Comparison

eSewa vs connectIPS

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

Head to head
About

eSewa

This app allows users to manage their finances and pay bills directly from their mobile devices. Users can easily recharge their phones, pay for utilities like electricity and water, and even book tickets, potentially saving money each month.

Highlights
  • Mobile recharge and top-up
  • Utility bill payments (electricity, water, internet)
  • Ticket booking (air, bus)
  • Fund loading via internet banking, counter deposit, or cash points
  • Send and receive money
  • Online shopping
  • School fee payments
Features
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इसेवा नेपालकै पहिलो मोबाइल खाता हो । इसेवामा खाता खोली आफ्नै मोबाइलबाट नि:शुल्क आफ्नो मोबाइल रिचार्ज, घरको बिजुली, खानेपानी, टेलिफोन, इन्टरनेट आदिको बिल भुक्तानी गरि मासिक रु ५०० देखि रु २००० सम्म बचत गर्नुहोस् । इसेवा कसरी प्रयोग गर्ने ? रजिष्ट्रेशन इसेवाको App Download गरि Register गर्नुहोस् । यसरी Register गर्दा तपाँईको मोबाइल नम्बर नै तपाँइको इसेवा आइडी हुनेछ । इसेवामा पैसा जम्मा गर्न इसेवामा चार प्रकारबाट सजिलै रकम जम्मा गर्न सकिन्छ: १. इन्टरनेट वा मोबाइल बैंकिङ मार्फत बैंकको खाताबाट इन्टरनेट वा मोबाइल बैंकिङ मार्फत इसेवामा नि:शुल्क रकम जम्मा गर्नुहोस। मोबाइल/इन्टरनेट बैंकिङ सेवा लिनु भएको छैन भने आजै आफ्नो बैंक को शाखामा गएर सेवा सुरु गराउनुहोस । २. काउण्टर डिपोजिट मार्फत इसेवाको पार्टनर बैंक मध्ये ७ वटा बैंकबाट इसेवामा काउण्टर डिपोजिट पनि गर्न सकिन्छ । ग्लोबल आइएमई बैंक, प्रभु बैंक, महालक्ष्मी डेभेलपमेन्ट बैंक, जनता बैंक, मेगा बैंक ओम डेभेलपमेन्ट बैंक कामना सेवा विकास बैंक ३. eSewa Cash Point मार्फत तपाँईको आफ्नो टोल छिमेकमा रहेका eSewa Cash Point चिन्ह अंकित इसेवाका एजेन्ट मार्फत पनि नि:शुल्क रकम जम्मा गर्नुहोस। ४. तपाँईले अन्य इसेवा प्रयोगकर्ताबाट इसेवामा पैसा राख्न र पठाउन पनि सक्नुहुन्छ । इसेवामा उपलब्ध सेवाहरु: मोबाइल रिचार्ज र टपअप ल्याण्डलाइन बिल हवाइजहाज र बस टिकट बिजुली र खानेपानीको बिल भुक्तानी इन्टरनेटको बिल भुक्तानी टेलिभिजन रिचार्ज मुभि टिकट होटल बुकिङ स्कुल फि इन्सुरेन्स प्रिमियम किस्ता भुक्तानी डिम्याट खाता दर्ता र नविकरण क्रेडिट कार्ड बिल भुक्तानी अनलाइन सपिङ बैंक डिपोजिट इसेवाको बारेमाः eSewa fonepay Pvt. Ltd. सन् २००९ बाट सेवा दिइरहेको नेपालको पहिलो भुक्तानी सेवा प्रदायक कम्पनि हो । मोबाइल तथा इन्टरनेट बैंकिङको सफ्टवेयर प्रदायक कम्पनिमा नेपालकै अग्रणी स्थानमा रहेको F1Soft International को एक सहायक कम्पनिको रुपमा इसेवा रहेको छ । हाल नेपालको ७७ वटै जिल्लामा पहुँच भएको यस eSewa fonepay Pvt. Ltd. सँग १० लाख भन्दा बढि दर्ता भएका ग्राहकहरु , ४०,००० भन्दा बढि व्यवसायी (eSewa Zone/Point), ४७ बैंकहरु तथा १,५०० भन्दा बढि मर्चेन्टहरु आवद्ध रहेका छन। थप जानकारीका लागि: १६६०-०१-०२१२१ ईमेल: csd(@)esewa.com.np eSewa is Nepal's first payment gateway with integrated digital wallet. You can register on-the-go and save Rs. 500 - Rs. 2000 in a month. How to register and make payment with eSewa? Registration Download eSewa app and click on Register. Your mobile number will be your eSewa ID. Load fund to eSewa You can load fund to your eSewa account in 4 different ways: 1. Via Mobile/Internet Banking: You can load eSewa wallet from your internet/mobile banking without any additional cost from 47 banks. Visit your bank branch if you have not enabled internet banking and mobile banking. 2. Via Counter Deposit: You can visit nearest branch of below mentioned partner banks for loading fund to your eSewa account via counter deposit: a. Global Bank b. Prabhu Bank c. Mahalaxmi Development Bank d. Janata Bank e. Mega Bank f. OM Development Bank g. Kamana Sewa Bikas Bank 3. Via eSewa Cash Point You can visit nearest eSewa Cash Point and load fund to your eSewa wallet without additional service charge. 4. You can also send and receive fund to your eSewa wallet from other eSewa users for free. Services of eSewa: Mobile recharge and TOPUP Landline Bill Airline and Bus Ticket Electricity and water bill payment Internet Bill Television Subscription Movie Ticket Hotel Booking School Fee Insurance Premium EMI Payment DMAT account opening and renew Credit Card Bill Online Shopping Bank Deposit About eSewa eSewa Fonepay Pvt. Ltd. is the first and leading Payment Service Provider, starting service from 2009 AD. eSewa is a subsidiary company of F1Soft International, leading fin-tech company in Nepal. eSewa has it's wider coverage to all the 77 districts of Nepal. eSewa has a growing network of more than 10 lakhs registered customer, 40,000+ agents (eSewa Zone/Point), 47 banks, 1500+ merchants.

