Comparison

ING Netherlands vs Tikkie

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

Head to head
About

ING Netherlands

Manage your personal or business finances on the go. Easily check balances, make transfers, pay bills, and even open new accounts. The app offers secure banking features and tools for saving, borrowing, investing, and managing credit cards and insurance.

Highlights
  • Mobile order confirmation
  • Simple transfers and savings scheduling
  • Payment requests
  • Future transaction overview
  • Customizable daily limits
  • Account management (pay, save, borrow, invest)
  • Card blocking and address changes
  • Open new accounts
Features
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With the ING App, your bank is always with you. A quick balance check, transfer to your savings or paying a bill: the app does it all. For personal and business accounts in the Netherlands. Lots of tools and features: • You can confirm orders with your mobile. • Super simple transfers, withdrawal overview and scheduling of savings orders. • Paid for your friends? Create a payment request and get your money back. • If you want to, you can look ahead 35 days and see your future transactions. • The app has its own daily limit, which you can set and change. • It’s all there: you can pay, save, borrow, invest, get a credit card and even view your ING insurances. • Want to fix something quickly? Like blocking your card or changing your address? Just do it in the app, it’s easy as pie. • Don’t have an ING account yet? Open one in the app. Are my details safe and secure in the app? Yes, your banking is done via a secured connection. No personal details are stored on your phone or tablet. If you always use the latest version of the app, you enjoy optimal security and the latest features. Activation only takes a moment You don’t need much to activate the app. Just a Dutch current account at ING, access to My ING and a valid identity document. This can be a passport, an ID card from the EU, an ID card for foreign nationals, a Dutch residence permit or a driver’s license. Please note: Dutch legislation is applicable to accounts and other products from ING

About

Tikkie

Easily request and send money to friends and family. Share payment links via messaging apps to get paid back quickly without exchanging bank details. Track group expenses and enjoy cashback deals.

Highlights
  • Send payment requests
  • Receive money easily
  • Group expense tracking
  • Cashback deals
  • No bank account exchange
  • Business payment requests
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Requesting back your money and paying back other people doesn’t have to be difficult. Tikkie lets your friends pay you back quickly and easily over WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger or by text message. And it’s really easy to transfer money with Tikkie, no matter where you bank. Anyone can use Tikkie! When to use Tikkie Tikkie comes in handy when you have paid for someone else and you want your money back, or when someone else has paid for you and you need to pay them back. Whether it’s a one-off purchase or various different group expenses, Tikkie can be used in any situation. You might have paid for: • drinks with your club friends; • a present for a colleague; • festival tickets; • weekend away with friends; • household expenses in your student house. Really easy payment requests Simply use Tikkie to send a payment request over WhatsApp, Telegram or Messenger, by text message, or however else you want. The request will contain a link that your friends can use to pay you back. So you no longer need to exchange account numbers! Your friends don’t need to have Tikkie, but they do need a Dutch current account, and a Dutch, Belgian or German phone number. Tip: you can now also let your friends fill in the amount themselves. That’s handy when different people owe you different amounts. Track your group expenses and settle up Tikkie makes it easy for you to keep track of group expenses too. Create a Groepie, invite your friends, and you’re good to go. All of the group members can add and settle up expenses, with a Tikkie of course! Good to know: your friends need the Tikkie app to join a Groepie. Unique deals with Tikkie Terug Get money back from well-known brands thanks to cashback promotions! If you see a QR code in a shop or on an online promotion page, simply scan it with the Tikkie app and get all or part of the purchase price back right away. iDEAL | Wero payments Your friends pay you back using iDEAL | Wero and their own banking app, and the money is paid straight into your current account. Payments through Tikkie also use iDEAL | Wero and we don’t charge any transaction fees for this. For businesses too If you’re an ABN AMRO business client, make things easy on yourself and your customers by sending a payment request! Tikkie is also available to businesses, from self-employed individuals to multinationals. Your invoices are paid fast and your customers are happy. They don’t need cash, and you don’t need an expensive payment terminal. ABN AMRO initiative Tikkie is an ABN AMRO initiative, which means your details are secure. ABN AMRO only uses your details for the payments requests and payments, and not for any commercial activities.

Screenshots

ING Netherlands4 screens
Tikkie4 screens

Verdict

The call

ING Netherlands and Tikkie both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of ING Netherlands's written reviews are positive against 19% of Tikkie's. ING Netherlands also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and ratings volume (4.9K vs 1.5K). On price, rating, 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ING Netherlands against 4.8 for Tikkie. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.9K and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of ING Netherlands's written reviews are positive against 19% of Tikkie's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ING Netherlands ships an update fortnightly, Tikkie monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ING Netherlands versus Tikkie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterING NetherlandsTikkie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.9K ratings)4.8 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews — better18.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4.9K — better1.5K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size257 MB238 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperINGABN AMRO Bank N.V.

Customer experience

ING Netherlands

All ratings4,935 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative37.4%

Tikkie

All ratings1,461 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive18.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative72.0%

User reviews

ING Netherlands

From 4.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🔒 Secure banking
  • 👍 Convenient features
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 Excellent app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes or doesn't load
  • 🐛 Activation/setup issues
  • 🐛 Compatibility problems
  • 🐛 Unreliable performance
  • 🔒 Overly complex security

Tikkie

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Great app

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Only works with Dutch IBAN
  • 🚫 Doesn't support non-Dutch phone numbers
  • 🚫 Doesn't work in Belgium
  • 🚫 Doesn't work with Revolut accounts
  • 🐛 Crashes often

Bugs and requests

ING Netherlands

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Camera not working for ID verification
  • Frequent crashes or freezes
  • Inability to log in or access account
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Outdated or incompatible with new devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add English language support
  • Improve ID verification process
  • Expand country/region availability
  • Integrate with mobile wallets (e.g. Apple Pay)
  • Provide more customization options

Tikkie

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incompatible with new iPhone models
  • Doesn't work with non-Dutch IBANs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Support for Belgian bank accounts
  • Support for non-Dutch phone numbers
  • Support for more European countries
  • History of paid Tikkies
  • Bancontact integration for Belgium

In-app purchases

None

ING Netherlands

No in-app purchases

None

Tikkie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ING Netherlands free?
ING Netherlands is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tikkie free?
Tikkie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ING Netherlands or Tikkie?
ING Netherlands and Tikkie are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4.9K and 1.5K ratings respectively.
Do ING Netherlands or Tikkie have ads?
Neither ING Netherlands nor Tikkie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ING Netherlands or Tikkie?
ING Netherlands ships an update fortnightly, and Tikkie monthly. Most recently, ING Netherlands was updated on September 22, 2026 and Tikkie on September 24, 2026.

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