payCity vs AirMobile
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.
AirMobile
Manage all your Afrihost products, including eSIMs, from one place. Top up data and airtime, update personal details, and track orders. Get help via chat or support tickets, and stay informed with network status updates and notifications.
- Manage all products including eSIMs
- Top up data and airtime
- View and update personal details
- Manage payments and view invoices
- Check network status
- Access help via chat and support tickets
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The AirMobile App by Afrihost gives you full control. Manage your products, top up, activate eSIMs, share data/airtime, earn rewards, check the network status and more from anywhere. Products ● All your products in one place — including eSIMs. ● Pin your most used products for easy access. ● Top up data and airtime directly from the homescreen. My Account ● View and update personal details. ● Manage payments, view invoices and settle your account. ● View and track orders. ● eRICA directly in the app. Network Status ● View the current status of our network. ● Subscribe to network notifications in your area. Get Help ● Chat via WhatsApp Help. ● Get answers on the Help Centre. ● View and submit Support Tickets. ● Submit a Call Me Back request. Notification Center ● Stay up to date with important messages, promotions and news.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AirMobile at 4.8 against payCity's 4.5. payCity's advantage is ratings volume (75 vs 18). On price, review sentiment, 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.
AirMobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of payCity's written reviews are positive against 63% of AirMobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
payCity ships an update every 2 months, AirMobile every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | payCity | AirMobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (75 ratings) | 4.8 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Syntell | Afrihost |
Customer experience
payCity
AirMobile
In-app purchases
payCity
No in-app purchases
AirMobile
No in-app purchases
