Central Banks vs IMF Finances
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Central Banks
Stay informed on global monetary policy with the latest news from major central banks. This app organizes financial developments chronologically, covering institutions like the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank.
- Latest monetary policy news
- Developed-world central banks coverage
- Chronological data presentation
- US Federal Reserve updates
- European Central Bank updates
- Bank of England updates
- Bank of Japan updates
- Bank of Canada updates
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Want to keep up with the latest developments in monetary policy? Central Banks provides the latest news from the developed-world's major central banks and presents the data chronologically. Policy makers included are: the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, and the Bank of Canada.
IMF Finances
Access ten years of IMF financial data, including credit outstanding, lending arrangements, and SDR interest rates. Visualize this information through interactive heat maps, charts, and tables, and compare data across different countries and time periods. Share your findings easily via email and social media.
- Ten years of IMF financial data
- Aggregate and country-level data
- Interactive heat maps, charts, and tables
- Data comparison across time and countries
- Data and graph sharing capabilities
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IMF Finances app provides ten years of IMF financial data in aggregate and country format. Key indicators such as credit outstanding, lending arrangements, past transactions, projected payments, and SDR interest rates are displayed in interactive heat maps, charts, and tables. In addition to comparing data across time periods and between countries or IMF aggregates, the app allows sharing of data and graphs with others via email and social media.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IMF Finances at none against Central Banks's 1. IMF Finances also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Central Banks's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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. Central Banks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. IMF Finances asks for nothing beyond the download.
IMF Finances holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Central Banks has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Central Banks's written reviews are positive against 100% of IMF Finances's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Central Banks | IMF Finances |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kelly Technology Inc. | International Monetary Fund |
Customer experience
Central Banks
IMF Finances
In-app purchases
Central Banks
- Remove Ads$6.99
IMF Finances
No in-app purchases
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