Comparison

Pakistani Banknotes vs ePay Punjab

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pakistani Banknotes

Learn about the security features of Pakistani banknotes to protect yourself from counterfeits. This app provides detailed information in both English and Urdu, allowing you to easily identify genuine currency.

Highlights
  • Identify security features
  • Detect counterfeit notes
  • Information in English and Urdu
  • Official State Bank of Pakistan app
Features
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The official application of State Bank of Pakistan for increasing awareness about security features of Pakistani Banknotes. Website: http://www.sbp.org.pk The app will help you to identify and check the security features of Pakistani Banknotes and save yourself from the risk of counterfeit notes. Simply select the desired banknote image and know the security features of Pakistani banknotes. The App contains information about Pakistani Banknotes in English as well as in Urdu language.

About

ePay Punjab

This app allows citizens of Punjab to digitally pay various government taxes and fees through internet banking, ATMs, or over-the-counter transactions. Generate a unique payment ID to complete your tax obligations easily and conveniently.

Highlights
  • Digital tax payments
  • Internet banking
  • ATM payments
  • OTC banking transactions
  • Generate unique PSID
  • Various tax types supported
Features
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What is e-Pay? e-Pay is the first ever government payment gateway designed to allow the citizens of Punjab to pay their taxes digitally through alternative delivery channels (ADC). The solution that is developed by The Punjab Information Technology Board and backed by the Finance Department of Punjab provides individuals to pay their dues using the following three payment channels. • Internet Banking • ATM • OTC (Over the Counter) banking transaction Payment Process and Channels To pay the tax dues, an individual will access e-Pay application or website to generate a 17-digit PSID number. The PSID number that is unique for each transaction could subsequently be used on the aforementioned three payment channels i.e. internet banking, ATM or OTC by the citizens to pay the tax dues. All three payment channels are made technically equipped to process the payments through the collective efforts of The Finance Department of Punjab, State Bank of Pakistan, 1-Link, all scheduled banks, and Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB). 

In its first phase (FY 18 -19) following tax receipts can be paid via e-Pay: Excise & Taxation • Token Tax for Vehicle • Motor Vehicle Registration • Vehicle Transfer • Property Tax • Professional Tax • Cotton fee Board of Revenue (BOR) • e Stamping • Mutation fee • Fard fee Industries • Business Registration fee 
 Tax Descriptions Token Tax for Vehicle: Annual tax paid by owners of motor vehicles. Motor Vehicle Registration: One-time fee paid by the buyer of new vehicle at the time of purchase. Vehicle Transfer: Fee paid at the time of transfer of vehicle to a new owner. Property Tax: Annual tax paid by property owners in urban areas. Professional Tax: Taxes paid by the working professional on his profession on an annual basis. Cotton Fee: Fee paid on raw cotton brought to ginning factory. e-Stamping: Payment of stamp duties on judicial, non-judicial, CVT, registration and comparison fee. Mutation Fee: Fee paid by the buyer at the time of transfer of property to a new owner. Fard Fee: Fee paid by the owner of property for the issuance of property ownership document. Business Registration Fee: Fee paid by the owner to register his business.

Screenshots

Pakistani Banknotes4 screens
ePay Punjab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ePay Punjab at 1.4K against Pakistani Banknotes's 4. Pakistani Banknotes's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pakistani Banknotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ePay Punjab has 1.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pakistani Banknotes ships an update every 2 weeks, ePay Punjab every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pakistani Banknotes versus ePay Punjab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPakistani BanknotesePay Punjab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.8 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews—58.5% of reviews
Number of ratings41.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperState Bank of PakistanPUNJAB INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BOARD

Customer experience

Pakistani Banknotes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ePay Punjab

All ratings1,428 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive58.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative38.5%

Bugs and requests

Pakistani Banknotes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ePay Punjab

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Invalid Registration Number - Issue Resolved!
  • Vehicle token taxes are due for the year 2022 and epay punjab stopped working

Requested features

1 request
  • Please add Face ID option for login

In-app purchases

None

Pakistani Banknotes

No in-app purchases

None

ePay Punjab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pakistani Banknotes free?
Pakistani Banknotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ePay Punjab free?
ePay Punjab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pakistani Banknotes or ePay Punjab?
Pakistani Banknotes is rated higher. Pakistani Banknotes averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while ePay Punjab averages 4.8 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Pakistani Banknotes or ePay Punjab have ads?
Neither Pakistani Banknotes nor ePay Punjab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pakistani Banknotes or ePay Punjab?
Pakistani Banknotes ships an update every 2 weeks, and ePay Punjab every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pakistani Banknotes was updated on October 29, 2026 and ePay Punjab on October 29, 2026.

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