Comparison

MyCounty Pay vs CIO100

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 “Sema 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

CIO100

Features
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We’re gathering the most innovative minds from across all industries. Very simply it’s an audience of leading pan-African organisations at the C-Suite and Director level in 1 place for 3 days. Open to sharing, collaborating, innovating, ideating and most importantly connecting. Gain access to first-hand insights from the industry’s biggest names on what progress has been made and what opportunities lie ahead.

Screenshots

MyCounty Pay4 screens
CIO1003 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CIO100 at every 3 days against MyCounty Pay's every 6 weeks. CIO100 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyCounty Pay ships an update every 6 weeks, CIO100 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
MyCounty Pay versus CIO100: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyCounty PayCIO100
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB65 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSafaricom LimitedCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AFRICA LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

MyCounty Pay

No in-app purchases

None

CIO100

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyCounty Pay free?
MyCounty Pay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CIO100 free?
CIO100 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyCounty Pay or CIO100 have ads?
Neither MyCounty Pay nor CIO100 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyCounty Pay or CIO100?
MyCounty Pay ships an update every 6 weeks, and CIO100 every 3 days. Most recently, MyCounty Pay was updated on September 10, 2026 and CIO100 on September 20, 2026.

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