CBE Connect vs BirrOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CBE Connect
A secure digital wallet for cross-border payments, simplifying everyday financial transactions. Manage ETB and USD, send money home, and control your finances with ease. Designed for individuals and diaspora users.
- Cross-border payments
- Digital wallet
- ETB and USD support
- Money management
- Secure transactions
- Diaspora user support
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A trusted and easy-to-use cross border payment digital wallet designed to make everyday financial transactions simple, fast, and secure. With support for ETB and USD, CBE Connect empowers individuals and Diaspora users to manage money seamlessly in one app. Whether you’re sending money home, or managing multiple wallets, CBE Connect gives you full control of your finances with just a few taps.
BirrOS
This app provides a comprehensive decentralized finance ecosystem for the Birr blockchain. It offers secure wallet functionalities, a decentralized exchange, cross-chain bridging, and liquidity pool management. Users can also make contactless payments and manage their digital identity.
- Secure wallet for BRC, BRX, WBRC tokens
- Decentralized exchange (DEX) for instant swaps
- Cross-chain asset transfers
- Liquidity pool provision and rewards
- NFC contactless crypto payments
- Biometric security (Face ID/Touch ID)
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BirrNetwork — a non‑custodial Web3 super app for BRDPoSChain: your self‑custody wallet, digital identity, and social network in one place. SELF‑CUSTODY WALLET • Securely store, send, and receive BRC and BRX tokens • Your keys, your crypto — you alone control your assets; private keys never leave your device • Face ID / Touch ID biometric protection • QR scanning and NFC identity sharing for fast, contactless interactions BIRRID — YOUR DIGITAL IDENTITY • Verified BirrID identity NFT with in‑app KYC (government ID + liveness selfie) • No anonymous accounts — every profile is identity‑verified BIRRCONNECT — SOCIAL • Posts, stories, and messaging • Voice and video calls with your contacts • Report and Block controls on all user content • Granular notification settings — choose what you're notified about MARKET — LIVE PRICES (INFORMATIONAL ONLY) • View live prices, 24‑hour changes, and charts for top cryptocurrencies • Read‑only reference data from a public market‑data provider — no trading, buying, selling, or exchange of any kind MORE • Token staking with real‑time rewards • Multiplayer games and trivia • Zero gas‑fee transfers on BRDPoSChain SECURITY BirrNetwork is fully non‑custodial. You hold your own keys and funds at all times, and every sensitive action is protected by biometric authentication. BirrNetwork does not operate an exchange and does not custody, hold, route, or match user funds or orders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BirrOS at 5.0 against CBE Connect's 3.2. CBE Connect's advantage is ratings volume (113 vs 2). 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.
BirrOS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CBE Connect has 113 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CBE Connect ships an update fortnightly, BirrOS every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CBE Connect | BirrOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (113 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Commercial Bank of Ethiopia | Ermiyas Asfaw |
Customer experience
CBE Connect
BirrOS
In-app purchases
CBE Connect
No in-app purchases
BirrOS
No in-app purchases







