Comparison

b.yond vs Kixy

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

Head to head
About

b.yond

Manage your company's finances with a secure, mobile-first card account. Track spending, set budgets, and easily transfer funds with colleagues. Enjoy instant notifications and global spending capabilities.

Highlights
  • Instant spending notifications
  • Built-in budgeting tools
  • Global spending in 150+ currencies
  • Send and request money from colleagues
  • Freeze/unfreeze card instantly
  • 24/7 customer support
Features
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b.yond is an alternative to corporate credit cards that allows you and your fellow co-workers to hold, exchange, transfer and of course spend, funds deposited on your account. Our secure, mobile-based card accounts give you Instant spending notifications, built-in budgeting, and an easy way to spend and send money. Sing-up today and start experiencing a radically better way to manage and control your money. Some of the benefits that await you include: * instant spending notifications after every card payment * insight into how much you spend each month on things like travel and expenses * ability to set up monthly spending budgets for things like restaurants and bars * spend abroad in over 150 currencies with the real exchange rate * send and request money from colleagues at the touch of a button * ability to freeze/unfreeze it from within the app, just in case you lose or misplace your card * turn on and off things like contactless, ecommerce and swipe payments * speak with one of our friendly agents with 24/7 customer support

About

Kixy

This app integrates your social life with smart financial management. Easily chat, split bills, send money, and manage personal or business finances all in one secure platform. It aims to make financial interactions fun, simple, and connected.

Highlights
  • Social money management
  • Bill splitting
  • Send cash
  • Business customer engagement
  • Active fraud monitoring
  • 2-Factor Authentication
Features
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All your accounts. All your friends. One place. Kixy is a group money app. Link your UK bank accounts via Open Banking, bring your people into Circles, and see your money and shared money together. Money has memory. Kixy remembers who paid, who owes and what it was for, so your group doesn't have to. ALL YOUR ACCOUNTS IN ONE PLACE Link current accounts, savings and credit cards from different UK banks and see them side by side in one app. Kixy shows what you have, what you've saved and what you owe, kept separate so your balance actually means something. No more switching between banking apps. CONNECTED THROUGH OPEN BANKING Accounts link through Open Banking, the UK's regulated way to connect to your bank. You approve access in your own bank's app, and you can remove it at any time. Kixy does not receive your online banking login details. ALL YOUR FRIENDS IN ONE PLACE Create a Circle for anything you share: a home, a trip, a relationship, a team. Chat, record expenses, and see where everyone stands, no matter which bank you use. SPLIT IT YOUR WAY Equally, by amount, by percentage or by share. Scan a receipt to split it item by item. You decide. ALWAYS CLEAR See who paid, who is owed and what is still outstanding. Gentle reminders keep things moving, so nobody has to chase. SEND MONEY ABROAD Send money internationally in multiple currencies. See the exchange rate and fee before you confirm. No surprises. SECURITY CONTROLS YOU CAN SEE Privacy mode hides your balance with one tap. Face ID, two-factor authentication and device management, all in one place. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Flatmates sharing bills. Couples managing shared costs. Friends on a trip. Clubs collecting subs. Families supporting each other across borders. All your money. All your friends. One place. Kixy is available to UK residents aged 18 or over. Available banks and account types depend on what each bank supports through Open Banking. Kixy Ltd is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority as a Small Payment Institution (FRN 814005) for money remittance services. Account information and payment initiation services are provided by Yapily Connect Ltd (FRN 827001), authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, with Kixy Ltd acting as its agent. Registered in England and Wales.

Screenshots

b.yond4 screens
Kixy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kixy at 5.0 against b.yond's 1.0. Kixy also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). b.yond's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Kixy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kixy has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of b.yond's written reviews are positive against 33% of Kixy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

b.yond ships an update fortnightly, Kixy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
b.yond versus Kixy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterb.yondKixy
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaneleven LtdKixy LTD

Customer experience

b.yond

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Kixy

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

b.yond

No in-app purchases

None

Kixy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is b.yond free?
b.yond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kixy free?
Kixy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, b.yond or Kixy?
Kixy is rated higher. b.yond averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Kixy averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do b.yond or Kixy have ads?
Neither b.yond nor Kixy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, b.yond or Kixy?
b.yond ships an update fortnightly, and Kixy every 2 months. Most recently, b.yond was updated on October 22, 2026 and Kixy on October 24, 2026.

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