Comparison

Canta vs Awabah

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

Head to head
About

Canta

This app facilitates global payments for African merchants and individuals, enabling them to send, spend, convert, and receive money internationally. It offers real-time market rates, P2P remittance, and multi-currency accounts with instant payouts.

Highlights
  • Global supplier payments for African merchants
  • Send, spend, convert, and receive money internationally
  • Instant, virtual KYC
  • Real-time FOREX market rates
  • Secure P2P remittance with escrow
  • Multi-currency accounts with instant payout
Features
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Canta is the first payment solution that allows African merchants to pay their suppliers globally. Canta is used by over 50,000 people and businesses on four continents to send, spend, convert, and receive money internationally. Canta is not just for African businesses, it’s for individuals like you who trade internationally. Easy to use UI: - Canta is simple to use. Our user interface is simple and easy to use. The best option for all kinds of people. Instant, virtual KYC: - This eliminates the need for users to physically appear at a location and cuts the time it takes for each transaction in half. Real-time market rates: - Canta is able to source real-time FOREX market rates and provide users with the best rates available by utilizing technology and the internet. P2P (Peer to Peer) remittance: - Canta's P2P channel allows users to mention their desired rates (i.e. the amount they wish to sell, e.g. Bitcoin), find those offering to buy/sell FOREX at the provided rate, and complete these transactions all on a secure platform. - Canta's P2P process significantly reduces the possibility of fraud from either party by requiring both the sender and receiver to fund Canta's designated local Escrow accounts in their respective locations, and we take on the responsibility of making the necessary payments. - The transaction process takes between 24-48 hours for both parties to receive value and for completion, all to ensure safety. Local/Informal Channel Remittance: - A large number of FOREX-dependent industries that conduct high-volume transactions are not technologically savvy. Canta caters to these customers by providing dedicated 'in-house customer success managers' who support their needs and enable them to transfer or receive funds as easily as those who use our website or app. Multi-currency accounts with instant payout - Hold money in multiple currencies–over 50 currencies–and convert between currencies instantly, at the real exchange rate, for a super-low fee Canta bridges the payment gap between you and your clients and also brings the world to your fingertips.

About

Awabah

Features
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The user-friendly application consists of functions that make micro-pension controllable and accessible from anywhere. Some features of the application include: - Digital registration for a micro pensions account - Dash Dem pensions which allow you to gift (send money) into anyone’s pension account. This means you can gift pensions to people with no pension account or people with a pension account signed up to any Pension Fund Administrator (PFA). Awabah’s goal is to help secure your future.

Screenshots

Canta4 screens
Awabah4 screens

Verdict

The call

Canta and Awabah are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Canta ships an update every 2 months, Awabah monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Canta versus Awabah: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCantaAwabah
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCanta Services IncAwabah LTD

In-app purchases

None

Canta

No in-app purchases

None

Awabah

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Canta free?
Canta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Awabah free?
Awabah is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Canta or Awabah have ads?
Neither Canta nor Awabah shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Canta or Awabah?
Canta ships an update every 2 months, and Awabah monthly. Most recently, Canta was updated on September 11, 2026 and Awabah on September 15, 2026.

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