PayBlu vs PODI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PayBlu
Make purchases at various machines like coffee makers, snack dispensers, and more using your smartphone. Simply register your credit card and complete transactions with just two clicks.
- Smartphone payments
- Credit card registration
- Two-click purchases
- Wide machine compatibility
- Fast transaction processing
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Pague suas compras em máquinas de café, de snacks, poltronas, pipoqueiras e muitas outras usando o seu smartphone! SIMPLICIDADE: Cadastre seu cartão de crédito e debite diretamente dele na hora da compra. AGILIDADE: Comprar necessita apenas dois cliques: Clique na máquina desejada, selecione o produto e aguarde a liberação. ***---*** Baixe agora o PayBlu e use em diversas máquinas compatíveis ao redor do país. ***---***
PODI
This app brings all the conveniences of shopping to your fingertips. Discover store hours, events, and news, pay for parking, and communicate directly with shops. Get exclusive discounts and buy movie tickets with ease.
- Mall information and events
- In-app parking payment
- Direct store communication
- Exclusive discounts
- Movie ticket purchases
- Sweepstakes and campaign entry
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Pensou em ter todas as facilidades do shopping na palma da mão e saber horários de funcionamento, eventos e todas as novidades? Podi. Pensou em pagar o estacionamento direto no app? Podi! Pensou em poder falar com as lojas do shopping direto no app? Podi. Pensou em ter descontos exclusivos das suas lojas preferidas? Podi. Pensou em comprar ingressos pro cinema e saber de toda a programação? Podi! Pensou em concorrer nos sorteios e campanhas do Shopping direto do celular? Podi. Descomplique sua ida ao shopping. Por isso, se você está na dúvida se pode ou se não pode fazer algo, lembre: PENSOU, PODI! Baixe agora e confira!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PayBlu at 65% against PODI's 33%. PayBlu also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). PODI's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). 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.
PayBlu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of PayBlu's written reviews are positive against 33% of PODI's.
PayBlu ships an update every 6 weeks, PODI every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PayBlu | PODI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (38 ratings) — better | 4.8 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | +4 |
| Developer | VENDPAGO Soluções de Pagamento | Podi Pagamentos Digitais Ltda |
Customer experience
PayBlu
PODI
In-app purchases
PayBlu
No in-app purchases
PODI
No in-app purchases
