connectIPS vs Maalamaal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
connectIPS
This platform allows users to link bank accounts for seamless payment processing, fund transfers, and creditor payments. It supports various transaction types, including citizen-to-government, customer-to-business, and peer-to-peer payments directly from bank accounts.
- Link bank accounts
- Payment processing
- Fund transfers
- Creditor payments
- C2G payments
- C2B payments
- P2P payments
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connectIPS is a single payments platform that allows the customers to link their bank account(s) to enable payment processor, fund transfer and creditors payments. An extended product of Nepal Clearing House to support citizen-to-government (C2G), customer-to-business (C2B) and peer-to-peer (P2P) payment transactions directly from/to the bank accounts.
Maalamaal
This app helps Nepali traders find profitable stock and options trades. It provides alerts via app, SMS, and email, simplifying market participation.
- Stock and options trading alerts
- Daily profitable trade insights
- App, SMS, and email notifications
- Simplified stock market access
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Join thousands of Nepali traders who never have to again look for stocks or options to trade. We take all the hard work out of trading in the stock market. With Malaamal App, you get everything you need to start making profitable trades daily. Get alerts about stocks and options on your app, SMS message, and email.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Maalamaal at 67% against connectIPS's 8%. Maalamaal also leads on rating (2.8 vs 2.2). connectIPS's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 11). On price, update cadence, 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.
Maalamaal holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of connectIPS's written reviews are positive against 67% of Maalamaal's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | connectIPS | Maalamaal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (37 ratings) | 2.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nepal Clearing House Ltd. | Gaire Group LLC |
Customer experience
connectIPS
Maalamaal
Bugs and requests
connectIPS
Reported bugs
25 issues- App crashing after new update
- App closes when opened after a few days on iOS
- Issue in getting transaction summary
- Cannot log in on iOS 15.3.1, crashes immediately
- Biometric and traditional login not working
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- App crashes upon entering username and password
- Continuously says session expired
- Automatically logs out after login
- App takes a long time to retrieve device ID and notification ID
- Issue with selecting Bank Name of the recipient
- Issues for setting up default device
- OTP comes after five minutes on iOS, valid only for two minutes
- Every login says new Device detected
- EPF payment crashes the app on iPhone Xs on iOS 14.2
- App won't open
- Doesn't work after 2020 Sept 11 update
- White texts on white background
- Cannot see what is typed due to poor contrast
- Creepy UI on dark theme, fonts not visible
- Cannot login via iPhone X
- App keeps spinning and loading forever on iOS
- Titles and fields not rendered, buttons not displayed well on iOS
- Cannot register
- Password selection criteria not accepted
- Shows weak password while creating account
Requested features
8 requests- Add email OTP/verification
- Better international access support
- Add payment of water service
- Improve app performance for device ID retrieval
- Update system for password changes from email
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- Fix font visibility issues on iOS
- Improve UI/UX for text visibility
- Add 'please wait' indicator during login
Maalamaal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
connectIPS
No in-app purchases
Maalamaal
No in-app purchases
