Banco Itaú's app is notoriously crash-prone with frequent post-update regressions and no English support. These Brazilian banking apps offer better stability, cleaner interfaces, and — in a few cases — multi-currency accounts and international features that Itaú doesn't match.
Each app below addresses a specific gap in Banco Itau's offering. We picked them based on real user review patterns and feature differentiation.
Nubank is the most obvious alternative — the purple-branded neobank that pioneered digital banking in Brazil. Cleaner app design, no branches, and historically more mobile-optimized than Itaú. Nubank has its own issues (which we cover in a separate guide), but for users whose core frustration with Itaú is the clunky app, Nubank's mobile-first design is a noticeable upgrade.
Explore Nubank data →Banco Inter bundles checking, credit, investments, and a marketplace into a single super-app. App stability tends to score higher than Itaú in recent reviews, and the investment tools are meaningfully stronger. A good fit for users who use their bank app for more than just checking balances.
Explore Inter (Banco Inter) data →C6 Bank's standout feature is its Conta Global — a multi-currency account that lets you hold US dollars and euros alongside Brazilian reais. Few Brazilian banks offer this. Strong app stability ratings and a competitive cashback credit card.
Explore C6 Bank data →If you want the stability of a legacy bank but find Itaú's app too painful, Bradesco is Itaú's closest peer. Bradesco has invested heavily in modernizing its digital experience and the app has fewer crash complaints than Itaú's in recent reviews. Still lacks the polish of the neobanks but more stable than Itaú.
Explore Bradesco data →Santander Brasil benefits from the parent company's global infrastructure and has built a reasonably stable mobile app. Not as sleek as Nubank but more stable than Itaú in recent review cycles. A good fit for users who want a bank with an international footprint.
Explore Santander Brasil data →If you mainly use Itaú for paying bills, sending money to friends, and shopping, PicPay is lighter and more focused on those exact use cases. Strong cashback offers, wide merchant acceptance, and less of the bloat that slows down traditional bank apps.
Explore PicPay data →We found these alternatives by analyzing review patterns across Brazilian banking apps. The most common reasons users leave Itaú are persistent crashes, login problems, and update-related regressions. Each alternative below addresses at least one of those friction points.
Inter (Banco Inter) and C6 Bank both have noticeably better stability ratings than Itaú in recent reviews. Nubank has its own crash issues but is still generally more stable than Itaú's app. For traditional bank stability, Bradesco's app has fewer crash complaints than Itaú.
C6 Bank and Nubank both offer English language options in their apps, which is rare among Brazilian banks. Itaú's lack of English support is a frequent complaint from expats and international users who need to manage Brazilian accounts.
Reviews consistently cite update-related crash regressions. The alternatives in this list, particularly Inter and C6 Bank, have more disciplined release cycles and fewer post-update crash complaints. If update stability matters to you, those two are the safer bets.
App Vulture uses AI-powered review intelligence to analyze what real users say about apps — their pain points, feature requests, and reasons for switching. We identified these alternatives by analyzing review patterns across Brazilian banking apps and validated each candidate against Banco Itaú's most common churn reasons.
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