MAKE by KBank is a personal finance application for iOS and Android that enables users to manage money via virtual sub-accounts and collaborative savings pockets.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users open the app to organize spending and savings into visual, goal-oriented buckets that traditional bank accounts do not support.
For Young adults, students, and couples seeking visual money management and collaborative savings tools.
What does it look like?
Key features
Virtual sub-accounts for budgeting and shared savings.
Transaction history in a chat-style interface with notes.
Contactless proximity-based money transfers.
How much does it cost?
The freemium model gates advanced themes and unlimited features behind a subscription, maintaining a free core experience for basic banking.
Velocity
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With only one distinct version released in the analyzed window, the app operates at a maintenance cadence of approximately 0.04 releases per week. The latest release focuses on monetization by incentivizing a yearly subscription through a promotional giveaway. Development appears to prioritize occasional feature-gated content rather than frequent functional updates. The current release pattern suggests a stable, low-frequency maintenance cycle.
Who built it?
KASIKORNBANK PCL.
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What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows a mixed sentiment. Users appreciate virtual wallet sub-accounts allow users to organize and track personal spending habits effectively and credit card payment plan features provide convenient tools for managing monthly financial obligations, but report frequent application crashes and connectivity errors force users to clear cache or reinstall the app.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Virtual wallet sub-accounts allow users to organize and track personal spending habits effectively
- Credit card payment plan features provide convenient tools for managing monthly financial obligations
- Frequent application crashes and connectivity errors force users to clear cache or reinstall the app
52 of 52 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for MAKE by KBank แอปจัดการเงิน
How's the Finance market?
MAKE by KBank holds a #4 Grossing position in the Thai Finance category, though its #44 Free rank indicates a focus on monetizing existing users over broad acquisition. The gap between its high grossing rank and lower free-chart position suggests the app is currently optimized for retention and ARPU rather than top-of-funnel growth.
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Where is it heading?
The Thai mobile finance market is consolidating around apps that offer both social-banking features and high-reliability transaction flows. MAKE by KBank's current maintenance-mode cadence leaves it exposed to rivals that can offer a more stable daily experience, which is the primary so-what for the PM to address in the coming quarter.
- Persistent crashes and connectivity errors erode the daily active habit, which compounds the rating drag already visible on Android.
- The introduction of a yearly subscription tier signals a shift toward maximizing ARPU, which provides a revenue buffer for future stability investments.
The SWOT
- Cloud Pocket's collaborative savings mechanism creates high switching costs for couples
- Editors' Choice-level category rank sustains organic install velocity in Thailand
- Localized financial education content could convert the existing user base into higher-tier subscribers
Next best moves
Audit crash logs and connectivity handlers because persistent crashes are the top complaint theme → reduce churn
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The #4 Grossing rank is a vulnerability…
Read the full takeSince the last report: MAKE by KBank has pivoted its market narrative to frame its low free-chart ranking as a deliberate focus on ARPU and retention, while simultaneously acknowledging increased vulnerability to faster-moving competitors.
Bottom line
Addressing technical instability is the priority, as the current crash rate undermines the value of the collaborative features. Stabilizing the core experience will unlock the retention needed to justify the new yearly subscription tier for the existing user base.
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