BenefitPay Merchant vs AFS Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BenefitPay Merchant
This app allows merchants to easily accept payments generated from a user application. Merchants can generate QR codes for payments, review their transaction history, and manage operations with multiple acquiring banks.
- Accept payments via QR codes
- Review transaction history
- Operate with multiple acquiring banks
- Generate QR codes for payments
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The BENEFIT company was established by 17 commercial banks in November 1997 as the national ATM and Point of Sale switch of Bahrain. Today, it foresees Bahrain’s global position in the future of banking in the region. BENEFIT is determined to provide the banking community with top-notch services that can compete on a global scale. It provides a wide array of services in the kingdom of Bahrain and in GCC region such as switch service, electronic funds transfer system, Credit Reference Bureau , Bahrain Cheque Truncation system, Payment Gateway and much more. Merchant application allowing merchant users to accept payments generated from BenefitPay user application, the Apps allows merchants users to: · Generate QR to accept payments from BenefitPay user application. · Review transaction history · Enables merchant to operate with several Acquiring banks. To register, please contact your acquiring bank for more details.
AFS Pro
This app helps small and medium businesses manage operations with features like prepaid card requests, POS transaction insights, and a B2B marketplace for buying and selling goods. Merchants can also request additional POS terminals and services through a self-service portal.
- Prepaid card requests
- POS transaction and settlement history
- Self-service for POS terminals
- B2B marketplace for buyers and sellers
- Digitized daily settlements
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AFS Pro Mobile app has been meticulously designed to cater to the unique needs of small and medium-sized enterprises. It offers an array of features aimed at simplifying and enhancing their business operations, such as: • Prepaid Card Requests: With the AFS Pro app, merchants can effortlessly request AFS – VISA prepaid cards, digitizing their daily settlements to their prepaid account. • Point of Sale (POS) Insights: The POS section within the app provides merchants with invaluable features like transaction history, settlement history data, MIS and various other value-added features. This real-time information empowers them to make informed decisions and manage their finances more effectively. • Self-Service Options: AFS Pro includes a self-service portal, allowing merchants to request additional POS terminals and other essential services, providing them with unparalleled convenience and flexibility. • B2B Marketplace: This section will have buyer / seller module in which the merchants can purchase goods/services from each other. The seller will be provided with an option to list all their products & services with quantity and price. The buyer can select the product and quantity to purchase and initiate the payments directly to the seller within the B2B Marketplace.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AFS Pro at every 2 weeks against BenefitPay Merchant's every 10 months. BenefitPay Merchant's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BenefitPay Merchant against 5.0 for AFS Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
BenefitPay Merchant ships an update every 10 months, AFS Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BenefitPay Merchant | AFS Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Benefit Company | ARAB FINANCIAL SERVICES CO. B.S.C.CLOSED |
Customer experience
BenefitPay Merchant
AFS Pro
In-app purchases
BenefitPay Merchant
No in-app purchases
AFS Pro
No in-app purchases
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