Smart Banking vs Skip Pay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Skip Pay
Manage all your purchases, activate a virtual card, and view your PIN. Enjoy benefits like paying up to 50 days later, splitting payments, and earning rewards.
- Manage all purchases in one place
- Activate virtual card
- View PIN anytime
- Check loyalty balance and redeem points
- Pay up to 50 days later
- Split payments into installments
- Send money to any Czech account
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With the Skip Pay mobile app, you have everything for smart shopping in one place. You’ll find a clear overview of all your Skip Pay purchases, activate a virtual version of your physical card, or lock your card instantly if you lose it. If numbers aren’t your strong suit, you’ll appreciate the option to view your PIN anytime. You can also easily check your loyalty balance and exchange your collected points for rewards that make you happy. Shop smart with Skip Pay and enjoy a wide range of great benefits: A MAXI PACKAGE FULL OF BENEFITS It pays to use the MAXI package. You can get it easily and for free in our app – just complete a short verification. With the Skip Pay card, you can shop anywhere online and in all brick-and-mortar stores. You can even pay straight from your phone thanks to Apple Pay. All this with a limit of up to 100,000 and up to 50 days to pay with no fees. PAY ONLY AFTER UNPACKING THE GOODS Take your time to browse, try on, and check your goods – and only then pay. Our app keeps track of the payment date for you and reminds you in time. SPLIT YOUR PAYMENT INTO THREE Not convenient to pay for everything at once? With Pay in 3, you pay just one third at checkout and the remaining two in two monthly installments. BORROW UP TO 100,000 FOR ANYTHING Need some extra cash? We’ll send up to 100,000 directly to your account. Everything is handled online in the app – you choose the amount and number of installments, and the money arrives within minutes. SPREAD YOUR BILL INTO INSTALLMENTS Enjoy more freedom when planning your budget. Purchases made with the MAXI package or individual Pay in 3 installments can easily be spread into up to 96 payments. INSURE YOUR PURCHASE AT A GREAT PRICE Protect your new electronics at one of the best prices on the market. Skip Pay offers two options: insurance against damage and theft, and extended warranty. The offer applies to home appliances, IT equipment, and smaller electronics. SEND MONEY ANYWHERE With Skip Pay, you can pay for anything – even your rent or a friend’s beer. With the Send Money feature, you can conveniently and securely send money to any Czech account, including recurring payments. ALL YOUR PURCHASES IN ONE PLACE Whether you order from an e-shop with Skip Pay in your basket, tap your Skip Pay card in the supermarket, or shop with it on a foreign website – you’ll find everything clearly in the app together with your monthly statement. DEFER YOUR PAYMENTS WHENEVER YOU LIKE Your monthly statement includes all your purchases, ATM withdrawals, and transfers. It’s due by the 20th of the following month. If that doesn’t suit you and you’d prefer to pay only part now and the rest later, no problem. Just double tap in the app and it’s deferred – for a fair fee you see upfront. REWARD FOR EVERY PAYMENT For almost every purchase made with Skip Pay, we credit you with points. You can easily exchange them in the app for discounts at your favorite e-shops or use them to reduce fees. For every 100 CZK paid, you get 1 point with the MINI package and 2 points with the MAXI package. SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY Log in quickly and securely using your fingerprint or face scan. If you prefer the classic username and password, we’ve got you covered too. NO MORE HUNTING FOR RECEIPTS Shoeboxes full of receipts are a thing of the past. Store your receipts directly in the app and keep them all neatly in one place. CARD MANAGEMENT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS We’ve thought of everything – activate or lock your card instantly in the app. And if you forget your PIN, you’ll find it there too. VIRTUAL CARD With a virtual card, there’s no need to dig through your wallet. You can leave your physical card safely at home as a backup and easily access your card details in the app. FREE APP Downloading and using the app is completely free. SMART WATCH With Watch OS support, you can now have your limit right on your wrist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Smart Banking at 418 against Skip Pay's 3. Smart Banking also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Skip Pay's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 — 4.6 for Smart Banking against 4.7 for Skip Pay. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Banking has 418 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Smart Banking's written reviews are positive against 60% of Skip Pay's.
Smart Banking ships an update every 2 months, Skip Pay every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Banking | Skip Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (418 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.7% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 418 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 708 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s. | Skip Pay s.r.o. |
Customer experience
Smart Banking
Skip Pay
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
Skip Pay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smart Banking
No in-app purchases
Skip Pay
No in-app purchases








