DahabPlus vs ESahal Wallet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DahabPlus
Securely manage your Dahabshiil accounts and eDahab wallets. Send and receive money with flexible options like cash pick-up, bank deposits, mobile payments, and eWallets. Purchase SOMTEL services including airtime and internet.
- Secure money transfers
- Manage Dahabshiil accounts
- Manage eDahab wallets
- Cash pick-up
- Bank deposits
- Mobile payments
- eWallet options
- Buy SOMTEL services
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Security is paramount and knowing your money is in safe hands is crucial. DahabPlus, powered by Dahabshiil, uses industry-leading technology to ensure your transfers are protected by the best possible security measures. We even offer a money-back guarantee! Flexible options Everyone has their own preferred method for sending and receiving money, which is why we created a solution with the flexibility to suit your needs. Trust and convenience are at the heart of our service – we want to make money transfers as simple and stress-free as possible. • Cash pick-up • Bank deposits • Mobile payments • eWallet DahabPlus will let you manage, your Dahabshiil accounts, and eDahab wallets at the same time. You can buy SOMTEL services like airtime, internet and muraad on DahabPlus
ESahal Wallet
This app provides basic financial services to underserved populations in Ethiopia, aiming to alleviate poverty through inclusive financial access. It offers essential banking tools to individuals in rural and urban areas who lack access to conventional banks.
- Inclusive financial services
- Poverty alleviation tool
- Rural and urban access
- Basic banking for the poor
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Sahal Microfianace Institution Sc is an institution established according to proclamation No 626/2009 to provide basic financial services to the active poor in the rural and urban areas of Ethiopia. The institutions’ mission is to provide inclusive financial service to the active poor who have no access to conventional banks both in the rural and urban areas as one tool to alleviate poverty and support the poverty reduction effort of the regional state and the country at large.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: DahabPlus at none against ESahal Wallet's shown. DahabPlus also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (94 vs 19). ESahal Wallet's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). On price, update cadence, 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.
ESahal Wallet holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 94 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of DahabPlus's written reviews are positive against 100% of ESahal Wallet's.
DahabPlus ships an update every 11 days, ESahal Wallet every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DahabPlus | ESahal Wallet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (94 ratings) | 4.5 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 94 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dahabshiil | Sahal Microfinance Institution Share company |
Customer experience
DahabPlus
ESahal Wallet
In-app purchases
DahabPlus
No in-app purchases
ESahal Wallet
No in-app purchases
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