Comparison

e vs DV PAY

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

Head to head
About

e

This official platform allows individuals to manage their digital Chinese Yuan (e-CNY) wallets. Users can open wallets, exchange funds, make payments, and track their e-CNY assets. It's developed by authorized operators for secure digital currency transactions.

Highlights
  • Digital e-CNY wallet management
  • Open and manage e-CNY wallets
  • Exchange and use e-CNY
  • Manage e-CNY assets
  • Check e-CNY balance
Features
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e-CNY App is the official service platform for e-CNY individual services, jointly developed by authorized operators. It integrates individual e-CNY wallet services of authorized operators, enabling users to open wallets, exchange and use e-CNY, as well as manage and check e-CNY assets.

About

DV PAY

This app offers quick and easy payment solutions for businesses and individuals. It supports QR code transactions, personal wallets, and fast transfers, integrating comprehensive life services.

Highlights
  • QR code collection and payment
  • Personal digital wallet
  • Fast money transfers
  • Comprehensive life services integration
  • Merchant payment solutions
Features
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DV PAY provides simple and fast payment services for merchants, enterprises, individual users and financial institutions. It provides people with QR code collection and payment, personal wallet, fast transfer and comprehensive life services.

Screenshots

e4 screens
DV PAY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DV PAY at 5.0 against e's 2.4. e's advantage is ratings volume (110 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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

DV PAY holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: e has 110 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
e versus DV PAY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereDV PAY
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (110 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings110 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB104 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer数字人民币运营管理中心有限公司JIN HONG ZHEN TECHNOLOGY PLC.

Customer experience

e

All ratings110 ratings
Positive32.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative63.6%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive29.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative68.9%

DV PAY

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

e

No in-app purchases

None

DV PAY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is e free?
e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DV PAY free?
DV PAY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, e or DV PAY?
DV PAY is rated higher. e averages 2.4 out of 5 from 110 ratings, while DV PAY averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do e or DV PAY have ads?
Neither e nor DV PAY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, e or DV PAY?
e ships an update monthly, and DV PAY monthly. Most recently, e was updated on September 29, 2026 and DV PAY on June 3, 2026.

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