PrimeMobi vs DhowCSD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PrimeMobi
Manage your bank accounts conveniently from your mobile device. Access services like balance inquiries, mini statements, utility payments, and money transfers. Sign up with your branch to start banking on the go.
- Balance enquiry
- Mini statements
- Utility payments
- Mpesa transfers
- Airtime top-ups
- Cheque enquiry
Read full descriptionHide full description
Welcome to the Prime Bank Mobile Banking App. Our customers can enjoy banking at their fingertips, through mobile devices. Services includes balance enquiry, mini statements, statement on demand, utility payments, stop payments, cheque enquiry, Mpesa B2C, Mpesa C2B, PesaLink, mVisa, airtime top-ups, and much more. Sign-up with your Branch to avail this service.
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DhowCSD at 50% against PrimeMobi's 0%. DhowCSD also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2). PrimeMobi's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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.
PrimeMobi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of PrimeMobi's written reviews are positive against 50% of DhowCSD's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PrimeMobi | DhowCSD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PrimeBank | Central Bank of Kenya |
Customer experience
PrimeMobi
DhowCSD
In-app purchases
PrimeMobi
No in-app purchases
DhowCSD
No in-app purchases
