Buypower vs Payvice Avantus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buypower
Purchase electricity conveniently from home. This app enables users in Africa to buy power without leaving their residence. Enjoy seamless transactions and manage your electricity needs easily.
- Purchase electricity from home
- Convenient transactions
- African market focus
- Easy power management
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Buypower allows consumers in Africa to purchase electricity from the convenience of their home.
Payvice Avantus
Manage personal and business finances with this all-in-one mobile banking solution. Perform seamless transfers, smart savings, secure payments, and access powerful business tools. It offers bill payments, fund transfers, and business account management.
- Seamless transfers
- Smart savings
- Secure payments
- Business tools
- Bill payments
- Fund transfers
- Business account management
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Payvice in partnership with Avantus Microfinance Bank, is your all-in-one mobile banking solution designed to simplify your finances, whether personal or business. From seamless transfers and smart savings to secure payments and powerful business tools, Payvice puts you in total control of your money, anytime, anywhere. Payvice is an easy-to-use banking app for bill payments, transfers, and withdrawals. With over 30 bills listed, an easy and fast withdrawal and funds transfer process, and new amazing features, you are guaranteed a successful personal and business banking experience. More about Payvice Banking • Manage your existing Payvice business account and or add more outlets to your business. • New businesses can join Payvice in a few easy steps. • Easy Withdrawal using cards, NQR and USSD. • Fund Transfer to all banks and financial institutions listed on NIBSS Instant Payment. • Pay all available bills for your customers and earn commission as you transact. • Keep track of your business outlets' performance. • Upgrade your accounts to do even more without limits. • Buy airtime, Data and earn. • Live chat with customer support. • Earn when you refer a friend to join Payvice banking services. • No more disconnections on your cable TV. You can recharge at ease. What's NEW • Now you can instantly fund your outlets by simply doing a fund transfer from your bank app to the virtual accounts assigned to your account. • Perform more transactions as a merchant. • Monitor your daily, weekly and monthly performance. • Create new outlets and import your existing outlets, which means you can manage all your stores with just one account. • Bank account opening made easy. • Enjoy a special experience with our dark mode feature. • Secure your app with the unique pattern lock. Your security is our top priority. We are a CBN licensed financial Technology Contact us We are always happy to hear your feedback, questions or concerns.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Buypower at 62% against Payvice Avantus's 0%. Buypower also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (791 vs 8). Payvice Avantus's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Buypower holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buypower has 791 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Buypower's written reviews are positive against 0% of Payvice Avantus's.
Buypower ships an update every 5 weeks, Payvice Avantus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buypower | Payvice Avantus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (791 ratings) — better | 2.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 791 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Buypower Inc | Itex Integration Services |
Customer experience
Buypower
Payvice Avantus
Bugs and requests
Buypower
Reported bugs
5 issues- Delayed token generation after payment
- Inability to delete account
- Buggy app performance and crashes
- Inconsistent user experience across platforms
- Payment processing failures
Requested features
5 requests- Reduce transaction fees
- Improve server stability and uptime
- Enhance customer support channels
- Implement refund and dispute resolution processes
- Provide more transparency on service status
Payvice Avantus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Buypower
No in-app purchases
Payvice Avantus
No in-app purchases
