SBW vs HBsb Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SBW
Manage your finances on the go with this mobile banking app. Check balances, transfer funds, pay bills, and view transaction history securely from anywhere. Access branch information and communicate with your bank through secure messaging.
- Check balances 24/7
- Transfer funds
- Pay bills
- View transaction history
- Secure messaging
- Branch hours and location
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Our mobile banking application allows you to check balances, transfer funds, view transactions and check messages from anywhere, anytime. It's fast, free and available to all of our online banking users. With this app you can do the following: - Pay Bills - Check balances 24/7 - View pending transactions - Create, approve, cancel or view funds transfers - View transaction history - Send and receive secure messages - Access branch hours and location information
HBsb Mobile
Manage your finances on the go with this mobile banking application. Check balances, view transactions, transfer funds, make deposits, and pay bills conveniently from anywhere.
- Check account balances
- View transactions
- Transfer funds
- Make deposits
- Pay bills
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With the mobile banking app from Home Bank SB, you can check account balances, view transactions, transfer funds, make deposits, and pay bills. Convenience in banking everywhere you go! To learn how we protect your privacy, please visit https://www.homebanksb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2016-Privacy-Notice.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SBW at 87% against HBsb Mobile's 0%. SBW also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (771 vs 17). HBsb Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
SBW holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SBW has 771 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of SBW's written reviews are positive against 0% of HBsb Mobile's.
SBW ships an update every 4 months, HBsb Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SBW | HBsb Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (771 ratings) — better | 3.5 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 771 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Savings Bank of Walpole | Home Bank SB |
Customer experience
SBW
HBsb Mobile
Bugs and requests
SBW
Reported bugs
4 issues- Accounts switching places unexpectedly
- Mobile check deposit not working consistently
- Login screen freezing or not responding
- Incompatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to open new accounts through the app
- Improve mobile check deposit reliability
- Implement biometric login options
- Add more customization and personalization settings
HBsb Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SBW
No in-app purchases
HBsb Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SBW free?
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