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkip PayČSOB Smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)4.8 (744 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better36.9% of reviews
Number of ratings3744 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB330 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkip Pay s.r.o.Československá obchodní banka, a.s.

Customer experience

Skip Pay

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative34.0%

ČSOB Smart

All ratings744 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.1%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive36.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative55.7%

Bugs and requests

Skip Pay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ČSOB Smart

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing account balances and interest payments
  • Payments not processed immediately
  • Repeated login failures

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for older iOS versions
  • Improve transaction history and search
  • Introduce more language options
  • Provide iPad-optimized layout

In-app purchases

None

Skip Pay

No in-app purchases

None

ČSOB Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skip Pay free?
Skip Pay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ČSOB Smart free?
ČSOB Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skip Pay or ČSOB Smart?
ČSOB Smart is rated higher. Skip Pay averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ČSOB Smart averages 4.8 from 744 ratings.
Do Skip Pay or ČSOB Smart have ads?
Neither Skip Pay nor ČSOB Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skip Pay or ČSOB Smart?
Skip Pay ships an update every 9 days, and ČSOB Smart monthly. Most recently, Skip Pay was updated on September 18, 2026 and ČSOB Smart on September 21, 2026.

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