Smart Banking vs ČSOB Smart klíč
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.
ČSOB Smart klíč
Securely log in and confirm transactions for online banking and e-commerce. This app offers biometric authentication like Face ID or fingerprint, eliminating the need for SMS codes. It also provides offline transaction confirmation and a branch/ATM locator.
- Secure login and payment confirmation
- Biometric authentication (Face ID, fingerprint)
- Offline transaction confirmation
- Remote verification for calls
- Branch and ATM locator
- Supports mobile phones and tablets
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The ČSOB Smart Key will make it easier for you to log in and confirm payments in internet banking, as well as card payments in e-shops, or remote verification when calling the Infoline or a bank branch. You don't have to wait for a confirmation SMS and then rewrite the code from it. With the Smart Key, notifications will pop up immediately and you will confirm the request with a Face ID, fingerprint, or numerical PIN. Why to use ČSOB Smart Key application: • Conveniently log in and confirm the payment in internet banking • Easily confirm card payments on the Internet • The app can verify you remotely when calling the Infoline or bank branch • You can use a Face ID or fingerprint instead of a numerical PIN • Authentication complies with bank-grade security standards • Being offline is not a problem: app works also offline for confirming transactions in internet banking • A map of branches and ATMs is a part of the app • You can install it on both your mobile phones and tablets After downloading, simply activate the application in internet banking. For more information visit page https://www.csob.cz/smartkey
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Banking at 57% against ČSOB Smart klíč's 33%. Smart Banking also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (418 vs 32). ČSOB Smart klíč's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Smart Banking holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Banking has 418 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Smart Banking's written reviews are positive against 33% of ČSOB Smart klíč's.
Smart Banking ships an update every 2 months, ČSOB Smart klíč every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Banking | ČSOB Smart klíč |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (418 ratings) — better | 4.3 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 418 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 708 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s. | Československá obchodní banka, a.s. |
Customer experience
Smart Banking
ČSOB Smart klíč
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
ČSOB Smart klíč
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smart Banking
No in-app purchases
ČSOB Smart klíč
No in-app purchases
Questions
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