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 the world of mobile banking with illicocash! A super convenient digital wallet: Cashless and branchless ! A guaranteed digital experience at your fingertips. Create your profile today and explore our extraordinary unique features! -Instant international money transfer worldwide. -Purchase e-Tickets for various events directly in your app. -Send money to any mobile phone number across the DRC. -Load your wallet via any Visa or Mastercard. -Cashout your money via our ever-growing agency banking points . -Link your Rawbank accounts to your illicocash wallet for instant transfers and visibility into your accounts. -View and pay your bills with your cards! -Exchange currencies between your wallets! -Purchase a prepaid virtual card and make online payments with ease! -Scan the QR code to pay at your favorite merchants. -Cardless withdrawal at any ATM, facilitated by our geolocation services. -Recharge airtime of all the operators in the DRC and stay connected with your loved ones. -Easily renew your TV subscriptions. Say goodbye to waiting in lines and hello to seamless , secured and fast payments in 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 (33 vs 2). Pepele's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). 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 33 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 July 4, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | illicocash | Pepele |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (33 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 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
