PrimeMobi vs Malipo Circles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PrimeMobi
Manage your bank accounts conveniently from your mobile device. Access services like balance inquiries, mini statements, utility payments, and money transfers. Sign up with your branch to start banking on the go.
- Balance enquiry
- Mini statements
- Utility payments
- Mpesa transfers
- Airtime top-ups
- Cheque enquiry
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Welcome to the Prime Bank Mobile Banking App. Our customers can enjoy banking at their fingertips, through mobile devices. Services includes balance enquiry, mini statements, statement on demand, utility payments, stop payments, cheque enquiry, Mpesa B2C, Mpesa C2B, PesaLink, mVisa, airtime top-ups, and much more. Sign-up with your Branch to avail this service.
Malipo Circles
Manage group savings and loan applications with ease. This financial tool simplifies Chama collections and loan approvals for friends. Handle your group's finances conveniently through a user-friendly interface.
- Group savings management
- Loan application and approval
- Chama collection handling
- Convenient financial management
- User-friendly interface
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Malipo a financial product tailored to handle the ever so varied needs of friends in groups. You can now manage you Chama collection, apply and approve loans at the convenience of a button.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Malipo Circles at every 5 weeks against PrimeMobi's every 3 months. PrimeMobi's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.3). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PrimeMobi against 5.0 for Malipo Circles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
PrimeMobi ships an update every 3 months, Malipo Circles every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PrimeMobi | Malipo Circles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PRIME BANK LTD | MALIPO CIRCLES LIMITED |
Customer experience
PrimeMobi
Malipo Circles
In-app purchases
PrimeMobi
No in-app purchases
Malipo Circles
No in-app purchases
