Payday Loans Direct vs Hastee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Payday Loans Direct
Access quick cash with a simple application process. Borrow up to £1,000 directly to your account, available 24/7, with no phone calls or faxes required. Get funds quickly without upfront fees.
- Borrow up to £1,000
- Quick application
- Available 24/7
- No phone calls or faxes
- No upfront fees
- No obligation to accept
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Payday loans directly to you! • Borrow up to £1,000 • Quick application • Available 24/7 • No phone calls and faxes required • Open even on bank holidays • No upfront fees We know you need money in short time that's why we made payday loans simple. You just need to complete the quick application form, then the lender that accepts you for a loan will appear on the screen of your mobile device. You choose whether you get the loan or not, there's no-obligation to buy any product.
Hastee
Access your earned wages early to cover unexpected expenses or manage cash flow. The app also offers personalized financial education resources and savings tools to improve your overall financial well-being. It's an employee benefit, so availability depends on your employer.
- Early wage access
- Savings tools
- Personalized financial education
- No interest charged
- No credit checking
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Improve your financial wellness. Receive your pay as soon as you earn it. Whether it's for that unexpected bill, a weekend away, those just released gig tickets or simply to get paid more regularly, Hastee gives you the freedom to choose. Hastee also allows you to start saving at the moment you earn it by making your money go further. You will have personalized financial wellbeing resources, through video, audio, podcast and written content on a range of subjects – from borrowing and insurance to investing and saving, specific to your needs – so you can better understand and manage your finances. Discrete and flexible. There’s no interest charged, just a fair and simple fee in case you withdraw money. No credit checking and no impact on your credit rating. Hastee is an employee benefit. Only employees of companies that offer Hastee can use it. Life doesn’t wait for payday so why should you?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Payday Loans Direct at 4.6 against Hastee's 3.3. Payday Loans Direct also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (300 vs 18). Hastee's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 28 months) and review sentiment (60% vs 40%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Payday Loans Direct holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Payday Loans Direct has 300 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Payday Loans Direct's written reviews are positive against 60% of Hastee's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Payday Loans Direct ships an update every 28 months, Hastee every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Payday Loans Direct | Hastee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (300 ratings) — better | 3.3 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 59.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 300 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rainbow UK Ltd | Hastee Technologies Limited |
Customer experience
Payday Loans Direct
Hastee
Bugs and requests
Payday Loans Direct
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hastee
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes on iOS 18 (fixed in later update)
- White screen on login
- Server error messages preventing withdrawals
- Invalid security codes sent repeatedly
- App signs out unexpectedly
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- Balance not updating after work shifts
- Transfer shows completed but money doesn't arrive
- App stuck on 'you've just been paid' screen
- Login page loops continuously
- Registration page buffering indefinitely
- App crashes during signup process
- Inconsistent withdrawal processing times
Requested features
8 requests- Tiered fee structure based on withdrawal amount
- Improved server stability and reliability
- Better customer support accessibility (phone line)
- Automatic balance updates after shifts
- Weekend processing for withdrawals
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- More transparent fee explanation
- Offline functionality or cached data
- Better iOS beta testing before updates
In-app purchases
Payday Loans Direct
No in-app purchases
Hastee
No in-app purchases