About

connectIPS

This platform allows users to link bank accounts for seamless payment processing, fund transfers, and creditor payments. It supports various transaction types, including citizen-to-government, customer-to-business, and peer-to-peer payments directly from bank accounts.

Highlights
  • Link bank accounts
  • Payment processing
  • Fund transfers
  • Creditor payments
  • C2G payments
  • C2B payments
  • P2P payments
Features
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connectIPS is a single payments platform that allows the customers to link their bank account(s) to enable payment processor, fund transfer and creditors payments. An extended product of Nepal Clearing House to support citizen-to-government (C2G), customer-to-business (C2B) and peer-to-peer (P2P) payment transactions directly from/to the bank accounts.

Screenshots

eSewa4 screens
connectIPS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: eSewa at 3.2 against connectIPS's 2.1. eSewa also leads on ratings volume (527 vs 36) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

eSewa holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eSewa has 527 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of eSewa's written reviews are positive against 8% of connectIPS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eSewa ships an update fortnightly, connectIPS every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
eSewa versus connectIPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereSewaconnectIPS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (527 ratings) — better2.1 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews18.9% of reviews — better8.0% of reviews
Number of ratings527 — better36
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1313
Further details — not scored
Size416 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperESEWA LTD.Nepal Clearing House Ltd.

Customer experience

eSewa

All ratings527 ratings
Positive52.4%
Neutral7.2%
Negative40.4%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive18.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative75.8%

connectIPS

All ratings36 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive8.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative84.0%

User reviews

eSewa

From 527 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💳 Convenient payment options
  • 🤝 Helpful for transactions
  • ⚡ Fast and efficient

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🕰️ Slow response times
  • 🤖 Poor customer service
  • 💳 Unreliable payment processing
  • 🔒 Lack of security features

connectIPS

From 36 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app for banking transactions
  • 👍 Service is awesome

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashing frequently
  • 🐛 Session expired issues
  • 🐛 Login problems
  • 🐛 App crashes after updates
  • 🐛 UI/UX issues with text visibility

Bugs and requests

eSewa

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Transaction failures
  • App crashes on certain devices
  • Verification process problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline payment mode
  • Biometric login options
  • Improved user interface
  • Enhanced security measures
  • Better customer support

connectIPS

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • App crashing after new update
  • App closes when opened after a few days on iOS
  • Issue in getting transaction summary
  • Cannot log in on iOS 15.3.1, crashes immediately
  • Biometric and traditional login not working
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  • App crashes upon entering username and password
  • Continuously says session expired
  • Automatically logs out after login
  • App takes a long time to retrieve device ID and notification ID
  • Issue with selecting Bank Name of the recipient
  • Issues for setting up default device
  • OTP comes after five minutes on iOS, valid only for two minutes
  • Every login says new Device detected
  • EPF payment crashes the app on iPhone Xs on iOS 14.2
  • App won't open
  • Doesn't work after 2020 Sept 11 update
  • White texts on white background
  • Cannot see what is typed due to poor contrast
  • Creepy UI on dark theme, fonts not visible
  • Cannot login via iPhone X
  • App keeps spinning and loading forever on iOS
  • Titles and fields not rendered, buttons not displayed well on iOS
  • Cannot register
  • Password selection criteria not accepted
  • Shows weak password while creating account

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add email OTP/verification
  • Better international access support
  • Add payment of water service
  • Improve app performance for device ID retrieval
  • Update system for password changes from email
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  • Fix font visibility issues on iOS
  • Improve UI/UX for text visibility
  • Add 'please wait' indicator during login

In-app purchases

None

eSewa

No in-app purchases

None

connectIPS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eSewa free?
eSewa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is connectIPS free?
connectIPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eSewa or connectIPS?
eSewa is rated higher. eSewa averages 3.2 out of 5 from 527 ratings, while connectIPS averages 2.1 from 36 ratings.
Do eSewa or connectIPS have ads?
Neither eSewa nor connectIPS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eSewa or connectIPS?
eSewa ships an update fortnightly, and connectIPS every 5 weeks. Most recently, eSewa was updated on October 11, 2026 and connectIPS on October 7, 2026.

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