Paybash vs Buya
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paybash
This app simplifies group savings with friends and family. Create shared pools, manage contributions, track payments, and communicate within your group. It's designed for collaborative financial goals like trips or community funds.
- Group savings pools
- Contribution management
- Payment tracking
- Group chat
- Flexible payment options
- Instant notifications
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PayBash makes saving money with friends, family, or groups simple and secure. Create group savings pools, manage contributions, track payments, and chat with your group—all in one app. Whether you’re planning a trip, saving for a big event, or building a community fund, PayBash helps you organize, automate, and reach your goals together. Enjoy flexible payment options, transparent tracking, and instant notifications. Start your group savings journey today with PayBash!
Buya
Manage layaway payments and view outstanding balances. Receive seamless shopping, coupon, and notification updates from participating businesses. Currently supports payment processing for layaway plans.
- View layaway payments
- Make layaway payments
- Receive shopping notifications
- Access coupons
- Seamless business integration
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View and make payments on layaways. Shopping, Coupons, and Notifications all seamless through companies that use the Bravo Pawn Store System. Currently supports payments on layaways.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Buya at 2.3 against Paybash's 1.0. Buya also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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.
Buya holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buya has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Paybash ships an update every 3 months, Buya every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paybash | Buya |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Paybash | Bravo Store Systems LLC |
Customer experience
Paybash
Buya
In-app purchases
Paybash
No in-app purchases
Buya
No in-app purchases
