Buypower vs Providus Soft Token
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.
Providus Soft Token
This application provides two-factor authentication for secure access to internet banking and corporate banking services. It ensures that transactions are authorized through an additional verification step.
- Two-factor authentication
- Internet banking security
- Corporate banking access
- Transaction authorization
- Secure login
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2FA Application to consume transactions on Internet banking or Corporate Internet Banking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Buypower at 62% against Providus Soft Token's 0%. Buypower also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months). Providus Soft Token's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buypower has 788 ratings behind it against 3, 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 Providus Soft Token's.
Buypower ships an update every 5 weeks, Providus Soft Token every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buypower | Providus Soft Token |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (788 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 788 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| 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 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Buypower Inc | ProvidusBank |
Customer experience
Buypower
Providus Soft Token
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
Providus Soft Token
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Buypower
No in-app purchases
Providus Soft Token
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Buypower free?
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