Comparison

Sabacash vs PYES بيس

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

Head to head
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.

About

PYES بيس

This e-money system provides comprehensive financial services to all Yemenis, offering a modern alternative to cash transactions. It allows users to manage accounts, transfer funds, pay bills, and access remittances through smartphones or SMS.

Highlights
  • Mobile account opening
  • Cash deposits and withdrawals
  • Money transfers
  • Loan repayments
  • Remittance services
  • Online purchases and bill payments
  • SMS transaction capability
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PYes - Electronic Money System offered by Al-Amal Microfinance Bank (AMB) PYes e-money system is a platform developed by Al-Amal Microfinance Bank (AMB) to achieve AMB's AMB’s vision of financial inclusion by providing comprehensive financial services to all Yemenis. This initiative is part of the banking sector's efforts to create practical alternatives to cash transactions, thereby modernizing banking operations through the use of advanced technology that is capable of sustaining growth. Al-Amal Microfinance Bank's (AMB) PYes system allows customers to open accounts linked to their mobile phone numbers, enabling them to carry out various banking transactions such as cash deposits and withdrawals, money transfers, loan repayments, receiving domestic and international remittances, purchasing services and products, buying tickets, making online purchases, and paying bills for utilities, landline, mobile services, and Internet services. The AMB PYes system also expands the offer of social remittance services, which are carried out through a network of the bank's agents spread across all regions of the country. Customers can carry out these transactions either through smartphones or by using SMS text messages. The name "PYes" is derived from a colloquial Yemeni term that refers to amounts of money, whether in paper or coin.

Screenshots

Sabacash4 screens
PYES بيس4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sabacash at 4.6 against PYES بيس's 2.0. Sabacash also leads on ratings volume (78 vs 1) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). PYES بيس's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). 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

Sabacash holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sabacash has 78 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Sabacash's written reviews are positive against 0% of PYES بيس's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sabacash ships an update every 6 weeks, PYES بيس fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sabacash versus PYES بيس: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSabacashPYES بيس
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (78 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings78 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYEMEN COMPANY FOR MOBILE TELEPHONY LTDAL-AMAL MICROFINANCE BANK

Customer experience

Sabacash

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

PYES بيس

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sabacash

No in-app purchases

None

PYES بيس

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sabacash free?
Sabacash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PYES بيس free?
PYES بيس is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sabacash or PYES بيس?
Sabacash is rated higher. Sabacash averages 4.6 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while PYES بيس averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sabacash or PYES بيس have ads?
Neither Sabacash nor PYES بيس shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sabacash or PYES بيس?
Sabacash ships an update every 6 weeks, and PYES بيس fortnightly. Most recently, Sabacash was updated on October 24, 2026 and PYES بيس on October 21, 2026.

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