Equity Mobile vs SBGS iTrader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Equity Mobile
Manage your finances and lifestyle needs from a single platform. This app allows you to view balances, pay bills, transfer funds, and even open accounts instantly. Securely access your financial information and perform transactions on the go.
- Instant account opening
- View account balances and transactions
- Pay bills and buy goods
- Send money locally and internationally
- Block lost cards
- Borrow and manage loans
- Biometric sign-in
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Equity mobile has revolutionised digital banking. This app gives you complete control of your financial and lifestyle needs. Simply view your balances, pay your bills, buy airtime, send money and so much more, all from one convenient platform. With Equity mobile, you will be able to: Conveniently and securely do your banking - Open a bank account in an instant - Create your profile from the comfort of your home at any time - Have a full view of your accounts, balances and transactions - Download account statements and transaction receipts - Lost your card? Block it temporarily Grow - Borrow with ease - View and pay your loan balances Transact on the go - Send money -- To your own or other Equity accounts -- To other banks, locally or internationally -- To mobile money -- To your prepaid or credit card(s) - Pay with Equity -- Pay your bills -- Buy goods -- Pay to an M-PESA till - Buy airtime - Save people and businesses to your list of favourites Quick and easy access - Sign-in with fingerprint or facial recognition - Change the app to your preferred language (we support English, French, Kinyarwanda, Swahili and 中文)
SBGS iTrader
Access real-time market data, manage your portfolio, and trade shares directly from your mobile device. View live prices, create custom watchlists, and access detailed transaction reports anytime, anywhere.
- Real-time market watch with live prices
- Personalized watch-list creation
- Market depth (Order book) view
- Buying and selling of shares
- Portfolio valuations and transaction reports
- 24-hour access to trading account
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Equity Mobile at 4.8 against SBGS iTrader's 3.0. Equity Mobile also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 50%). 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.
Equity Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Equity Mobile has 6.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Equity Mobile's written reviews are positive against 50% of SBGS iTrader's.
Equity Mobile ships an update fortnightly, SBGS iTrader every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Equity Mobile | SBGS iTrader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.8K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 203 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Equity Group Holding | Standard Bank Group |
Customer experience
Equity Mobile
SBGS iTrader
Bugs and requests
Equity Mobile
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to log in after app updates
- Verification options not working
- Buy goods and Paybill services not functioning
- Transactions not reflecting in account
- App crashes on launch
Requested features
5 requests- Download and view transaction receipts
- Access account statements for specific dates
- Integrate with mobile money services
- Add virtual card feature
- Improve multi-factor authentication
SBGS iTrader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Equity Mobile
No in-app purchases
SBGS iTrader
No in-app purchases
