Boldswitch vs Maxim
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boldswitch
This app offers a secure and simple digital payment ecosystem for transactions within Africa. It allows users to send money with zero fees, earn cashbacks on recharges and bills, and receive bonuses for referrals.
- Zero transaction fees for local transfers
- Up to 2% cashback on mobile recharge and bills
- Open account in 5 minutes
- Telephone number as account number
- Earn referral commissions
- Sign-up bonus
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Boldswitch ( Formerly Dodopay) provides a payment ecosystem that enables easy and quick payment within Africa. It is designed to make everyday payment simple, safe & secure. Every Boldswitch user has a zero transaction fee when sending money to friends, family and/or business partners. -App features- *Open and manage your account in 5 minutes *No deposit required *Your telephone number serves as your account number *Your account is instantly verified and ready for use *Zero charges for local transfers *Instantly send money to all/listed local banks in Nigeria *Up to 2% cash backs on mobile recharge and utility bill payments *No sms/account maintenance charge *Earn commissions when you refer your family & friends *Earn a sign up bonus of N500 when you sign up and verify your account *Strong and efficient Customer Support Service We are continuously improving and updating new features to serve our customers better. Download Boldswitch & Join the Boldswitch Family!
Maxim
Manage your credit card transactions, earn rewards, and control your finances with this app designed for Nigerians. It offers a convenient way to handle your financial management needs.
- Manage credit card transactions
- Earn rewards
- Control finances
- Designed for Africans (Nigerians)
- Convenient financial management
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Live ambitiously. Maxim is a credit card and money app for Africans everywhere. Whether you are building at home or starting again somewhere new, it works the same way. Credit that doesn't ask where you've been Most credit systems assume a history you may not have where you now live. Maxim doesn't. Get a card, build your record from day one, and manage your limit and repayments on terms that suit you. One account, the currencies your life runs on Hold and spend across currencies without moving money between apps. See what lands before you send anything. Transfers you don't have to think about Fast, at rates you can see up front. No margin buried in the exchange rate. The everyday things, handled Airtime, data, electricity and more, in seconds. Maxim is built by people who understand both sides of the journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Maxim at 5.0 against Boldswitch's 3.3. Maxim also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%). Boldswitch's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Maxim holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Boldswitch's written reviews are positive against 100% of Maxim's.
Boldswitch ships an update every 2 weeks, Maxim weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boldswitch | Maxim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DODOPAY AFRICA LLC | Monsterlabs |
Customer experience
Boldswitch
Maxim
In-app purchases
Boldswitch
No in-app purchases
Maxim
No in-app purchases








