Barion vs Erste MobilePay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barion
Manage your finances and make secure online payments with this app. Track spending, save payment details for one-click purchases, and transfer money easily. It offers multilingual and multi-currency support, along with exclusive features for Hungary like parking and food ordering.
- Track spending
- One-click online payments
- Barion Pay balance top-up
- Free money transfers
- PIN/password/biometric protection
- Multilingual and multi-currency support
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Looking for a fast and secure solution for online payments and managing your finances? You’re in the right place. - Track your spending – All your transactions in one place. - Fast and secure online shopping – Save your card and pay with one click. - Barion Pay – Top up your Barion balance and shop without a bank card. - Free money transfers – Send and receive money using just an email address. - Maximum security – Complies with EU security standards, with PIN/password/biometric protection. - Multilingual and multi-currency support – Available in Hungarian, English, Czech, Slovak, and German, with HUF, EUR, USD, RON, PLN and CZK. - Exclusive features in Hungary: - Easy parking and highway vignette purchases within the app. - Order food from hundreds of restaurants in seconds. Barion – Payments and much more
Erste MobilePay
Easily pay for parking, bills via QR code, highway vignettes, and mobile top-ups. Manage loyalty cards and register HUF-based debit or credit cards for seamless transactions. The app offers a user-friendly and manageable experience for various payment needs.
- Mobile parking fee payment
- Bill payment with QR code scanning
- Highway vignette purchase
- Mobile top-up
- Loyalty card management
- Debit/credit card registration
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Using the Erste MobilePay application, you can easily pay for several services, after registering at least one HUF based debit or credit card. The Erste MobilePay is now more visible, manageable and UX friendly. To download the application is free, the card registration fee is 1 HUF. Functions: • Use your mobile to pay your parking fee • Payment of bills with scanning QR codes • Buying your highway vignettes • Mobile top-up • New function: Loyalty Cards To be able to use the Erste MobilePay service you do not need to complete any application form. Right after you download and register the application, you only need to do is to register a debit or credit card into the application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Barion at every 3 weeks against Erste MobilePay's every 2 months. Erste MobilePay's advantage is review sentiment (12% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Barion ships an update every 3 weeks, Erste MobilePay every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barion | Erste MobilePay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (33 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 11.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 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 | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Barion Payment Inc | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt. |
Customer experience
Barion
Erste MobilePay
In-app purchases
Barion
No in-app purchases
Erste MobilePay
No in-app purchases
