Comparison

SHAMIL MONEY vs Sabacash

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

Head to head
About

SHAMIL MONEY

Manage your finances easily and securely with this mobile banking app. Perform transactions like bill payments, mobile recharges, and fund transfers without needing a traditional bank account. It offers a convenient way to access e-money services.

Highlights
  • Pay utility and internet bills
  • Recharge mobile balance
  • Purchase payments
  • E-wallet to bank account transfers
  • E-wallet to e-wallet transfers
  • Inquire about e-wallet and bank balance
Features
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Shamil Money Application: is an application from Shamil Bank of Yemen & Bahrain, through it E-Money services are presented. It enables you executing financial transactions in an easy, fast and secure way through your mobile without necessary to have a bank account. Shamil Money Application Services: -Pay water, electricity, internet and landline bills. -Recharge mobile balance (bill payment or prepaid) through the following local mobile operators (Yemen Mobile, MTN, SabaFon ,Adsl Internet) -Pay for purchases. -Transfer between your e-wallet and bank account. -Transfer between clients e-wallet accounts (Shamil Money). -The possibility to register a temporary client in the service by a registered client. -Inquiring about the e-wallet as well as the bank balance. Other different services.

About

Sabacash

Manage your finances on your mobile phone with this electronic money service. Easily transfer funds, pay bills, and top up mobile balances securely. It offers a convenient alternative to cash and cards for everyday transactions.

Highlights
  • Fund transfers
  • Purchase payments
  • Utility bill payments
  • Mobile balance recharge
  • Cash withdrawal
  • Merchant payments
Features
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SabaCash is an electronic money service, an alternative to paper money, provided by SabaFon Company in partnership with CAC Islamic Bank, which enables you to conduct your financial transactions via the mobile phone easily, quickly, and securely, such as transferring funds, paying the value of your purchases, paying utility bills such as landline and internet bills and recharging mobile phone balance. And others and the service can be used through an Internet connection through a dedicated application or without an Internet connection, and the service can be used via the USSD communication protocol for SabaFon numbers only. Saba Cash subscriber does not need to use cash or credit cards to complete payments/purchases or transfers. As your phone number is your online account number through which you can pay for purchases and transfers The Sabacash application provides you with a mobile phone recharge service for all mobile phone operators in Yemen, whether for the payment of the billing system or the prepaid system: Pay bills, charge balance, and purchase packages (SabaFon, YOU, Yemen Mobile) Recharge Y ADSL home internet payment Paying the landline Payment of water and electricity Icons available on sabaCash: 1- Send money 2 -Recharge balance 3 -Buy packages 4- Cash withdrawal 5 -Pay to merchant 6 -Pay bills 7 -Entertainment 8 -Communicate and support You can also top up your wallet account by depositing cash through a SabaCash agent.

Screenshots

SHAMIL MONEY4 screens
Sabacash4 screens

Verdict

The call

SHAMIL MONEY and Sabacash both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SHAMIL MONEY's written reviews are positive against 20% of Sabacash's. Sabacash's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for SHAMIL MONEY against 4.6 for Sabacash. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sabacash has 74 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of SHAMIL MONEY's written reviews are positive against 20% of Sabacash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SHAMIL MONEY ships an update every 3 months, Sabacash every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SHAMIL MONEY versus Sabacash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHAMIL MONEYSabacash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (74 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings374 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHAMIL BANK OF YEMEN AND BAHRAIN YSJSCYEMEN COMPANY FOR MOBILE TELEPHONY LTD

Customer experience

SHAMIL MONEY

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sabacash

All ratings71 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral1.4%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

SHAMIL MONEY

No in-app purchases

None

Sabacash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SHAMIL MONEY free?
SHAMIL MONEY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sabacash free?
Sabacash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SHAMIL MONEY or Sabacash?
SHAMIL MONEY is rated higher. SHAMIL MONEY averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Sabacash averages 4.6 from 74 ratings.
Do SHAMIL MONEY or Sabacash have ads?
Neither SHAMIL MONEY nor Sabacash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SHAMIL MONEY or Sabacash?
SHAMIL MONEY ships an update every 3 months, and Sabacash every 6 weeks. Most recently, SHAMIL MONEY was updated on June 1, 2026 and Sabacash on August 11, 2026.

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