Comparison

ProvidusPlus vs Tando

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

Head to head
About

ProvidusPlus

Manage your finances with this mobile banking application. Perform transactions, check balances, and access banking services conveniently from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Seamless future forward banking
  • On-the-go access
  • Transaction management
  • Account balance checks
  • Banking services access
Features
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Download ProvidusBank Mobile APP and enjoy seamless future forward banking on the go!

About

Tando

This app allows users to spend Bitcoin in Kenya by converting it to M-Pesa. You can purchase goods, pay bills, and send money directly from your Bitcoin Lightning wallet to anyone in the country with no transaction fees.

Highlights
  • Spend Bitcoin via M-Pesa
  • Pay bills with Bitcoin
  • Send money with Bitcoin
  • Zero transaction fees
  • Bitcoin Lightning wallet integration
Features
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Tando lets anyone experience life entirely on the bitcoin standard. Spend bitcoin anywhere M-Pesa is accepted in Kenya with zero transaction fees! Buy goods, pay bills, and send money from your Bitcoin Lightning wallet to anyone in Kenya. Privacy Policy - https://tando.me/privacy.htm Terms of Use - https://tando.me/terms.htm

Screenshots

ProvidusPlus4 screens
Tando1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tando at 100% against ProvidusPlus's 14%. Tando also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). ProvidusPlus's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 4). 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

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

Tando holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProvidusPlus has 46 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of ProvidusPlus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tando's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ProvidusPlus ships an update every 6 months, Tando every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ProvidusPlus versus Tando: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProvidusPlusTando
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (46 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProvidusBankTando Ltd

Customer experience

ProvidusPlus

All ratings46 ratings
Positive37.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative56.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive13.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative81.8%

Tando

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ProvidusPlus

No in-app purchases

None

Tando

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ProvidusPlus free?
ProvidusPlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tando free?
Tando is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ProvidusPlus or Tando?
Tando is rated higher. ProvidusPlus averages 2.6 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Tando averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ProvidusPlus or Tando have ads?
Neither ProvidusPlus nor Tando shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ProvidusPlus or Tando?
ProvidusPlus ships an update every 6 months, and Tando every 6 weeks. Most recently, ProvidusPlus was updated on September 29, 2026 and Tando on June 5, 2026.

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