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SantanderSign

Openbank Deutschland AG · 18,810 ratings · ★ 3.5

3.5
★★★★★
18,810 ratings
5 ★
9,570 (51%)
4 ★
1,980 (11%)
3 ★
990 (5%)
2 ★
990 (5%)
1 ★
5,280 (28%)
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Top complaints - extracted from 72 negative reviews

Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.

1
"banking"
13 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★ "Warum muss ich bei jeder kleinsten Überweisung in dieser Sign App auch nochmal das Sicherheitspasswort eingeben? Ich habe bereits mit Fingerabdruck sowohl in der Santander App, als auch in der Sign App mich authentiziert. Bei jeder anderen …" - Alexander Weber
2
"work"
11 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★ "Absolutely does not work, app sends me into an endless loop! pitty" - Juan Sebastián
3
"sign"
11 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★ "Warum muss ich bei jeder kleinsten Überweisung in dieser Sign App auch nochmal das Sicherheitspasswort eingeben? Ich habe bereits mit Fingerabdruck sowohl in der Santander App, als auch in der Sign App mich authentiziert. Bei jeder anderen …" - Alexander Weber
4
"doesn"
11 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★ "it happens all the time that I cannot sign the transaction, it just doesn't open!" - Daria Kuskovska
5
"does"
9 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★ "Absolutely does not work, app sends me into an endless loop! pitty" - Juan Sebastián
6
"santander"
9 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★ "Warum muss ich bei jeder kleinsten Überweisung in dieser Sign App auch nochmal das Sicherheitspasswort eingeben? Ich habe bereits mit Fingerabdruck sowohl in der Santander App, als auch in der Sign App mich authentiziert. Bei jeder anderen …" - Alexander Weber
7
"nicht"
9 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★ "Es ist wirklich unglaublich, wie oft mit dieser App Probleme auftreten. Wie kann es sein, dass bei einer für online Banking benötigten App kein Testing durchgeführt wird? Alle paar Monate kann man die App nicht nutzen. Entweder stürzt die A…" - Anian Schroll
8
"bank"
8 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★ "Warum muss ich bei jeder kleinsten Überweisung in dieser Sign App auch nochmal das Sicherheitspasswort eingeben? Ich habe bereits mit Fingerabdruck sowohl in der Santander App, als auch in der Sign App mich authentiziert. Bei jeder anderen …" - Alexander Weber

📋 All 72 negative reviews

Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").

