PayFast vs Bob Pay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PayFast
Manage your finances digitally with this comprehensive payment app. Easily transfer money, shop online, and pay bills from one place. Track your spending with transaction history and insights, and enjoy 24/7 customer support.
- Digital money transfers
- Online shopping payments
- Bill payments
- Transaction history and insights
- QR code payments
- 24/7 customer support
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With the PayFast app, it’s time to go digital! Sign-up and make easy money transfers to your friends, shop online, or pay your bills! A full-stack payment suite in one app! How to top up? We offer you the convenience of topping up the way you want! Add your preferred bank account, credit & debit card, or wallet, and add your top-up amount! Money Transfer We’ve made payments social! Send or request payments to and from friends, family, or any of your contacts! We also allow you to add labels to your transactions! History & Insights Want to where your money goes? Want to budget better? Our transaction history and labels allow you to keep track of your money. Our insights feature turns your payment history into a chart! Bill Payments Make all of your bill payments anytime, anywhere! Pay for your phone bill, utilities, and healthcare using the PayFast app. Our partnership with 1Bill by 1Bill allows you to select your billing company and simply enter your Consumer Number to make your payment. QR Payments Your payments are a quick scan away! 24/7 Support Our team is available round-the-clock to answer your questions. We allow you to create support tickets so that we can quickly resolve any issues you may face. Tons of in-app features at your disposal!
Bob Pay
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Bob pay é uma plataforma de gerenciamento voltada para estabelecimentos comerciais, permitindo aos usuários monitorar e visualizar suas transações financeiras de forma centralizada. Embora não realize transações diretamente, a ferramenta oferece um ambiente seguro e organizado para acompanhar vendas, visualizar o status de pagamentos, e gerar relatórios financeiros. Ideal para comerciantes que buscam uma maneira eficiente de controlar suas operações financeiras sem a necessidade de processar pagamentos diretamente na plataforma.
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Verdict
PayFast and Bob Pay are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PayFast | Bob Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AVANZA PREMIER PAYMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Stalo Servicos de Tecnologia LTDA |
In-app purchases
PayFast
No in-app purchases
Bob Pay
No in-app purchases









