EthioDirect vs FastPayEt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EthioDirect
Easily and securely send money internationally to Ethiopia. This service offers a fast and convenient way to transfer funds to family and friends with no transaction fees. Funds are settled quickly after sending.
- International money transfers
- Fast settlement
- Secure transactions
- No transaction fees
- Easy to use
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EthioDirect is an international, fast and secure money transferring method to send money to family, friends, and loved ones from anywhere in the world to Ethiopia. Sending money has never been easier. You can send with a few steps and with no transaction fee. Your money will be settled very quickly once you complete sending.
FastPayEt
Easily send money to friends and family with instant deposits to Ethiopia. This secure and effective app simplifies financial transactions anytime.
- Send money to friends and family
- Instant deposits to Ethiopia
- Secure transactions
- Easy to use interface
- Make transactions anytime
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FastPay is an application developed by FastPay LLC. FastPay App makes the process of sending money to friends and family easy and effective by enabling customer to make transaction anytime and completing instant deposit to the receiver in Ethiopia in a secure and easy manner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FastPayEt at 58% against EthioDirect's 8%. FastPayEt also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.0). EthioDirect's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
FastPayEt holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 108 and 254 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of EthioDirect's written reviews are positive against 58% of FastPayEt's.
EthioDirect ships an update every 8 days, FastPayEt every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EthioDirect | FastPayEt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (108 ratings) | 4.0 (254 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 108 | 254 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Commercial Bank of Ethiopia | FastPay LLC |
Customer experience
EthioDirect
FastPayEt
Bugs and requests
EthioDirect
Reported bugs
29 issues- App cuts off apartment number from address
- Confirmation code not received via email or phone
- Validation for State/Zip Code not accepting numbers
- Unable to log in after logging out, verification code not received
- App crashes when entering bank account number
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- Transaction fails with generic error message
- App flags transactions for fraud
- App doesn't send confirmation number
- App doesn't work consistently, transfers fail for no apparent reason
- Search and payment submission features are unstable
- App blocks access for 10 minutes after failed attempts
- App charges multiple times
- App doesn't recognize US phone numbers for account creation
- No transaction receipt
- Confirmation codes not received for US phone numbers
- App dies before transaction completion
- Confusing 'Its my Dam' donation category
- Static country code cannot be changed
- App rejects multiple cards
- App doesn't allow sending money
- App withdraws money twice
- App doesn't accept phone numbers outside Ethiopia
- Cannot verify legitimate CBE account
- Doesn't allow using phone number only from Ethiopia
- Transaction status remains pending for days
- No option to cancel pending transactions
- Login issues, verification code not received
- Cannot reset password
- Transaction fails for no reason, error message unclear
Requested features
15 requests- Allow users to specify full address
- Provide a contact phone number for USA users
- Add option to store payment information
- Add option to resend from history
- Fix bug where get receipt sends new transfer email
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- Allow foreign mobile numbers for registration
- Accept numbers for State/Zip Code validation
- Allow users to save payment method and address
- Increase transaction limit
- Add option to cancel pending transactions
- Allow email verification as an alternative
- Fix static country code for users
- Add transaction review before completion
- Fix donation category confusion
- Allow deactivation and restart options
FastPayEt
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
EthioDirect
No in-app purchases
FastPayEt
No in-app purchases
