Comparison

SAB Mobile vs STC Bank

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

Head to head
About

SAB Mobile

Manage your personal finances, track spending, and perform banking transactions conveniently. Apply for new products, pay bills, and transfer funds securely from anywhere. Offers account management, budgeting tools, and customer support chat.

Highlights
  • Account management and statements
  • Bill payment and government services
  • Fund transfers (local & international)
  • Credit card and loan applications
  • Spending tracking and budgeting
  • Virtual card issuance
  • Loyalty program access
Features
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Welcome to SAB Mobile - Saudi Awwal Bank Digital Banking Application! Enjoy the ease, privacy and convenience of online personal banking anywhere and anytime with SAB Mobile by Saudi Awwal Bank. Manage your finances, track your spending, transfer funds, explore and apply for our banking products and enjoy many other services, all within one app. To benefit from the app, register or log in using any of the several logging-in methods provided by SAB. SAB Mobile allows you to benefit from many services, including: Account services: • View and manage your accounts • Open new current and saving accounts • Request and download your digital banking documents • Download your e-statements • Share your IBAN SAB Banking Products: • Apply for the best Credit Card for you • Apply for Home Finance • Apply for Personal financing SAB 360° Services to manage your finances: • Track your spending • Build and manage your budgets • Create hashtags to manage your spending • Manage your spending through the Cash Wallet Bill payment/ Government Services: • Add, manage and Pay your bills • Pay your traffic fines • Pay your government services fees • Pay Esal Payments • Bulk Bill Payment Transfers: • Add, activate and manage beneficiaries • Transfer funds between your own SAB accounts • Transfer to any other SAB account • Perform local and international transfers • Mobile Wallet transfers and Cash Out services • Register in instant transfer service and manage your Aliases • Schedule future transfers Card services: • SAB Aqsat program • Apply for Supplementary Card • Apply for Umlaty Card • Issue and view Virtual Cards • Pay Credit Card • Control the Online Payments Limit • Provision your cards into Apple Pay wallet SAB Loyalty Program: • View your points summary • Redeem points and Cashback services • View your earned Qitaf points, Fursan miles and Emirates miles Different log-in Methods: • Username, Password and OTP • Face ID, Touch ID • Quick Access Pin • Digital Secure Key Other assistive services: • SAB Chat service for instant conversations with customer service representatives • SAB Bot service to answer your inquiries about SAB products and services • Messages and complaints service that allows you to inquire about the services provided to you and raise your complaints to be handled by our team SAB Mobile introduces an all-new dashboards concept - a more interactive experience, designed to meet all of your personal banking needs. • Main Dashboard, where you can access your financials and view your cash holding and debt in addition to different category notifications. • Account Dashboard, where you can view all your transactions, access your statements, and share your IBAN. • Bills and Payments Dashboard, where you can manage all your bills, including SADAD bills. • SAB 360° Dashboard, where you can view your overall spend, your budget, your tags and cash wallet.

About

STC Bank

Manage your finances securely and easily with a wide range of digital banking services. Perform transactions, manage cards, and access various account features all within a single application.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple accounts
  • Local & international transfers
  • Card management (mada & Visa)
  • Bill payment
  • Financing options
  • Saving accounts
Features
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STC Bank app provides all products and digital services that enable you to manage your finances securely and easily with a click! including: Increasing the daily & monthly limits, mada & Visa cards, multiple accounts, local & international transfers, contact transfers & Qattah, Financing, Saving accounts, bill payment, and many more. Go beyond with STC Bank!

Screenshots

SAB Mobile4 screens
STC Bank4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: STC Bank at every 5 days against SAB Mobile's monthly. STC Bank also leads on ratings volume (45K vs 9.5K). SAB Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 38%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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 SAB Mobile against 4.7 for STC Bank. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9.5K and 45K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of SAB Mobile's written reviews are positive against 38% of STC Bank's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SAB Mobile ships an update monthly, STC Bank every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SAB Mobile versus STC Bank: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSAB MobileSTC Bank
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.5K ratings) — better4.7 (45K ratings)
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews — better38.4% of reviews
Number of ratings9.5K45K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size253 MB461 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSaudi Awwal BankSTCPay

Customer experience

SAB Mobile

All ratings9,532 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews276 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral7.2%
Negative30.4%

STC Bank

All ratings44,377 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews638 reviews
Positive38.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative57.8%

User reviews

SAB Mobile

From 9.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and easy transactions
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🔒 Secure banking experience
  • 💡 Comprehensive banking features
  • 🚀 Reliable and stable performance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Confusing navigation and menus
  • 🔍 Slow and sluggish performance
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with location tracking
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with certain devices

STC Bank

From 45K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy and convenient
  • 🚀 Good and fast
  • 💡 Merge STC Pay and STC Bank into one app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sluggish performance and technical issues
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🐛 Unreliable registration and account setup
  • 🔒 Security concerns
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Bugs and requests

SAB Mobile

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Inability to upload images for complaints
  • Rejection button not working for complaints
  • Repeated prompts to enable location services
  • Incompatibility with jailbroken/rooted devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced transaction history and analytics
  • Improved biometric authentication options
  • Seamless integration with other banking services
  • Enhanced international transfer capabilities

STC Bank

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect error messages
  • Inability to add funds or transfer money
  • Compatibility issues with older devices
  • Inconsistent app behavior

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved user experience
  • Better customer support
  • Expand availability beyond Saudi Arabia

In-app purchases

None

SAB Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

STC Bank

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SAB Mobile free?
SAB Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is STC Bank free?
STC Bank is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SAB Mobile or STC Bank?
SAB Mobile is rated higher. SAB Mobile averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.5K ratings, while STC Bank averages 4.7 from 45K ratings.
Do SAB Mobile or STC Bank have ads?
Neither SAB Mobile nor STC Bank shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SAB Mobile or STC Bank?
SAB Mobile ships an update monthly, and STC Bank every 5 days. Most recently, SAB Mobile was updated on November 4, 2026 and STC Bank on November 10, 2026.

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