iCash vs CellPay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCash
This mobile payment app allows users to purchase goods and services securely through their smart devices. It supports various transaction types, including peer-to-peer transfers and institutional payments, with quick QR code functionality.
- Mobile payments for goods and services
- Secure cloud-hosted database
- Supports consumers, merchants, and institutions
- Institutional payment facilitation
- QR code payments
- Real-time balance and statement access
- Peer-to-peer transfers
- Arabic and English interface
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iCash is an Internet-based mobile payment application for purchasing of services and goods. The following features are included: - It facilitates payments using an application (App) that runs on smart mobile devices. - iCash holds a secure database hosted with its IT infrastructure and programs at renowned cloud-based services - iCash service could cater for various types of subscribers (consumers, merchants and institutions) - Facilitate institutional payments or collection (the collection of bills or pay salaries for example) - You do not need a special device at POS - Supports quick payments using QR. - Easy access to real time of balance and statement of account. - Peer to peer transfer. - Supports Arabic and English interface.
CellPay
This service allows users to make digital payments and transfer funds directly from their bank accounts. It offers a secure way to pay bills, book tickets, and manage various financial transactions through web and mobile channels.
- Digital payments
- Fund transfers
- Utility bill payments
- Merchant payments
- Flight booking
- Insurance payments
- Government payments
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CellPay is a payment service powered by Cellcom Private Limited, licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank. CellPay provides digital payments and fund transfer services that use web and mobile channels to help you make payments directly from your bank account. CellPay uses international-level security to ensure you are always protected. The best way to understand CellPay is as a digital debit card. The only difference is that unlike a debit card CellPay cannot be lost or stolen from you, and you can link multiple bank accounts to your CellPay account. Currently, the CellPay service supports utility payments, merchant payments and fund transfer services. Features of CellPay · Top Up: Ncell, NT, Smartcell (upto 4% cashback) · Data Pack: Ncell, NT · Fund Transfer: Transfer funds across all financial institutions of Nepal at bare minimum rate · ISP Payment: Supports bill payment across all top ISPs of Nepal. · DTH Payment: Supports bill payment across different cable operators in Nepal. · Electricity Bill: Payment can be made to NEA directly from our App. · Khanepani Bill : Payment can be made of different Khanepani and KUKL counters · Merchant Payment : Merchant payment can be done to all Fonepay and Nepal Pay merchants. · Flight Booking: Book Domestic airline tickets from our app and get highest cashback in the industry. · Insurance payment: Make hassle free payment to 15+ insurance companies in Nepal. · Demat: Renew and subscribe to different Demat accounts. · Government Payment: Pay for your traffic fine or can make any other government payment in Nepal. · Movie Tickets: Buy movie tickets for your favourite show across most of the halls in Nepal. · Bank Link: You can link your bank account across our partner banks and make hassle free transaction even faster. · Load Funds: You can now load funds into your CellPay wallet from different methods and from almost all financial institutions of Nepal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iCash at 3.9 against CellPay's 3.5. iCash also leads on ratings volume (39 vs 11). CellPay's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
iCash holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of iCash's written reviews are positive against 33% of CellPay's.
iCash ships an update every 2 months, CellPay every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCash | CellPay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (39 ratings) — better | 3.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AL-MADALA COMPANY LIMITED | Cellcom Private limited |
Customer experience
iCash
CellPay
In-app purchases
iCash
No in-app purchases
CellPay
No in-app purchases









