Comparison

MyCounty Pay vs Mi Vida

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

Head to head
About

MyCounty Pay

Features
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MyCounty App provides an all-in-one experience for users (county citizens and businesses) when it comes to consumption of county services across all 47 Kenyan counties. 1. Standardized Experience: Through MyCounty app channel as a single point of entry, users will have access to their resident county features such as paying for county services including but not limited to parking, single business permits, land rates and market cess fees among others. 2. Universal Payment of Services: Users shall be able to pay for different county services universally with their mode of preference starting with Mobile Money (M-PESA, Airtel Money, T-Kash), Visa and Mastercard among others. This gives users the power and choice when it comes to making payments for services offered. 3. Access to Non-Revenue Services: The users will also have access to non-revenue services such as how to reach County emergency services including fire, police and ambulance, frequently asked questions, latest news, and the respective Governors messages. 4. Users Engage Governors: In addition, users will also be able to engage their respective counties through β€œSema na Governor” feature which simply means speak to the governors and gives a chatbot feature where users can engage their county leadership on various matters. 5. Users Dashboard for County Services: Users shall have a user dashboard that allows them to have a single view of all their county services. This dashboard will consolidate data across the various counties that the user consumers services and show this in a single dashboard view. 6. Integrations with Backend: The app is integrated to the existing respective County government Backoffice Revenue Management System (RMS) Providers that host all the business logic for processing the user requests. My County therefore will have integrations to the various back-office/backend RMS systems, all connecting to through Safaricom’s Middleway called Government Digital Experience Layer.

About

Mi Vida

Features
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Conveniently manage your property at Mi Vida with our new app.

Screenshots

MyCounty Pay4 screens
Mi Vida4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mi Vida at every 2 weeks against MyCounty Pay's every 6 weeks. MyCounty Pay's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyCounty Pay ships an update every 6 weeks, Mi Vida every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
MyCounty Pay versus Mi Vida: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyCounty PayMi Vida
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size60 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSafaricom LimitedMi Vida Thika Road Limited

In-app purchases

None

MyCounty Pay

No in-app purchases

None

Mi Vida

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyCounty Pay free?
MyCounty Pay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mi Vida free?
Mi Vida is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyCounty Pay or Mi Vida have ads?
Neither MyCounty Pay nor Mi Vida shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyCounty Pay or Mi Vida?
MyCounty Pay ships an update every 6 weeks, and Mi Vida every 2 weeks. Most recently, MyCounty Pay was updated on September 10, 2026 and Mi Vida on September 15, 2026.

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