Comparison

PayLife vs complete Control

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PayLife

Manage your credit card services securely and conveniently. Features include quick registration, secure payment authorization, online billing, and card management tools. Access exclusive benefits for specific cardholders.

Highlights
  • Secure login with app code or biometrics
  • 3D Secure registration and payment authorization
  • Online card statements and transaction overview
  • Card blocking and PIN display
  • GeoControl and currency exchange information
  • Exclusive features for PayLife Black users
Features
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Mit der PayLife App erhalten Sie einfachen und sicheren Zugang zu Ihren Kreditkartenservices – für den Login genügt der 5-stelliger App Code oder die Fingerabdruck- bzw. Gesichtserkennungs-Funktion Ihres Mobilgerätes. Schnelle Registrierung: - Einmalig mit Kundennummer und Passwort registrieren - Festlegung persönlicher Anmeldedaten: App Code + Biometrie Umfangreiche Funktionen - 3D Secure Registrierung und sichere Zahlungsfreigabe - Online-Kartenabrechnung und Umsatzübersicht - Nachrichten im PayLife Postfach und Änderungen persönlicher Daten - Verwaltung von 3D Secure und Kartensperrungen - Kartenbestellungen, PIN-Code Anzeigen und GeoControl - Einstellungen für Online-Zahlungen und Info-SMS - Wechselkursinformationen für maximale Kontrolle Besonders für PayLife Black-Nutzer - Zugriff zum Umsatzcounter für den Black Bonusflight Sicherheitsmerkmale - Funktioniert nicht auf „Rooted Devices“ Entdecken Sie die bequeme und sichere Verwaltung Ihrer Kreditkarte mit der PayLife App. Weitere Infos zur Einrichtung unter: http://www.paylife.at/myapp

About

complete Control

Manage your credit card accounts securely and conveniently. Confirm online payments with biometric authentication, receive real-time transaction notifications, and access self-service options for account management. Stay informed about your spending and explore exclusive offers.

Highlights
  • Biometric payment confirmation
  • Real-time transaction alerts
  • Online account management
  • Transaction history overview
  • Exclusive partner offers
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• Online Payments: Confirm your online payments easy and secure just with your fingerprint or Face ID. • Real Time notifications: After each card usage, you will immediately get a push notification with all the transaction details – you always stay in control. • Self Service: Would you like to update your details, receive your account statements by e-mail, change your Secure Code, or register a new phone number for receiving mobileTANs? You can manage all these services and many more at any time in the complete Control Self Service area. • Transaction inquiries: Do you want to keep an eye on your spending? complete Control provides you an overview of all your cards and transactions at any time, from anywhere. • complete World: The complete World offers you not only tried-and-tested products at the card complete special price, but also numerous exclusive offers from our partners in the hotel, culture and lifestyle sectors, as well as lots of new and interesting things.

Screenshots

PayLife4 screens
complete Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PayLife at every 3 weeks against complete Control's every 4 months. PayLife also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). complete Control's advantage is ratings volume (164 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PayLife holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: complete Control has 164 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of PayLife's written reviews are positive against 22% of complete Control's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PayLife ships an update every 3 weeks, complete Control every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PayLife versus complete Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPayLifecomplete Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (164 ratings)
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings3164 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size293 MB202 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developereasybank AGcard complete Service Bank AG

Customer experience

PayLife

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%

complete Control

All ratings164 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

PayLife

No in-app purchases

None

complete Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PayLife free?
PayLife is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is complete Control free?
complete Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PayLife or complete Control?
PayLife is rated higher. PayLife averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while complete Control averages 4.7 from 164 ratings.
Do PayLife or complete Control have ads?
Neither PayLife nor complete Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PayLife or complete Control?
PayLife ships an update every 3 weeks, and complete Control every 4 months. Most recently, PayLife was updated on August 4, 2026 and complete Control on September 21, 2026.

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