BML Mobile Banking vs FaisaMobile by MIB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BML Mobile Banking
Manage your everyday banking securely and conveniently. Access accounts, transfer funds instantly, generate receipts, and manage cards. Apply for services and communicate with support directly within the app.
- Account and card access
- Joint and business profile access
- Quick Pay transfers
- Transaction receipt generation
- Card management
- Service applications
- Secure messaging
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Our new BML Mobile Banking is a simple, safe and secure app for your everyday banking needs. In addition to accessing your accounts and cards, we’ve now introduced new features including access to joint and business profiles, Quick Pay to transfer without adding a contact, generating receipts for past transaction plus lots of great support functions. You can send and receive messages, manage your cards and even apply for services straight from the App. To use the BML Mobile Banking app, you must be registered to Internet Banking. For details on how to register, visit our website https://www.bankofmaldives.com.mv/personal/ways-to-bank/internet-banking
FaisaMobile by MIB
Manage all your bank accounts, financing, and cheques securely from your mobile device. This app offers a user-friendly interface to check balances, view transaction history, make transfers, and manage cards.
- Account balance and transaction viewing
- Card management (activation, PIN change, freeze/block)
- Transfers (internal, MIB, other banks)
- Instant inter-bank transfers with Favara
- Financing facility details
- Cheque book and cheque status management
- Secure login with PIN and fingerprint
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Be in control of all your accounts, financing, cheques and all your Bank-related stuff on FaisaMobile; an all-in-one modern, user friendly and secure mobile banking app by MIB. Quickly check you account balances, account histories, make transfers, view your financing facilities, manage your cheques, contact the Bank and so much more on FaisaMobile, whether you're on the move or curled up on your sofa. FaisaMobile is the latest addition to the online banking service channels of Maldives Islamic Bank. All aspects of your online banking experience are beautifully packaged into one convenient app. User your FaisaNet (our internet banking service) Username and Password to get started with FaisaMobile. Don't have a FaisaNet account? Register online on FaisaMobile or at faisanet.mib.com.mv. Here are some highlights of what you can do with FaisaMobile. • View your accounts and transactions with a swipe - View all your accounts and account balances - View detailed account statements and transactions - Save and share account transactions - Sort and filter account transactions for simplified viewing • View your cards and manage them - View all your debit cards - Activate your cards - Change your card PIN - Freeze your cards temporarily - Block your cards permanently • Make transfers with a drag and drop! - Make transfers to your favorite people with a simple drag and drop - Make quick transfers to unsaved accounts - Do transfers within your accounts, to other MIB accounts and other bank accounts - Manage your favorite accounts and account categories • Make instant inter-bank transfers with Favara - Make Favara Transfers to your favorite people in other local banks instantly - Make Favara Requests to request funds from your friends, family and businesses - Accept and decline Favara Requests from others - Make Recalls of Favara Transfers that you made in error - Accept and decline Favara Transfer Recalls from others - Manage your Favara IDs to save your accounts as your phone number, email address or national ID • View all your financing facilities at a glance - View all your financing facilities in brief and in full detail - Check facility paid amount, balance, installment amount, last paid date and more • View all your cheque books and cheques with ease - View status of all your cheque books and their cheques - View individual cheque details - Report lost cheques and cheque books • Get in touch with us quickly - Send quick messages to us for any online requests and queries - Call us, send an SMS to us, visit our website and view our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages - Find the nearest branches and ATMs • Be assured of industry-standard security - FaisaMobile uses industry-standard security methods to ensure all your information, transactions and everything done through the app are done securely - Use PIN and fingerprint to unlock FaisaMobile - Change PIN and fingerprint whenever needed - Completely clear any saved data Happy mobile banking :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FaisaMobile by MIB at 3.5 against BML Mobile Banking's 2.8. BML Mobile Banking's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (432 vs 59). 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.
FaisaMobile by MIB holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BML Mobile Banking has 432 ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of BML Mobile Banking's written reviews are positive against 13% of FaisaMobile by MIB's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BML Mobile Banking ships an update monthly, FaisaMobile by MIB every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BML Mobile Banking | FaisaMobile by MIB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (432 ratings) | 3.5 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.3% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 432 — better | 59 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bank of Maldives PLC | Maldives Islamic Bank |
Customer experience
BML Mobile Banking
FaisaMobile by MIB
Bugs and requests
BML Mobile Banking
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login screen freezes
- Accounts not showing properly
- Inability to complete transactions
- App crashing on launch
- Incompatibility with latest iOS versions
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved search functionality
- Detailed transaction history and receipts
- Push notifications for transactions
- Mobile payment integration
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- iPad support
FaisaMobile by MIB
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BML Mobile Banking
No in-app purchases
FaisaMobile by MIB
No in-app purchases
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