NCBA AT Mobile vs DhowCSD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NCBA AT Mobile
Access real-time stock market data, manage your portfolio, and execute trades directly from your mobile device. Monitor live prices, create custom watchlists, and view detailed reports anytime, anywhere.
- Real-time market watch
- Personalized watchlists
- Market depth analysis
- Buy and sell shares
- Portfolio valuation reports
- Transaction statements
- Stock holding reports
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• Real time market watch showing live prices • Create personalized watch-list • Market depth (Order book) for selected stock showing top 5 bids and offers • Buying and selling of shares • Real time access to various reports such as portfolio valuations, transaction statements and stock holding reports • 24 hour access to share trading account • Get In Touch with our customer care
DhowCSD
Manage your Central Bank of Kenya investment account directly from your mobile device. Participate in securities auctions, view results, and access portfolio statements. Initiate secondary market and pledge instructions securely and efficiently.
- Open and manage investment accounts
- Participate in securities auctions
- View auction results and payment details
- Access corporate actions
- View portfolio statements
- Initiate secondary market instructions
- Initiate pledge instructions
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Welcome to CBK DhowCSD. You can now open and manage a CSD investment account at the Central Bank of Kenya allowing you to participate in securities auctions, view auction results and payment details, view upcoming corporate actions, access updated portfolio statements and initiate secondary market and pledge instructions via the app in a convenient, simple, efficient and secure manner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NCBA AT Mobile at 5.0 against DhowCSD's 3.6. NCBA AT Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). DhowCSD's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NCBA AT Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DhowCSD has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NCBA AT Mobile ships an update every 22 months, DhowCSD every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NCBA AT Mobile | DhowCSD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NIC BANK LIMITED | Central Bank of Kenya |
Customer experience
NCBA AT Mobile
DhowCSD
In-app purchases
NCBA AT Mobile
No in-app purchases
DhowCSD
No in-app purchases
