Comparison

Wio Personal vs Nickel

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

Head to head
About

Wio Personal

Manage your finances comprehensively with a single platform. Save, spend, borrow, and invest across multiple currencies. Earn interest on savings, receive cashback on spending, and access global markets for stocks and crypto.

Highlights
  • Multi-currency accounts
  • Interest on savings
  • Debit and credit card
  • Cashback rewards
  • International money transfers
  • Stock and crypto investing
  • Virtual and physical cards
Features
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Open your Wio Personal account in minutes. Save, spend, borrow, manage, and invest- all in one place. Spend without borders, anywhere. Free multi-currency accounts in AED, USD, EUR, and GBP. Turn your savings into earnings. Get up to 6% interest per annum when you sign up for the Wio Personal 'Salary' Plan or up to 4.75% interest per annum when you sign up for the Wio Personal 'Plus' Plan. One card for debit and credit. Seamlessly switch spending modes, all with the same card. Get rewarded for spending. Earn up to 2% cashback up to 2500 AED/month on all* credit spends with Wio Credit. Cashback, your way. Choose to receive it in your current account, saving space, or invest it in selected stocks. Travel smart, spend smarter. No foreign exchange fees + 1% cashback on your international debit transactions. Move money, minus the hassle. Transfer to 100+ countries with instant currency exchange at highly competitive rates. Instant card, instant access. Use your Wio card online immediately-add it to Apple Pay or Google Pay. Physical card? Order anytime. Virtual cards, real control. Customize your design, set spending limits, and shop securely online or in-store. Access 3,000+ stocks, ETFs, crypto and more-all in one secure platform. Crypto, simplified. Buy & sell directly from your AED account-no detours, no delays. Be IPO-ready. Apply instantly for UAE public listings and boost your share allocation with up to 5x leverage. Security that works for you. Set controls on where and how you spend, backed by powerful encryption.

About

Nickel

Features
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Nickel is a private expense tracker. No bank login, no account, no cloud. You log what you spend, or photograph the receipt and let Nickel read it, and every number stays on your phone. FAST TO LOG - Amount, category, date and a note in a couple of taps - Scan a receipt and Nickel reads the merchant, the total and the date on your device - Ask Siri to log a spend without opening the app - A widget, a Lock Screen glance and two Control Center buttons for the times you are already holding your phone BUDGETS THAT SAY SOMETHING - A monthly limit per category, with a live burn rate rather than a total after the fact - A Live Activity in the last week of the month, so the budget is on the Lock Screen while it matters - Insights written as sentences: what you are over on, what you are on pace for, what changed since last month THE MONTH AHEAD, ALREADY COUNTED - Nickel finds the subscriptions and bills hiding in your own history - Put one on the calendar and it logs itself on the day, or reminds you and waits for a tap - See what next month is committed to before it starts BRING YOUR HISTORY WITH YOU - Import a CSV statement from your bank or card. You export it, you hand it over, nothing connects to anyone - Export a spreadsheet any time, or a clean PDF statement with Pro ON A BIGGER SCREEN On iPad, Nickel opens into two columns: your months down the left and the month you picked on the right, with the budgets and the category breakdown beside them. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything lives on your device. No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no ads, and no connection to your bank, ever. NICKEL PRO Unlimited receipt scans, unlimited budgets, your full history, custom categories, CSV import and PDF statements. Start with a 7-day free trial, then $2.99 per month or $19.99 per year. There is also a one-time purchase if you would rather not rent it. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://legal.unreel.ae/privacy/nickel.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Wio Personal3 screens
Nickel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wio Personal at none against Nickel's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Nickel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Wio Personal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wio Personal ships an update every 9 days, Nickel every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Wio Personal versus Nickel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWio PersonalNickel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (669 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings669 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size421 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWIO BANK P.J.S.CAndrii Zakharov

Bugs and requests

Wio Personal

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Camera issues during account verification
  • Login problems and app crashes
  • Lost data when navigating away during beneficiary addition
  • Pending transfers with no clear resolution timeline

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to permanently remove unused features
  • More customization options for the UI
  • Improved customer support and responsiveness
  • Seamless integration of banking and investment features
  • Ability to export transactions to Excel
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  • Push notifications instead of SMS for alerts

Nickel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Wio Personal

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Nickel

Subscriptions2
  • Cashflow Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Nickel Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nickel Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Wio Personal free?
Wio Personal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nickel free?
Nickel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wio Personal or Nickel have ads?
Neither Wio Personal nor Nickel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wio Personal or Nickel?
Wio Personal ships an update every 9 days, and Nickel every 5 days. Most recently, Wio Personal was updated on October 27, 2026 and Nickel on October 28, 2026.

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