Comparison

Savabuy vs pola.lk

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

Head to head
About

Savabuy

This app assists users with international shopping and parcel delivery. It manages overseas inventory and helps customers purchase goods from abroad.

Highlights
  • Overseas warehouse management
  • Inventory reservation
  • International parcel transport
  • Goods purchasing assistance
Features
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Savabuy builds its own overseas warehouses ; Reserves relevant inventory according to the preferences of customers; Helps customers transport international parcels; Helps customers purchase goods;

About

pola.lk

This app is a leading online marketplace for buying and selling a wide variety of items, from vehicles and real estate to electronics and jobs. It offers a user-friendly interface for quick ad posting, fast approvals, and performance tracking, making it easy to find or sell anything online.

Highlights
  • Buy and sell cars, houses, and apartments
  • Trade furniture, electronics, and baby items
  • Search for jobs locally and overseas
  • Post ads in under 2 minutes
  • Track ad performance and analytics
  • Promote ads for increased visibility
Features
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pola.lk is the fastest growing marketplace in Sri Lanka for buying and selling any of your items for free. Download the number one growing classified app in the Sri Lanka to buy, sell, and find anything online. With the pola.lk app you can: • Buy or sell used and new cars • Buy or sell houses, land or rent a room/apartment/villa in any neighborhood in the Sri Lanka. • Buy and sell furniture, home appliances, electronics, mobile phones, and even baby items. • Sell furniture & electronics directly through your phone. • Search for jobs in Sri Lanka and in overseas Here’s why the pola.lk is so popular: - No posting fee or no ad limits what so ever - No third party ads like google ads etc. - Wide selection across 100+ various categories - Great in-app experience with attractive and easy user interface - Post your ads in just 2 mins - Fast ad approvals in within max 4 business hours - Track your ad performance and analytics for free - Earn money by selling new/used items - Smart search and filters for easy browsing With the pola.lk app you can: • Browse thousands of local ads in Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Kurunegala, and across Sri Lanka • Search by category, location and keywords to find just what you're looking for • Save your favorite ads • Promote ads by using Spotlight, Featured and Urgent promotions • Track your payments and receipts for the paid promotions • Find all categories seamlessly combined on one platform • Post ads fast and for free, from your fingertips • Manage all your ads in one place • Boost your ads as featured/spotlight or urgent to get more views and leads

Screenshots

Savabuy4 screens
pola.lk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: pola.lk at 100% against Savabuy's 25%. pola.lk also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). Savabuy's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

pola.lk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Savabuy has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Savabuy's written reviews are positive against 100% of pola.lk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Savabuy ships an update every 3 weeks, pola.lk fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Savabuy versus pola.lk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSavabuypola.lk
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (17 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSavabuy E-trading Co.,LtdBinary Digital Labs (Private) Limited

Customer experience

Savabuy

All ratings14 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral21.4%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

pola.lk

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Savabuy

No in-app purchases

None

pola.lk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Savabuy free?
Savabuy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is pola.lk free?
pola.lk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Savabuy or pola.lk?
pola.lk is rated higher. Savabuy averages 3.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while pola.lk averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Savabuy or pola.lk have ads?
Neither Savabuy nor pola.lk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Savabuy or pola.lk?
Savabuy ships an update every 3 weeks, and pola.lk fortnightly. Most recently, Savabuy was updated on October 24, 2026 and pola.lk on October 18, 2026.

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