Comparison

PI Banking vs Sonali eSheba

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
Read full description

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

Sonali eSheba

Access banking services from anywhere in the world. Open accounts, pay various government fees, and manage your finances digitally. Enjoy a secure and reliable banking experience with support for both English and Bengali languages.

Highlights
  • Open bank accounts
  • Pay travel tax
  • Pay e-passport fees
  • Pay admission fees
  • Pay income tax
  • Supports English and Bengali
  • Secure and reliable
Features
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Sonali eSheba is a Banking e-Service Mobile App of Sonali Bank PLC. Sonali eSheba is the mobile app of Sonali Bank PLC through where any Bangladeshi will be able to get Banking e-Service of Bangladesh from anywhere in the world. Provided Service List of Sonali eSheba: 1. Open Bank Account(required OTP, client photo, NID & passport etc.), 2. Pay Travel Tax Fee, 3. Pay e-Passport Fee, 4. Pay BUET Fee, 5. Pay XI Class Admission Fee. 6. Income Tax Fee etc. Sonali Bank PLC is working along with the government to implement the agenda of Digital Bangladesh by introducing various automation initiatives. These initiatives enable to ensure operational excellence as well as it will meet customer expectations by providing better services. As a part of our digital transformation program, we have offered better banking services without visiting branches. More exciting features will be available soon to meet customer needs and demands. Please Download Sonali eSheba. Do not use any other websites for downloading this application. Key features are: • Supports Both English and Bengali Language. • Customer need verify for Bank Account Open Service required OTP verify by SMS/ messenger. • Secured, Reliable, Flexible. • Enjoy banking services without any extra hassle. • Receive notification after taking any service.

Screenshots

PI Banking4 screens
Sonali eSheba4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PI Banking at 74% against Sonali eSheba's 0%. PI Banking also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (5.6K vs 1). Sonali eSheba's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). 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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PI Banking has 5.6K ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of Sonali eSheba's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PI Banking ships an update monthly, Sonali eSheba every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PI Banking versus Sonali eSheba: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPI BankingSonali eSheba
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.6K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.6K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB268 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPubali Bank LimitedSonali Bank Limited

Customer experience

PI Banking

All ratings4,987 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive74.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative20.3%

Sonali eSheba

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

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

Sonali eSheba

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PI Banking

No in-app purchases

None

Sonali eSheba

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PI Banking free?
PI Banking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sonali eSheba free?
Sonali eSheba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PI Banking or Sonali eSheba?
PI Banking is rated higher. PI Banking averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.6K ratings, while Sonali eSheba averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PI Banking or Sonali eSheba have ads?
Neither PI Banking nor Sonali eSheba shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PI Banking or Sonali eSheba?
PI Banking ships an update monthly, and Sonali eSheba every 6 days. Most recently, PI Banking was updated on November 7, 2026 and Sonali eSheba on October 31, 2026.

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