Hingham Savings vs CFB Direct
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hingham Savings
Bank on the go with secure mobile access to your accounts. Deposit checks, view balances, transfer funds, pay bills, and find branches easily. Enjoy convenient banking from your iPhone.
- Mobile check deposit
- Account balance monitoring
- Transaction history
- Fund transfers
- Bill payment
- Branch locator
- Touch ID support
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Manage your accounts at anytime from anywhere with Hingham Savings Mobile Banking. Deposit checks, monitor account balances, pay bills and locate branches. Hingham Savings Mobile provides secure and convenient access to your accounts right from your phone with these features: Deposit Checks to Your Accounts from Anywhere View Account Balances and Transaction History Transfer Funds Between your Hingham Savings Accounts Pay Bills Locate Branches Hingham Savings Mobile Banking is available only with Hingham Savings Online Banking. For assistance with online banking or mobile banking contact us at 781.749.2200. Member FDIC/Member DIF.
CFB Direct
Manage your finances on the go with this mobile banking application. Check account balances, review recent transactions, transfer funds between accounts, and pay bills conveniently from your device.
- Check account balances
- Search recent transactions
- Transfer funds between accounts
- Pay bills
- Edit scheduled bill payments
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Start banking wherever you are with CFB Direct! Available to all City First Bank online banking end users. CFB Direct allows you to check balances, make transfers, and pay bills. Available features include: Accounts - Check your latest account balance and search recent transactions by date, amount, or check number. Transfers - Easily transfer cash between your accounts. Bill Pay - Pay new bills, edit bills scheduled to be paid, and review previously paid bills from your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hingham Savings at 4.8 against CFB Direct's 4.2. Hingham Savings also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 48) and review sentiment (47% vs 33%). CFB Direct's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Hingham Savings holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hingham Savings has 1.1K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Hingham Savings's written reviews are positive against 33% of CFB Direct's.
Hingham Savings ships an update every 4 months, CFB Direct every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Hingham Savings | CFB Direct |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.2 (48 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hingham Institution for Savings | City First Bank National Association |
Customer experience
Hingham Savings
CFB Direct
Bugs and requests
Hingham Savings
Reported bugs
3 issues- Recurring mobile deposit errors
- App crashes and network connection issues
- Login issues and password problems
Requested features
3 requests- 2FA opt-out option
- Improved mobile deposit experience
- Expanded transaction history
CFB Direct
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hingham Savings
No in-app purchases
CFB Direct
No in-app purchases
Questions
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