Comparison

Bunq vs Varo Bank

Two neobanks compared on customer sentiment, app-store ratings and regulation.

Best on sentiment
Varo Bank
Best on ratings
Varo Bank
Best on app quality
Varo Bank
Best on review volume
Varo Bank
Bunq
sentiment
Google Play
App Store
Trustpilot
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Varo Bank
sentiment
Google Play
App Store
Trustpilot
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Customer sentiment
NeoBase sentiment
79.8
96.0
BEST
App & store ratings
Trustpilot
3.7 ★
19,523 ratings
4.0 ★
5,871 ratings
BEST
Google Play
4.4 ★
40,413 ratings
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App Store
4.4 ★
35,843 ratings
4.9 ★
233,504 ratings
BEST
Total ratings
96K
239K
BEST
Service & responsiveness
1-star reviews
12.8%
1.8%
BEST
Replies to reviews
98%
BEST
92%
Typical reply time
~5 days
BEST
~5 days
Markets served
29
BEST
1
Company
Founded
2012
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Country
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇺🇸 United States
Headquarters
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Recent coverage

Press we captured in the last 90 days: 16 for Bunq, 1 for Varo Bank. Not scored - coverage volume says how often a brand is written about, not whether it is doing well.

Bunq
Varo Bank

Bunq vs Varo Bank: the verdict

Bunq and Varo Bank are two neobanks tracked by NeoBase. Here is how they compare across the signals we measure - customer sentiment, store ratings and, for exchanges, MiCA regulation.

Varo Bank leads NeoBase's composite sentiment score, 96.0 to 79.8 out of 100.

Varo Bank holds the stronger app-store ratings across Google Play and the App Store.

Varo Bank draws fewer bottom-scored reviews: 1.8% of its Trustpilot ratings are one star, against 12.8% for Bunq.

Across 8 tracked metrics, Varo Bank comes out ahead on 5.

How is the winner decided?
For each metric we take the higher value - the higher NeoBase sentiment score, the higher store rating, more ratings, and MiCA authorisation over none. Missing data is not counted.
Where does the data come from?
Ratings and sentiment are aggregated from Trustpilot, Google Play and the App Store; regulation from the official ESMA MiCA register. Scores update every month.
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NeoBase is an independent information platform, not affiliated with the brands compared. Figures are indicative and update over time.