Comparison

WOW Pay by Virtual Switch vs WU StudentPay

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

Head to head
About

WOW Pay by Virtual Switch

Features
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Wow cuts through the hassle, offering a unified platform for all your financial needs. Need to send money overseas to loved ones? Done. Looking for a reliable payment solution for your business? Wow have you covered

About

WU StudentPay

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WU StudentPay Payment rail Trusted by tens of thousand of business owners, WU StudentPay provides seamless and convenient payment solutions for diverse business scales in Africa, helping them grow profitably, confidently and efficiently. The WU StudentPay mobile Payment App aggregates exciting payment solutions in a place. It has successfully integrated the means to help you pay online by generating a code from your wallet to transact on POS or directly pay for Bills and Airtime within the App seamlessly The WU StudentPay mobile app helps you pay confidently and securely without a debit card, skip long queues at check out points and enjoy seamless transactions, all with just a code you generate from your bank app. With the WU StudentPay app, you can pay via POS, eCommerce websites and other card acceptance devices without your debit card. It takes less than 5mins to get onboard: 1. Download the WU StudentPay app. Onboard, 2. Fund your new wallet 3. Follow the prompt to generate a code, and; 4. Make seamless payment on POS or pay for Bills and Airtime.

Screenshots

WOW Pay by Virtual Switch3 screens
WU StudentPay4 screens

Verdict

The call

WOW Pay by Virtual Switch and WU StudentPay are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
WOW Pay by Virtual Switch versus WU StudentPay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWOW Pay by Virtual SwitchWU StudentPay
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better13.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size50 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVirtual Switch International LimitedBREEZEPAY LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

WOW Pay by Virtual Switch

No in-app purchases

None

WU StudentPay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WOW Pay by Virtual Switch free?
WOW Pay by Virtual Switch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WU StudentPay free?
WU StudentPay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WOW Pay by Virtual Switch or WU StudentPay have ads?
Neither WOW Pay by Virtual Switch nor WU StudentPay shows ads.

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