Comparison

Pay4Vend vs Raviolo

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

Raviolo

Features
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Raviolo is a kitchen companion for cooking, shopping and eating well, with a cast of assistants built on Apple Intelligence. Each has one job and a character of its own. Misto Manzo, the cook. Recipes from what is in the fridge or for the dish you have in mind, in a few plain sentences, adjusted for one or for four and saved as a card. Spinacio, the list. Everything you need lands in the right section of your own supermarket, in the order you walk it. Duplicates merge, quantities add up, and he has opinions about seasons. Olio, the plate. He reads a meal for protein, fiber and good fats and suggests the one addition that would balance it. Never calories, never a lecture. Ricotta, the notebook. Allergies, intolerances and dislikes, said once and remembered for good, with the gluten-free or lactose-free version offered by name. Amaretto, the know-it-all. Facts about food and the details of a technique, whenever a question is his. Save recipes from any link as cards you can cook, scale and shop. What you tick off the list becomes your pantry, and the cook sees it. Everything runs on Apple Intelligence, on your iPhone or on Private Cloud Compute, with the same privacy. Raviolo always tells you which model answered. Assistants in English and Italian. Requires an iPhone with Apple Intelligence. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://deruloop.dev/raviolo/privacy

Screenshots

Pay4Vend4 screens
Raviolo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pay4Vend at none against Raviolo's 1. Pay4Vend also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Raviolo's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Raviolo sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Pay4Vend asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pay4Vend ships an update every 2 months, Raviolo fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pay4Vend versus Raviolo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPay4VendRaviolo
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCOGES MOBILE SOLUTIONS S.r.l.Cristiano Calicchia

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

Raviolo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pay4Vend

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Raviolo

Subscriptions1
  • Raviolo Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Pay4Vend free?
Pay4Vend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Raviolo free?
Raviolo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pay4Vend or Raviolo have ads?
Neither Pay4Vend nor Raviolo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pay4Vend or Raviolo?
Pay4Vend ships an update every 2 months, and Raviolo fortnightly. Most recently, Pay4Vend was updated on October 29, 2026 and Raviolo on October 29, 2026.

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