SC Mobile Banking (UAE) vs HBZ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SC Mobile Banking (UAE)
Manage your accounts dynamically, find financial products, and handle investments and finances on the go. This app offers a smarter interface and intuitive features for spending, saving, and growing your money.
- Dynamic account interaction
- Financial product discovery
- Investment management
- On-the-go finance management
- Intuitive spending and saving 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.
HBZ
This secure and convenient banking app offers a simplified channel for managing your finances. Access account details, transfer funds, pay bills, and even trade stocks with unified login credentials across devices. It's designed for existing customers to manage their banking needs efficiently.
- Unified login for all devices
- Switch countries for global clients
- Fund transfers (local/foreign)
- One-click utility bill payments
- 10+ years of transaction history
- Card management (lock/unlock, limits)
- Stock trading
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HBZ Mobile Banking Application provides free, secure, convenient and simplified banking channel. This service is available to all HBZ group customers*. Salient Features: Services available through this smart banking channel includes: - Unified login credentials - Single user name and password for any device - Switch countries within a single app for HBZ Global Clients - Transfer funds within or outside HBZ in local or foreign currencies - View & pay your utility bills in one click - View account details & transaction history of over 10 years - View cleared/deposited cheques - View send remittance messages - Request cheque book - Locate HBZ branch near to you - Lock and unlock your credit/debit card - Set your Card limits - Trading of stocks Use our digital banking portal to save time & money. * HBZ app requires valid subscriptions to HBZweb banking and OTP
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Verdict
SC Mobile Banking (UAE) and HBZ both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 34% of SC Mobile Banking (UAE)'s written reviews are positive against 0% of HBZ's. SC Mobile Banking (UAE) also leads on ratings volume (192 vs 4). HBZ's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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
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 — 4.5 for SC Mobile Banking (UAE) against 4.5 for HBZ. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SC Mobile Banking (UAE) has 192 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of SC Mobile Banking (UAE)'s written reviews are positive against 0% of HBZ's.
SC Mobile Banking (UAE) ships an update every 2 months, HBZ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SC Mobile Banking (UAE) | HBZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (192 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 192 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Standard Chartered Bank | Habib Bank AG Zurich |
Customer experience
SC Mobile Banking (UAE)
HBZ
Bugs and requests
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
HBZ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SC Mobile Banking (UAE)
No in-app purchases
HBZ
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SC Mobile Banking (UAE) free?
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