Powwi vs Cobru
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Powwi
This financial app simplifies money management for Colombians. It allows users to send, receive, save, and pay using their mobile phones, offering a secure and straightforward way to handle finances.
- Send and receive money
- Save money
- Pay bills
- Purchase services
- Mobile top-ups
- Secure financial management
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Powwi, llega al mercado Colombiano para crear una nueva cultura de manejo de la plata, basada en la simplicidad y la seguridad. Somos una entidad financiera creada como Sociedad Especializada en Depósitos y Pagos Electrónicos (SEDPE), vigilada por la Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia con el respaldo de Fogafín. Transformamos el uso de tu plata, usando el celular para enviar y recibir plata, ahorrar, pagar, comprar, y recargar tu celular. Powwi Sencillo como el efectivo
Cobru
This app functions as a payment gateway and digital wallet, allowing users to easily accept various payment methods, send money, and make payments via QR codes. It also offers a free digital deposit account for online transactions and allows for mobile recharges and purchases.
- Accept payments via card, cash, QR, PSE, and wallets
- Send money to bank accounts, cash points, and wallets
- Pay with QR codes
- Open a free digital deposit account
- Recharge wallet with cash or cards
- Purchase game pins and phone top-ups
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Somos Cobru - Pasarela de pago y billetera • Cobra Acepta pagos fácil con tarjetas, efectivo, QR, PSE, Billeteras • Envía Envía dinero a cuentas de bancos, puntos de retiro en efectivo y billeteras • Paga con QR Paga fácil a amigos, comercios y sitios web usando nuestro código QR • Depósito Cobru Abre fácil y gratis tu depósito Cobru y empieza cobrar por internet • Recarga Recarga tu billetera Cobru usando efectivo, tarjetas • Compra Pines de videojuegos, recarga de celulares, seguros • Acepta múltiple medios de pago - PSE - Tarjeta de crédito - Efecty - Corresponsal Bancolombia - Botón Bancolombia - Nequi - Daviplata - Rappipay - Powwi
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cobru at 5.0 against Powwi's 4.4. Cobru also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Powwi's advantage is review sentiment (52% vs 20%) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Powwi sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Cobru asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cobru holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Powwi's written reviews are positive against 20% of Cobru's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Powwi | Cobru |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.9% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pagos GDE | Cobru SAS |
Customer experience
Powwi
Cobru
In-app purchases
Powwi
- COLOMBIA SPOTIFY 1 MONTH DDP P$3.99
- Pin Virtual Spotify DDP 2 Mont$7.99
- COLOMBIA SPOTIFY 3 MONTHS DDP$10.99
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- 88 D 1 P- 56D 2 P HD 39D 4 P$11.99
- Xbox 3 Months Suscription$11.99
- Pin virtual Xbox Suscrip. 3 Me$17.99
- COLOMBIA SPOTIFY 6 M PREMIUM$20.99
- Xbox 12 Months Suscription$33.99
- COLOMBIA SPOTIFY 12 MONTHS DDP$39.99
- Pin virtual Xbox Suscrip. 12 M$48.99
Cobru
No in-app purchases
