On Top Up Reviews 3,544

TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. However, many consumers express concerns regarding payments and refunds. A significant number of people report unexpected charges, leading to feelings of frustration. Several customers mention difficulty in getting refunds. The consumers also highlight issues with contacting customer service. While some reviewers appreciate the user experience, there is a lack of consensus regarding the service provided. Some customers report that the top-up was not applied to their phone, or that the voucher code didn't work. Others describe the process as complicated and slow. People also report concerns about certain business practices.

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Bought a single time top up, and then a month later another charge was taken from my account, and I found I couldn't access my account as it didn't recognise my email address which raised alarm bell... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

My daughter bought me a months data when visiting the UK in the beginning of August after paying the initial payment of 23.78 with my UK bank card approx five days later they took another 49 p... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Did one top up when visiting family in UK and since then they continually took money from my account. I never clicked an auto renewal option.& not even sure I can add the top ups they subsequently too... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Most terrible service ever!!!! Last month bought a £10 top up on my sons phone was charged £11.89. Said it would automatically top up the number never did so when I went on the website for the voucher... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ontopup is a complete rip-off. I used their site once to top up my son’s phone — and since then, they’ve taken 4 payments without my consent! I don’t even use that number anymore. No way to cancel, n... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Will not top up my phone when £28 75 was taken from my bank account. Then you have to go through so much just to get a lot of nonsense from whyoever you are talking to.Why do you not just put the mone... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM. DO NOT USE THIS SITE. I topped up once using this service but in addition to never recieving the original top up, they then proceeded to set up recurring payments for £47.56. SCAM, SCAM, SCA... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

be ware this company not part of vodafone like they claim has they took 2 lots of money now from my account and i havent had the top up money added to my phone donot use the company

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Beware. This business is holding itself out as an agency of EE using the EE logo to attract customers. Once paid over, they do not credit the account despite holding out that the payment you make will... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling company using scam tactics. I topped up my son’s phone only once using Ontopup believing they were affiliated with giffgaff, as they were using the giffgaff logo, and 8 months later have dis... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOY USE THIS COMPANY I did a one time top up and 4 weeks later they took money from my account without my permission or knowledge as a subscription ,I demanded a refund but got an email telling me... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

- ontopup.com This company is a bunch of scammers They advertising on the top of Google Listing and pretend to TESCO I topped with £20 and they added £ 3. .There is no mention of listing... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM COMPANY Accidently used this fraudulent outfit when trying to top up an O2 sim. No email or activation code and product not actually suitable for what I needed. As funds didnt get credited I c... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They have been taking £11.89 from my bank account and making you believe its paying EE sim card. I called EE and they have never received any payments from them. I have asked for 3 months payments ret... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have just looked through my Bank statements and can see that there are payments out to ontopup each month! I have not signed up for this and have absolutely no idea why they have been taking them.... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not use , i accidentally pressed Vodafone instead of ee and phoned them to tell them my issue, no help just told me I could use only with Vodafone. Will definitely not be using again .

