Pay4Vend vs Coven
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pay4Vend
Purchase items from vending machines using your smartphone. Avoid the hassle of coins and enjoy a convenient way to get snacks and drinks. Top up your account with various payment methods.
- Smartphone vending machine payment
- No extra charges
- In-app credit system
- Multiple top-up options (coins, bills, PayPal, cards)
- Fast and secure transactions
- Operator communication for bonuses
- Credit recovery on new devices
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Pay4Vend is an app designed to buy any product on a vending machine using your smartphone with no extra charge to the user. Are you tired of fumbling in your pockets looking for coins every time you want to take a coffee on a vending machine? Have you ever given up a quick snack by lack of small change? You already have the solution in your pocket! Use your smartphone and turns your coffee break into a smart break with Pay4Vend. • Operation is extremely simple: open the app, select the vending machine among those available from the smartphone and buy the product you desire. Coffee, drinks, snacks…Choose your favourite! • Pay4Vend uses a special credit for the purchases on the vending machine, which is stored inside the application. Make the top-up by inserting some coins or bills directly on the vending machine or by using PayPal, credit cards or Apple Pay (where active). • The credit transaction is fast and safe, the communication with the vending machine occurs in an encrypted way. • Registration requires just a few data and in a few second you’ll be allowed to Pay4Vend as a payment system. If you change your smartphone you can easily recover the credit you charged previously. • Communicate with the vending machine’s operator: send your requests and messages and you’ll receive some bonuses and discounts at the operator’s discretion. The Pay4Vend application requires an active Bluetooth connection in order to communicate with the vending machine. Any credit present on your smartphone is not used by Pay4Vend. Are you missing Pay4Vend logo? No problem, ask to your local manager in your workplace, school or university to call your local vending operator to enable the service. We’re looking forward to have you among the many people who want to live their coffee break in a simple and funny way.
Coven
Easily pay for coffee, snacks, and top up services using your smartphone. Connect to machines, manage your credit with various payment methods, and enjoy exclusive promotions.
- Connect to machines via smartphone
- Multiple payment options
- Transfer credit to friends
- Exclusive promotions and discounts
- Report malfunctions or stock issues
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Tired of missing your coffee because you are out of coins? Bored of topping up your key every single time? Or to discover your favorite snack is out of stock? Well, from now on all of this will be memories! Download Coven app, connect and pay in a few seconds! With Coven app you will: - Connect in a few moments tapping your smartphone to the machine box or selecting it from the list - Top-up your credit via cash, Paypal, credit card and many other virtual payment methods - Transfer Credit to your friends - Benefit from exclusive promotions and discounts - Report malfunctions or out of stock products to our Customer Service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pay4Vend at 70% against Coven's 22%. Coven's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.0) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Coven holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Pay4Vend's written reviews are positive against 22% of Coven's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pay4Vend ships an update every 2 months, Coven every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pay4Vend | Coven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 3.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.7% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | COGES MOBILE SOLUTIONS S.r.l. | Matipay S.r.l. |
Customer experience
Pay4Vend
Coven
Bugs and requests
Pay4Vend
Reported bugs
10 issues- App not connecting to machines
- Credit not added after payment
- Login issues after reinstalling
- Error messages in foreign languages
- Registration not working
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- Machines not dispensing products
- App crashes or freezes
- Lost wallet/credit on phone change
- Reloading credit fails
- Contactless payment not working on machines
Requested features
7 requests- Apple Pay integration for top-ups
- Customizable top-up amounts
- Apple Watch version
- Gift voucher feature for colleagues
- Ability to pre-order items
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- Refund option for remaining balance
- Dark mode
Coven
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pay4Vend
No in-app purchases
Coven
No in-app purchases
