Comparison

BOC SmartPay vs CBM ePassbook

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

Head to head
About

BOC SmartPay

Manage your finances digitally with this Sri Lankan platform. Easily transfer funds between banks, pay bills, and make payments at merchants using QR codes. Enjoy cashless transactions and track your spending.

Highlights
  • Peer-to-peer fund transfers
  • Bill payments
  • QR code payments
  • Add any Sri Lankan bank account
  • Real-time account balance inquiry
  • Transaction history and e-receipts
  • Cashback and discount offers
Features
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SmartPay is a digital lifestyle service platform in Sri Lanka that helps you to manage your finances, digitally. The App facilitates Peer-to-Peer fund transfers between any Sri Lankan banks using an Account number or SmartPay fund transfer QR. You can pay to a wide range of billers, Scan any LankaQR at any Merchant location and receive Lanka QR or China Union Pay QR Merchant Payments rapidly. With SmartPay, now you’re free to, -Add any Bank Current or Savings account in Sri Lanka as a payment instrument. -Complete any Utility bill payment, in a matter of seconds. -Fund transfers from any local bank to another bank in real-time. -Scan and Pay at over 100,000 LANKAQR-certified merchant outlets islandwide with your mobile and without cash in hand. -Scan and Pay to any LANKAQR Code printed on a utility bill or a merchant invoice -Settle BOC Credit Cards quickly, avoiding additional fees or charges. -Inquire about balances of your BOC Savings or Current accounts in real time -View a mini statement of your registered Bank of Ceylon Accounts -Keep track of your day-to-day SmartPay transactions and get a sharable E-Receipt for successful transactions. -Receive exciting cash-backs, discounts, and exclusive offers when you pay -Be a LANKAQR and China UnionPay International certified merchant receiving accurate, traceable, and secure digital payments And now you are free to go wherever you wish, simply cashless! Download, use, feedback, and keep in touch with SmartPay for many more groundbreaking features to come!

About

CBM ePassbook

Access your bank account transactions and balances online from your smartphone. View real-time account information, check transaction history up to six years, and manage your accounts with convenient security options. Find ATM and branch locations, and view exchange rates.

Highlights
  • View real-time account balance and transactions
  • Access account history up to six years
  • Check unrealized cheques and account holds
  • Self-register without visiting a branch
  • Transaction notification alerts
  • PIN and biometric authentication options
  • Find ATM and branch locations
Features
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Commercial Bank introduced the ePassbook facility which is a mobile application which allows you to download and view your account transactions online on your Apple smart phones. The Essentials 1. View your real time account balance and transactions of all your accounts 2. Access at any time from anywhere 3. Check all your transactions up to six years. 4. Check unrealised cheques and account holds. 5. ePassbook will be provided totally free of charge. The ePassbook facility provides you the account history of all your accounts in a similar manner of a savings passbook or a current account statement. This application provides an online-real time view of the account transactions. Salient features * Any eligible account holder who has a smart phone device with the lOS operating systems can enroll for the facility. * You can self-register without visiting a Commercial Bank branch. * If you have already installed ePassbook to your phone, you can update the app with this new version and re-set your access code. * You can receive transaction notifications alert facility. * ePassbook users can set the app to be opened according to their preference and convenience; - Open application without opting for any security authentication - Open application with local PIN authentication - Open application with biometric authentication (if available in your device) * You can check account balances * View the real time view of the account transactions. * You can set account nick names as per their preference for easy reference. * Check exchange rates, interest rates * Find locations of Bank's ATMs and branches. * Search the transactions with the key names (Amount/Description/Date wise) * Self-enroll/remove accounts from the accounts display

Screenshots

BOC SmartPay4 screens
CBM ePassbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CBM ePassbook at every 5 weeks against BOC SmartPay's every 3 months. CBM ePassbook also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). BOC SmartPay's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 3). 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

CBM ePassbook holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BOC SmartPay has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BOC SmartPay ships an update every 3 months, CBM ePassbook every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BOC SmartPay versus CBM ePassbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBOC SmartPayCBM ePassbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (20 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBank Of CeylonCommercial Bank of Ceylon PLC

Customer experience

BOC SmartPay

All ratings20 ratings
Positive55.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

CBM ePassbook

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

BOC SmartPay

No in-app purchases

None

CBM ePassbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BOC SmartPay free?
BOC SmartPay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CBM ePassbook free?
CBM ePassbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BOC SmartPay or CBM ePassbook?
CBM ePassbook is rated higher. BOC SmartPay averages 3.5 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while CBM ePassbook averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do BOC SmartPay or CBM ePassbook have ads?
Neither BOC SmartPay nor CBM ePassbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BOC SmartPay or CBM ePassbook?
BOC SmartPay ships an update every 3 months, and CBM ePassbook every 5 weeks. Most recently, BOC SmartPay was updated on August 17, 2026 and CBM ePassbook on September 21, 2026.

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