Comparison

connectIPS vs eSewa Business

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Link bank accounts
  • Payment processing
  • Fund transfers
  • Creditor payments
  • C2G payments
  • C2B payments
  • P2P payments
Features
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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.

About

eSewa Business

Features
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Streamline your business process & expand your customer base with eSewa. eSewa Business is a mobile application that will help you monitor digital payments effortlessly and in a more convenient way. You can maintain a record of your transactions and enhance business flow by reaching a wider customer base. Customer engagement will be made smoother with engaging campaigns on the eSewa app. You can also scan and validate the vouchers that are available from the voucher scan option. The features of this app are: View Transaction Statement: Keeping track of your business activities is easier with the neat statement view feature available in the app. Simply go to the transaction statement and view your payment details. Withdraw Funds: The app allows you to withdraw funds almost in a fraction of a second. You can instantly withdraw funds from your merchant wallet to your linked bank account or eSewa wallet. Campaign Request: Plan campaigns that will keep your customers engaged, then request and get them verified by eSewa. In this way, you can easily run campaigns that benefit your business. Scan Voucher: You can scan the campaign vouchers for verification. User Creation: User access can be added or removed. To improve efficiency, create multiple merchant wallet login users and assign roles. How to use eSewa Business App? 1. Open the eSewa Business app. 2. Login with your credentials. Please note that you must register as an eSewa Business to log in. If you’re not registered, do it now; and then receive your login credentials. 3. After log in you will see the dashboard. 4. At the top you can view your available Balance: Withdrawable Balance is the balance that can be transferred to your linked bank account or eSewa ID Pending Balance is the balance that is yet to be realized Lien Balance is the balance that has been put on hold 5. You can now view all the In and Out Payments from the Payment section. 6. From "Scan QR" you can scan the available vouchers. 7. You can add campaigns from the "Campaign" option; after getting the campaign request approval. 8. On "Vouchers" you can see your available vouchers. 9. Now click on the "Profile" icon on the top left side; here you can add pictures, view your information, change your Password, and TPIN, and add users as well.

Screenshots

connectIPS4 screens
eSewa Business4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: connectIPS at every 3 weeks against eSewa Business's every 2 months. connectIPS also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 15.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

connectIPS ships an update every 3 weeks, eSewa Business every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
connectIPS versus eSewa Business: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterconnectIPSeSewa Business
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews8.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size182 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNepal Clearing House Ltd.ESEWA LTD.

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

eSewa Business

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

connectIPS

No in-app purchases

None

eSewa Business

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is connectIPS free?
connectIPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eSewa Business free?
eSewa Business is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do connectIPS or eSewa Business have ads?
Neither connectIPS nor eSewa Business shows ads.
Which is updated more often, connectIPS or eSewa Business?
connectIPS ships an update every 3 weeks, and eSewa Business every 2 months. Most recently, connectIPS was updated on October 24, 2026 and eSewa Business on October 24, 2026.

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