Comparison

Sbanken vs Vipps

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

Head to head
About

Sbanken

Manage your finances digitally with this banking app. Pay bills, check balances, manage budgets, and invest in funds or shares. Enjoy features like a currency calculator and dark mode for a personalized banking experience.

Highlights
  • Digital banking management
  • Bill payment
  • Balance checking
  • Budget creation and tracking
  • Fund and share investing
  • Currency calculator
  • Dark mode
Features
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With the Sbanken app, you become your own bank manager, wherever you are! Here you get smart, digital solutions that are easy to use, with open prices and equal conditions for everyone. The app makes your everyday banking easier, whether you need to pay bills, check your balance or borrow money. Save money in funds or buy shares with just a few magical taps on your mobile phone. And you know what? The app works very well on tablets too, if you prefer to do things on a larger screen. Create your own budgets and get a full overview of what you spend money on. Move money between your own accounts with a simple drag-and-drop gesture. Share bills with family and friends by giving them access to your eInvoices. Customize the front page in the app and make it more personal. Are you going abroad or shopping online? Use our currency calculator to see how much things cost in other currencies. Last but not least. We also made the app in dark mode! Better late than never, right? And one more thing. DNB and Sbanken have merged, but will continue to be two different brands. To use this app, you must be a customer in the Sbanken consept.

About

Vipps

Easily send and receive money across Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. This app simplifies payments online, in stores, and for recurring bills. It also offers features like digital gift wrapping and wish lists for convenient financial management.

Highlights
  • Send, receive, and request money between Nordic countries
  • Schedule gifts with digital wrapping
  • Pay online, in stores, and at flea markets
  • Set up subscriptions and recurring payments
  • Log into websites and apps
  • Create wish lists and collect money
Features
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Hi, I'm Vipps! A very, very easy app for sending money and paying in the Nordics. Sending money (vippsing) is safe and done in a flash – just like it should be. With Vipps, you can: • send, receive and request money between Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland • schedule gifts with digital wrapping • pay online, in stores and at flea markets • set up subscriptions and other recurring payments • log into websites and apps • create wish lists and collect money in a box • settle costs like dinners and weekend getaways • pay your bills (only in Norway) • tap to pay on card terminals (only in Norway) To use Vipps you need BankID, a Norwegian/Swedish phone number, a Norwegian/Swedish bank card and account, as well as an email address. Vipps is available in English, Norwegian (bokmål and nynorsk), Swedish, Danish and Finnish. Made in the Nordics, with love for making things very, very easy.

Screenshots

Sbanken4 screens
Vipps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Vipps at 4.8 against Sbanken's 3.8. Vipps also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and review sentiment (33% vs 13%). Sbanken's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Vipps holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vipps has 2.4K ratings behind it against 89, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Sbanken's written reviews are positive against 33% of Vipps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sbanken ships an update fortnightly, Vipps every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sbanken versus Vipps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSbankenVipps
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (89 ratings)4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews32.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings892.4K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB201 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDNB ASAVipps MobilePay AS

Customer experience

Sbanken

All ratings87 ratings
Positive67.8%
Neutral4.6%
Negative27.6%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative84.4%

Vipps

All ratings2,432 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive32.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative65.8%

Bugs and requests

Sbanken

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Vipps

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes after update
  • Unable to send money due to privacy settings issue

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add support for Apple Watch
  • Allow use with shared/joint bank accounts
  • Expand to other countries

In-app purchases

None

Sbanken

No in-app purchases

None

Vipps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sbanken free?
Sbanken is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vipps free?
Vipps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sbanken or Vipps?
Vipps is rated higher. Sbanken averages 3.8 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while Vipps averages 4.8 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Sbanken or Vipps have ads?
Neither Sbanken nor Vipps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sbanken or Vipps?
Sbanken ships an update fortnightly, and Vipps every 3 days. Most recently, Sbanken was updated on October 26, 2026 and Vipps on October 29, 2026.

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