PI Banking vs aib i
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PI Banking
Access your bank accounts and manage financial services through a mobile application. View account statements, perform fund transfers, pay bills, and recharge mobile phones. Offers both non-transactional and transactional features for convenient banking.
- Account balance and statement viewing
- Fund transfers (internal and external)
- Mobile recharge
- Bill payments
- Cheque management
- Card management
- New account creation
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Software Development Division of Pubali Bank has developed a Mobile Application named PI (π) for banking services for our customers. PI Banking refers to Mobile Financial Service of Pubali Bank Limited that enables bank customers to access accounts and general Information on bank products and services through Mobile devices. The main intention behind the commencement of electronic banking services is to provide the customers with an alternative that is more responsive and with less expensive options. The reasons for selecting the name of Mobile Apps as PI (π) are as follows: a) It is short and can be remembered easily. b) Earlier smallest unit of currency was PI (BD) c) PI also implies money receivables. d) PI in mathematics is 22/7 = 3.1428571429… implies Possibility Infinite. e) PI Banking also stands for Pubali Internet Banking. In order to get the said services, customers will activate PI App by following steps: a) The interested customer will download and install the PI (π) Apps from App Store (iOS). b) The customers will submit information of Account Number, Name, Date of Birth, e-Mail, Mobile Number, Father’s Name and Mother’s Name through Apps. c) Concerned branch will verify the said information received through Pubali Integrated Baning System with the Physical Account Opening Form and approve when found matched. Branch will communicate with the customer and ensure genuineness. d) After verification from the branch end, ICT Operation Division will verify the information by communicating with customer for PI Banking user activation and activate accordingly. e) Upon activation, the customer will login at the first instance using his/her User ID and Password and giving some secret information provided by her/him earlier at the time of submission to ascertain the genuineness. f) The customer will change her/his Password after the first login and thereafter may change the password frequently at her/his discretion. The services provided to our customers through Mobile App are furnished below: A) Non-transactional features: - My account (Balance of the Accounts) - Last 5 (five) transactions (this is configurable i.e. customers may increase the number of transactions) - Viewing account statements. - Payment status of issued cheques - Cheque book requisition - Stop payment of cheque - Submitting Positive Pay Instruction B) Transactional features: - Fund Transfer - Between the Pubali Bank’s accounts - Between the Pubali Bank and other Bank’s through NPSB, BEFTN and RTGS - Mobile recharge (Postpaid or Prepaid) - Bills Payment - Card Management as Card Bill Payment, Card Statement - Fund Transfer (Any Bank) - Card to Card - Card to Account - Card to MFS - Credit Card Bill Payment - E-Commerce Enable or Disable (On Process) - Fund Management (On Process) - Creating FDR/ any deposit account - Encashment - FDR or Recurring Deposit A/C fund transfer to source A/C (SB, CC, CD,SND) Security of the transmitted data through Internet: To establish security of transmitted data by the customers in our system through internet and to ensure protection against unauthorized disclosure, alteration and fraudulent activities, we are receiving the service of “Sectigo” under license agreement. Thus the transmitted data is being protected through encryption enabled by a Server's Digital Certificate using the software “Sectigo”. This is widely used for security solution of web-server. It incorporates both authentication and encryption. Moreover, the server for the aforesaid banking system has been protected by the well reputed CISCO Firewall, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to guard against intruders in the system.
aib i
This digital banking platform offers Shariah-based Islamic banking services. It allows customers to manage accounts, transfer funds, pay bills, and even open new accounts remotely. Access a wide range of banking features conveniently from your mobile device.
- Account Management
- Account Statement Download
- Fund Transfer
- Utility Bill Payment
- Credit Card Bill Payment
- Rapid Account Opening
- Cheque Management
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"aibl i-Banking" is a digital platform for Shariah based Islamic banking. It provides numerous banking features for the valuable customers of "Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited (AIBL)". Now AIBL customers can access banking facilities from anywhere anytime through "aibl i-Banking" mobile app. This app offers a wide range of features such as balance inquiry, account statement, fund transfer, credit card bill payment, utility bill payment etc. Through "aibl i-Banking", users can apply for a new bank account as well with the "Rapid account" menu. Account holders can very easily register to "aibl i-Banking". Here is the short list of "aibl i-Banking" feature: Account Management Account Statement Download Fund transfer Standing Instruction Credit Card Bill Payment Add money from AIBL Credit card Utility Bill Payment Cheque Management IDTP (Interoperable Digital Transaction platform) as Binimoy Rapid account Contacts Rapid account Product information and so on. Required Permissions: 1. Contact list: For "Mobile Recharge" purpose. Users don't need to type every single number. User phone contacts are not stored or used anywhere else. 2. Location: To show nearby ATMs and Branches. User location is not stored or used anywhere else. 3. Camera: For image capture (self portrait for new account opening). 4. Notification: To get instant notifications from bank For feedback & suggestions, please call us at 16434
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PI Banking at 4.8 against aib i's 3.5. PI Banking also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 48%) and ratings volume (5.5K vs 51). 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.
PI Banking holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PI Banking has 5.5K ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of PI Banking's written reviews are positive against 48% of aib i's.
PI Banking ships an update monthly, aib i every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PI Banking | aib i |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.5K ratings) — better | 3.5 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews — better | 48.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.5K — better | 51 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pubali Bank Limited | AL-ARAFAH ISLAMI BANK LTD |
Customer experience
PI Banking
aib i
Bugs and requests
PI Banking
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatibility with newer OS versions
- Inconsistent OTP delivery
- Cash withdrawal feature not working
Requested features
5 requests- Add biometric login options (Face ID, Fingerprint)
- Improve e-KYC process to avoid in-person verification
- Expand NPSB service coverage
- Integrate credit card management features
- Provide option to save/manage debit card details
aib i
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PI Banking
No in-app purchases
aib i
No in-app purchases









