Tappy Pay vs FAB First
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tappy Pay
Manage your Tappy wearable devices for contactless payments, access control, and event entry. Easily secure your device by locking or deleting it if lost or stolen. Track transactions and receive real-time notifications.
- Add and manage Tappy wearable devices
- Enable tokenized contactless payments
- Manage access control and event entry
- Lock or delete lost/stolen devices
- View transaction history
- Receive transaction notifications
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Tappy Pay is your companion for adding and managing Tappy wearable devices. You can use the Tappy Pay app to create an account and link your wearable devices to it. Enable and manage tokenized contactless payments, access control, event access and season ticket services at supported locations on your Tappy wearable devices. Lost your wearable device or it got stolen? No worries, you can easily lock or delete the wearable using the app to disable it. View your transaction history and get notifications when a transaction is performed using the wearable.
FAB First
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Meet FAB FIRST. A new app from FAB that brings together AI, data and insights for a more intelligent and personal banking experience. Your existing FAB Mobile app remains available, with over 200 services at your fingertips. FAB FIRST is the first step towards a whole new way of banking with FAB. AN AI ASSISTANT THAT KNOWS YOUR MONEY: Ask anything about your finances, your products and benefits, or get help with what you need. FAB FIRST understands what you're asking and gives you intelligent answers drawn from your own transactions. How much did I spend on dining last month? What offers do I have? When is my card payment due? Just ask. INSIGHTS THAT FIND YOU: FAB FIRST reads your spending and cashflow patterns and shows you what matters before you think to ask. No searching, no digging. Just the insight you need, right when it’s relevant. DO MORE THAN ASK: Need to pay a bill? Want to move money between accounts? FAB FIRST lets you complete many of your everyday banking transactions, with more being added regularly. For now, you can transfer funds locally, pay your utilities, manage your credit cards, all in a few taps. MANAGE YOUR CARDS: Activate a card, see your card benefits and payment due date, set card controls and spending limits. Full control, right at hand. BUDGETS, BUILT IN: A new budgeting feature that tracks your spending against your budget every month. Set an overall budget or budget by spend category. ONE VIEW OF EVERYTHING: See all your FAB products in one place, along with your spending, budget and cashflow. Everything presented clearly so you always know where you stand. JOIN FAB EASILY: New to FAB? Simply download FAB FIRST and apply for an account. More products coming soon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FAB First at every 3 weeks against Tappy Pay's every 5 weeks. Tappy Pay's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tappy Pay ships an update every 5 weeks, FAB First every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tappy Pay | FAB First |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 310 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tappy Technologies Canada | First Abu Dhabi Bank |
In-app purchases
Tappy Pay
No in-app purchases
FAB First
No in-app purchases









