Comparison

SAB Mobile vs Renewly

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

Renewly

Features
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Renewly helps you track subscriptions, recurring bills, memberships, and renewals in one simple place. Stop losing money on forgotten subscriptions. Renewly gives you a clear overview of your recurring expenses, upcoming renewals, and spending trends so you always know what you're paying for. Features - Track subscriptions and recurring payments - Get renewal reminders before charges occur - Monitor monthly and yearly spending - View insights and subscription analytics - Organise subscriptions with custom categories - Split subscription costs with family, friends, housemates, or colleagues - Secure local-first storage with biometric protection Why Renewly? Many people pay for subscriptions they no longer use. Renewly helps you stay organised by bringing all of your recurring payments together in one place, making it easy to understand where your money is going. Whether you're managing streaming services, software subscriptions, gym memberships, cloud storage plans, insurance renewals, or other recurring expenses, Renewly helps you stay on top of them. Smart Cost Splitting Share Netflix, Spotify, Disney+, Microsoft 365, Apple One, gym memberships, household bills, and other recurring expenses? Renewly makes it easy to track who pays what and understand your true monthly costs. Privacy First Your subscription data is stored locally on your device. You remain in control of your information, with optional biometric protection for additional security. Terms of Use (EULA): https://renewlyapp.co.uk/terms Privacy Policy: https://renewlyapp.co.uk/privacy

Screenshots

SAB Mobile4 screens
Renewly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SAB Mobile at none against Renewly's 2. SAB Mobile also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Renewly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SAB Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SAB Mobile versus Renewly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSAB MobileRenewly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.5K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size253 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaudi Awwal BankAhmed Abrar

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

Renewly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SAB Mobile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Renewly

Subscriptions2
  • Renewly Pro$1.991 Month
  • Renewly Pro$12.991 Year

Questions

Is SAB Mobile free?
SAB Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Renewly free?
Renewly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SAB Mobile or Renewly have ads?
Neither SAB Mobile nor Renewly shows ads.

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