Apollo Digital vs eQUB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Apollo Digital
Manage all your banking needs with this mobile application. Open an account digitally, transfer funds, pay bills, and access ATM cash disbursement. Enjoy secure transactions with advanced security features and reliable customer support.
- Digital account opening
- Zero fees on digital transactions
- Effortless money transfers
- ATM cash disbursement
- Bill payments
- Scheduled transfers
- Biometric security
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Apollo Mobile App helps you stay in touch with all your banking needs on the go.Want to be in full control of your money with just one app? Meet Apollo App, powered by Bank of Abyssinia, which enables users to open an account from the comfort of their homes. SELF ONBOARDINGApollo comes with a fully digital onboarding process where you can simply take a selfie, upload necessary documents and instantly create a bank account. GET STARTED FASTQuickly access you account thru Apollo app by opening your bank account in 10 minutes - right from your phone. NO FEES ON DIGITAL TRANSACTIONSEnjoy Zero ATM fees, no minimum account balance, and no fund transfer charges from the app TRANSFER EFFORTLESSLYInstantly receive bank transfers in Ethiopia via Apollo App using your phone number. You can also transfer money easily to Apollo accounts, other bank accounts, Telebirr account ATM CASH DISBURSEMENTYou can easily send money to ATM and collect the money directly form any of Bank of Abyssinia ATMs BILL PAYMENTApollo has made paying bills much easier by allowing you to pay your Ethio Telecom, DSTV, US Visa, School Fee, WebSprix, CANAL+, Webirr, and Ethiopian Airlines bills SECURITY Apollo is equipped with state-of-the-art security features that incorporate biometrics, face recognition, and two-factor authentication of an OTP (One-Time-Password) to ensure your deposits are safe and easily accessible SCHEDULED TRANSFERSchedule your recurring payment that occur every week, month or any time interval using Apollo RELIABLE CUSTOMER SUPPORT Our Apollo Specialists are here to help, 7 days a week. Reach us via email or give us a call
eQUB
This app facilitates group savings and access to credit through a rotating lottery system. Members contribute to a pool, and one participant is randomly selected each round to receive the total collected amount. It's designed to help individuals save and access funds by pooling resources with others.
- Rotating savings groups (eQubs)
- Random lottery winner selection
- Pooled savings collection
- Access to credit
- Manage personal and group savings
- Track money rotation
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Equb is an alternative means to achieve saving and improve access to credit by rotation of savings. Individuals agree to pool their savings for a defined period of time to jointly save by creating an eQub. Members, who participate in an eQub, are called eQubers. They make payments every round which will be collected and given to a randomly chosen lottery winner who will claim the collected money. An administrator, who collects money from all members, is called Head eQuber/Seb-sabi. The lottery is drawn on each round and every member will win the lottery exactly once in a given cycle. Members will eventually win all the amount they have paid in all the rounds. The winning amount is the sum total of all the contributions from the members of the eQub. All transactions are made in ETB (Ethiopian Birr). Payments are collected from eQubers into a pooling account managed by Equb Financial Technologies PLC. When a winner is picked by the random lottery, the money can be claimed by the user into an account of their choosing that is set up when they join an eQub. eQub app is the first app that helps you dip into your future savings. It allows you to conveniently setup & manage your personal & eQub groups in a few taps. Stay on top of your savings. See how your money revolves. Terms of Service: https://shorturl.at/AKMR4
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: eQUB at 75% against Apollo Digital's 29%. eQUB also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0). Apollo Digital's advantage is ratings volume (264 vs 11). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
eQUB holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apollo Digital has 264 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Apollo Digital's written reviews are positive against 75% of eQUB's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Apollo Digital | eQUB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (264 ratings) | 4.3 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.2% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 264 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 334 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bank of Abyssinia | Equb Financial Technologies PLC |
Customer experience
Apollo Digital
eQUB
Bugs and requests
Apollo Digital
Reported bugs
14 issues- Face recognition login rejection
- OTP input field rejects numeric entries
- App crashes during onboarding
- QR code scanning fails after updates
- OTP not copying to clipboard automatically
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- Device registration page freezes
- Keyboard input not registering in OTP fields
- File upload stalls during signup
- Selfie capture takes excessive time on iPhone
- Onboarding data incomplete error loop
- Sign up/login contradictory error messages
- App freezes on non-responsive screens
- JWT authentication issues
- Money transfer stuck in processing
Requested features
7 requests- Apple Face ID biometric authentication
- Loan services on iOS (available on Android)
- Document upload option during signup
- Telebirr transfer functionality restoration
- OTP automatic clipboard copying
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- QR code scanning capability
- Support for diaspora/international users
eQUB
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Apollo Digital
No in-app purchases
eQUB
No in-app purchases









