Makeba Money vs Swft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Makeba Money
Send money from the US to Cabo Verde with transparent fees and exchange rates. Track transfers instantly and access your full history. Built for the Cape Verdean diaspora to support family, save, or invest.
- Send money from US to Cabo Verde
- Transparent fees and exchange rates
- Cash pickup at authorized agents
- Instant transfer status updates
- Full transfer history
- Built for Cape Verdean diaspora
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Your ties to Cabo Verde don't fit in one box. Whether you're supporting your family, building your home, saving for your return, or investing in your future: Makeba is built for all of it. Send money from the United States to Cabo Verde directly from your phone, with full visibility on fees and exactly what your recipient receives in CVE. What Makeba offers: • Cash pickup at authorized agents across Cabo Verde • Know exactly what lands in CVE before you confirm, fees and exchange rate shown upfront • Instant status update after every transfer • Full transfer history, always in the app • Built specifically for the Cape Verdean diaspora Starting in the United States. More sending countries coming soon, so the entire Cabo Verde community can send money home, their way
Swft
Manage your money with instant transfers, payments, and savings. Connect with friends for shared expenses and get a prepaid card for easy shopping and ATM access. Utilize personal finance tools to track spending and set limits.
- Instant money transfers
- Send, receive, pay, and save
- Social chat for shared payments
- Prepaid card for shopping and withdrawals
- Personal financial management tools
- Spending limits and expense management
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Swft is an entire financial world built for you, within a few minutes of registration on your phone you will have a complete account with endless services for you: Money Transfer You can send, receive, pay, and save money instantly. Sawa Payments You can connect with your peers and friends with social chat group channels to manage your shared payments. Get your Swft Prepaid card You can get your Swift Prepaid card to do your shopping, depositing, and withdrawing money in an easy, fast, and accessible way 24/7 from any ATM. Personal Financial Management You can access Swft's personal financial management tools to keep an eye on your expenses, setting spending limits, and managing your permanent expenses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Swft at every 5 days against Makeba Money's monthly. Swft also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Makeba Money against 5.0 for Swft. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.
Makeba Money ships an update monthly, Swft every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Makeba Money | Swft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Makeba Inc. | SWIFT OB FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND FINANCE TECHNOLOGY SAE |
Customer experience
Makeba Money
Swft
In-app purchases
Makeba Money
No in-app purchases
Swft
No in-app purchases
