Voola Pay vs Shoal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Voola Pay
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Voola is a modern bank which provides the customers with a progressive tool of personal banking. We’ve put in all our experience into creating the most convenient mobile app. Simple transfers, paying utility bills, a functional statement, and card settings which meant going to the bank office are now in your pocket!
Shoal
Grow your savings while supporting sustainable global projects. Track your positive environmental impact, like CO2 avoidance and clean water generation, alongside your financial growth. Contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goals with FSCS-protected savings pots.
- Earn returns on savings
- Support green and social projects
- Track CO2e avoidance
- Track clean water generated
- Contribute to UN SDGs
- FSCS protected savings
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Earn a great return on your savings as you help support a global portfolio of sustainable projects. Can you increase your savings as you help lower CO2? Shoal you can. - All in. 100% of your money helps support a global portfolio of green and social projects and companies². - Track your contribution. See the CO2e avoidance and clean water you help generate with your savings while growing your wealth². - Good for your wallet, good for the world. Contribute to a range of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals². All Savings Pots up to £85,000 are protected by FSCS³. - Shoal's mission Our mission is to empower people to achieve their financial goals while promoting environmental and social responsibility. — 1. Rates shown are indicative, latest rates are available in the Shoal App. Rates shown are annualised (AER). Returns on savings are repaid at the end of the savings term. 2. The impact of your savings is reflected in CO2 avoided or clean water generated, however these are benchmark statistics and do not guarantee that all products that your savings support directly contribute to the generation of clean water or reduction / avoidance of CO2 emissions. The Sustainable Finance portfolio against which your savings are referenced is provided by Standard Chartered Bank. Standard Chartered Bank is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA (FRN 114276) and the PRA. For more information on the wider portfolio of sustainable projects and companies your savings help to support and how your impact is measured, read our FAQs. 3. For more information on how we ensure that your funds are kept safe at all times, read our FAQs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Shoal at 2 against Voola Pay's —. Voola Pay's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price 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.
| Parameter | Voola Pay | Shoal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VOOLA DMCC | Algbra FS UK Limited |
In-app purchases
Voola Pay
No in-app purchases
Shoal
No in-app purchases








