Comparison

HOLD vs useKaze

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

Head to head
About

HOLD

This app allows you to get paid from anywhere, split expenses with friends in group chats, and manage your money with an AI assistant. It also offers features for travel, saving, and investing in cryptocurrencies.

Highlights
  • Receive payments globally
  • Split expenses in group chats
  • AI money assistant for planning
  • Book travel and hotels
  • Save and invest in crypto
  • Self-custodial security
Features
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HOLD: money, finally social. Get paid from anywhere, pay friends like you text, and let Hi, your money assistant, plan your next trip. One app, and only you hold your money. GET PAID FROM ANYWHERE • Your own USD, EUR and GBP account numbers, and more currencies • Get paid by clients, employers and platforms worldwide • Share your @username, not long addresses or SWIFT codes YOUR GROUP CHAT, NOW WITH MONEY • Chat 1:1 or in groups and pay right in the conversation • Split trips, dinners and rent. HOLD tracks who owes what • Settle up in one tap JUST ASK HI • Your AI money assistant, right in your chats • Ask for a hotel near an event and book it without leaving the chat • Hi keeps to your budget TRAVEL MORE, PAY LESS • eSIMs for your next trip, from $13 • Hotels worldwide, paid from your balance • Earn HiPoints as you go SAVE AND INVEST • Keep your earnings in dollars, safe from local inflation • Buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and more • Convert between currencies in one tap SECURITY • Self-custodial: your recovery phrase never leaves your device • Passkey and Face ID login, no passwords to leak • BIP-39 compatible: if you ever leave, you take everything with you WHO IT'S FOR Freelancers, remote workers, creators, travellers and friends who share expenses. Anyone whose paycheck lives in one currency and whose life lives in another. WHAT WE WILL NEVER DO • Block you based on your country • Sell your data • Hide fees in the exchange rate HOLD is a tool. Your money is yours. Create your account in 30 seconds with your email and a passkey. hello@hihodl.xyz · hihodl.xyz

About

useKaze

Features
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We’re building an innovative location-based platform that transforms how people discover, interact with, and transact with nearby services in real time, making it effortless to find what you need exactly when and where you need it, while seamlessly bridging discovery with action.

Screenshots

HOLD4 screens
useKaze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: useKaze at every 4 days against HOLD's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HOLD ships an update monthly, useKaze every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
HOLD versus useKaze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHOLDuseKaze
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB108 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHIHODL Technologies OURanda MS Ltd

In-app purchases

None

HOLD

No in-app purchases

None

useKaze

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HOLD free?
HOLD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is useKaze free?
useKaze is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HOLD or useKaze have ads?
Neither HOLD nor useKaze shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HOLD or useKaze?
HOLD ships an update monthly, and useKaze every 4 days. Most recently, HOLD was updated on October 30, 2026 and useKaze on November 13, 2026.

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