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam Alert: Avoid Ontopup at All Costs!⚠️ I regret using Ontopup—it's a complete scam! They deducted money from my card but never credited my phone. After checking online, I found dozens... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fraudulent and deceptive. Illegally deducting money from my account every month month. I never signed up for recurring payments Now making me jump through hoops I’ve emailed them seve... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dirty thieving tossers. Yes that's exactly what you are. Just been on the phone talking to fraud department from my bank. Had to cancel my card on their recommendation because I couldn't use it to... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I believed I was purchasing a one-time top-up, Im fairly tech and web savvy but I certainly didn't notice any repeat order agreements. 9 months later I have found that a repeat payment has been ta... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stay well away from ONTOPUP.COM they are just a scam, they dont top up your phone and automatically repeat topup payments, when contacted they say you recieve a voucher but no voucher arrives, when yo... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I topped up once and they continued to take payment every month, after contacting customer support, I was advised that I had activated the auto top up feature, absolutely not true. They have adv... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bought a top up through these by accident instead of landing on giffgaffs site I landed on onto up and top up with my mobile number and email. After realising this was a third party broker I calle... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I purchased an online top up for my mum on the 13th August 2025 as she’s not very technically minded. Today they taken another £10 top up from me (£11.89) without permission or me signing up to... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am disgusted how this company fools people into making money. It looks like an official EE web site,you don’t stop with the initial money you have taken, but take money each month from peoples acco... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never knew signing up to a subscription took money out my account after a top up for my 82 year old dad. Just by accident I found this new subscription contracted bank to cancel it's a scam in the fin... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Update 1- have been contacted by ontopup to reiterate they will not give me a refund! Original post - I mistakenly bought a voucher from ontopup thinking I was buying from EE website. Was needing... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I purchased a one off top up in March and have noticed today money has gone out every month since. I did not set this up and have tried to get this cancelled but unsure it if has been done as it is s... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE their services. I've used them once and now I was paying them monthly. I never enroll for a subscription. Shady company and subhumans.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My sister is quite a bit older than me and isn’t very confident about putting money on her mobile phone so I offered to do it for her. I put £10 on using On Top Up but the money never went on the phon... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have a Tesco mobile phone contract and decided to also get a PAYG SIM from them,so when I'm off work other phone is not used. Went to Tesco top-up site Bought top-up then received an email... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give zero stars I would as this is not the first I've had problems, this time I've paid for a top up been sent voucher pin and when I've redeemed with network no credit has come through and... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Misleading Service – £20 Top-Up Turned Into a Bundle I Never Ordered I purchased a £20 Vodafone top-up on 18 August 2025 at 12:16 AM through OnTopUp. At the time of purchase, my balance w... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE THIS SITE. Accidentally used on top up for a £50 top up thinking I was using a proper provider. Just seen that they billed me for £59.45! No where was a commission mentioned at any point... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam company!!! Avoid at any cost! They give you a voucher ones and then they start pulling unusual and repeated payments out of your account, basically stealing many from you. AVOID!!!!

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I mistakenly clicked on ONTOPUP I am with giffgaff and generally pay £8 on a rolling monthly system. On this instance I needed to pay in £10 so I could make an urgent phone call. ONTOPUP charged me... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Extremely complicated and slow. I assumed that this was the top up for my provider. It was extremely complicated and annoying. I won't use this site again AND they charged me extra. Avoid

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give this scam site ZERO stars, I would. Absolute crooks. They didn’t even send me the code straight away I had to call them just to get what I paid for. Only after I chased did they email... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Firstly I paid for a topup on a thursday and they didn't credit the phone until after a phone call on the following monday. Second they charged £18. for a topup that costs £10 direct with vodafo... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We were referred to them by a Customer Rep of EE (another dreadful company) to pay a bill for mobile use and all they did was take our money and DID NOT PAY EE

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Completely misleading dishonest company. They are using the EE logo to pretend they are that company. Do not get scammed

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Topped up my sons account, money taken but top up is not working.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
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Complicated website, stay away please look like scum

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give a zero I would have done Thought I was buying a top up voucher from THREE - clearly not as one month on they have taken another £20 from my account - they say the automatic renewal w... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Brazen scammers who easily take your money for a non-existent service! And this is happening in the UK, not some Third World country. A great disgrace to good old England, unfortunately! P.S.The hea... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Total scammers. You call Vodafone to top up using their automated service and you get TWO transactions coming out of your account. Double the amount you want/need. Plus these are not ONE OFF payments... See more

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About On Top Up

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On Top Up provides an easy way to purchase topup vouchers and credit for Pay As You Go mobile phones. We cover all the major phone networks, allowing users to add multiple phones on different networks to their account, and topup whenever they need.

Please note, that any accounts that opt-in to Auto Topup will have their subscription renewed automatically each month, and for security purposes you will need to log into your account in order to apply the credit to your mobile phone.

Our optional Auto Topup service allows users to automatically buy a topup every month, to help ensure they never run out of credit on their phone(s). The Auto Topup service can be started and paused or cancelled at any time simply by clicking a button in the user account area.

