Firstmonie Wallet vs Data Bro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Firstmonie Wallet
This mobile money service allows users to send and receive funds, purchase airtime, and pay bills directly from their phone. It offers convenient access to a mobile wallet, enabling transactions without a traditional bank account.
- Send and receive money
- Buy airtime and data
- Pay bills and subscriptions
- Make purchases from merchants
- Self-registration in 3 minutes
- Fund wallet from debit card or bank account
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All money now on Firstmonie! Firstmonie Wallet is the fast, safe and convenient mobile money service from First Bank. Firstmonie Wallet allow you send and receive money, buy airtime, make purchases and pay bills all from your mobile phone without a bank account. This app makes it even more convenient for you to access your Firstmonie account directly from your mobile device With the Firstmonie App, you can; Register for Firstmonie wallet • Self-registration in 3 minutes • Create a secure 5-digit PIN for authenticating your transactions Send/ Receive Money • Send money to any mobile number in Nigeria • Send money to any bank account • Receive money via transfer from wallets or bank accounts Make purchases/ Pay Bills • Pay for products/ services to any Firstmonie merchant • Fund your Bet9ja wallet from debit card or your wallet account • Pay utility bills, cable TV bills, subscriptions and state payment bills Top up Airtime/Data • Credit your or other mobile numbers directly with airtime or data for any preferred network. Other Firstmonie Services • Check your Firstmonie account balance • Change your PIN • Get your wallet account statement • View transaction details • Invite an friend to Firstmonie Other information; You can fund your wallet through any of the following ways; 1. From any debit card. It doesn’t have to be a First Bank card. 2. Directly from your FirstBank account.
Data Bro
This app offers affordable data bundles, airtime top-ups, and utility bill payments. It features an automated system for instant service delivery and an easy-to-fund digital wallet.
- Cheap data bundles
- Airtime top-ups
- Cable TV subscriptions
- Electricity bill payments
- Automated service delivery
- Instant transactions
- Easy-to-fund wallet
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Data Bro provides you with cheap data, airtime, cable TV subscription, electricity bills payment and an easy to fund wallet. Our services are automated with instant delivery.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Firstmonie Wallet at 3.2 against Data Bro's 1.9. Firstmonie Wallet also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (64 vs 15). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Firstmonie Wallet holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Firstmonie Wallet's written reviews are positive against 17% of Data Bro's.
Firstmonie Wallet ships an update every 11 days, Data Bro every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firstmonie Wallet | Data Bro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (64 ratings) — better | 1.9 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | First Bank of Nigeria Limited | Systems Technologies Limited |
Customer experience
Firstmonie Wallet
Data Bro
In-app purchases
Firstmonie Wallet
No in-app purchases
Data Bro
No in-app purchases
