Quickteller vs Ratels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quickteller
Simplify your daily payments with a secure and reliable platform. Enjoy seamless transactions for bills, airtime, and shopping. Users receive a free eCash account with no fees for transfers to other eCash users.
- Simple and convenient user experience
- Secure transactions with two-factor authentication
- Payment for over 2,000 billers
- One-touch airtime recharge
- Zero charges on eCash transfers and top-ups
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The new improved Quickteller is designed to make your everyday payment simple, safe and secure. With this new App, payment is now one less thing to worry about. It gets more interesting, every Quickteller user is entitled to a FREE eCash account and there are no transaction fees when sending money to Friends and Family who have eCash. Quickteller services are also available via http://www.quickteller.com, bank ATMs and select merchant locations. NEW FEATURES Excellent User Experience that makes it simple to navigate and convenient to use The platform is very reliable. Transactions are secured with two-factor authentication. There’s no limit to your options. With over 2,000 billers on the platform, there’s hardly anything you can’t pay for on Quickteller. One-touch recharge; airtime recharge at the speed of thought. Zero charges on transfers from your eCash to any other eCash Zero charges on eCash wallet topup Easy access to quick services from the dashboard
Ratels
This app simplifies managing utilities across Africa. It allows users to instantly purchase international airtime and data with secure transactions and instant notifications. Enjoy a smooth, easy-to-use interface for hassle-free digital utility management.
- Buy international airtime
- Buy international data
- Secure transactions
- Instant notifications
- Easy-to-use interface
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Ratel is your all-in-one app for connecting and managing utilities across Africa. With Ratel, you can: Buy international airtime and data instantly Enjoy secure and reliable transactions Receive instant notifications for every activity Experience a smooth, easy-to-use interface Ratel makes staying connected and managing your digital utilities simple and hassle-free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ratels at 40% against Quickteller's 7%. Ratels also leads on rating (2.9 vs 2.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Ratels holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 108 and 73 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Quickteller's written reviews are positive against 40% of Ratels's.
Quickteller ships an update monthly, Ratels every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quickteller | Ratels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (108 ratings) | 2.9 (73 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.6% of reviews | 39.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | 73 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Interswitch Limited | Msgly App |
Customer experience
Quickteller
Ratels
Bugs and requests
Quickteller
Reported bugs
32 issues- App always crashing
- Payments duplicated
- Transactions take too long to reflect
- No token received after payment
- Money debited but no value received
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- No transaction history
- Account locked
- Payment not received in wallet
- Agent stopped replying mid-chat
- Money debited, not sent to recipient
- App doesn't save password
- OTP code not sent
- Account locked without usage
- Transactions not successful but debited
- Recharges not successful but debited
- Money loaded on wallet removed without history
- Cannot see loan details
- Data not received after debit
- Failed transaction, no reversal
- Hacked account, phone number changed
- Loan section not allowing debit card addition
- App blank after update
- App refuses to load after upgrade
- App doesn't load
- Loading options, then nothing
- App blank whenever opened
- Blank page persists on iOS
- App fails to load upon launch
- App blanked when opened
- Cannot add card details
- Cannot edit debit cards
- Expired debit cards remain saved
Requested features
6 requests- Add Kuda bank to platform
- Allow editing/deleting saved debit cards
- Fix loan section to add debit cards
- Restore Western Union option
- Improve transaction speed
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- Add dark mode
Ratels
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Quickteller
No in-app purchases
Ratels
No in-app purchases
