Comparison

PI Banking vs eJanata

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

eJanata

Access banking services 24/7 from anywhere with this internet banking application. It offers digital payments, account management, and enhanced customer service, enabling paperless transactions and greater control over finances.

Highlights
  • 24/7 Banking Services
  • Digital Payments
  • Secure Sign-in
  • Account Management
  • Paperless Banking
  • Control over finances
Features
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Being the second largest state-owned commercial bank in Bangladesh, Janata Bank is now coping with these modern technologies very well. To ease this process and create a milestone, eJanata-Internet Banking Application of Janata Bank can pave a smooth way and create revolutionary change in our banking sector. eJanata will allow consumers to be able to access banking services from anywhere. Businesses and business owners will then be able to save time by making use of eJanata to process their banking activities anytime anywhere. eJanata will provide following services: 1. Banking Services availability for 24/7. 2. Greater and Enhanced Customer Services. 3. Elimination of Geo-location boundaries of traditional banking. 4. Digital Payments. 5. Secure Sign-in. 6. Alerts and Notifications. 7. Increase data security and reliability. 8. Account Management. 9. Paperless Banking or Green Banking. 10. Control over finances.

Screenshots

PI Banking4 screens
eJanata4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PI Banking at 72% against eJanata's 22%. PI Banking also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (5K vs 48). 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

PI Banking holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PI Banking has 5K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of PI Banking's written reviews are positive against 22% of eJanata's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PI Banking ships an update monthly, eJanata every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PI Banking versus eJanata: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPI BankingeJanata
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5K ratings) — better3.0 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews71.7% of reviews — better21.6% of reviews
Number of ratings5K — better48
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB141 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPubali Bank LimitedJANATA BANK PLC.

Customer experience

PI Banking

All ratings4,987 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive71.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative22.0%

eJanata

All ratings23 ratings
Positive52.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative43.5%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive21.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative73.0%

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

eJanata

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PI Banking

No in-app purchases

None

eJanata

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PI Banking free?
PI Banking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eJanata free?
eJanata is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PI Banking or eJanata?
PI Banking is rated higher. PI Banking averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while eJanata averages 3.0 from 48 ratings.
Do PI Banking or eJanata have ads?
Neither PI Banking nor eJanata shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PI Banking or eJanata?
PI Banking ships an update monthly, and eJanata every 3 months. Most recently, PI Banking was updated on September 24, 2026 and eJanata on August 23, 2026.

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