Our Customer Service team are on hand 24 hours a day to help out with any queries you may have. Click the Contact Us button below to send them a message or give them a quick call. If you have any queries regarding your account, please call or email us rather than leave a message on Trustpilot, as we will be able to help you much faster.


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3.0

Average

TrustScore 3 out of 5

4K reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Invited

Everyting was easy

Everyting was easy thank you

October 17, 2025
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Reply from On Top Up

Hi Elina,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We truly appreciate any customer feedback, as we always aim to improve our service. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed using our service!

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm Regards,

Kristen

Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Invited

Easy instructions to follow

Easy instructions to follow

October 17, 2025
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Reply from On Top Up

Hi M. C. Jones,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We truly appreciate any customer feedback, as we always aim to improve our service. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed using our service!

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm Regards,

Kristen

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute nightmare

No end of faffing about.
Numerous attempts at topping up a family member's Tesco mobile.

Unsuccessful attempts despite confirmation screens.

Did NOT simplify top up process.

Had to try 3 times then resort to flaky chat.

Flaky chat gave guidance including vouchers, pin numbers and Tesco mobile's own phone top-up line which I had to call and manually type in SIXTEEN digit numbers to in order to claim the credit.

A) If I WANTED to top up by phone, I could have done it in the first place.
B) The whole object if the exercise was to top up online WITHOUT registering or downloading an app.
Now they have my email I foolishly gave them in the flaky chat, they have 'Created an account' for me which they will no doubt consider 'assumed consent' for data protection and peddle my details to all and sundry.

Very stressful.
Unnecessary (could have gone direct).
Harvester of personal data.

God knows what happened to the first 2 payments I made. Will write them off as lessons learned.

October 16, 2025
Unprompted review
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Reply from On Top Up

Hi Paul James,

We are sorry to hear that your experience with us has been difficult, we do try to make the service costs as clear as possible. We would be glad to look into this further for you, unfortunately, we have not been able to locate a matching account.

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns, simply by confirming the registered email address of the account in question. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm regards,

Kristen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Invited

great site

easy to use,no issues.

October 16, 2025
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Reply from On Top Up

Hello Colm Quinn,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We truly appreciate any customer feedback, as we always aim to improve our service. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed using our service!

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm Regards,

Charise

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Contact them if you need help

Like others, I used the top-up facility once (my partner paid for it) and did not want a subscription. But a month later another payment was taken out of my partner’s bank account. I went to the Onetopup website and used their contact system to tell them about this. To their credit, they got back to me within 24 hours, investigated the situation, and sorted a refund. All I had to do was provide a screenshot of my partner’s bank statement, showing the unwanted subscription payment. So although I was concerned after reading their reviews on here, they acted promptly with personal emails (instead of generic ‘Your enquiry is being dealt with’ messages).

October 7, 2025
Unprompted review
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Reply from On Top Up

Hi Sarah,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We truly appreciate any customer feedback, as we always aim to improve our service.

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns, simply by confirming the registered email address of the account in question. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm regards,

Kristen

Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Invited

Barris

Great experience

October 15, 2025
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Reply from On Top Up

Hello Hans,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We truly appreciate any customer feedback, as we always aim to improve our service. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed using our service!

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm regards,

Kristen

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Wish I hadn’t used this company and…

Wish I hadn’t used this company and just went direct to Tesco. I haven’t been able to apply the voucher to the phone and did not realise there was going to be a processing fee. £23.78 wasted.

October 11, 2025
Unprompted review
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Reply from On Top Up

Hi Cathy,

We are sorry to hear that your experience with us has been difficult, we do try to make the service costs as clear as possible. We would be glad to look into this further for you, unfortunately, we have not been able to locate a matching account.

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns, simply by confirming the registered email address of the account in question. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm regards,

Kristen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Invited

Fairly easy and straight forward for a…

Fairly easy and straight forward for a non tech person like me

October 15, 2025
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Reply from On Top Up

Dear Mr. David Jackson,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We truly appreciate any customer feedback, as we always aim to improve our service. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed using our service!

