FOREX Currency vs Vipps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FOREX Currency
This app provides real-time currency exchange rates for over 60 currencies. It allows users to calculate buy and sell rates, reserve currency for pickup, and find nearby store locations with directions.
- Up-to-date currency rates
- Calculate buy/sell rates
- Reserve currency for pickup
- Find store locations
- Get directions to stores
- Supports over 60 currencies
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Find up-to-date currency rates and calculate buy and sell rates for more than 60 currencies from around the globe. You can also reserve currency directly through your phone, and pick it up in our stores. Find store locations near you, see how far away they are and get directions. The app is free to download and use. Our stores are centrally located at airports, railway stations and ferry terminals across the Nordics. Want to know more about us? Have a look at www.forex.se
Vipps
Easily send and receive money across Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. This app simplifies payments online, in stores, and for recurring bills. It also offers features like digital gift wrapping and wish lists for convenient financial management.
- Send, receive, and request money between Nordic countries
- Schedule gifts with digital wrapping
- Pay online, in stores, and at flea markets
- Set up subscriptions and recurring payments
- Log into websites and apps
- Create wish lists and collect money
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Hi, I'm Vipps! A very, very easy app for sending money and paying in the Nordics. Sending money (vippsing) is safe and done in a flash – just like it should be. With Vipps, you can: • send, receive and request money between Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland • schedule gifts with digital wrapping • pay online, in stores and at flea markets • set up subscriptions and other recurring payments • log into websites and apps • create wish lists and collect money in a box • settle costs like dinners and weekend getaways • pay your bills (only in Norway) • tap to pay on card terminals (only in Norway) To use Vipps you need BankID, a Norwegian/Swedish phone number, a Norwegian/Swedish bank card and account, as well as an email address. Vipps is available in English, Norwegian (bokmål and nynorsk), Swedish, Danish and Finnish. Made in the Nordics, with love for making things very, very easy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vipps at 4.8 against FOREX Currency's 1.0. Vipps also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). FOREX Currency's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vipps holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vipps has 2.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of FOREX Currency's written reviews are positive against 33% of Vipps's.
FOREX Currency ships an update every 4 months, Vipps every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FOREX Currency | Vipps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 32.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FOREX Bank | Vipps MobilePay AS |
Customer experience
FOREX Currency
Vipps
Bugs and requests
FOREX Currency
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Vipps
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes after update
- Unable to send money due to privacy settings issue
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for Apple Watch
- Allow use with shared/joint bank accounts
- Expand to other countries
In-app purchases
FOREX Currency
No in-app purchases
Vipps
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FOREX Currency free?
Is Vipps free?
Which has better reviews, FOREX Currency or Vipps?
Do FOREX Currency or Vipps have ads?
Which is updated more often, FOREX Currency or Vipps?
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