3 Grab vs Pay500
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3 Grab
This app allows dealers to register SIM cards online for Lao PDR, fulfilling regulatory obligations. It offers a digital alternative to paper-based registrations, saving time and costs. Users can select mobile operators, upload documents, and track registration status.
- Online SIM card registration
- Supports all mobile operators
- Digital alternative to paper
- Secure login
- SMS notifications for status
- Review and edit before submission
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3Grab is online Simcard registrations for Lao PDR. Dealers can download and register your subscriber Simcard online, anywhere, anytime to fulfill regulatory obligation and compliance with law. Simple 3 steps to register your customer with their mobile operators 1. Log-in and select mobile operator 2. Take photos of supporting documents, fill out registrant information 3. Review, submit, then your customer will receive SMS notification of approve/reject within 5-7 days For VDO dem please visit https://simreg.gov.la/Dealer Features: - alternative channel to paper based registrations; safe cost of your printing, mailing, time, with no hassle to be in the line to register your customer with mobile operators - Can select all available mobile operator to register your customer - secure log-in - support registrations of prepaid, postpaid, netsim for all packages and mobile operators - SMS Notification shall be sent from mobile operator for the KYC result - Can review and edit before submit application - Customer can check their result by dealing #1021* for all operators
Pay500
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PAY 500 is an application where you can top up, buy Data package online in Laos by using your phone number to register an account. In addition, you can airtime/data advance; view lottery results online in the App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pay500 at fortnightly against 3 Grab's every 7 months. 3 Grab's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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.
3 Grab ships an update every 7 months, Pay500 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3 Grab | Pay500 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ministry of Post and Telecommunications | Keoviengthen Vongthongchith |
In-app purchases
3 Grab
No in-app purchases
Pay500
No in-app purchases
