Collect for Stripe vs ChargeDesk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Collect for Stripe
Transform your device into a secure, feature-rich point of sale system directly integrated with your Stripe account. Process in-person payments instantly, manage products, subscriptions, and taxes, all while ensuring data security. Ideal for businesses looking to streamline their payment collection.
- Stripe-powered in-person payments
- Tap to Pay on iPhone
- Product management
- Subscription processing
- Kiosk mode
- Calculated taxes
- Tipping options
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Turn your device into a powerful Point of Sale (POS) linked directly to your Stripe account. Collect for Stripe is the most advanced, secure, and feature-rich app for processing in-person payments. Trusted by thousands of merchants to handle hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions worldwide. GET PAID INSTANTLY Tap to Pay on iPhone (no card reader needed!) • Stripe Terminal card readers • all other Stripe payment methods your account supports RUN YOUR BUSINESS Product Management: List and sell products seamlessly. • Subscriptions: Subscribe customers to recurring plans in seconds. • Kiosk Mode: Let customers pay securely. • Calculated Taxes: As many tax rates as you need, automatic or customized to every transaction • Tipping: Customizable gratuity options TRUSTED & SECURE Stripe Verified Partner • No hidden membership fees or minimums • We never store customer or card data • Works with your existing or new Stripe Account Stop chasing payments. Start collecting them. Download the premiere POS for Stripe users today. Associated Fee: Collect receives a small, transparent percentage of each payment per transaction (collectforstripe.com/pricing). There are no monthly fees.
ChargeDesk
Manage multiple payment gateways like Stripe, PayPal, and Shopify from your mobile device. Receive instant notifications for payments and subscription changes. Perform actions like refunds, cancellations, and customer updates on the go.
- Manage multiple payment gateways
- Real-time payment notifications
- Process refunds and cancellations
- Create new charges and subscriptions
- Edit customer details and payment methods
- Integrates with existing e-commerce platforms
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Manage your Stripe, PayPal, Braintree, Recurly, Chargify, NMI, Zuora, GoCardless, WooCommerce, Shopify & Square customers on the go with ChargeDesk. Our powerful notification system lets you know immediately when important actions happen in your account. Find out straight away when a new customer pays you or upgrades their subscription. - Refund charges - Cancel subscriptions - Create new charges (either by invoicing the customer or charging a card on file) - Create new subscriptions - Edit subscription plans - Authorize and capture payments - Manage coupons - Send payment reminders - Edit customer details including adding VAT numbers - Securely update a customer's credit card on file ChargeDesk works with your existing e-commerce setup - in most cases no coding or changes are needed. Just connect your gateway to ChargeDesk and you'll be managing your customers in seconds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Collect for Stripe at 4.8 against ChargeDesk's 3.0. Collect for Stripe also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 2). ChargeDesk's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Collect for Stripe holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collect for Stripe has 1.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Collect for Stripe's written reviews are positive against 67% of ChargeDesk's.
Collect for Stripe ships an update every 3 weeks, ChargeDesk every 33 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Collect for Stripe | ChargeDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CFS Interactive, LLC | Peter Industries Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Collect for Stripe
ChargeDesk
Bugs and requests
Collect for Stripe
Reported bugs
2 issues- Card reader not processing payments
- Requires account sign-in for functionality
Requested features
2 requests- Option to access settings and change password on mobile
- Text receipt option
ChargeDesk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Collect for Stripe
No in-app purchases
ChargeDesk
No in-app purchases
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