MULA vs Salary Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MULA
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MULA is an app that helps build financial skills, provides financial management knowledge and offers a channel to access financial services with built-in e-Wallet for receiving salary and making payments. Key features include: - link to MULA learning portal - e-KYC for wallet signup - set up and change wallet transaction PIN - transfer from wallet to another wallet, direct to own bank account or via PromptPay - top-up money to wallet - view wallet balance and transaction history - M.I.R.A. chatbot support
Salary Hero
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Get paid whenever you need it 24/7 - If you ever experienced running out of cash before a payday OR falling into predatory lending, then you are exactly right where you should be. Salary Hero ends financial stress between paycheck! and paves you the path to Financial Wellness you’ve always dreamt of. One click - you’ll get an access to the wages you’ve accumulated (no more waiting for a traditional payday) One click - you can easily track the hours you’ve worked and the money you’ve earned on a real-time basis One click - you’ll have your money right in your hand. No loans, no advances, no interest - just your money you’ve made. One click - all the overcharged fees and high-interest loans disappear. And in the blink of an eye - you become another individual who has Financial Resilience and gets to live in a way you want. *Please note that you only have more control over your own finances when your employer partners with us. If you wish to gain this power and still unable to do so, tell your employer about US and we’ll set it up for you right away.
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Verdict
MULA and Salary Hero 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MULA ships an update every 11 days, Salary Hero every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MULA | Salary Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MULA-X Holding (Thailand) Co. Ltd | Salary Hero PTE |
In-app purchases
MULA
No in-app purchases
Salary Hero
No in-app purchases







