Comparison

Connect & Pay vs Bidster

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

Head to head
About

Connect & Pay

This app simplifies shopping at participating service locations. Users can create and fund accounts, pay for purchases, view nutrition information, and track their spending history.

Highlights
  • Create and fund accounts
  • Pay for purchases
  • View nutrition information
  • Request service
  • Provide feedback
  • View purchase history
Features
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Connect & Pay is Canteen’s new app to make shopping even more convenient for our guests. If you see the Connect & Pay logo at any of our service locations, use to the app to: - Create and fund your account - Pay for purchases at micro markets and vending machines - Access Connect to see nutrition, request service or give feedback - View your purchase history Look for the logo and get started today!

About

Bidster

Features
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Bidster is a swipe-first auction app. Every card in the deck is a real lot with a real clock. Swipe left to pass, swipe right to save it to your watchlist, or open the lot and place a bid. Browsing and swiping need no account. Make one when you want to bid, and the bid you tapped carries through to the new account along with everything you have already saved. A deck instead of a catalogue. One lot at a time, with a countdown that runs on the server, so everyone watching a lot sees the same clock. A watchlist that fills itself. Anything you swipe right on is saved, and Activity shows you where the bidding has got to. Buy Now when you would rather not wait. Every lot carries a price you can take it at outright. Bids you chose. Nothing bids on your behalf, and a swipe never spends money. Credit for your own activity. XP, streaks and achievements pay out in credit that comes off a real order. Invite people and you earn on the friends who go on to buy something. Sell your own things. Apply from your profile, put a lot up, set where the bidding opens. Prices show in your currency, delivery estimates are worked out from your device rather than promised, and reviews come only from people who actually received the item.

Screenshots

Connect & Pay4 screens
Bidster4 screens

Verdict

The call

Connect & Pay and Bidster are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Connect & Pay versus Bidster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnect & PayBidster
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings10K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer365Human Intelligence Studio Limited

Bugs and requests

Connect & Pay

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to create account
  • Login issues and password reset problems
  • Inconsistent account balances
  • Funds not properly added or deducted

Requested features

4 requests
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Low balance notifications
  • Ability to pay with credit card directly
  • Option to order ahead

Bidster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Connect & Pay

No in-app purchases

None

Bidster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Connect & Pay free?
Connect & Pay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bidster free?
Bidster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Connect & Pay or Bidster have ads?
Neither Connect & Pay nor Bidster shows ads.

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