CBD vs SC Mobile Banking (UAE)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CBD
Manage your finances on the go with a secure and fast mobile banking app. Open accounts, apply for credit cards and loans, and make instant transfers and payments. Enjoy exclusive lifestyle offers with your debit or credit card.
- Instant account opening
- Credit card and loan applications
- Instant money transfers
- Utility bill payments
- 1,000+ lifestyle offers
- Secure mobile banking
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Wherever you happen to be, our new mobile banking App is easy, fast, and secure. And now managing your money is easier than ever before. Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) is a leading banking and financial services institution in the UAE, backing ambitions since 1969. With over 55 years in the UAE and award-winning banking services, you can rest assured that all your banking needs are taken care of by a trusted financial partner. 120+ services Experience a feature-rich design with 120+ services for your everyday banking, most of which are processed instantly. Instant banking in minutes Sign up in minutes with just your Emirates ID and get a Current Account, Credit Card, Quick Loan, Home Loan Pre-Approval and more in the UAE’s highest rated Mobile Banking App. Transfers & payments in seconds Make instant transfers to Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and the Philippines as well as instant local transfers all with just a few taps. You can also make over 20 utility payments include Du, Etisalat, Dewa and so much more. 1,000+ lifestyle offers Enjoy over a thousand offers and discounts across dining, entertainment, lifestyle and so much more with the CBD App using your CBD Credit or Debit Card. This application is exclusively available to residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Non-residents are not permitted to log in or apply for financial services, including loans. Residency verification is mandatory prior to accessing any functionality.
SC Mobile Banking (UAE)
Manage your finances and investments on the go with this intuitive banking application. It offers a simplified and smarter way to interact with your accounts, find financial products, and control your spending, saving, and growing money.
- Dynamic account interaction
- Financial product discovery
- Investment management
- On-the-go finance control
- Intuitive user interface
- Spending, saving, and growth tools
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The all-new SC Mobile App makes your banking experience simpler, smarter, and easier. Enjoy the smooth experience as you interact with your accounts dynamically, find products for your financial needs and manage investments and finances on the go. With this smarter interface and intuitive features SC Mobile is truly better app for your spending, saving, and growing money.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SC Mobile Banking (UAE) at none against CBD's shown. CBD's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CBD holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CBD has 1.8K ratings behind it against 192, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of CBD's written reviews are positive against 33% of SC Mobile Banking (UAE)'s.
CBD ships an update every 2 weeks, SC Mobile Banking (UAE) every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CBD | SC Mobile Banking (UAE) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better | 4.5 (192 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 192 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 419 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Commercial Bank of Dubai | Standard Chartered Bank |
Customer experience
CBD
SC Mobile Banking (UAE)
User reviews
CBD
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Excellent services
- ⭐ Fast and easy
- ⭐ Wonderful experience
- ⭐ Very good bank
- ⭐ Convenient and easy to use
Room to improve
- 🚫 Hungry for money
- 🚫 Worst customer service
- 🚫 Slow and unhelpful chatbots
- 🚫 Difficult to transfer money
- 🚫 App not working after update
SC Mobile Banking (UAE)
From 192 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔒 Login easy and secure
- 🚀 Stable, hardly any crashes
- 🔍 Great search function
- ✨ Uncluttered UI
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
Room to improve
- 📉 Getting worse and worse
- 👎 Poor UX design
- 👎 Confusing layout
- 👎 Options hidden
- 👎 Everything looks like a first draft
Bugs and requests
CBD
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and login issues
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Transferring money not working
Requested features
4 requests- Improve app performance and stability
- Enhance security features
- Introduce advanced budgeting and money management tools
- Provide better customer support
SC Mobile Banking (UAE)
Reported bugs
15 issues- Cannot take screenshots or share transaction proof
- Fonts and type size change between pages
- Options hidden until other fields are filled
- App crashes after login when clicking anything
- Application crashes while opening
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- App gets stuck and restarts repeatedly during payments
- App not working properly after last update, kicks back to login screen
- Removed way to verify Apple Pay
- New update removes credit card limit setting, no confirm button
- Crashes every time immediately upon logging in
- App still requests to update after updating
- App says it has been upgraded and asks to get the latest upgrade, leads to webpage
- App doesn't show login prompt, pops up jailbroken device window
- Cannot login after iOS 9.3 update, says slow or no internet
- App stopped working properly and always crashes after an update
Requested features
8 requests- Allow screenshots or easy sharing of transaction proof
- Bring back SMS confirmations for payments
- Support for larger display phones (6/6s Plus)
- Add utilities and easy installments to the front page
- Add new beneficiary & payments and modify existing beneficiaries
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- iPad version
- More features and capabilities via mobile banking
- Apple Wallet option
In-app purchases
CBD
No in-app purchases
SC Mobile Banking (UAE)
No in-app purchases
Questions
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