# Tikkie

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Tikkie and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Widely used Dutch app for free, instant person-to-person payments, seen as easy to use like Pix. Main caveat: ads and deals that can't be turned off.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy to use, like Pix (2 comments): "I would say Tikkie is almost as good and easy to use as PIX usecase wise" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48207632)) "Tikkie is almost as good and easy to use as PIX" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48207751))
- Common person-to-person payment method (2 comments): "Tikkie (and the other bank's similar and compatible systems) have been one of the primary methods for P2P transfers for many years now." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49073248)) "Person to person payments using Tikkie/betaalverzoek as wel." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47040353))

## What people warn about

- Ads and deals can't be turned off (1 comments): "horribly laden with stupid ads and deals you can't seem to turn off" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48061791))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Wero](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wero.md): 84 recommend
- [Apple Pay](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-pay.md): 73 recommend
- [Google Pay](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-pay.md): 26 recommend
- [Google Wallet](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-wallet.md): 22 recommend
- [Curve Pay](https://hackerapproved.com/p/curve.md): 22 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.tikkie.me/nl)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Tikkie", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tikkie/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).