Currency Now vs areeba PAY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Currency Now
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A powerful and simple currency converter, Currency Now provides up-to-date exchange rates for over 150 different currencies and countries. It is a great tool to have when abroad, or if you are just curious about exchange rates and would like to learn about trading. In the future, we hope to add new features to the app, such as support for more currencies, offline mode, localization, favorites, charts, and general interface improvements. Check Currency Now often to see if there are any new updates.
areeba PAY
Manage your cards, track spending, and make secure mobile payments. This app offers features like card activation, PIN viewing, and real-time transaction monitoring. It also allows you to control ATM withdrawals and online payment settings for your cards.
- Card activation, locking, and unlocking
- View card PIN
- Real-time balance and transactions
- Control ATM withdrawal and online payments
- Request new card
- Mobile payments via NFC/QR (coming soon)
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areeba PAY is your card mate application, allowing you to take full control over your spending and providing a unique digital payment experience. Features: - Activate, lock and unlock your areeba card with one click - View your areeba card PIN - Real-time card balance & transactions - Enable/disable ATM withdrawal on your areeba cards - Enable/disable online payments on your areeba cards - Request a new areeba card - Pay with your mobile using NFC or QR code (Coming soon)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: areeba PAY at monthly against Currency Now's every 26 months. On price, ads, 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.
Currency Now ships an update every 26 months, areeba PAY monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Currency Now | areeba PAY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Matthew Turk | Areeba SAL |
In-app purchases
Currency Now
No in-app purchases
areeba PAY
No in-app purchases