★★★★ Juan Sebastián 5/29/2026 v1.1.4
Absolutely does not work, app sends me into an endless loop! pitty
★★★★ Alexander Weber 5/18/2026 v1.1.4
Warum muss ich bei jeder kleinsten Überweisung in dieser Sign App auch nochmal das Sicherheitspasswort eingeben? Ich habe bereits mit Fingerabdruck sowohl in der Santander App, als auch in der Sign App mich authentiziert. Bei jeder anderen Banking oder Broker App geht es auch ohne. Santander macht wirklich die schlechteste Banking Software auf dem Markt.
★★★★ Daria Kuskovska 4/20/2026 v1.1.4
it happens all the time that I cannot sign the transaction, it just doesn't open!
★★★★ Bo 3/24/2026 v1.1.3
unusable after recent update
★★★★ Mahdi Ghulami 3/24/2026 v1.1.3
after updating to the latest version of the app, i still get the annoying message that i should install the latest version of the app. who tests the software at this bank???
★★★★ gurubasava harapanahalli 3/24/2026
where to start, one of the worst bank app in my life
★★★★ Anian Schroll 3/24/2026 v1.1.3
Es ist wirklich unglaublich, wie oft mit dieser App Probleme auftreten. Wie kann es sein, dass bei einer für online Banking benötigten App kein Testing durchgeführt wird? Alle paar Monate kann man die App nicht nutzen. Entweder stürzt die App ohne Grund ab, oder wie jetzt aktuell mit Version 1.1.3, wird man zum Update aufgefordert, obwohl es schon die aktuelle Version ist. Tippt man auf "nicht jetzt" schließt sich die App einfach. Das ist wirklich enttäuschend.
★★★★ adamx golding 3/24/2026 v1.1.3
doesn't open. says it must update, goes back to the initial download.
★★★★ Vic Sol 3/11/2026
Diese app ist das Letzte. Rausschmiss, neu Registrierung, Weiterleitung zur website, funktioniert nicht, nichts funktioniert
★★★★ Tootoo “Tootoo22” Dumlookip 12/11/2025 v1.1.1
Funktioniert nach den Zufallsprinzip. Manchmal kann man signieren, aber meistens nicht.
★★★★ R O 12/9/2025 v1.1.1
WORST APP EVER! THERE IS NOTHING SLOWER THAN THIS! EMBARRASSING!
★★★★ Be Ai 7/30/2025 v1.1.0
it seems to be impossible to open it.
★★★★ C. C. 7/27/2025 v1.1.0
doesn't work. cant login
★★★★ Aleks Lessmann 7/17/2025 v1.0.33
schlecht programmierter Müll
★★★★ Eduardo 7/6/2025 v1.0.33
i must reset my password cause the other app never recognizes it and this other app doesn't execute the already signed changes. that's why i am moving already my money somewhere else. Worse is that they tell you to send them an Email, which they never respond to. After two weeks, no response
★★★★ Tim L 6/4/2025
Never works, constantly freezes. Not what you want to see where your money is at.
★★★★ Michael Roaf 6/4/2025 v1.0.30
Not compatible with my phone
★★★★ Bitnam Park 6/2/2025 v1.0.33
Since the new update, Santander Sign is broken. Whenever I initiate login, transaction, it shoots something went wrong then does not react when I press pending items. It literally prevents me from using the bank account. I can't even contact the customer center for this. Seriously wasting my time on this. Please don't tell me to reinstall. I already did and renewed the activation. Still doesnt work.
★★★★ Anastasiia Panko 5/29/2025 v1.0.33
This app is unusable. I opened a new bank account and cannot use the sign app. I receive notifications for transactions or login confirmations, but when I open the app, it shows a pending transaction with no option to confirm or accept. Tapping the transaction does nothing. I can't even log in to the Santander banking app because of this. The issue prevents all account access. The developer team must resolve this immediately-this is critical for any banking app.
★★★★ Ingo Weigel 4/19/2025 v1.0.32
ist das wirklich ihr Ernst, dass ich jeden Schritt mit der sign App bestätigen muss?
★★★★ Holger 3/26/2025
App stops working after 1 day and i would have to set it up again
★★★★ Лабада Станіслаў 3/23/2025 v1.0.32
Do they even test their app themswlves? Sometimes it simply does not work. Not acceptable for a banking app!
★★★★ Miguel 3/18/2025 v1.0.32
Ständig Probleme mit der App, wenn man nach Wochen die App wieder benutzen muss, um eine Überweisung freizugeben.... "Something was going wrong"
★★★★ JJ 3/14/2025 v1.0.30
Stopped working since march with Banking app. Asks for sign in and then open another sign in and so on forever. Please test your app properly with different conditions before releasing it. This is a banking app, not a game app!! And yes, my android os is updated.
★★★★ Matteo Potato 3/1/2025 v1.0.30
Doesn't work anymore, last update must have broke it. It shows me the tile but nothing happens when I click it. I only get a notification that there is an open transaction. As of right now, I cant get into my account, very frustrating.
★★★★ Joaquin Alejandro Ortiz Meza 2/27/2025 v1.0.30
The app does not work anymore
★★★★ Hans Kloss 2/25/2025 v1.0.30
It just stopped working. It starts, in den login, but the messages from the bank cannot be confirmed. The only button I can see is history. I can see and tap on the message which is confirmed by the sound but I cannot confirm the message. Something that worked a while back. Extremely unhappy about this The config used is: App runs on pixel phone, the connection done over from the browser on my laptop.
