Comparison

EqualizerPay⁺ vs MicroVend

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

Head to head

Equalizer Energy

About

EqualizerPay⁺

Features

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EqualizerPay⁺ is payment platform mainly focused on utility management services (electricity, water, and gas), municipal account payments, money transfers, airtime, data, and other virtual products. Users with smart meters can conveniently view and manage consumption of energy through the app.

About

MicroVend

Features

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This app is an energy (Water,Gas and Electricity)-based management assistant that provides online payment and inquiry services such as STS prepaid vouchers and postpaid energy bills. It mainly serves residential users and for the residential users to bind their energy devices and pay for their energy prepaid and postpaid bills online and also view energy bills and energy consumption trends to meet the comprehensive and personalized energy service needs of residential users.

Screenshots

EqualizerPay⁺4 screens

MicroVend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: EqualizerPay⁺ at 12.0 against MicroVend's 15.0. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EqualizerPay⁺ ships an update every 2 months, MicroVend every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

EqualizerPay⁺ versus MicroVend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	EqualizerPay⁺	MicroVend
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 months — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	49 MB	41 MB
Age rating	17+	17+
Developer	EQUALIZER GROUP 74 (PTY) LTD	MICROVEND ELECTRONIC AND SMART CITY (PTY) LTD

In-app purchases

None

EqualizerPay⁺

No in-app purchases

None

MicroVend

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EqualizerPay⁺ free?

EqualizerPay⁺ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is MicroVend free?

MicroVend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do EqualizerPay⁺ or MicroVend have ads?

Neither EqualizerPay⁺ nor MicroVend shows ads.

Which is updated more often, EqualizerPay⁺ or MicroVend?

EqualizerPay⁺ ships an update every 2 months, and MicroVend every 3 months. Most recently, EqualizerPay⁺ was updated on September 17, 2026 and MicroVend on September 7, 2026.