Comparison

BOV Mobile vs myAPS

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

Head to head
About

BOV Mobile

Manage your finances on the go with this banking app. Access all your accounts, loans, and perform transfers. Pay bills, top up mobile numbers, and send money instantly to friends and family.

Highlights
  • Stop a card function
  • FaceID authentication
  • Credit card activation
  • Account and loan access
  • Inter-account transfers
  • Mobile number payments
  • Bill payments
  • BOV Signatures for internet banking
Features
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Features: • If you lost your credit card while in Malta or abroad simply use the Stop A Card function. • FaceID is now available. • Activate your credit cards using the in-app Apple Pay link. Access your financials on the go. • You can access all of your accounts including your loans in one easy app. • Perform transfers within your accounts. • Send money to your family and friends using their mobile number. Once you authorise a payment, it goes through – no waiting, no holding! • Top up anyone with a GO or Epic (+356) mobile number while in Malta or abroad. • Pay bills using your smartphone. ARMS, GO, Epic and Melita are among the most popular. • Access internet banking using your smartphone’s BOV Signatures feature and benefit from even more features – payments, investments and more! Happy Linking! • Update your BOV credit cards. Follow the in-app Apple Pay link to set up your credit cards and pay in store. Security • iOS 11 and over is required for this new update. • BOV Mobile will not run if an iPhone does not meet the new security requirements. Do you have any questions? Call our Customer Service Centre on (+356) 2131 2020 with any queries about BOV Mobile.

About

myAPS

Manage your personal and business accounts, view balances, and make secure transfers and payments on the go. Log in easily with fingerprint or Face ID for quick access to your banking needs.

Highlights
  • Manage personal and business accounts
  • View account balances
  • Make transfers and payments
  • Mobile payments
  • Fingerprint/Face ID login
Features
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The myAPS mobile banking app makes your everyday banking easy, quick and secure. You can use it anytime, anywhere. Benefits include • Manage your personal and business accounts • Swipe easily to see account balances • Make transfers and payments • Carry out mobile payments • Log in using fingerprint or Face ID authentication Getting started In order to use the myAPS app you must be an APS Bank customer and sign up for this service through www.apsbank.com.mt. Once the sign up is done, you’re ready to go! Help Should you have any queries, you may: Call us on 2122 6644 Ask at your nearest APS Branch Email on info@apsbank.com.mt

Screenshots

BOV Mobile4 screens
myAPS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: myAPS at monthly against BOV Mobile's every 4 months. myAPS also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

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 — 4.0 for BOV Mobile against 4.0 for myAPS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BOV Mobile ships an update every 4 months, myAPS monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 19, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BOV Mobile versus myAPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBOV MobilemyAPS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBank of Valletta p.l.c.APS Bank plc

Customer experience

BOV Mobile

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

myAPS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BOV Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

myAPS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BOV Mobile free?
BOV Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myAPS free?
myAPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BOV Mobile or myAPS?
BOV Mobile and myAPS are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do BOV Mobile or myAPS have ads?
Neither BOV Mobile nor myAPS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BOV Mobile or myAPS?
BOV Mobile ships an update every 4 months, and myAPS monthly. Most recently, BOV Mobile was updated on July 19, 2026 and myAPS on June 24, 2026.

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