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm Regards,

Charise

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Invited

Good

Just let people skip review

October 15, 2025
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Reply from On Top Up

Dear Rinchen Tamang,

I hope you are well and thank you for taking time out to leave a review.

Please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly so we can help you with any other concerns you may have, simply by confirming the credentials of the account in question. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Regards,

Charise

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Misleading and unethical company taking money without consent

This company is a complete scam. They trick people into setting up automatic top ups without making it clear that they are enabling recurring payments. It looks like a normal one-off top up, but then they start taking money every month without permission.

They are taking advantage of people, including elderly and vulnerable customers who have no idea what they are agreeing to. Their website is deliberately misleading and it feels designed to catch people out. Customer support is useless and refuses to take responsibility.

Avoid this company at all costs. Use your mobile network’s official website instead. I have reported them to my bank and will be warning everyone I know about this.

October 14, 2025
Unprompted review
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Reply from On Top Up

Dear Samuel East,

I hope you are well and I am sorry to hear that your experience with us has been difficult, we do try to make the pricing and service details as clear as possible. We will contact you via email with further assistance.

You can also reach out to us directly so we can help you with your concern, simply by confirming the credentials of the account in question. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Regards,

Charise

Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Invited

Nati

Quick to use and easy

October 15, 2024
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Reply from On Top Up

Hi Nati,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We truly appreciate any customer feedback, as we always aim to improve our service. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed using our service!

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm Regards,

Kristen

Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Invited

Top up

I found it simple to do

October 13, 2025
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Reply from On Top Up

Dear David Diston,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We truly appreciate any customer feedback, as we always aim to improve our service. I am glad to hear that you found our service simple!

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm Regards,

Kristen

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

scammed again

as elderly person (90) i wanted simple top of £10 i proceeded and paid to my number but then after taking my money i had to go through a number o processes like pin number etc before i could activate the why was this process needed to carry out such simple task ny £10 still lies in there account and not on my phone

October 12, 2025
Unprompted review
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Reply from On Top Up

Dear Kenneth Wilcox,

We are sorry to hear that your experience with us was unsatisfactory, and we thank you for your time. We would be glad to look into this further for you. We contacted you via email to assist you further regarding your concerns.

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm Regards,

Kristen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Invited

Easy to maneuver

Easy to maneuver

October 12, 2025
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Reply from On Top Up

Dear Joel,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We truly appreciate any customer feedback, as we always aim to improve our service. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed using our service!

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm regards,

Kristen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Invited

Very simple

September 12, 2025
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Reply from On Top Up

Dear David Reid,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We truly appreciate any customer feedback, as we always aim to improve our service. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed using our service!

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm Regards,

Charise

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Invited

Just wonderful to do

Just wonderful to do. Thanks

October 11, 2025
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Reply from On Top Up

Dear Abdul Fashola,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We truly appreciate any customer feedback, as we always aim to improve our service. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed using our service!

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm Regards,

Charise

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Invited

Top up sons mobile so he can call mum…

Top up sons mobile so he can call mum from college etc

October 10, 2025
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Reply from On Top Up

Dear Kaz,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We truly appreciate any customer feedback, as we always aim to improve our service. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed using our service!

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm regards,

Kristen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Invited

Trustworthy

The service was good

October 10, 2025
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Reply from On Top Up

Dear Sir / Madam,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We truly appreciate any customer feedback, as we always aim to improve our service. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed using our service!

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm Regards,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Invited

It was quick

October 10, 2025
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Reply from On Top Up

Dear Mrs. L. S. Oangko,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We truly appreciate any customer feedback, as we always aim to improve our service. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed using our service!

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm Regards,

Charise

Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Invited

Worked great

Worked great, code works

October 10, 2025
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Reply from On Top Up

Dear Miss. Donna,

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We truly appreciate any customer feedback, as we always aim to improve our service. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed using our service!

Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns. You can find us at the following link: https://ontopup.com/contact.

Warm Regards,

Charise

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