ECB Currencies vs Quick Currency
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ECB Currencies
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Fast, clear, and always up to date: ECBCurrencies shows the daily reference exchange rates of the European Central Bank (ECB) for more than 30 currencies — on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. HOW IT WORKS • Choose your reference currency — every rate in the list is shown relative to it. • Mark as many favorites as you like; they stay at the top, in your order. • Tap any currency to open the converter: a large keypad, quick amounts (10 / 20 / 50 / 100), and instant results in both directions. • Swipe or long-press a currency to set it as reference or manage favorites. APPLE WATCH The full converter on your wrist: pick any currency pair, enter an amount on the watch keypad, and get the current rate — the watch updates its rates on its own, even when your iPhone isn't around. ALWAYS CURRENT, ALSO OFFLINE Rates refresh automatically from the ECB every time you open the app (the ECB publishes on business days, around 16:00 CET). Offline, the app keeps working with the most recent rates, and always shows you when they were last updated. No ads. No account. No clutter. ABOUT THE RATES All exchange rates are the official euro reference rates published free of charge by the European Central Bank (www.ecb.europa.eu). They are provided for informational purposes only: these are reference rates, not real-time or transaction rates, and may differ from the rates offered by banks and exchange services. This app does not provide financial advice.
Quick Currency
Instantly understand local prices while traveling with a live conversion table. See everyday amounts in the local currency alongside their home-currency value, updated daily. Works offline and prioritizes privacy with no ads or data collection.
- Live conversion table in local and home currency
- Automatic currency setting based on region
- Realistic rate adjustments for bank mark-ups
- Offline functionality with stored rates
- Supports around 160 currencies
- iPhone and Apple Watch compatibility
- Privacy-focused with no data collection
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Know what things cost, the moment you see the price. The easiest currency converter to use while out and about - so fast and easy, you can even use this while bartering. Quick Currency is a simple but smart travel currency cheat sheet. Instead of typing into a calculator, you open the app to a live table of everyday amounts in the local currency, each beside its exact value back home. Glance, understand, move on. No typing. No fiddling. Just scroll to a price and you instantly know if that is $4, $14, or $40 in your familiar currency. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Other currency converters make you type a number and read one answer, which can be awkward in the middle of a transaction. Quick Currency shows you a whole table of realistic, round amounts at once, the way travellers have used printed cheat sheets for years, but always up to date and right on your wrist or in your phone. Opens instantly. Much faster to see a price, even on your Apple Watch screen. FEATURES • A live conversion table in round local amounts beside their home-currency value, refreshed daily. • Automatic: home and local currencies are set from your region and time zone (or choose the currencies yourself). No location permission needed, your privacy is maintained. • Amounts that fit the place, informed by World Bank price data, so the numbers match real price tags, whether it's yen, rupees, or bolívars. • Tap for finer details: tap any row to reveal the amounts between the round numbers. • Add the bank mark-up using a simple choice of 'Realistic rates' • Works offline: rates are stored on your device, so it keeps working with no signal (and starts instantly). • iPhone & Apple Watch: the same glance-able table on your wrist. • Around 160 currencies. REALISTIC RATES The daily rate is almost never what you actually pay once card fees, cash exchange, or airport counters take their cut. Turn on a Realistic Rate from a savvy 2% to an airport-and-exotic-currency 18% and every amount is closer to what you'll really spend. NEED AN EXACT FIGURE? There's a calculator too, on iPhone and iPad, for the rare moment you need a precise amount. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No tracking. No GPS. No ads. No data collected. Everything happens on your device. Exchange rates are provided by Exchange Rate API and updated daily. Quick Currency is an information tool for everyday travel, not a financial or money-transfer service; rates are indicative and don't know the exact fees your bank or card provider may apply.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Quick Currency at weekly against ECB Currencies's every 2 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ECB Currencies ships an update every 2 months, Quick Currency weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ECB Currencies | Quick Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Plagens | Jonathan Duhig |
In-app purchases
ECB Currencies
No in-app purchases
Quick Currency
No in-app purchases
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