The CSB vs Halstead Bank
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The CSB
Manage your bank accounts, transfer funds, and locate branches or ATMs directly from your Apple device. This secure and fast application offers convenient access to your financial information anytime, anywhere. It also includes features for depositing checks and paying bills.
- Manage accounts
- Transfer money
- Deposit checks
- Find ATMs and branches
- Pay bills
- View cashback offers
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Do your banking right from your Apple device! You can manage your accounts, transfer money, and find ATMs and more! The Citizens State Bank Mobile App allows you to manage accounts from your mobile device…anytime, anywhere. It’s fast, secure and free. With Citizens State Bank Mobile, you can: • Check available balances & transaction history • Transfer money between CSB accounts • Deposit checks • Find the nearest CSB branches and ATMs •pay bills • view and activate your cash back offers • Send us a message To use The CSB Mobile App, you must be a CSB customer and enrolled in our online banking service. To sign up, visit www.thecsb.com and click on Internet Banking. To learn how we protect your privacy, please visit https://www.thecsb.com/privacy/
Halstead Bank
Manage your bank accounts, pay bills, deposit checks, and find ATMs conveniently from your mobile device. Bank securely and access your finances 24/7, anytime and anywhere.
- Manage accounts
- Pay bills and credit cards
- Deposit checks
- Transfer money
- Find branches and ATMs
- Send messages
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Halstead Bank’s Mobile App makes it easy for you to bank on the go. Do your banking right from your iPhone and iPad! You can manage your accounts, pay bills, deposit checks, find ATMs and more! Bank with confidence - Halstead Bank’s Mobile App allows you to manage accounts from your mobile device...anytime, anywhere. Now it’s easy to do banking 24/7, right from your iPhone and iPad. It’s fast, secure and free. With Halstead Bank Mobile, you can: • Check available balances & transaction history • Pay bills and credit cards • Deposit checks • Transfer money between Halstead Bank accounts • Find the nearest Halstead Bank branches and ATMs • Send us a message To use Halstead Bank Mobile, you must be a Halstead Bank customer and enrolled in our online banking service. To sign up, www.halsteadbank.com
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Verdict
The CSB and Halstead Bank are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 — 4.8 for The CSB against 4.9 for Halstead Bank. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 664 and 437 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of The CSB's written reviews are positive against 100% of Halstead Bank's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The CSB | Halstead Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (664 ratings) | 4.9 (437 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 664 — better | 437 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Citizens State Bank | The Halstead Bank |
Customer experience
The CSB
Halstead Bank
Bugs and requests
The CSB
Reported bugs
2 issues- App not opening consistently after update
- Keyboard could use an update to match iOS 7
Requested features
4 requests- Add Touch ID option
- Extend deposit history
- Update keyboard to match iOS 7
- Ensure consistent app opening after updates
Halstead Bank
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The CSB
No in-app purchases
Halstead Bank
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The CSB free?
Is Halstead Bank free?
Which has better reviews, The CSB or Halstead Bank?
Do The CSB or Halstead Bank have ads?
Which is updated more often, The CSB or Halstead Bank?
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