Powertime vs PrePaidPower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Powertime
Easily purchase prepaid electricity and airtime, and pay municipal bills with a single click. Access your purchase history, view usage graphs, and find energy-saving tips. This app is exclusively for South African meters and networks.
- Prepaid electricity purchase
- Airtime purchase
- Municipal bill payment
- Purchase history
- Usage graphs
- Energy saving tips
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Buy Prepaid Electricity, airtime and Pay your bills in 1 click, 24/7, from anywhere. Features: Buy Prepaid Electricity and Airtime Pay municipal bills Purchase History Usage graphs Energy saving tips Only supports South African meters. Supported areas/networks are listed on https://powertime.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201877307-What-are-the-supported-areas-for-prepaid-electricity-vending- Please send your comments and suggestions to support@powertime.co.za.
PrePaidPower
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Our PrePaidPower app provides all of the benefits of the web portal, placing control more firmly within your hand. Landlords have the ability to issue tokens to their tenants, while tenants have the ability to purchase their tokens directly from the application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Powertime at every 3 months against PrePaidPower's every 9 months. PrePaidPower's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Powertime ships an update every 3 months, PrePaidPower every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Powertime | PrePaidPower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Powertime | Just Some Coding Ltd |
In-app purchases
Powertime
No in-app purchases
PrePaidPower
No in-app purchases
