MishiPay vs Mercado
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MishiPay
This app lets shoppers scan products in participating stores, view item details, and pay directly from their phone. Skip the checkout lines and enjoy a seamless, in-store shopping experience.
- Scan product barcodes
- View item information
- In-app payment via Apple Pay or card
- Skip checkout queues
- Online shopping experience in-store
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MishiPay allows in-store shoppers to scan the barcode of any product in our enabled stores, get all the item information and then pay for it within the phone itself, using Apple Pay or Credit/Debit card. They can simply walk out after that, without needing to queue or wait at any checkpoint or till. For the first time, you will be able to get an online shopping experience in the physical store, with eCommerce like checkout and no more frustration or waiting in queues. Go to a MishiPay enabled store and try out the app for yourself. It's time we shop smart!
Mercado
Discover and plan delicious meals at home with a vast collection of recipes. This app helps you organize your week's meals, create shopping lists, and caters to various dietary needs, from vegan to budget-friendly.
- Recipe discovery
- Meal planning
- Shopping list creation
- Dietary customization
- Online cookbook
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From choosing what to eat to actually making a meal, Mercado walks you through it all. Plan everyday delicious meals at home, for yourself or friends. And it doesn’t matter what your diet looks like. If you’re a carnivore, vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, cooking on a budget or looking for kid-friendly food, come check it out at Mercado , With Mercado, you’ll not only find more than a million recipes from all over the web, you’ll get help cooking them, too. You can collect your favourite recipes in your own online cookbook, plan meals for the week and add what you need to your shopping list — all in one place
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MishiPay at 75% against Mercado's 0%. MishiPay also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (102 vs 11). Mercado's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
MishiPay holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MishiPay has 102 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of MishiPay's written reviews are positive against 0% of Mercado's.
MishiPay ships an update every 4 weeks, Mercado every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MishiPay | Mercado |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (102 ratings) — better | 1.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 102 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MishiPay Ltd | Optimal Solutions |
Customer experience
MishiPay
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In-app purchases
MishiPay
No in-app purchases
Mercado
No in-app purchases
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