Comparison

Token Open Banking vs PayControl

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

Head to head
About

Token Open Banking

Manage your bank-direct payments and financial permissions from a single platform. Create a secure identity, link bank accounts, and authorize third parties to access your financial data. Two-factor authentication ensures you remain in control of your transactions and permissions.

Highlights
  • Create a Token alias for identity
  • Link multiple bank accounts
  • Make bank-direct payments
  • Share account information securely
  • Manage permissions and transactions
  • Two-factor authorization for security
Features
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The Token app allows you to control your bank-direct payments and financial permissions from one single place. CREATE IDENTITY Create your Token alias. LINK BANK ACCOUNTS Link bank accounts with your new Token identity. MAKE BANK DIRECT PAYMENTS You can now use any of your linked bank accounts as your source of payments. SHARE ACCOUNT INFORMATION Grant permissions to your trusted third parties to securely access your banking information (account balance and transaction history). REMAIN IN CONTROL The Token app uses two-factor authorization for transactions over €30 and to grant permissions - this way, you can be sure you remain in control of your accounts. Moreover, it allows you to manage all your permissions, transactions, and accounts from one place. TRY IT OUT The Token app gives you full control over who is allowed to charge your bank account and see your account information, while making it safer and easier to move money. Token is compliant with the PSD2 regulation in Europe.

About

PayControl

Securely sign transactions and documents directly from your smartphone without needing hardware tokens or SMS codes. This app offers offline functionality and robust protection against unauthorized access, ensuring the integrity of your operations.

Highlights
  • Mobile e-signature generation
  • Offline mode functionality
  • Unauthorized access risk protection
  • Full transaction details before signing
  • No SMS or PUSH notifications used
Features
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PayControl is not only easy-to-use, but also secure. No more hardware solutions, such as hardware tokens, OTP-generators or scratch-cards, are required to generate a digital signature. Thanks to mobile e-signature that is generated to confirm each operation does not allow to change operation details. PayControl does not use SMS or PUSH-notifications, that can be easily intercepted. Advantages: • Any transaction or document appears right in a smartphone; • No dependence on mobile operator service or SMS delivery time; • Availability to use the app in off-line mode even in roaming or airplane mode. • Unauthorized access risk protection even in case of device loss; • Full transaction details appear on your screen right before signing; • PayControl does not use SMS and PUSH-codes, that can be intercepted.

Screenshots

Token Open Banking4 screens
PayControl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PayControl at 5.0 against Token Open Banking's 4.0. PayControl also leads on ratings volume (83 vs 1) and review sentiment (38% vs 23%). Token Open Banking's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 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

PayControl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PayControl has 83 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Token Open Banking's written reviews are positive against 38% of PayControl's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Token Open Banking ships an update monthly, PayControl every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Token Open Banking versus PayControl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToken Open BankingPayControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.7% of reviews38.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings183 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTOKEN, INC.SafeTech Ltd

Customer experience

Token Open Banking

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive22.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative72.7%

PayControl

All ratings83 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive38.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative61.9%

In-app purchases

None

Token Open Banking

No in-app purchases

None

PayControl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Token Open Banking free?
Token Open Banking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PayControl free?
PayControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Token Open Banking or PayControl?
PayControl is rated higher. Token Open Banking averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PayControl averages 5.0 from 83 ratings.
Do Token Open Banking or PayControl have ads?
Neither Token Open Banking nor PayControl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Token Open Banking or PayControl?
Token Open Banking ships an update monthly, and PayControl every 5 weeks. Most recently, Token Open Banking was updated on June 5, 2026 and PayControl on September 26, 2026.

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