WapiPay Global vs DhowCSD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WapiPay Global
Facilitate seamless money transfers between mobile money, platforms, and bank accounts across Africa and Asia. Experience convenient and efficient cross-border financial transactions.
- Cross-border payments
- Mobile money transfers
- Bank account integration
- Africa to Asia transfers
- Convenient transactions
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Make the most convenient payments to and from mobile money, mobile platforms and bank accounts from Africa to Asia.
DhowCSD
Manage your Central Bank of Kenya investment account directly from your mobile device. Participate in securities auctions, view results, and access portfolio statements. Initiate secondary market and pledge instructions securely and efficiently.
- Open and manage investment accounts
- Participate in securities auctions
- View auction results and payment details
- Access corporate actions
- View portfolio statements
- Initiate secondary market instructions
- Initiate pledge instructions
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Welcome to CBK DhowCSD. You can now open and manage a CSD investment account at the Central Bank of Kenya allowing you to participate in securities auctions, view auction results and payment details, view upcoming corporate actions, access updated portfolio statements and initiate secondary market and pledge instructions via the app in a convenient, simple, efficient and secure manner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DhowCSD at 3.6 against WapiPay Global's 1.0. DhowCSD also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). WapiPay Global's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
DhowCSD holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DhowCSD has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WapiPay Global ships an update every 2 weeks, DhowCSD every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WapiPay Global | DhowCSD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.6 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | wapi pay pte | Central Bank of Kenya |
Customer experience
WapiPay Global
DhowCSD
In-app purchases
WapiPay Global
No in-app purchases
DhowCSD
No in-app purchases
