Comparison

LumiPAY vs MyBCB

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

Head to head
About

LumiPAY

Manage your finances on the go with this mobile service. Deposit, withdraw, transfer funds, and pay bills conveniently and securely. Access your bank accounts and make digital payments anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Deposit, withdraw, and transfer money
  • Recharge airtime and data plans
  • QR code payments
  • Check account balance
  • Find nearby agents
  • Transaction security with OTP
Features
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LumiPAY is an easiest mobile financial management service that allows customer to deposit, withdraw, transfer money, recharge, buy data plans and more in fast, safe and convenient way through the code *163# on your cell phone. To become one of the best mobile money services in Burundi, we launched the Application named as LumiPAY that would help you increase more experience. The App brings to our customers the best mobile money experience and through the LumiPAY App our customers can send and receive money to and from their loved ones, pay for commodities, access their bank accounts and be able to make other digital payments at anytime and anywhere. App Features: Free register and open LumiPAY account Transfer money to any LumiPAY customer in Burundi. Withdraw money at LumiPAY agent in your surroungdings. Recharge airtime and bundles data plans with convenience QR payment with merchants. Check your balance anytime, anywhere Search agent nearby The user will be able to view promotional content in the LumiPAY App as to see what is new in the LumiPAY ecosystem. Security Enhancements - A user will be provided with a one time password (OTP) at every transaction whereby the OTP will be sent to the user via SMS to ensure security of the transaction. - The user’s transactions will be highly secured and situations such as theft transactions will be avoided.

About

MyBCB

Access your bank accounts securely to check balances, view mini statements, and transfer funds. Manage subscriptions, request appointments, and print banking documents. Receive notifications via SMS and email for important updates.

Highlights
  • Balance enquiry
  • Mini statement
  • Funds transfer
  • Subscription management
  • Appointment requests
  • Document printing
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This is the BCB app for Mobile Banking services. Provide BCB clients easy tool for securely accessing to the BCB Bank auto services : Balance enquiry, mini statement, funds transfer, subscription to bank services and products, appointment and claim request, print banking document. the client is notify by SMS and some document are emailed.

Screenshots

LumiPAY4 screens
MyBCB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyBCB at 100% against LumiPAY's 50%. MyBCB also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0). LumiPAY's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and device support. On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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

MyBCB holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LumiPAY has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of LumiPAY's written reviews are positive against 100% of MyBCB's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LumiPAY versus MyBCB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumiPAYMyBCB
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (6 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — better—
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB56 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperViettel BurundiBanque de Credit de Bujumbura

Customer experience

LumiPAY

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

MyBCB

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LumiPAY

No in-app purchases

None

MyBCB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LumiPAY free?
LumiPAY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyBCB free?
MyBCB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LumiPAY or MyBCB?
MyBCB is rated higher. LumiPAY averages 3.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while MyBCB averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.

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