Comparison

Pay4Vend vs Coopshop

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Coopshop

Easily shop for groceries online and choose from various convenient pickup and delivery options. Access a wide selection of products, including fresh items, and pay online or upon delivery.

Highlights
  • Online grocery shopping
  • Multiple pickup options (Drive, Locker)
  • Home and work delivery
  • Delivery to port locations
  • Wide product assortment
  • Fresh product selection
  • Online and delivery payment
Features
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Perché scegliere CoopShop? La spesa online è la scelta ideale pensata per tutti: chi lavora, chi non ha mai tempo, chi non ama recarsi al supermercato, chi non può muoversi da casa, chi non ha una macchina e anche chi sta al porto! Scarica CoopShop e fai la spesa dove vuoi e quando vuoi! L'app ti permette di fare la tua spesa online e scegliere il servizio in Lombardia, Piemonte o Liguria più adatto alle tue esigenze: Coop Drive: ritiro presso uno dei punti vendita abilitati. Coop a casa: consegna a casa o presso il luogo di lavoro. Coop Locker: ritiro presso uno dei distributori 24/7. Coop on board: consegna direttamente al porto, on board. Puoi scegliere tra un vastissimo assortimento di prodotti a marchio Coop e non solo, tra cui prodotti freschi e freschissimi. Come fare? 1. Scarica l’app CoopShop; 2. Scegli il servizio che fa per te; 3. Seleziona il giorno e l'orario di ritiro/consegna; 4. Crea il tuo ordine direttamente dall’app; 5. Paga online o alla consegna! Accessibilità clienti non vedenti e ipovedenti A questo link https://www.coopshop.it/photo/category/40143/generic-format/raw/dichiarazione-accessibilita-conforme-modello-180924.pdf potete scaricare il Documento di Accessibilità del sito web e applicazione mobile per i soggetti di cui all’art. 3 comma 1-bis della legge 9 gennaio 2004, n.4 dove si dichiara il grado di conformità all’appendice A della norma UNI CEI EN 301549.

Screenshots

Pay4Vend4 screens
Coopshop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pay4Vend at 70% against Coopshop's 31%. Pay4Vend also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). Coopshop's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pay4Vend ships an update every 2 months, Coopshop every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pay4Vend versus Coopshop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPay4VendCoopshop
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews — better30.6% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCOGES MOBILE SOLUTIONS S.r.l.Digitelematica

Customer experience

Pay4Vend

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative28.6%

Coopshop

Written reviews36 reviews
Positive30.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative63.9%

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

Coopshop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pay4Vend

No in-app purchases

None

Coopshop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pay4Vend free?
Pay4Vend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coopshop free?
Coopshop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pay4Vend or Coopshop have ads?
Neither Pay4Vend nor Coopshop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pay4Vend or Coopshop?
Pay4Vend ships an update every 2 months, and Coopshop every 10 months. Most recently, Pay4Vend was updated on November 2, 2026 and Coopshop on November 3, 2026.

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