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7 Best Paytm alternatives

January 13, 2021 by Pramod Choudhary

When Paytm was a new application, it used to offer cashback on almost every recharge, bill payment, money transfer, etc. Now, you’ll get cashback only if you’re lucky. Although the Paytm website is up and running, the One97 has introduced a strange and time-wasting method of resetting the password and logging in to the website account. If you forget the password of your account, you’ll have to dial a phone number, and to log in to the Paytm website, you must download the Paytm app and scan a QR code.

To be honest, Paytm has now become a bloated app. It has features that you may never use. Although you can ignore these features, the size of the application has increased 2 folds from 25 to 30 MB to 56 MB. Because of these two and many other reasons, you might want to use a Paytm alternative app.

Table of contents:
  • Best apps like Paytm for Android and iOS
    • Amazon Pay
    • Google Pay
    • Freecharge
    • Mobikwik
    • BHIM – Making India Cashless
    • PhonePe
    • UPI apps launched by banks

Best apps like Paytm for Android and iOS

Amazon Pay

Amazon Pay

Amazon had launched its Pay service in 2016. It offers 50 to 100 INR cashback in the first week of every new month on all types of recharges. In addition to cashback, it also offers money-back deals that you can use to get cashback with popular third-party services. You can find the deals under the “Rewards” section of the application. This month, Amazon Pay has introduced the contactless payment service. Users can use this service in the Mi, Samsung, Lenovo, etc stores to make payments for the goods they purchase. They can use this Paytm alternative service to pay bills, recharge the phone, book tickets, etc. Amazon lets users create a UPI ID that can be used for making payments on the Amazon website or other third-party applications. The Pay service is baked into the Amazon Shopping application.

Android iOS

Google Pay

Google Pay

Google Pay is the most popular UPI app in India. It is a UPI only application. It doesn’t support credit cards and debit cards. To use GPay, you’ll have to link your bank account with it. Google Pay offers scratch cards to users when they send money, pay a bill, etc. When the users scratch the card by swiping on the screen, they earn a surprise cashback or nothing. Unlike other wallet apps that update the wallet balance, Google Pay transfers the cashback to the user’s bank account automatically.

Android iOS

Freecharge

Freecharge

Freecharge, owned by AXIS bank is a great alternative to Paytm. It introduces new cashback offers every week. Freecharge, during the lockdown, offered loans of up to 60000 Rs to select people. It lets users invest in mutual funds, purchase Gold, etc. It also offers good cashback on digital subscriptions. A few months back, the company was running a campaign in which it offered 40 to 50% cashback on Sony Liv premium subscription which is currently priced at Rs 999. Freecharge is owned by one of the largest banks in India. It is a reliable and secure application.

Android iOS

Mobikwik

Mobikwik

Mobikwik was once considered as the top competitor to Paytm. Now, the UPI powered applications and the likes of Google Pay, Amazon Pay, and Freecharge have decreased the popularity of Mobikwik. The firm has devised its own version of cashback called Supercash. How Supercash works? Well, if the Supercash worth 200 Rs is deposited to your mobile wallet account, you can only spend a part of the Supercash in one transaction. For example, you might be able to use only 10 Rs from Rs 200 Supercash.

Android iOS

BHIM – Making India Cashless

Bhim App

Bharat Interface for Money is a great application for users that are annoyed with the bloated Paytm app and are looking for a simple app to pay bills, send money, etc. BHIM is powered by UPI technology. Like other apps like Paytm I’ve shared here, BHIM rewards users with cashback. One of the most interesting features of BHIM is that you can see whether the details of the bank shared by a person are valid or not. Thereby, reducing the chances of sending payment to an incorrect account.

Android iOS

PhonePe

Phonepe

PhonePe is one of the best Paytm alternative apps to send or receive money online in India. It is powered by UPI technology and has over 100 million users. PhonePe is available for iPhone and Android OS. It has a wallet utility built-in where all cashback you’re rewarded with/or have earned are deposited. The app supports the “scan QR to pay” feature and is supported by various offline and online retailers. The PhonePe application was introduced by Flipkart. Unlike Freecharge, Amazon Pay, Mobikwik, you can use it only on mobile devices.

Android iOS

UPI apps launched by banks

UPI applications launched by large banks have made life tough for Paytm and similar apps. The banks offer cashback when the users use their application instead of Paytm like apps for completing the online/offline transactions. Last month, it was reported that transactions worth 1.3 trillion Rs took place over the UPI service. Setting up a Unified Payment Interface account is easy. You’ll have to link a phone number with a bank account. Once you do so, the UPI app will send a code to the bank and the bank will send a code back to the phone. The app processes both the codes and then it activates your UPI account.

Final thoughts: If you don’t like Paytm, try out one of the applications I’ve shared above. Should you install all applications? Frankly speaking, there’s no harm in installing and using all Paytm like apps. If you do so, you might earn more cashback.

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About the Author

Pramod Choudhary owns bestappsguru.com. He holds a Masters's degree in Computer Science. He is a mobile/web application developer and blogger. Write to Pramod, or connect with him on LinkedIn

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