illicocash vs FirstMonie DRC
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.
FirstMonie DRC
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FirstMonie Wallet is an application and digital product from FirstBank DRC. This application allows you to make transfers between unbanked FirstMonie users and already banked FirstBank DRC customers. With the FirstMonie Wallet application, you can access a wide range of financial services directly from your own mobile . FirstMonie Wallet is a simple, easy, and secure way to manage your mobile wallets, send money, make purchases, and withdraw money, whether in foreign currencies or Congolese Francs (CDF), from FirstMonie banking agents.
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Verdict
illicocash and FirstMonie DRC are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | illicocash | FirstMonie DRC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rawbank | First Bank of Nigeria Limited |
In-app purchases
illicocash
No in-app purchases
FirstMonie DRC
No in-app purchases
