BEA Mobile 東亞手機銀行 vs SC China
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BEA Mobile 東亞手機銀行
Manage your finances conveniently with this app. It allows you to browse insurance, pay bills, open time deposits, manage credit cards, and apply for loans. You can also update personal information and security settings.
- Insurance summary and purchase
- Bill payments
- Time deposit management
- Credit card services
- Loan applications
- Limit and password updates
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The new cutting-edge BEA Mobile Fulfil your financial needs with one app Protection at your fingertips - Browse your insurance summary to find the travel protection and personal accident coverage that meet your needs, and easily purchase plans to attain peace of mind Pay bills at ease - Settle your credit card, telecommunications, insurance and merchant bills in just a few steps Place time deposits in a flash - Instantly look up rates, open time deposits, make withdrawals and set maturity instructions from the app Get more from your BEA credit card - Apply for and activate a new card, set payment instructions, settle your balance, and browse card offers and rewards Simplified personal loan and mortgage applications - Just fill in a short application form and a specialist will be in touch to complete the process—it’s that easy! Update limits, passwords and personal information - Instantly change transaction and withdrawal limits - Reset your BEA Online password, ATM card PIN and phone banking PIN - Keep your email and address up to date Important note: To borrow or not to borrow? Borrow only if you can repay! Investment/foreign exchange involves risk. Issued by The Bank of East Asia, Limited
SC China
Manage your banking needs on the go with a fast, secure, and user-friendly mobile experience. Access accounts, make transfers, manage cards, and explore products all from your device.
- Account management
- Online bank transfers
- Card management
- Product information
- Biometric login
- Hassel-free payments
- Branch locator
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Standard Chartered Mobile Banking - All-New Upgrade, Experience Multiple Highlights Now • Highlight1: Access Leading Market Insights at Your Fingertips Pre-login page featuring the latest market views and expert forward-looking perspectives • Highlight 2: Enjoy Competitive Deposit Rates with One Click One-click product search to effortlessly secure promotional offers and capitalize on investment opportunities • Highlight 3: Enjoy Diverse Financial Services in One Place Upon login, the homepage presents a comprehensive overview of integrated financial services and your complete financial picture • Highlight 4: Comprehensive Investment Products at a Glance Enhanced investment trading platform featuring a new dedicated product section with enriched information • Highlight 5: Stay Instantly Informed with Live Updates Turn on push notifications to receive timely business updates, empowering you to manage your wealth with ease and confidence
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: SC China at free against BEA Mobile 東亞手機銀行's free with in-app purchases. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for BEA Mobile 東亞手機銀行 against 4.7 for SC China. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 450 and 500 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 29% and 29% positive.
BEA Mobile 東亞手機銀行 ships an update every 5 weeks, SC China monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BEA Mobile 東亞手機銀行 | SC China |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (450 ratings) | 4.7 (500 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.5% of reviews — better | 29.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 450 | 500 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Bank of East Asia, Limited | Standard Chartered Bank |
Customer experience
BEA Mobile 東亞手機銀行
SC China
User reviews
BEA Mobile 東亞手機銀行
From 450 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy and helpful
- 🚀 Quite fast
- ✨ Improved design
- 🖼️ UI looks fantastic
- 🚀 Runs smoothly
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent screen whitening
- 🐛 App won't open
- 🐛 Missing IPO application function
- 🐛 No facial recognition
- 🐛 Fail in downloading app
SC China
From 500 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient for transfers and asset management
- 👍 Good for viewing accounts
- 👍 Smooth for transfers and purchases
- 👍 Excellent online customer service
- 👍 Optimized app for China
Room to improve
- 😞 Too slow and bad UX
- 😞 Terrible app, slow, bad UX
- 😞 Very bad app experience
- 😞 Primitive and worst banking app
- 😞 Slow, buggy, and frustrating
Bugs and requests
BEA Mobile 東亞手機銀行
Reported bugs
114 issues- Screen turning white during content loading
- App keeps showing system is under maintenance
- App fails to download
- Mortgage part unable to open
- Credit card data read failure
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- Inbox function loads for over a minute
- Log on button is greyed out
- iToken push notifications never arrive
- QR code keeps expiring
- App has no function about credit card
- Credit card cannot be activated
- Cannot add credit card to Apple Pay using the app
- No way to show total spending for a period
- ATM card not received after 2 months
- Mortgage agent too lazy to follow up
- Mobile app can't login due to system upgrade
- System upgrade during business hours
- App always crashes
- Crashes during transfer
- Crashes during cardless withdrawal
- Wrong information of in-app bank statement
- Unable to open the app after updated to iOS 15
- App not stable
