Afrihost vs payCity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Afrihost
Manage your internet services and accounts on the go. Access all your products, top up data, make payments, and check network status. Get support and view important messages directly from your phone.
- Manage all products
- Top up data
- Make payments
- Check network status
- Create new accounts
- Get help via chat and tickets
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The power of ClientZone in your pocket! The Afrihost App gives you access to ClientZone's powerful features from the convenience of your phone. Manage your products, top up data, make payments, check the network status and more from anywhere! Do even more ● Create a new account. ● Sign up for mobile products Products ● All your products in one place. ● Sort products by type. ● Pin your most used products for easy access. ● Top up directly from the homescreen. My Account ● View and update personal details. ● Manage payments, view invoices and settle your account. ● View and track orders. Network Status ● View the current status of our network. ● Subscribe to network notifications in your area. Get Help ● Chat via WhatsApp Help or Live Chat. ● Get answers on the Help Centre or Afrihost Answers. ● View and submit Support Tickets. ● Submit a Call Me Back request. Message Center ● View important messages, promotions and news directly on your device.
payCity
Manage traffic fines, renew vehicle licenses, and pay municipal bills. Purchase prepaid electricity, water, and gas conveniently and securely. The system offers simple navigation for easy account management.
- View and pay traffic fines
- Renew vehicle licenses online
- Settle municipal accounts
- Purchase prepaid utilities
- Secure card and EFT payments
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Introducing our new and improved payCity app. payCity is an easy-to-use online system that allows you to view and pay for your outstanding traffic fines, renew your vehicle licence online, settle your municipal accounts and purchase prepaid utilities. Features: • View and pay your traffic fines, warrants of arrests and summons for selected municipalities. • Renew your vehicle licence online. • View and pay your municipal bills. • Make prepaid purchases for electricity, water and gas. Simple and safe payments via Mastercard, Visa, Credit- and debit cards as well as Ozow EFT. We have simplified our app for easy and convenient navigation and would like to hear what you think of it. Download the app and let us know what you think of the new functionality and design.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: payCity at 4.5 against Afrihost's 4.1. payCity also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 46%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Afrihost's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
payCity holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 156 and 75 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Afrihost's written reviews are positive against 67% of payCity's.
Afrihost ships an update every 3 weeks, payCity every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Afrihost | payCity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (156 ratings) | 4.5 (75 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 156 — better | 75 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Afrihost | Syntell |
Customer experience
Afrihost
payCity
In-app purchases
Afrihost
No in-app purchases
payCity
No in-app purchases
