Tandem vs 1stPayMobile EMV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tandem
Access critical business continuity plans, emergency packets, and contact information on the go. Receive and respond to emergency alerts for your organization. This tool helps manage your information security program.
- Download business continuity plans
- Access emergency packets
- View contact information
- Send and receive emergency alerts
- Respond to emergency alerts
- Manage information security program
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Stay up to date on the go with Tandem. This app allows access to the following Tandem features (depending on user access roles): • Download your business continuity plan, emergency packet, checklists, and instruction manuals • View contact information for employees, vendors, and locations • Send, receive, and respond to emergency alerts for employees at your organization About Tandem: Tandem is a cybersecurity and compliance software designed to help organizations improve their information security, stay in compliance, and lower overhead costs. We named our product Tandem because it works in partnership - in tandem - with you. You bring knowledge of your organization and needs, Tandem brings a user-friendly application, built by information security experts to help you organize and manage your information security program.
1stPayMobile EMV
Accept debit, credit, and EMV payments on the go with this mobile app. Securely process transactions anywhere and access sales data and analytics to manage your business. Backed by 24/7 U.S.-based customer service.
- Accept debit, credit, and EMV payments
- Secure mobile transactions
- Sales data and analytics access
- 24/7 U.S.-based customer service
- Merchant account required
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Grow your business with 1stPayMobile, a free mobile payments app that allows you to accept debit, credit and EMV payments with a merchant account and approved hardware. Enjoy the flexibility the app allows in you accepting payments anywhere with peace of mind that all payments are secure. Access sales data and analytics to help you track and run your business. 1stPayMobile is backed by U.S. based award-winning customer service, 24/7.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tandem at 100% against 1stPayMobile EMV's 0%. Tandem also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). 1stPayMobile EMV's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Tandem holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tandem's written reviews are positive against 0% of 1stPayMobile EMV's.
Tandem ships an update monthly, 1stPayMobile EMV every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tandem | 1stPayMobile EMV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 3.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| 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 | 53 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CoNetrix | ROAM Data |
Customer experience
Tandem
1stPayMobile EMV
In-app purchases
Tandem
No in-app purchases
1stPayMobile EMV
No in-app purchases
