GP STAR vs NID Wallet BD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GP STAR
Access exclusive privileges and manage your Grameenphone services. This app allows STAR customers to perform online recharges, register for events, book appointments, and receive important communications.
- Online recharge
- Event registration
- Appointment booking
- Push communications
- Exclusive privileges
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Step into a world of special privileges from Grameenphone! STAR App is an exclusive application designed for Grameenphone customers only. Through this app Grameenphone STAR customers will able to carry out important activities such as Do online recharge , Register for upcoming events, Book appointments in GPC, Get push communications and many more through their Smartphones. Our STAR Subscriber program is designed to recognize and appreciate you as our valuable customer. You can be member of the program based on certain usage and network age criteria. The program has already introduced a series of privileges and is continuously active to fulfill your expectations.
NID Wallet BD
Access your National Identity Card (NID) services securely on your mobile device. This app provides an extra layer of security for your account by requiring facial verification through your phone's camera.
- Identity Verification
- Facial Scan Security
- NID Service Access
- QR Code Scanning
- Account Claiming
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NID Wallet BD is a multi-purpose application developed under Bangladesh Election Commission. The goal of this application is to make sure the NID-related services are easily available on your phone. Current features: - Identity Verification: This feature adds one more layer of security to make sure that no one but you can claim your account from the Bangladesh Election Commission website. In addition to your personal details and verification code, you'll need to use this app to scan your face to verify your identity while claiming your account. Prerequisite: *Phone must have a camera to scan the QR code *Phone must have TrueDepth camera support to scan face *Internet Connectivity Important announcement: To protect your data, we have implemented advanced face detection technology using TrueDepth camera support. Before initiating the face scan, please check if the device model supports the TrueDepth camera. While scanning your face, please follow the on screen instructions. We're always excited to hear from you! If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at: nidwallet-support@nidw.gov.bd
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NID Wallet BD at 59% against GP STAR's 17%. NID Wallet BD also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 17). GP STAR's advantage is iOS requirement (6.1 vs 13.0). 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.
NID Wallet BD holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NID Wallet BD has 1.9K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of GP STAR's written reviews are positive against 59% of NID Wallet BD's.
GP STAR ships an update every 5 weeks, NID Wallet BD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GP STAR | NID Wallet BD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (17 ratings) | 4.1 (1.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 59.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 1.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grameenphone Limited | Bangladesh Election Commission |
Customer experience
GP STAR
NID Wallet BD
Bugs and requests
GP STAR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NID Wallet BD
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to complete verification process
- App not recognizing user's face
- Inconsistent performance across devices
- Crashes on launch or during use
Requested features
4 requests- Improve face recognition accuracy
- Add support for more device types
- Provide clear instructions for QR code usage
- Implement dark mode option
In-app purchases
GP STAR
No in-app purchases
NID Wallet BD
No in-app purchases
