Comparison

MyCounty Pay vs Shimy

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

Shimy

This app connects you with real people nearby who are also open to meeting. Share a live selfie when you're out, and others can respond with their own. Chat opens if you both approve, with conversations lasting 24 hours.

Highlights
  • Real-time proximity matching
  • Live selfie verification
  • Expiring posts (3 hours)
  • Expiring chats (24 hours)
  • Identity verification
  • Mascot chat companion
Features
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no swiping. no stale profiles. no wondering if anyone's out there. see someone across the bar? now you can do something about it. if you're out, say so. posts last 3 hours. chats last 24. don't waste it. how it works - post a live selfie when you're out - see who's nearby and around right now - into someone? answer with your own selfie - they're into you too? chat opens. - make something happen before it's gone why it's different - camera-only. taken now, not two years ago - you only show up when you want to - everyone you see is actually near you - the feed is never stale. posts vanish in 3 hours - 24-hour chats. less talking, more meeting - identity verification required. catfish belong in the ocean. nothing happening yet? shimy's in your chats. always up. just be yourself*ie.

Screenshots

MyCounty Pay4 screens
Shimy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shimy at fortnightly against MyCounty Pay's every 6 weeks. 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, Shimy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MyCounty Pay versus Shimy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyCounty PayShimy
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB43 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSafaricom LimitedShimy, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

MyCounty Pay

No in-app purchases

None

Shimy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyCounty Pay free?
MyCounty Pay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shimy free?
Shimy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyCounty Pay or Shimy have ads?
Neither MyCounty Pay nor Shimy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyCounty Pay or Shimy?
MyCounty Pay ships an update every 6 weeks, and Shimy fortnightly. Most recently, MyCounty Pay was updated on November 3, 2026 and Shimy on November 5, 2026.

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