CSE Mobile App vs BOC SmartPay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CSE Mobile App
Access the Colombo Stock Exchange on your mobile device. Open a CDS account, trade stocks, and receive real-time market updates, company disclosures, and news. Features include interactive charts, research tools, and educational content for informed investing.
- Digital account opening
- Real-time market updates
- Interactive graphs and charts
- Research and analytics tools
- Educational content
- Corporate news and videos
Read full descriptionHide full description
Trade Smarter, Stay Informed, Anytime, Anywhere Open a CDS account and start trading on the Colombo Stock Exchange instantly, while accessing key market insights on the go! Stay connected with your stocks and the market effortlessly. Receive real-time updates and push notifications for the latest company disclosures, market movements, and corporate news. With a modern, intuitive interface, the CSE mobile app offers a range of features to help you make informed investment decisions: Key Features: - Single login for all CSE digital services – seamless access to your account - Digital account opening & onboarding – start trading in minutes - Real-time market updates – track prices and trends as they happen - Interactive graphs & charts – visualize market performance - Research & analytics – access reports and tools to guide your decisions - Educational content – learn about investing with interactive resources - Corporate news & videos – stay updated with company announcements The CSE mobile app makes investing simpler, smarter, and more connected, whether you’re at home or on the move.
BOC SmartPay
Manage your finances digitally with this Sri Lankan platform. Easily transfer funds between banks, pay bills, and make payments at merchants using QR codes. Enjoy cashless transactions and track your spending.
- Peer-to-peer fund transfers
- Bill payments
- QR code payments
- Add any Sri Lankan bank account
- Real-time account balance inquiry
- Transaction history and e-receipts
- Cashback and discount offers
Read full descriptionHide full description
SmartPay is a digital lifestyle service platform in Sri Lanka that helps you to manage your finances, digitally. The App facilitates Peer-to-Peer fund transfers between any Sri Lankan banks using an Account number or SmartPay fund transfer QR. You can pay to a wide range of billers, Scan any LankaQR at any Merchant location and receive Lanka QR or China Union Pay QR Merchant Payments rapidly. With SmartPay, now you’re free to, -Add any Bank Current or Savings account in Sri Lanka as a payment instrument. -Complete any Utility bill payment, in a matter of seconds. -Fund transfers from any local bank to another bank in real-time. -Scan and Pay at over 100,000 LANKAQR-certified merchant outlets islandwide with your mobile and without cash in hand. -Scan and Pay to any LANKAQR Code printed on a utility bill or a merchant invoice -Settle BOC Credit Cards quickly, avoiding additional fees or charges. -Inquire about balances of your BOC Savings or Current accounts in real time -View a mini statement of your registered Bank of Ceylon Accounts -Keep track of your day-to-day SmartPay transactions and get a sharable E-Receipt for successful transactions. -Receive exciting cash-backs, discounts, and exclusive offers when you pay -Be a LANKAQR and China UnionPay International certified merchant receiving accurate, traceable, and secure digital payments And now you are free to go wherever you wish, simply cashless! Download, use, feedback, and keep in touch with SmartPay for many more groundbreaking features to come!
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BOC SmartPay at 67% against CSE Mobile App's 17%. BOC SmartPay also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 2). CSE Mobile App's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CSE Mobile App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BOC SmartPay has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of CSE Mobile App's written reviews are positive against 67% of BOC SmartPay's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CSE Mobile App ships an update every 10 days, BOC SmartPay every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CSE Mobile App | BOC SmartPay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.5 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colombo Stock Exchange | Bank Of Ceylon |
Customer experience
CSE Mobile App
BOC SmartPay
In-app purchases
CSE Mobile App
No in-app purchases
BOC SmartPay
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CSE Mobile App free?
Is BOC SmartPay free?
Which has better reviews, CSE Mobile App or BOC SmartPay?
Do CSE Mobile App or BOC SmartPay have ads?
Which is updated more often, CSE Mobile App or BOC SmartPay?
Other comparisons
