Comparison

Keells vs Savabuy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Keells

Shop for groceries and household essentials from your favorite supermarket. Access exclusive deals, pay utility bills, and choose convenient delivery or store pickup options.

Highlights
  • Shop 5,500+ fresh essentials and household items
  • Link Nexus membership for exclusive deals
  • Discover promotions and offers
  • Pay utility bills securely
  • Choose doorstep delivery or store pickup
Features
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Your most loved supermarket is now in your pocket! Discover the refreshed Keells Shopping App, designed to make your everyday shopping experience smarter, easier, and more rewarding. Shop fresh. Shop fast. Shop your way. Here’s what you can do with the Keells Shopping App: Shop over 5,500+ fresh and daily essentials, from groceries to fresh to all your household needs. Join or link your Nexus membership and unlock exclusive deals and benefits. Enjoy amazing deals and discover our latest promotions right at your fingertips. Pay all your utility bills safely and conveniently from home. Shop online your way — choose delivery to your doorstep or pick-up from your nearest Keells store. No queues, no hassle — just everything you love about Keells, now easier than ever. Download today and enjoy a truly convenient shopping experience, anytime, anywhere. Team Keells

About

Savabuy

This app assists users with international shopping and parcel delivery. It manages overseas inventory and helps customers purchase goods from abroad.

Highlights
  • Overseas warehouse management
  • Inventory reservation
  • International parcel transport
  • Goods purchasing assistance
Features
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Savabuy builds its own overseas warehouses ; Reserves relevant inventory according to the preferences of customers; Helps customers transport international parcels; Helps customers purchase goods;

Screenshots

Keells4 screens
Savabuy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Savabuy at 3.5 against Keells's 2.5. Savabuy also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (25% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Savabuy holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Keells's written reviews are positive against 25% of Savabuy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keells ships an update every 5 months, Savabuy every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Keells versus Savabuy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeellsSavabuy
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (8 ratings)3.5 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings817 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB36 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKeells SuperSavabuy E-trading Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

Keells

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Savabuy

All ratings14 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral21.4%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Keells

No in-app purchases

None

Savabuy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keells free?
Keells is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Savabuy free?
Savabuy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Keells or Savabuy?
Savabuy is rated higher. Keells averages 2.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Savabuy averages 3.5 from 17 ratings.
Do Keells or Savabuy have ads?
Neither Keells nor Savabuy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keells or Savabuy?
Keells ships an update every 5 months, and Savabuy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Keells was updated on October 24, 2026 and Savabuy on October 24, 2026.

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