RBC Mobile vs Summo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RBC Mobile
Manage your finances with a comprehensive banking app. Features include account management, transfers, bill payments, and mobile cheque deposits. Gain personalized financial insights and automated savings tools. Secure access with biometric authentication and card management options.
- Account balances and transaction history
- Money transfers and bill payments
- Mobile cheque deposits
- Personalized financial insights (NOMI)
- Automated savings tools (NOMI)
- Biometric login (Touch ID/Face ID)
- Temporary card lock
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The RBC Mobile* app takes mobile banking to the next level. Everyday banking is always convenient, but our app helps make managing your money even easier. Our fresh and intuitive design gives you easy access to everything you'd expect from a banking app: account balances, money transfers, bill payments, cheque deposits, ATM locations and more. But we didn't stop there. We made it easier to find each feature with improved navigation. Our Action Button and Manage Menu take the most important tools and put them right at your fingertips. The best part? These menus are tailored to each page. Exclusive to the RBC Mobile app, NOMI plays a big part of the app experience. NOMI Insights help you manage your day-to-day finances with personalized tips and spend trends. NOMI Find & Save helps make saving easy by taking a look at your spending habits to find a little extra money and saves it for you – so you don't have to. We know you'll love everything the RBC Mobile app offers, and we want you to feel safe and secure using it. Starting at sign in, we've given you access to the latest in biometric identification technology, like Touch ID or Face ID, so you can securely access the app without having to remember your password. If you misplace your credit card, use the app to temporarily lock your card. PRIVACY RBC collects, uses and discloses the information that you provide to us in accordance with your account agreement(s) with us and our privacy policy, available at http://www.rbc.com/privacysecurity/ca/our-privacy-principles.html Learn more about RBC digital channel privacy at http://www.rbc.com/privacysecurity/ca/online-privacy.html. The RBC Mobile app might need to access device services for certain features, like finding nearby RBC Royal Bank® branches. For a full list of the features, check out http://www.rbcroyalbank.com/mobile/permissions/mobile-iOS.html. For help removing the RBC Mobile app from your device, there are instructions at http://www.rbcroyalbank.com/mobile/permissions/mobile-iOS.html or you can contact mobile.feedback@rbc.com. LEGAL RBC does not sell, promote or otherwise provide financial services or products referred to in this app outside of Canada. You should not access this app if you are not a resident of Canada. When you select to install the RBC Mobile app, you're consenting to any future updates or upgrades. Depending on your device, operating system or user-initiated settings, these might be automatically installed. You're able to withdraw your consent by uninstalling the RBC Mobile app from your device. If you download the RBC Mobile app, you must review, and are subject to, the terms & conditions found under the Legal link on www.rbc.com as well as all applicable agreements between you and any RBC company, including: - Electronic Access Agreement (Personal clients of Royal Bank of Canada) - Business Account Agreement (Business clients of Royal Bank of Canada) - The Operation of Account Agreement (RBC Direct Investing clients) - General Account Agreement (RBC Dominion Securities clients) *The RBC Mobile app is operated by: Royal Bank of Canada 10 York Mills Rd. 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2P 0A2 www.rbcroyalbank.com 1-800-769-2511 mobile.feedback@rbc.com RBC Direct Investing Inc. Royal Bank Plaza 200 Bay Street, North Tower, P.O. Box 75 Toronto, ON, M5J 2Z5 www.rbcdirectinvesting.com RBC Dominion Securities Inc. 155 Wellington Street West, 17th Floor Toronto, ON, M5V 3K7 www.rbcwealthmanagement.com ®/™ Trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. Touch ID, Face ID, Siri and iMessage are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Summo
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Summo makes personal finance simple. Track your spending, manage budgets, and stay on top of credit card payments — all synced across your devices with iCloud. TRACK EVERYTHING • Record income, expenses, and transfers in seconds • Organize with categories, tags, and remarks • Support for multiple accounts and currencies • Recurring transactions auto-generated on schedule CREDIT CARD MANAGEMENT • Payment reminders with due date countdown • Statement-based balance tracking • Credit limit usage warnings BUDGETS THAT WORK • Set monthly budgets per category • Visual progress bars with overspend alerts • Rollover unused budget to next month INSIGHTS AT A GLANCE • Monthly summary with income, expense, and balance • Category breakdown with pie charts • Daily spending trends and monthly comparisons • Drill into any category for weekly/daily detail APPLE PAY AUTO-TRACKING • Automatically log Apple Pay transactions via Shortcuts • Smart merchant recognition and category mapping • Review and approve new merchants HOUSEHOLD SHARING • Share finances with family members via iCloud • Each member tracks their own spending • Combined household view BUILT FOR PRIVACY • All data stored in your personal iCloud — we never see it MORE FEATURES • iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad • CSV export for spreadsheets • Dark mode support • Available in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RBC Mobile at none against Summo's 2. RBC Mobile also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Summo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. RBC Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | RBC Mobile | Summo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 599 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Royal Bank of Canada | Wai Yin Chan |
Bugs and requests
RBC Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Cheque deposit problems
- Inconsistent transaction history
- Unreliable push notifications
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved account management
- Better cross-border banking integration
- Enhanced investment tools
Summo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RBC Mobile
No in-app purchases
Summo
- Summo Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Summo Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year