- Hardly load e-statement
- Doesn't always work
- Sometimes can't even login with Face ID
- Keeps showing "high usage and try again later"
- Login screen freezes
- User interface is horrifying
- Need three extra steps to see balance
- Cannot save or print statements
- Keeps showing loading
- Force update repeatedly shows error/unsuccessful message
- App always crashes
- Slowest and buggiest app
- Rubbish design
- User-unfriendly keyboard
- Wrong information of bank statement
- Unable to open after iOS 15
- Pages stuck after updated to iOS 12.2
- FaceID record lost after update
- Onscreen keyboard for password has display issues
- White screen appears during login
- No biometric function after app update
- Clumsy reauthentication process
- Doesn't support iPhone 6
- Cannot check e-statements
- Requires filling in details again after update
- No notifications for account movements
- Slow performances after update
- Can't make any transfer
- Can't pay bill
- Can't log out
- Always asking to upgrade but no new version available
- Keep asking to update to the latest version when it is already done
- Cannot open, keeps asking to update
- Cannot open app, asked to update but already did
- Bad aesthetics, blurry graphics
- Connection problem with mobile banking
- Amount field allows alphabets
- Activation part only works if you have a HK mobile number
- Login screen missing username column on iPad
- App jumps to main page when entering password
- Loading page when switching biometric authentication
- Doesn't display payees for bill payment
- Login info doesn't work after update
- Cannot login after upgrade
- Risk Assessment is done but it still gives an error when trading
- Account locked after three incorrect password attempts
- Cannot input password
- Cannot use app on iPhone 6
- Frequent and non-stop updates
- Slow opening the app
- Slow response
- Confusing user interface
- App always logs out in less than 1 minute
- Poor onboarding process
- Handshake error
- Fails to work after update
- App leaves only info on one card after each update
- Unable to see credit card info of all cards
- Credit card activation took forever to load
- No notifications for deposits or withdrawals
- App requires update before use
- Login info doesn't work after update
- Cannot login after upgrade
- Pages stuck after iOS 12.2 update
- FaceID record lost after update
- Onscreen keyboard for password has display issues
- White screen appears during login
- No biometric function after app update
- Clumsy reauthentication process
- Doesn't support iPhone 6
- Cannot check e-statements
- Requires filling in details again after update
- No notifications for account movements
- Slow performances after update
- Can't make any transfer
- Can't pay bill
- Can't log out
- Always asking to upgrade but no new version available
- Keep asking to update to the latest version when it is already done
- Cannot open, keeps asking to update
- Cannot open app, asked to update but already did
- Bad aesthetics, blurry graphics
- Connection problem with mobile banking
- Amount field allows alphabets
- Activation part only works if you have a HK mobile number
- Login screen missing username column on iPad
- App jumps to main page when entering password
- Loading page when switching biometric authentication
- Doesn't display payees for bill payment
- Login info doesn't work after update
- Cannot login after upgrade
Requested features
30 requests- Make IPO application function available
- Improve user-friendliness and mobile-centricity
- Add facial recognition login
- Improve mortgage section loading
- Allow viewing credit card data
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- Improve inbox loading speed
- Add credit card functionality
- Allow credit card activation
- Enable adding credit card to Apple Pay
- Show total spending for selected periods
- Improve iToken push notifications
- Simplify password requirements
- Add notifications for deposits and withdrawals
- Improve e-statement saving and printing
- Improve bill payment payee display
- Allow adding credit card to wallet
- Fix username column display on iPad
- Improve precious metals and forex trading interface
- Allow users to choose when to update
- Improve biometric authentication process
- Add support for older iPhones
- Improve UI and UX
- Allow default view of more transactions
- Add dark mode
- Improve ATM locator to include other networks
- Make app more artistic/modern color scheme
- Allow overseas residents to use app
- Allow entering only numbers in amount field
- Improve security features
- Add useful reminders for credit cards and bills
SC China
Reported bugs
7 issues- Blank page after loading for minutes
- No way back after blank page
- Keeps saying something wrong and logging me out
- Cannot log in, always crashes
- App stops working on iOS, continually loads
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- Login error, cannot log on to website
- Login button doesn't work after entering credentials
Requested features
10 requests- Update design and transfer experience
- Upgrade to newest branding
- Simplify transfer process
- Add landscape iPad support
- Update to configure Face ID on iPhone X
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- Support Face ID
- Allow pasting password into login field
- Optimize for plus-sized screens
- Show credit cards
- Add version for phone
In-app purchases
BEA Mobile 東亞手機銀行
No in-app purchases
SC China
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BEA Mobile 東亞手機銀行 free?
Is SC China free?
Which has better reviews, BEA Mobile 東亞手機銀行 or SC China?
Do BEA Mobile 東亞手機銀行 or SC China have ads?
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