Barion vs Simple #MakeItEasy
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
Simple #MakeItEasy
Manage parking, buy e-vignettes, and purchase public transport tickets. Order food, pay for online purchases with QR codes, and access insurance services. Store loyalty cards and manage money orders.
- Parking payment and reservation
- E-vignette purchase
- Mobile transport tickets
- Food ordering and delivery
- Vehicle and phone insurance
- QR code payments
- Money order management
- Loyalty card storage
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You can use the new Simple app with your usual Simple account. When you log in to your account, you’ll find all the goods and products you bought with the old Simple (Classic) app: mobile tickets and passes, event tickets, vignettes, insurances you’ve taken out, and your purchase history. You can use the new Simple app regardless of your bank: you can easily save bank cards issued by any bank and use them to pay for the services available via the application. Services available in the renewed Simple app Parking – payment of parking fees for public areas and indoor spaces countrywide: - parking reservation and timing of expiry time, - multiple vehicle registration numbers can be saved, - warning on zone boundary, - location-based reminders. e-Vignette – purchase of Hungarian motorway vignettes: - for up to several vehicles, timing of the start of validity for weekly and monthly e-vignettes - electronic invoice available, - warning of the date of expiry of the vignette. Mobile ticket/BKK – buy public transport mobile tickets and passes countrywide: - BKK passes and weekly and daily tickets, normal and time-based tickets - Volánbusz intercity and local bus tickets and passes, - tickets and passes from many other local operators. Food ordering – order food with the app: - in nearly 800 cities and towns across the country, - from the full range of Falatozz.hu, - delivery even to multiple addresses. Vehicle assistance insurance (breakdown assistance): - in cooperation with the insurance provider Groupama, - for vehicles up to 15 years old. Device insurance for mobile phones: - in cooperation with the insurance provider Magyar Posta Biztosító - against theft and breakage, not just for new devices - with a monthly payment option. QR code payment – pay for your online SimplePay purchases quickly and easily using Simple app. Money orders – with new functions: - save money orders for later payment, - payment of partially filled money orders. Loyalty card: - save any barcode loyalty card in the app. OTP SZÉP card check balance service. OTP Health Fund – balance top-up. You can run Simple and Simple Classic applications on your device simultaneously. Our Customer Service is available 24/7 via the usual contact details!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Barion at none against Simple #MakeItEasy's shown. Barion also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Simple #MakeItEasy's advantage is ratings volume (541 vs 33) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Simple #MakeItEasy holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple #MakeItEasy has 541 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Barion's written reviews are positive against 13% of Simple #MakeItEasy's.
Barion ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple #MakeItEasy weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barion | Simple #MakeItEasy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (33 ratings) | 4.4 (541 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 12.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 541 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Barion Payment Inc | SimplePay Zrt. |
Customer experience
Barion
Simple #MakeItEasy
In-app purchases
Barion
No in-app purchases
Simple #MakeItEasy
No in-app purchases
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