Comparison

KPay vs Ukilu

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

Head to head
About

KPay

Manage all your business's payment transactions, from accepting contactless payments on your iPhone to global remittances and financial reporting. This platform offers a comprehensive suite of tools for businesses of all sizes to streamline their financial operations.

Highlights
  • Tap to Pay on iPhone
  • Contactless payment acceptance
  • Digital registration
  • 24x7 FPS transfers
  • Global payouts
  • Smart billing management
  • Automated financial reporting
Features
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KPay is your all-in-one platform for getting paid and running your business. From real-time payments to daily settlements, from transaction records to detailed sales insights - everything you need is in one app. With a fully digital onboarding experience, you can open and activate your account online in just minutes. Key Features: 1. Fast, seamless digital onboarding 2. 24/7 real-time payment visibility 3. Smart, centralised transaction history 4. Transparent daily and monthly settlements 5. Automated financial reports

About

Ukilu

Features
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Ukilu runs the front desk of a salon: the calendar, the till, the customer book and the waiting queue — on the iPad at your counter and the iPhone in your pocket. It is a tool for the people who work in the shop, not an app for booking one. ASK KILU Kilu is the assistant built into your shop. Ask a question in your own words — "revenue this week", "who's booked today", "which customers haven't been in for three months" — and get the answer straight from your own live data. Bookings, takings, tips, gift cards, loyalty points, reviews, deposits, discounts, your busiest hour, who is rostered on. Kilu only reports what is actually in your shop; it never estimates a number it cannot see. Ask by typing or by voice, or paste a phone number to find out whose it is. THE DAY, ON ONE SCREEN A calendar built for a busy day: a column per staff member, drag a booking to move it, and a full day scrolls as smoothly as an empty one. Book in four short steps and read the whole thing back before you commit. Block out time, hold slots with a deposit, and rebook a client in a couple of taps. THE TILL Take a sale on the iPhone or the iPad. Split one sale across several cash and card tenders. Tips added on the payment terminal are captured against the sale and returned on a refund. Charge a paired Tyro, Square or Linkly terminal straight from the till, print to a thermal printer, and show the total on a customer-facing display over USB-C or HDMI. THE QUEUE Walk-ins get a ticket and a place in line. The waiting list shows who is next, how long each person has been waiting and when the room is likely to clear — and it stays in step across every device in the shop. YOUR CUSTOMERS A proper contact list with search, tags, service notes and photos. See what someone had last time, what they have spent, and when they were last in. Run a loyalty scheme with your own points-to-discount rules, redeemed at check-in. Sell and redeem gift cards. REMINDERS THAT ACTUALLY ARRIVE Send booking confirmations and appointment reminders as SMS, delivered to your customer's phone by a mobile carrier from your shop's message allowance. Staff get a push notification the moment a booking lands. KNOW WHERE YOU STAND Revenue, transactions and average sale on the home screen, updating the moment a checkout finishes. Reports on services, staff, payment methods and busiest days. In-app reviews and Google Business reviews in one place. A Home Screen widget for today's takings. WORKS THE WAY A SHOP WORKS Roles and permissions per staff member, so a technician sees the calendar and an owner sees the money. English and Vietnamese throughout. iPhone and iPad, with the layout each one deserves. ACCOUNT REQUIRED Ukilu is a business tool sold to salon owners as part of a Ukilu subscription. You need a shop account from us to sign in; there is no public sign-up in the app, and it is not used by salon customers.

Screenshots

KPay4 screens
Ukilu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ukilu at every 2 days against KPay's fortnightly. KPay's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KPay ships an update fortnightly, Ukilu every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
KPay versus Ukilu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKPayUkilu
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKPAY MERCHANT SERVICE LIMITEDHieu Xuan Leu

In-app purchases

None

KPay

No in-app purchases

None

Ukilu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KPay free?
KPay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ukilu free?
Ukilu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KPay or Ukilu have ads?
Neither KPay nor Ukilu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KPay or Ukilu?
KPay ships an update fortnightly, and Ukilu every 2 days. Most recently, KPay was updated on September 20, 2026 and Ukilu on September 13, 2026.

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