PayPal

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What is PayPal

PayPal mobile allows users to control their accounts with an Android smartphone. The app functions much like the regular PayPal website. Therefore, users can expect to send and receive money with ease. They can access transaction history, withdraw money to a bank account, and use their balance to shop online. Managing a PayPal account has never been easier, and the app continues to receive improvements with regular updates.

Upon launching PayPal mobile, users are presented with their account balance. The welcome page lists recent transactions and other pertinent information. Various tabs and buttons allow users to send or receive money in seconds. Within the app, deals and coupons for dozens of online retailers are available, too. Links from those deals will take users straight to the appropriate website where they can checkout with PayPal.

The PayPal app succeeds more often than it fails. Perhaps the only shortcoming of the app involves its transaction history. Unfortunately, sorting through all of this information on mobile often feels tedious and unintuitive. That's in stark contrast to the rest of the app where everything runs smoothly and doesn't suffer from poor design choices. Users receive a stable and fast app that doesn't crash too often or lock up without warning.

As a mobile wallet, PayPal works well and outshines the competition in many ways. Millions of people already depend upon PayPal for online transactions. Anyone that's used the desktop version of PayPal will feel right at home here. In the end, the PayPal app is easy to navigate and gets the job done.

Pros

• All of PayPal's features available in the app
• Sending, receiving, or withdrawing money occurs in seconds
• App is designed well and the user interface is intuitive

Cons

• Detailed transaction history can be difficult to navigate