WAAFI APP vs Tappy Pay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WAAFI APP
This app integrates mobile money services, communication tools, and booking functionalities into a single platform. Users can send and receive money, make affordable calls, and book travel and accommodations with special discounts.
- Send and receive money instantly
- Cash-in/Cash-out via agents and ATMs
- Affordable international calls
- Book flights and hotels
- Access special partner discounts
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WAAFI is your new life-style combining mobile money, communication, entertainment and productivity in a unified app. Mobile Money: WAAFI is your true Mobile Wallet so you can Send and Receive Money Easily, Instantly and Securely. Cash-In and Cash-Out from our large network of WAAFI Agents & Visa enabled ATMs. Communication Call your friends and family at most affordable rates. Booking & Reservations Book your travels, hotels and flights from within WAAFI & get Special discount from our Channel Partners
Tappy Pay
Manage your Tappy wearable devices for contactless payments, access control, and event entry. Easily secure your device by locking or deleting it if lost or stolen. Track transactions and receive real-time notifications.
- Add and manage Tappy wearable devices
- Enable tokenized contactless payments
- Manage access control and event entry
- Lock or delete lost/stolen devices
- View transaction history
- Receive transaction notifications
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Tappy Pay is your companion for adding and managing Tappy wearable devices. You can use the Tappy Pay app to create an account and link your wearable devices to it. Enable and manage tokenized contactless payments, access control, event access and season ticket services at supported locations on your Tappy wearable devices. Lost your wearable device or it got stolen? No worries, you can easily lock or delete the wearable using the app to disable it. View your transaction history and get notifications when a transaction is performed using the wearable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tappy Pay at 5.0 against WAAFI APP's 4.0. Tappy Pay also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). WAAFI APP's advantage is ratings volume (893 vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Tappy Pay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WAAFI APP has 893 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WAAFI APP ships an update every 10 days, Tappy Pay every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WAAFI APP | Tappy Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (893 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 893 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 501 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Salaam African Bank | Tappy Technologies Canada |
Customer experience
WAAFI APP
Tappy Pay
Bugs and requests
WAAFI APP
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and OTP issues
- Inconsistent app behavior
- Balance and transaction tracking problems
- Incompatibility with iOS devices
Requested features
4 requests- Improved customer support
- Compatibility with older devices
- Reduce mandatory update frequency
- Add more banking/financial features
Tappy Pay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WAAFI APP
No in-app purchases
Tappy Pay
No in-app purchases
