Currency Now vs Currency transformer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β 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.
Currency transformer
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Universal single currency converter, with support for more than 160 world currencies. Update the value of each currency in real time. Currencies; Afghan Afghani - AFN Albanian Lek - ALL Algerian Dinar - DZD Angolan Kwanza - AOA Argentine Peso - ARS Armenian Dram - AMD Aruban Florin - AWG Australian Dollar - AUD Azerbaijani Manat - AZN Australian Dollar - AUD Azerbaijani Manat - AZN Bahamian Dollar - BSD Bahraini Dinar - BHD Bangladeshi Taka - BDT Barbadian Dollar - BBD Belarusian Ruble - BYR Belize Dollar - BZD Bermudan Dollar - BMD Bhutanese Ngultrum - BTN Bitcoin - BTC Bitcoin - BTC Bolivian Boliviano - BOB Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark - BAM Botswanan Pula - BWP Brazilian Real - BRL British Pound Sterling - GBP Brunei Dollar - BND Bulgarian Lev - BGN Burundian Franc - BIF CFA Franc BCEAO - XOF CFA Franc BEAC - XAF CFP Franc - XPF Cambodian Riel - KHR Canadian Dollar - CAD Cape Verdean Escudo - CVE Cayman Islands Dollar - KYD Chilean Peso - CLP Chilean Unit of Account (UF) - CLF Chinese Yuan - CNY Colombian Peso - COP Colombian Peso - COP Comorian Franc - KMF Congolese Franc - CDF Costa Rican ColΓ³n - CRC Croatian Kuna - HRK Cuban Convertible Peso - CUC Cuban Peso - CUP Czech Republic Koruna - CZK Danish Krone - DKK Djiboutian Franc - DJF Dominican Peso - DOP East Caribbean Dollar - XCD Egyptian Pound - EGP Eritrean Nakfa - ERN Ethiopian Birr - ETB Euro - EUR Falkland Islands Pound - FKP Fijian Dollar - FJD Gambian Dalasi - GMD Georgian Lari - GEL Ghanaian Cedi - GHS Gibraltar Pound - GIP Gold (troy ounce) - XAU Guatemalan Quetzal - GTQ Guernsey Pound - GGP Guinean Franc - GNF Guyanaese Dollar - GYD Haitian Gourde - HTG Honduran Lempira - HNL Hong Kong Dollar - HKD Hungarian Forint - HUF Icelandic KrΓ³na - ISK Indian Rupee - INR Indonesian Rupiah - IDR Iranian Rial - IRR Iraqi Dinar - IQD Israeli New Sheqel - ILS Jamaican Dollar - JMD Japanese Yen - JPY Jersey Pound - JEP Jordanian Dinar - JOD Kazakhstani Tenge - KZT Kenyan Shilling - KES Kuwaiti Dinar - KWD Kyrgystani Som - KGS Laotian Kip - LAK Latvian Lats - LVL Lebanese Pound - LBP Lesotho Loti - LSL Liberian Dollar - LRD Libyan Dinar - LYD Lithuanian Litas - LTL Macanese Pataca - MOP Macedonian Denar - MKD Malagasy Ariary - MGA Malawian Kwacha - MWK Malaysian Ringgit - MYR Maldivian Rufiyaa - MVR Manx pound - IMP Mauritanian Ouguiya - MRO Mauritian Rupee - MUR Mexican Peso - MXN Mexican Peso - MXN Moldovan Leu - MDL Mongolian Tugrik - MNT Moroccan Dirham - MAD Mozambican Metical - MZN Myanma Kyat - MMK Namibian Dollar - NAD Nepalese Rupee - NPR Netherlands Antillean Guilder - ANG New Belarusian Ruble - BYN New Taiwan Dollar - TWD New Zealand Dollar - NZD Nicaraguan CΓ³rdoba - NIO Nigerian Naira - NGN North Korean Won - KPW Norwegian Krone - NOK Omani Rial - OMR Pakistani Rupee - PKR Panamanian Balboa - PAB Papua New Guinean Kina - PGK Paraguayan Guarani - PYG Peruvian Nuevo Sol - PEN Philippine Peso - PHP Polish Zloty - PLN Qatari Rial - QAR Romanian Leu - RON Romanian Leu - RON Russian Ruble - RUB and others...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Currency transformer at every 7 months against Currency Now's every 26 months. Currency transformer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· 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, Currency transformer every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Currency Now | Currency transformer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 7 months β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Turk | Diogenes Souza |
In-app purchases
Currency Now
No in-app purchases
Currency transformer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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