HID Approve vs PESACOM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HID Approve
Securely validate transactions and authenticate using your mobile device. Approve requests with a simple swipe or generate one-time codes for offline use. This multi-factor authentication solution integrates with HID Global's security platform.
- Multi-factor authentication
- Push notification approvals
- Swipe-gesture validation
- One-time secure code generation
- Offline authentication
- Integration with HID Authentication Platform
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HID Approve is a multi-factor authentication solution from HID Global that delivers a simple and secure way for you to validate transactions and authenticate. With push notifications and a simple swipe-gesture you can approve an authentication or transaction request on your mobile device. For mobile offline use, HID Approve enables you to generate one-time secure codes for strong authentication. HID Approve is a part of a broad range of hardware and software security tokens from HID Global that work with the HID Authentication Platform. To get started with HID Approve you will need to download the App and enroll it with your service provider.
PESACOM
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Pesacom — Seamless Business. Pesacom is an all-in-one business management platform that brings every part of your operations into one connected system from HR and payroll to inventory, retail, delivery, and reporting. HUMAN RESOURCES Manage interviews, employees, attendance, shifts, offs, and leave all in one place. PAYROLL Run payroll with wallets, adjustments, advances, bonuses, deductions, allowances, commissions, and statutory deductions (NSSF, NHIF, PAYE). Generate payroll batches, process payments, and give employees access to their payslip history. PROCUREMENT & INVENTORY Manage suppliers, purchase orders, goods receipts, stock transfers, stock audits, and inventory valuation across multiple warehouses. RETAIL & POINT OF SALE Handle catalog, orders, invoicing, dispatches, reservations, payment receipts, refunds, and exchanges. EXPRESS DELIVERY Track delivery tasks, fulfillments, and returns from a dedicated logistics dashboard. SERVICE BUSINESS Manage services, service orders, and custom client sizing for made-to-order products. TRANSACTIONS & REPORTS Track Mpesa transactions, view best sellers, commissions, cash registers, sales breakdowns, gross profit, inventory trends, and fulfillment reports. ANALYTICS Get a real-time view of your business with dashboards across expenses, payroll, HR, deliveries, sales, inventory, purchasing, and customer behavior. MULTI-BUSINESS, MULTI-BRANCH Onboard multiple businesses and branches, assign roles, and control access with fine-grained permissions across every module. Pesacom is built for businesses that need one system to run everything without the complexity of stitching together separate tools.
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Verdict
HID Approve and PESACOM are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | HID Approve | PESACOM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 13.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HID Global | BENJAMIN MWANGI MUGO |
In-app purchases
HID Approve
No in-app purchases
PESACOM
No in-app purchases




