NWSB vs Surety Bank
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NWSB
Manage your bank accounts, view balances, and search transactions. Transfer funds, pay bills, and deposit checks remotely using your device's camera. Securely log in with fingerprint or facial recognition.
- Check account balances
- Search recent transactions
- Transfer funds between accounts
- Pay bills and view payment history
- Deposit checks with device camera
- Secure login with Touch ID/Face ID
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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: •Make payments and view recent and scheduled payments. Deposits: •Submit check deposits using your device’s camera. Touch ID/Face ID: •Touch ID/Face ID allows you to use a secure and more efficient sign-on experience using your fingerprint or facial recognition.
Surety Bank
Manage your finances on the go with this mobile banking application. Check balances, transfer funds between accounts, pay bills, and deposit checks using your device's camera. Secure sign-on is available through fingerprint or facial recognition.
- Account balance checks
- Transaction search
- Inter-account transfers
- Bill payment
- Payee management
- Mobile check deposit
- Biometric login
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Start banking wherever you are with Surety Bank Mobile app. Available to all Surety Bank online banking customers. 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: •Make payments and view recent and scheduled payments. Manage Payees: •Ability to add new payees, existing payers, or delete payees directly from the mobile app. Deposits: •Submit check deposits using your device’s camera. Touch ID/Face ID: •Touch ID/Face ID allows you to use a secure and more efficient sign-on experience using your fingerprint or facial recognition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NWSB at 4.4 against Surety Bank's 4.1. Surety Bank's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
NWSB holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
NWSB ships an update every 2 months, Surety Bank every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NWSB | Surety Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16 ratings) — better | 4.1 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The New Washington State Bank | Surety Bank |
Customer experience
NWSB
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In-app purchases
NWSB
No in-app purchases
Surety Bank
No in-app purchases
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