Comparison

CellPay vs Namaste Pay

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Digital payments
  • Fund transfers
  • Utility bill payments
  • Merchant payments
  • Flight booking
  • Insurance payments
  • Government payments
Features
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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.

About

Namaste Pay

A mobile wallet service for Nepal, enabling cash-in, cash-out, peer-to-peer transfers, and utility bill payments. It offers integration with multiple banks and supports payments to merchants and government services.

Highlights
  • Cash-in and cash-out services
  • Peer-to-peer money transfers
  • Utility bill payments (telecom, electricity, water)
  • Bank account integration
  • Merchant payments
  • Government and educational payments
Features
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Namaste Pay is a new mobile wallet in Nepal brought by Nepal Digital Payments Company (NDPC). NDPC is a joint endeavor between Nepal Telecom and Rastriya Banijya Bank, the leading public enterprises of Nepal in telecom and banking sector respectively. The Namaste Pay wallet service shall work over various channels including smart phone applications, USSD and web portal. Initially, the wallet shall provide cash-in, cash-out, peer-to-peer transfers and a few utilities including telecom recharge, electricity bill payment and water bill payment. More services including the following shall be added in forthcoming releases: Bank Account Integration: Option of over 9+ banks and growing. For loading money to wallet or sending money from the wallet to bank account. Cash-In: Load your wallet directly through mobile banking, debit card/credit card or through our authorized agent. Cash-Out: Quick transfer the wallet money to your bank account or convert your wallet balance to cash in your pocket through nearby agent. Wallet to wallet transfer: Now you can send money fast and easy to other wallets. It's never been easier to send/receive money to friends and family. Utilities Payment: Telecom service top-up or internet bill payment in just few clicks. Pay bills for other utility services such as Water, Electricity, DTH etc. right from your mobile so why stand in queue. More services shall be added in the coming days. Merchant Payments: Pay various online and offline merchants. Book movie tickets, flight tickets, bus tickets. Pay for medical services. Eat out at restaurants, buy groceries, do shopping or even pay for cup of tea. Namaste Pay shall be accepted in thousands of shops and outlets across Nepal. Government Payment: Paying taxes and fees to government or receiving allowances from government, all made hassle free and quick like never before. Educational Institute: Pay school, college, university and professional institutions' fees instantly without any hurdle.

Screenshots

CellPay4 screens
Namaste Pay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CellPay at 3.5 against Namaste Pay's 2.3. CellPay also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 13%) and ratings volume (11 vs 3). Namaste Pay's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CellPay holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of CellPay's written reviews are positive against 13% of Namaste Pay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CellPay ships an update every 3 weeks, Namaste Pay weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CellPay versus Namaste Pay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellPayNamaste Pay
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (11 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCellcom Private limitedNepal Digital Payments Company

Customer experience

CellPay

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Namaste Pay

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

CellPay

No in-app purchases

None

Namaste Pay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CellPay free?
CellPay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Namaste Pay free?
Namaste Pay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CellPay or Namaste Pay?
CellPay is rated higher. CellPay averages 3.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Namaste Pay averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do CellPay or Namaste Pay have ads?
Neither CellPay nor Namaste Pay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CellPay or Namaste Pay?
CellPay ships an update every 3 weeks, and Namaste Pay weekly. Most recently, CellPay was updated on August 25, 2026 and Namaste Pay on September 12, 2026.

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