Comparison

ProVia vs CardPointe

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

Head to head
About

ProVia

Design your home's exterior by visualizing doors, windows, siding, and stone. Explore product options, view galleries, and access installation guides. Dealers can also get pricing and place orders.

Highlights
  • Door Selector
  • Window Selector
  • Siding Options
  • Manufactured Stone Options
  • Browse galleries and brochures
  • Access installation guides (Dealer Edition)
  • Obtain product pricing (Dealer Edition)
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This powerful visualization engine can be used by homeowners to design doors and windows or select from ProVia’s wide variety of vinyl siding and manufactured stone options, view brochures, videos and photo galleries. Advanced features enable ProVia dealers to obtain pricing, order products via entryLINK and access installation guides. ProVia’s Exterior Home Design Tool is a unique, portable and easy-to-use tool that supports the sales process. For best results, use with iPad Air 2 or higher. App Features • Door Selector – Choose from four fiberglass and steel exterior door lines (Embarq™, Signet®, Heritage Fiberglass™, Legacy Steel™) and more than 30 door styles, plus a variety of stain and paint color choices and door glass options. • Window Selector – Choose from five window lines (Aeris™ Wx1000, Endure, Aspect and EcoLite) and many styles including bay windows, architectural windows, slider windows, casement windows and double hung windows, plus a multitude of glass options. • Siding Options – Choose from 9 different vinyl siding types, including our #1 Recommended CedarMAX™ and #1 Best Buy HeartTech™, and 32 siding colors. • Manufactured Stone Options - Choose from eight different stone styles and a variety of colors. • Browse videos, photo galleries and brochures. • Access product installation guides. (Dealer Edition) • Obtain product pricing. (Dealer Edition) • Direct-connect product ordering to entryLINK. (Dealer Edition) • Once downloaded, this free app can be used without an internet connection.

About

CardPointe

Process and manage all major credit card payments seamlessly. Accept card-present transactions on the go, manage products, and gain insights with a live reporting dashboard. Streamline your business operations with robust transaction management and customer profiles.

Highlights
  • Virtual Terminal for credit card processing
  • Mobile card reader for on-the-go payments
  • Product catalog management
  • Signature capture
  • Customer profile management
  • Live reporting dashboard
  • Transaction management (void, refund, reprocess)
Features
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The CardPointe app lets you process and manage payments with ease. With live transaction data at your fingertips, CardPointe will become a critical tool in running your business. Features • Virtual Terminal: Process payments for all major credit cards. • CardPointe Mobile Card Reader: Accept card-present payments on the go. • Accept Tips: Enable customers to select preset tip amounts. • Catalog: Organize and manage your products, pricing, and discounts. • Signature Capture: Allow customers to use their fingertip to sign for transactions. • Customer Profiles: Save customer profiles to run future transactions. • Reporting Dashboard: View your business data at a glance. • Transaction Management: Void, refund, reprocess, or resend receipts for existing transactions. • Notifications: Get alerts for important events, like chargebacks, refunds, and declined transactions. • Compatible Printer: Use a supported Bluetooth printer to print receipts or food orders. • Support for CardPointe Integrated Terminals: Connect to your countertop CardPointe Integrated Terminals to accept card-present payments with PCI-validated point-to-point encryption. CardPointe can also be accessed via any browser, complete with additional features including recurring billing and custom reporting.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ProVia at 3.6 against CardPointe's 2.6. ProVia also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). CardPointe's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

ProVia holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 31 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 21% and 21% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ProVia ships an update every 6 weeks, CardPointe every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ProVia versus CardPointe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProViaCardPointe
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (36 ratings) — better2.6 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews — better21.2% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3.5 GB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPROVIA LLCCardConnect, LLC

Customer experience

ProVia

All ratings33 ratings
Positive60.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative75.0%

CardPointe

All ratings31 ratings
Positive35.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative58.1%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive21.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative75.8%

In-app purchases

None

ProVia

No in-app purchases

None

CardPointe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ProVia free?
ProVia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CardPointe free?
CardPointe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ProVia or CardPointe?
ProVia is rated higher. ProVia averages 3.6 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while CardPointe averages 2.6 from 31 ratings.
Do ProVia or CardPointe have ads?
Neither ProVia nor CardPointe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ProVia or CardPointe?
ProVia ships an update every 6 weeks, and CardPointe every 5 months. Most recently, ProVia was updated on October 14, 2026 and CardPointe on October 9, 2026.

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