SalaamPay vs Asal Pay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SalaamPay
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SalaamPay is the official mobile banking and wallet app from Salaam Bank. Send money. Pay bills. Open or link a bank account. Manage cards. All from your phone. What you can do - Send money to any SalaamPay wallet, M-Pesa, Airtel, or MTN number - Send across Kenya and Uganda - Send straight to a bank account (Pesalink, RTGS, bank transfer) - Pay merchants by scanning a QR code or entering a merchant ID - Pay utility bills - Buy airtime and data bundles - Top up your wallet from a bank account or card - Withdraw cash to your bank account - Open a new Salaam Bank account or link an existing one - Request and manage Salaam Bank cards: physical or virtual - Browse Sharia-compliant savings and investment products Built for security - a Wallet PIN and Bank PIN used to access the app and confirm transactions - Face ID, Touch ID, or fingerprint sign-in - End-to-end encryption on every transaction - Save and share transaction receipts Built for customers of Salaam Bank in Kenya and Uganda.
Asal Pay
A secure mobile wallet for managing finances, fully owned and regulated by a licensed remittance company. It offers a straightforward way to handle your money on the go.
- Mobile wallet functionality
- Secure financial management
- Regulated by Central Bank of Somalia
- Owned by Asal Express
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Asal Pay is a mobile wallet product fully owned and managed by Asal Express which is a remittance company licensed and regulated by the Central Bank of Somalia.
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Verdict
SalaamPay and Asal Pay are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SalaamPay ships an update monthly, Asal Pay fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SalaamPay | Asal Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Salaam African Bank | Asal Express |
In-app purchases
SalaamPay
No in-app purchases
Asal Pay
No in-app purchases
