NINAuth vs Premiumsub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NINAuth
Securely verify, manage, and protect your digital identity using your National Identity Number. This app offers a user-friendly and seamless experience for on-the-go identity management.
- Digital identity verification
- Identity management
- Secure identity protection
- National Identity Number integration
- User-friendly interface
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NINAuth is your official digital companion for verifying, managing, and protecting your identity with ease. Designed to work with your National Identity Number (NIN), NINAuth provides a seamless, secure, and user-friendly way to handle digital identification on the go.
Premiumsub
Manage your mobile services and pay utility bills effortlessly. Top up airtime, purchase data bundles, and settle electricity and cable bills quickly and easily.
- Seamless mobile recharge
- Flexible data options
- Effortless utility bill payments
- Electricity bill payment
- Cable bill payment
- Instant top-ups
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Premiumsub: Redefining Mobile Convenience on iOS Streamline your mobile management with Premiumsub, the ultimate iOS app designed for simplicity and efficiency. Here’s how Premiumsub transforms your mobile experience: Stay Connected Without Interruption Seamless Mobile Recharge: Top up your phone instantly and stay connected to the people and services that matter. Flexible Data Options: Boost your data to keep streaming, browsing, and staying online anytime, anywhere. Simplify Your Bill Utilities Effortless Transactions: Purchase your electricity, cable, and other utility bills with just a few taps, saving you time and hassle. Experience the Premiumsub Advantage Premiumsub is your partner in convenience, ensuring you never run out of airtime or miss a payment deadline. Download the app today from the App Store and take control of your mobile lifestyle like never before!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NINAuth at 57% against Premiumsub's 0%. NINAuth also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (5.5K vs 1). 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.
NINAuth holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NINAuth has 5.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of NINAuth's written reviews are positive against 0% of Premiumsub's.
NINAuth ships an update every 3 weeks, Premiumsub every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NINAuth | Premiumsub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.5K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Identity Management Commission | Shin dev technology limited |
Customer experience
NINAuth
Premiumsub
Bugs and requests
NINAuth
Reported bugs
57 issues- Cannot download front and back of ID
- Verification complete but unable to create PIN
- Cannot take a selfie
- Face verification fails
- Unable to create PIN
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- Cannot link or delink phone number
- Old phone number not reflected after removal
- Names arranged wrong, cannot correct
- Verification is very difficult
- Facial authentication kept failing
- Cannot delink unauthorized number
- Cannot link a new number
- Face verification not working for months
- Cannot sign up for months
- Photo verification and lighting error message
- Cannot upload supporting documents to verify address
- Email confirmation code not sent
- App stops responding during sign up
- Facial recognition not working
- Cannot log in most times
- Cannot update phone number
- Phone number OTPs not being sent
- Address update not reflected
- Trust index cannot be updated
- Link ID option missing
- App goes straight to face verification which never works
- Login recognition fails after first use
- Forgot password using facial recognition fails
- Face verification error: 'NO ENROLLED USER FOUND'
- App requests well-lit room even in daylight
- Selfie capture not working
- App shows only NIN, no other options
- Cannot get past picture phase
- App not responding
- Signing up does not work
- Authentication does not get past error
- App malfunction
- New application is malfunction
- Virtual NIN not available
- Cannot use it and verify anything
- PIN creation fails
- Unable to update details
- Tax ID info no longer available
- Slip download no longer available
- Phone number starting with 0702 not recognized
- App has syntax errors
- App is a complete mess
- App is not working
- App is very rubbish
- App is not functional
- App is buggy
- App is not responding
- Signing up does not work
- App was created to be downloaded but not used
- Cannot upload supporting documents
- Email confirmation not sent
- Clueless developer
Requested features
10 requests- Allow users to update their details
- Make services available when needed
- Allow adding international phone numbers
- Option to correct names
- Add option to download E-ID card
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- Incorporate all NIMC services into one application
- Option to link address
- Option to add phone numbers
- Virtual NIN card functionality
- Provision for virtual NIN
Premiumsub
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NINAuth
No in-app purchases
Premiumsub
No in-app purchases
