Nelo vs SoyFan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nelo
Shop and pay for items in installments across Mexico. Easily pay bills for utilities, phone, and streaming services. Secure your purchases with a virtual card and enjoy convenient shopping at top retailers.
- Pay bills in installments
- Shop at favorite stores
- Virtual single-use card
- Secure transactions
- Biweekly payment plans
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Nelo is the best way to shop and pay for things in Mexico. Pay Your Bills Pay your water, electricity, gas, government services, phone, and streaming bills in biweekly installments. Find providers like CFE, Telcel, Telmex, Naturgy, and many more. The Best Way to Shop Shop in biweekly installments at your favorite stores. Buy fashion, beauty, home decor, furniture, and electronics in Tienda Nelo, or explore stores like Amazon Mexico, Mercado Libre, SHEIN, Walmart, Liverpool, Zara, and more within the app. Safe and Easy With a security code and a single-use virtual card generated through the app, we ensure your purchases are secure and risk-free. Customer Service Questions? We’re here to help WhatsApp: +52 55 6458 6710 Email: hola@nelo.mx Address: Plaza Villa de Madrid 1, 11th Floor, C.P. 06700 – Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico.
SoyFan
Earn rewards for shopping at your favorite stores. Download the app, register, and receive a welcome bonus for your next purchases. Use your digital and physical card to accumulate points redeemable at participating stores.
- Earn rewards on purchases
- Welcome bonus
- Digital and physical card
- Accumulate redeemable points
- Access promotions and discounts
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¡Bienvenido a tu programa, Soy Fan! Empieza a formar parte de Soy Fan para obtener recompensas por comprar en tus tiendas favoritas. Baja la app, regístrate y disfruta, desde el primer momento tienes un bono de bienvenida que te espera para ser usado en tus próximas compras. Usa tu tarjeta digital y física en cada transacción y acumula puntos que podrás redimir en cualquiera de tus tiendas Del Río y Superette. Además, podrás tener acceso a promociones, descuentos, bonos y más sorpresas por ser fan. Y tú, ¿ya eres fan?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nelo at 46% against SoyFan's 13%. Nelo also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (622 vs 10). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Nelo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nelo has 622 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Nelo's written reviews are positive against 13% of SoyFan's.
Nelo ships an update every 8 days, SoyFan monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nelo | SoyFan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (622 ratings) — better | 4.2 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.3% of reviews — better | 13.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 622 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nelo | Almacenes de la frontera |
Customer experience
Nelo
SoyFan
In-app purchases
Nelo
No in-app purchases
SoyFan
No in-app purchases
