Comparison

Chamasoft vs Malipo Circles

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Chamasoft

This app automates financial bookkeeping for investment groups, replacing manual methods. It manages member invoicing, payments, and provides online access to financial statements. Features include an e-wallet, expense tracking, and financial reporting.

Highlights
  • Automated member invoicing
  • Online member financial statements
  • E-Wallet for payments and withdrawals
  • Expense and project tracking
  • Financial reporting
  • Loan management
  • Penalty management
Features
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Chamasoft is a book keeping tool for Investment Groups ( Chama ), commonly known as Chamas. Chamasoft automates the operations of these groups, eliminating the need for complex Excel sheets and bulky write up, thereby making the work of financial book keeping within the group easier. It achieves this in the following way: 1. It automates member invoicing, 2. Keeps an updated statement for each member, 3. Members can login to view their financial position within the group, 4. Reminds members to make payments, stores group data on the cloud (available 24/7 anywhere in the world) and 5. A cash book module for use by the Treasurer. FEATURES: - Chamasoft E-Wallet Chamasoft provides an online E-Wallet that chamas can use to manage their finances by making payments via M-Pesa and withdrawals to M-Pesa or any bank account. - Financial Management Chamasoft acts as an online treasurer. All one does is record payments and Chamasoft reconciles the records. - Membership Management Chamasoft allows one to register all members on the system where they access to their chama records online. - Bank Account Management Chamasoft records withdrawals, transfers and deposits that are performed on the bank accounts. - Expense Management Chamasoft allows users to track expenses as they occur, be it for land purchases or payments for services. - Project Management One can track projects e.g. Expenses regarding purchase of land, and the contributions needed to carry out the project. - Loan Management For chamas that do internal lending, Chamasoft provides a platform for recording these loans. - Financial Reports Chamasoft generates the following reports; Member Statements, Loan Summaries, Expense Summary and Transaction Statements. - One Time Penalty Management One can penalise members for issues such a late coming and this will be reflected on the members' statement. CHAMASOFT Focus on your Group Investments (chama, sacco) as we handle your group financial administration. Do not wait — Download and automate your group, chama or sacco now!

About

Malipo Circles

Manage group savings and loan applications with ease. This financial tool simplifies Chama collections and loan approvals for friends. Handle your group's finances conveniently through a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Group savings management
  • Loan application and approval
  • Chama collection handling
  • Convenient financial management
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Malipo a financial product tailored to handle the ever so varied needs of friends in groups. You can now manage you Chama collection, apply and approve loans at the convenience of a button.

Screenshots

Chamasoft4 screens
Malipo Circles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Malipo Circles at 5.0 against Chamasoft's 1.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Malipo Circles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chamasoft ships an update every 2 months, Malipo Circles every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Chamasoft versus Malipo Circles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChamasoftMalipo Circles
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.3
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Vision East AfricaMALIPO CIRCLES LIMITED

Customer experience

Chamasoft

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Malipo Circles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chamasoft

No in-app purchases

None

Malipo Circles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chamasoft free?
Chamasoft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Malipo Circles free?
Malipo Circles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chamasoft or Malipo Circles?
Malipo Circles is rated higher. Chamasoft averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Malipo Circles averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Chamasoft or Malipo Circles have ads?
Neither Chamasoft nor Malipo Circles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chamasoft or Malipo Circles?
Chamasoft ships an update every 2 months, and Malipo Circles every 5 weeks. Most recently, Chamasoft was updated on October 24, 2026 and Malipo Circles on September 27, 2026.

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