★★★★ Владислав Михайловский 2/24/2025 v1.0.19
Tech support doesn't answer. There is no payment function by qr code App blocks screenshot function and you can't cancel it Short and incomplete history of transactions Some of transactions can't be performed without any explanation There is no function to change pin code
★★★★ Andreas Schildbach 2/6/2025
It could not scan the enrollment QR code. I tried several orientations, large, small etc. Always made sure the picture is sharp and crisp. But the app didn't react on the QR code. On top of that, if I click the QR code with the mouse (as suggested by the web page), it leads to a "page not found".
★★★★ omar ali 1/20/2025 v1.0.19
Activating online banking is harder than solving a puzzle
★★★★ Maximilian Hermans 12/15/2024
Does not react when activated a TAN
★★★★ Tamara Sakschewski 12/7/2024 v1.0.19
Never works
★★★★ L Tek 9/22/2024 v1.0.18
Die app geht jedes Jahr einmal kaputt. Die registrierung wird verbuggt und muss mich jedes mal neu anmelden was letztes mal über 20 versuche gebraucht weil es die ganze Zeit fehlgeschlagen hat!!! Bitte fixt das! Bei einer Banking app mitdem man seine notwendigen Geschäfte erledigen muss darf sowas nicht passieren.
★★★★ Jan 9/21/2024 v1.0.18
very slow
★★★★ Desmond 8/30/2024 v1.0.18
Bad
★★★★ Xenos Yps 8/28/2024 v1.0.18
Can't be installed in the Samsung secure folder! BUT THIS IS EXACTLY WHERE A SIGNING APP BELONGS! The activation sms cannot be opened within the Samsung secure folder, there seems to be no way to copy the link from the sms and open it in a browser within the secure folder, which would be the only way to activate the SantanderSign app within the secure folder!
★★★★ Muhammad Naseer 7/29/2024 v1.0.18
this application is not in English only in German language
★★★★ F. Martin 7/18/2024 v1.0.18
Very confused demanding more than 3x to register Santander sign. It not working!
★★★★ Ced Lucas 6/30/2024 v1.0.18
can't activate it, the app seems to be on a repeat loop
★★★★ Joshua Winter 6/26/2024
1. Es ergibt keinen Sinn, in die Rubrik "what's new" zu Neuerungen einer App Texte wie "Liebe Kunden, wir haben einige Verbesserungen vorgenommen[...], zu schreiben. Dass Anwendungen nicht verschlechtert, sondern verbessert werden, sollte man erwarten dürften. Man beschreibt hier sinnigerweise, WAS GENAU geändert wurde. 2. Version 1.0.18 wurde erfolgreich kaputtprogrammiert, da diese nun nicht mehr startet. Mutmaßlich wieder mal aufgrund nerviger Bevormundung bezüglich Root. Eine Frechheit!
★★★★ Brad Ski 2/13/2024 v1.0.17
I have been trying for 2 hours to reinstall this app on my new phone. The website sends me to a link per sms. The sms sends me to install the app. THE APP IS INSTALLED. The app opens and starts the process all over again. For a bank institution to be so la la with their accounts worries me.
★★★★ Philip Tonak 1/19/2024 v1.0.17
zu viele angaben. sehr kompliziert
★★★★ D K 11/30/2023 v1.0.17
Edit 30/11/2023: 7 months later and still no fix. Bit incredible really. I've gone through the FAQ as has been suggested & nix. Tried to install on a new device, the app is stuck in a loop. I can only agree with the other negative reviews. You try to start the registration process and the link it sends navigates you to the play store, asking you to download the app, and then the whole process begins again. I've tried this on both Firefox and Chrome and I'm stuck in a loop. Very disappointed.
★★★★ Laurent Dufresne 11/17/2023 v1.0.16
Doesn't work. Need to activate notifications, but impossible to do, the option is greyed out. It's a one line fix in you AndroidManifest.xml, how is it still broken after almost 2 weeks? Online-Banking is literally impossible without that...
★★★★ Justin Shenolikar 11/16/2023 v1.0.16
The apps recent update (8.11) revoked all permissions, including the ability to send notifications. It cannot be restored because the app now claims that it doesn't send notifications. Long story short, the app is broken right now. Fix it immediately, you cannot let people go without banking services for over a week
★★★★ Jan-Hendrik Peters 10/21/2023 v1.0.15
Von der sperrigen Benutzeroberfläche abgesehen ist der Registrierungsprozess dieser App komplett defekt. Wechselt man das Telefon, ist eine Neueinrichtung unmöglich. Der Link, welcher die Registrierung abschließen soll, endet nutzlos im Play Store. Der benötigte Aktivierungscode hingegen wird einfach konsequent nicht versandt. Ziemlich miserabel. Ich bin nur froh, dass ich gerade nicht an mein Konto muss.
★★★★ Kamui Shirou 10/5/2023
It doesn't work! It's not optimized for Android 14. This is a banking app, we need it to work FLAWLESSLY!
★★★★ Haris Pirkhan 9/16/2023 v1.0.15
Pathetic
★★★★ F T 9/14/2023 v1.0.15
if u cannot scan qr code and freeking out.just do it bigger, much bigger. only 1 app can be installed.so if i brake my phone. it will be over
★★★★ Alvaro R 9/13/2023 v1.0.15
The worst bank application ever had.

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Sentiment summary

61%
Positive (4-5★)
5%
Neutral (3★)
33%
Negative (1-2★)

⚠ Mostly positive but real complaints exist - opportunity if you fix the top 2-3 issues.