payCity vs Openserve Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
payCity
Manage traffic fines, renew vehicle licenses, and pay municipal bills. Purchase prepaid electricity, water, and gas conveniently and securely. The system offers simple navigation for easy account management.
- View and pay traffic fines
- Renew vehicle licenses online
- Settle municipal accounts
- Purchase prepaid utilities
- Secure card and EFT payments
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Introducing our new and improved payCity app. payCity is an easy-to-use online system that allows you to view and pay for your outstanding traffic fines, renew your vehicle licence online, settle your municipal accounts and purchase prepaid utilities. Features: • View and pay your traffic fines, warrants of arrests and summons for selected municipalities. • Renew your vehicle licence online. • View and pay your municipal bills. • Make prepaid purchases for electricity, water and gas. Simple and safe payments via Mastercard, Visa, Credit- and debit cards as well as Ozow EFT. We have simplified our app for easy and convenient navigation and would like to hear what you think of it. Download the app and let us know what you think of the new functionality and design.
Openserve Connect
This app provides a direct link to Openserve, South Africa's largest telecommunications infrastructure provider. It allows users to check broadband coverage, find ISPs and their deals, test network performance, and manage their fibre services. Users can also track orders, request upgrades, and troubleshoot connectivity issues.
- Check broadband coverage
- Find ISP details and deals
- Monitor network status and outages
- Test Wi-Fi speed and network line
- Manage fibre service orders
- Request line speed upgrades
- Troubleshoot connectivity issues
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Openserve is South Africa’s largest telecommunications infrastructure provider. As the leader in broadband connectivity, we are committed to keeping you connected. Access to information puts you in control of your connectivity needs. The Openserve Connect App is your gateway to information, updates, and self-service functionalities that put you in control. Our App lets you: - Check broadband coverage - Find ISPs details - Explore ISP deals - Find ISPs details - Explore Openserve broadband network services - Check network status for network outages - Test the network line - Wi-Fi Speed test - Information and troubleshooting guidelines - Learn about our broadband network - Place an order for fibre service with Openserve - Link services to your profile using ONT serial number or using your device camera to capture the serial number barcode - Request a line speed upgrade from your ISP - Track faults and orders that are associated with any of your linked service numbers - Search for an order and add it to your profile so you can easily track progress for new services - View and show interest in the best Fibre deals Not yet on the Openserve network? No problem. Download the app, check the coverage map to see broadband options available in your area, and get your home or business connected!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: payCity at 67% against Openserve Connect's 14%. payCity also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
payCity holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 63 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of payCity's written reviews are positive against 14% of Openserve Connect's.
payCity ships an update every 2 months, Openserve Connect monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | payCity | Openserve Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (75 ratings) — better | 3.8 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 13.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Syntell | Openserve (Pty) Ltd |
Customer experience
payCity
Openserve Connect
Bugs and requests
payCity
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Openserve Connect
Reported bugs
12 issues- App doesn't open or loads indefinitely
- App crashes when running line tests
- App crashes during registration/address entry
- App shows 'all good in the hood' when network is down
- App doesn't allow fault logging
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- App doesn't validate service numbers
- App doesn't show all screens on iPad
- App crashes after entering order number
- App freezes on login screen
- App shows blank pages for appointments/order tracking
- App jams the UI with open faults
- App doesn't update installation progress correctly
Requested features
22 requests- Ability to log faults directly
- Improved customer support accessibility
- Clearer installation and tracking information
- Better communication regarding service outages
- Fix app crashes during line tests
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- Ensure app accurately reflects network status
- Provide a way to contact human support
- Allow users to track orders more effectively
- Fix issues with prepaid bundle recharges
- Ensure sales agents are accurate with deals
- Resolve issues with lost prepaid voucher money
- Improve call centre organization and helpfulness
- Address slow internet speeds and disconnections
- Provide timely feedback on reported issues
- Fix app bugs after order number entry
- Streamline the registration process
- Ensure app accurately reflects installation progress
- Fix app crashes when running line tests
- Unjam UI when faults are logged
- Make app functional on iPads
- Provide a clear way to log faults
- Ensure app works with data when no internet
In-app purchases
payCity
No in-app purchases
Openserve Connect
No in-app purchases
