Comparison

ZSE Direct vs Stanbic Blue247 App

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

Head to head
About

ZSE Direct

Features
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The ZSE Direct Mobile application currently offers customers the ability to perform the following -Buy and sell securities listed on the ZSE - View performance of a particular counter - View the Market statistics that include Top Gainers and Losers, Price sheet -A view of one's portfolio -Top up ZSE Direct Wallet -Withdrawal of funds The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Limited (‘ZSE’) is a licensed securities exchange in terms of the Securities and Exchange Act (24:25). Its core mandate is to facilitate long term capital raising through listing of securities as well as offering secondary market securities trading and issuer regulation services. Dating back to 1894, the ZSE has evolved to be one of the longest established capital raising platforms in Africa.

About

Stanbic Blue247 App

Manage your bank accounts on the go with features like balance inquiries, mini-statements, and real-time bill payments. Easily transfer funds between accounts, pay school fees, and top up mobile airtime. The app supports instant interbank transfers and mobile money transactions.

Highlights
  • Balance enquiry
  • Mini-statement
  • RTGS transfers
  • School fees payments
  • Real-time bill payments
  • Interbank transfers (Zipit)
  • Airtime purchase
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What you get: Balance enquiry Mini-statement RTGS School fees payments Real time bill payments (ZOL, DSTV, BYO CITY COUNICL, GWERU CITY COUNICL, ZESA and TELONE-ADSL & WIFI) Post payments to Netone and Econet credit accounts Zipit- instant interbank transfers Customers can make a Zipit to One Money and Telecash Airtime purchase to yourself and others Instant inter-account transfers

Screenshots

ZSE Direct4 screens
Stanbic Blue247 App3 screens

Verdict

The call

ZSE Direct and Stanbic Blue247 App are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZSE Direct ships an update every 2 weeks, Stanbic Blue247 App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ZSE Direct versus Stanbic Blue247 App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZSE DirectStanbic Blue247 App
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB48 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperZimbabwe Stock Exchange LimitedStandard Bank Group

In-app purchases

None

ZSE Direct

No in-app purchases

None

Stanbic Blue247 App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZSE Direct free?
ZSE Direct is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stanbic Blue247 App free?
Stanbic Blue247 App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ZSE Direct or Stanbic Blue247 App have ads?
Neither ZSE Direct nor Stanbic Blue247 App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZSE Direct or Stanbic Blue247 App?
ZSE Direct ships an update every 2 weeks, and Stanbic Blue247 App every 3 weeks. Most recently, ZSE Direct was updated on October 3, 2026 and Stanbic Blue247 App on October 13, 2026.

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