illicocash vs Pepele
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
illicocash
A digital wallet for cashless and branchless mobile banking. It offers instant international money transfers, bill payments, currency exchange, and virtual card purchases. Users can also recharge airtime, renew subscriptions, and make cardless ATM withdrawals.
- Instant international money transfer
- Purchase e-Tickets
- Send money to any mobile number
- Load wallet via Visa/Mastercard
- Cashout via agency banking
- Link Rawbank accounts
- View and pay bills
- Virtual prepaid card
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Welcome to illicocash — your cashless, branchless digital wallet built for how you actually live and pay. Set up your profile in minutes and unlock a banking experience designed around speed, simplicity, and security. • Send instant international transfers, anywhere in the world • Transfer to any mobile number across the DRC, no bank account needed • Exchange currencies between your wallets in a few taps • Settle Regideso and Internet bills with LIQUID bills straight from the app • Recharge airtime for every DRC operator, so loved ones are always reachable • Renew TV subscriptions in seconds • Scan a QR code to pay at your favorite merchants • Link your Rawbank accounts for instant transfers and full visibility in one place • Load your wallet with any Visa or Mastercard • Get a prepaid virtual card for effortless online payments • Withdraw cash, cardless, at any ATM using geolocation • Check in and view your event E-tickets, all in-app • Cash out anytime through our growing network of agency banking points No more waiting in line. Just seamless, secure, fast payments — made for the DRC.
Pepele
Manage your banking needs remotely with this app. Perform transfers, pay bills, request credit, and access account details. It also facilitates cardless ATM withdrawals and merchant payments via QR codes.
- Remote banking transactions
- Bill payments
- Credit requests
- Cardless ATM withdrawals
- QR code transfers
- Account balance and history
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L'application Pepele vous permet de réaliser vos transactions bancaires à distance, sans avoir besoin de vous déplacer dans une agence bancaire. Les fonctionnalités suivantes sont disponibles: - transferts vers bénéficiaires ayant ou non un compte Pepele Mobile - paiements de factures - demandes de crédit - génération de code de transaction pour retrait aux distributeurs de billets TMB sans cartes - génération et scan de QR Codes pour les transferts - géolocalisation des ATM, des marchands, et des agents bancaires - modification de code pin De plus, vous pouvez accéder à votre solde, à l'historique de vos transactions, ainsi qu'à votre relevé de compte.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: illicocash at 4.1 against Pepele's 3.0. illicocash also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 2). Pepele's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
illicocash holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: illicocash has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | illicocash | Pepele |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (35 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 154 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rawbank | Trust Merchant Bank S.A. |
Customer experience
illicocash
Pepele
In-app purchases
illicocash
No in-app purchases
Pepele
No in-app purchases
