Comparison

Smart Banking vs Twisto

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

Head to head
About

Smart Banking

Manage your bank accounts securely and conveniently from your mobile device. Perform payments, manage standing orders, and control your cards. Features include biometric login, card management, and ATM/branch locators.

Highlights
  • Secure login with PIN or biometrics
  • Make and manage payments
  • Activate/block debit and credit cards
  • Adjust card daily limits
  • Mobile top-ups
  • ATM and branch locator
Features
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With Smart Banking you always have your bank at your fingertips. The application is user-friendly and most of all secure. It enables you to enter payments, create and edit standing orders, pay a credit card, or activate a debit card. Access to the application as well as payment signatures are protected by your PIN code or biometric data (Touch ID / Face ID). Smart Banking also includes Smart Key, which you can use to authorize payments and other orders entered in Online Banking, both online and offline. In online mode using push notifications and in offline mode by scanning QR codes. You can also easily change your credentials. In case you forget your credentials, you can reset them using a photo of your ID and a selfie video. The application itself will guide you through the reset. But the application can do many more things! • Learn about what’s going on in your account after you turn on Push Notifications. • Have you lost a credit or debit card? You can simply temporarily block and unblock the card for free in the app. • You can adjust the daily limit for credit and debit card according to your needs. • Add credit to your mobile phone with a few clicks. • Check your account balance even without signing into the app with the Widget • You can also make a payment by scanning a QR code (QR payment). • In Online Banking you can use the Payment templates and stored Beneficiaries in the Smart Banking application. • Account statements, statements for credit cards and other documents can be found in Documents. • Get an instant overview of currency rates. • Are you searching for an ATM or UniCredit Bank branch? You can quickly find them in the application. How to activate the app? We have prepared a simple and unified activation process for you. Simply download the application and activate the application by using your Username and PIN. If you do not have this data, but you are a Client of UniCredit Bank, you can obtain it directly in the application.

About

Twisto

This payment app allows for quick, safe, and convenient online and in-store transactions. It offers easy registration, helps you control your spending with summaries, and provides secure payments with excellent exchange rates for international use.

Highlights
  • Quick online and in-store payments
  • Easy registration process
  • Spending summary and control
  • Secure payment institution
  • Competitive foreign exchange rates
Features
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Twisto is a modern payment application that makes your life easier. Use it to make payments online or in stores. It’s quick, safe, and convenient. *Registration is a breeze Open a Twisto account and take advantage of all that Twisto offers. Download the app and finish your registration in just a couple of minutes. *Spending under control See a quick summary of all of your purchases in one place. It even shows you the total amount you’ve spent as well as how much you still have available on your account. We also send you a daily spending summary along after each purchase so you can always stay on top of your finances. *A secure way to pay Twisto operates as a licensed payment institution with a track record going back several years. Your Twisto account won’t be connected to your personal banking account in any way. *The best exchange rates Take advantage of foreign exchange rates that you just can’t get anywhere else. So whether you’re going on holiday, or just surfing the web from your living room, Twisto makes all of your adventures a little sweeter.

Screenshots

Smart Banking4 screens
Twisto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Twisto at 5.0 against Smart Banking's 4.6. Twisto also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Smart Banking's advantage is ratings volume (421 vs 5) and review sentiment (57% vs 39%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Twisto holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Banking has 421 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Smart Banking's written reviews are positive against 39% of Twisto's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Banking ships an update every 2 months, Twisto weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smart Banking versus Twisto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart BankingTwisto
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (421 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews — better38.7% of reviews
Number of ratings421 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size708 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s.Twisto.cz

Customer experience

Smart Banking

All ratings418 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral1.7%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative43.3%

Twisto

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive38.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative55.7%

Bugs and requests

Smart Banking

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • UI/backend feels slow
  • Just-submitted payment does not show up in the history
  • App shows error “WBS:IP10110” or “Uživatel není oprávněn k podpisu” after entering PIN
  • Accidental double payments due to error messages
  • Forced updates from time to time
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  • “App Support” link in App Store is broken
  • Corresponding speed of in-app clicks is slow
  • Wait time to enter the software is long
  • App activation is absolutely horrible
  • PIN requirements went crazy
  • Doesn’t work with latest IOS, no screen activation possible
  • Doesn’t work with the latest version of iOS . It crashes before even log in!
  • App stopped working after update and iOS 11.02
  • App doesn't work with iOS update 10.3.1. After login app just crashes.
  • App decided to stop letting me log in. It just says “please wait” forever.

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Easier money transfer between personal accounts
  • Feature to help manage being in the red
  • Improved chat functionality
  • Re-establish partnership with Lufthansa Miles & More

Twisto

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Smart Banking

No in-app purchases

None

Twisto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Banking free?
Smart Banking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Twisto free?
Twisto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Banking or Twisto?
Twisto is rated higher. Smart Banking averages 4.6 out of 5 from 421 ratings, while Twisto averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Smart Banking or Twisto have ads?
Neither Smart Banking nor Twisto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Banking or Twisto?
Smart Banking ships an update every 2 months, and Twisto weekly. Most recently, Smart Banking was updated on October 20, 2026 and Twisto on October 21, 2026.

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