DhowCSD vs CIC Invest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DhowCSD
Manage your Central Bank of Kenya investment account directly from your mobile device. Participate in securities auctions, view results, and access portfolio statements. Initiate secondary market and pledge instructions securely and efficiently.
- Open and manage investment accounts
- Participate in securities auctions
- View auction results and payment details
- Access corporate actions
- View portfolio statements
- Initiate secondary market instructions
- Initiate pledge instructions
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Welcome to CBK DhowCSD. You can now open and manage a CSD investment account at the Central Bank of Kenya allowing you to participate in securities auctions, view auction results and payment details, view upcoming corporate actions, access updated portfolio statements and initiate secondary market and pledge instructions via the app in a convenient, simple, efficient and secure manner.
CIC Invest
Manage your investments easily and effectively. This app helps you save for goals, manage group investments, and grow your portfolio in real-time, anytime and anywhere. It's designed for both new and experienced investors.
- Real-time investment management
- Personalized financial journey
- Save for personal goals
- Manage group investments
- Track portfolio progress
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CIC Invest App. Taking investments to a new level. Are you a seasoned investor or just starting? Our App is designed to make your financial journey easier and more rewarding. Personalised, user-friendly and designed to make investing simple, and rewarding, the CIC Invest App empowers you to manage your investments in real-time anytime, anywhere. Use it to save for a personal goal, manage group investments or grow your portfolio while seamlessly staying on track of your progress at the touch of a button.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DhowCSD at 50% against CIC Invest's 0%. CIC Invest's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
CIC Invest holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of DhowCSD's written reviews are positive against 0% of CIC Invest's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DhowCSD ships an update every 3 months, CIC Invest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DhowCSD | CIC Invest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 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 | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Central Bank of Kenya | CIC Insurance Group Limited |
Customer experience
DhowCSD
CIC Invest
In-app purchases
DhowCSD
No in-app purchases
CIC Invest
No in-app purchases
