Cool Data vs Excarda
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cool Data
Purchase affordable data, airtime, electricity tokens, and TV subscriptions. Earn commissions by acting as an agent or by referring friends who use the platform.
- Purchase low-cost data subscriptions
- Buy airtime for all networks
- Subscribe to electricity tokens
- Pay for TV cable services
- Earn commissions as an agent
- Refer friends and earn
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CoolData is the best platform for purchasing low-cost data subscriptions, airtime, electricity tokens, Education pins, and TV cables (GOTV, DSTV, STARTIMES) As our agents, you buy 1GB for as little as 275 naira and make big commissions per transaction. You can also refer your friends to CoolData and earn on all their transactions CoolData is available for all services. Buy Airtime: Get fast airtime for all networks including MTN, GLO, 9MOBILE, AIRTEL, and more. Buy power: Subscribe to your meter, purchase an electricity token. AEDC, IBEDC, and KAEDCO etc Buy Cheap Data: Cheap data subscriptions available for all networks Buy Cable TV Subscriptions: Subscribe to your GOTV, DSTV, and STARTIMES with fast connections
Excarda
Easily exchange popular gift cards for Naira. This secure platform offers a straightforward way for users in Nigeria to convert their gift cards into local currency.
- Sell gift cards for Naira
- Secure exchange process
- Simple user experience
- Designed for Nigerian users
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Excarda lets you turn popular gift cards into Naira with a simple, secure experience designed for users in Nigeria.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Excarda at 86% against Cool Data's 0%. Excarda also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Excarda holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Excarda has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Cool Data's written reviews are positive against 86% of Excarda's.
Cool Data ships an update every 2 months, Excarda every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cool Data | Excarda |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 86.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Holladata Nigeria Limited | 攀 杨 |
Customer experience
Cool Data
Excarda
In-app purchases
Cool Data
No in-app purchases
Excarda
No in-app purchases
