Comparison

MyBritam vs Equity Mobile

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

Head to head
About

MyBritam

Manage your Britam accounts, shop online, and make claims or payments conveniently. This app offers access to pension, AMC, and life products, with features to locate branches and raise requests to an agent.

Highlights
  • View account details
  • Raise requests to agent
  • Shop online
  • Make claims
  • Make payments
  • Locate branches
  • Access pension, AMC, and life products
Features
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Britam Mobile comes with an intuitive and smart design that gives you unmatched experience as you access our services from the palm of your hands. Download the app and enjoy. . . 1. View your account details 2. Raise Request to an agent 3. Shop Online 4. Make a claim 5. Make payment 6. Locate branches 7. Pension Products 8. Amc Products 9. Life Products

About

Equity Mobile

Manage your finances and lifestyle needs from a single platform. This app allows you to view balances, pay bills, transfer funds, and even open accounts instantly. Securely access your financial information and perform transactions on the go.

Highlights
  • Instant account opening
  • View account balances and transactions
  • Pay bills and buy goods
  • Send money locally and internationally
  • Block lost cards
  • Borrow and manage loans
  • Biometric sign-in
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Equity mobile has revolutionised digital banking. This app gives you complete control of your financial and lifestyle needs. Simply view your balances, pay your bills, buy airtime, send money and so much more, all from one convenient platform. With Equity mobile, you will be able to: Conveniently and securely do your banking - Open a bank account in an instant - Create your profile from the comfort of your home at any time - Have a full view of your accounts, balances and transactions - Download account statements and transaction receipts - Lost your card? Block it temporarily Grow - Borrow with ease - View and pay your loan balances Transact on the go - Send money -- To your own or other Equity accounts -- To other banks, locally or internationally -- To mobile money -- To your prepaid or credit card(s) - Pay with Equity -- Pay your bills -- Buy goods -- Pay to an M-PESA till - Buy airtime - Save people and businesses to your list of favourites Quick and easy access - Sign-in with fingerprint or facial recognition - Change the app to your preferred language (we support English, French, Kinyarwanda, Swahili and 中文)

Screenshots

MyBritam4 screens
Equity Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Equity Mobile at 74% against MyBritam's 0%. Equity Mobile also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (6.2K vs 9). On price, update cadence, 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

Equity Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Equity Mobile has 6.2K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MyBritam's written reviews are positive against 74% of Equity Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MyBritam versus Equity Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyBritamEquity Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (9 ratings)4.8 (6.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews74.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings96.2K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB203 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBritam Holdings PLCEquity Group Holding

Customer experience

MyBritam

All ratings9 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Equity Mobile

All ratings6,217 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral7.3%
Negative18.5%

Bugs and requests

MyBritam

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Equity Mobile

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Unable to log in after app updates
  • Verification options not working
  • Buy goods and Paybill services not functioning
  • Transactions not reflecting in account
  • App crashes on launch

Requested features

5 requests
  • Download and view transaction receipts
  • Access account statements for specific dates
  • Integrate with mobile money services
  • Add virtual card feature
  • Improve multi-factor authentication

In-app purchases

None

MyBritam

No in-app purchases

None

Equity Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyBritam free?
MyBritam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Equity Mobile free?
Equity Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyBritam or Equity Mobile?
Equity Mobile is rated higher. MyBritam averages 2.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Equity Mobile averages 4.8 from 6.2K ratings.
Do MyBritam or Equity Mobile have ads?
Neither MyBritam nor Equity Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyBritam or Equity Mobile?
MyBritam ships an update fortnightly, and Equity Mobile fortnightly. Most recently, MyBritam was updated on September 11, 2026 and Equity Mobile on September 28, 2026.

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