Speed Queen vs Laundry Connect Pay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speed Queen
Easily pay for laundry machines directly from your smartphone. Check machine availability, receive notifications when your laundry is almost done, and streamline your entire laundry process.
- Mobile payment for washers and dryers
- Check machine availability
- Laundry completion alerts
- Location-based services
- Streamlined laundry process
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The Speed Queen app makes it easy to pay for a washer or dryer right from your phone. No more last-minute searching for quarters or wondering if machines are available. Enter a location, view machine availability, pay from your phone and you are ready to go. We’ll even let you know when your laundry is almost finished. Your best laundry day starts now.
Laundry Connect Pay
Operate your community or campus laundry machines using your smartphone. Start washers and dryers, track laundry history, receive notifications when cycles are complete, and access helpful guides. This app eliminates the need for quarters and physical laundry cards, making laundry day more convenient.
- Start washers and dryers remotely
- Track laundry history
- Receive cycle completion notifications
- Access laundry tutorials and stain guides
- Request service
- Get instant refunds
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LaundryConnectPay from Automatic Laundry is a feature rich app that allows you to operate the washers and dryers in your community or campus laundry room with your smart phone. Easy to set up and add value, start machines, track history, contact us, request service, access laundry tutorials and stain removal guides, live status of your washer or dryer, text or e-mail notifications when your laundry machine is done and more! Makes doing laundry easier and much more convenient than having to get quarters and having to carry around a laundry card – everything is right on your phone! The app also allows us to give you instant refunds. This app only works at communities and schools that have laundry rooms managed by Automatic Laundry with our LaundryConnectPay system installed. Check your laundry room signage for information and availability of LaundryConnectPay. Bluetooth is required to be on to recognize and start machines.
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Verdict
Speed Queen and Laundry Connect Pay both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of Laundry Connect Pay's written reviews are positive against 42% of Speed Queen's. Laundry Connect Pay also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). Speed Queen's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (24K vs 6.3K). On price, rating, 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.
Speed Queen holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24K and 6.3K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Speed Queen's written reviews are positive against 73% of Laundry Connect Pay's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Speed Queen ships an update fortnightly, Laundry Connect Pay every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Speed Queen | Laundry Connect Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (24K ratings) — better | 4.6 (6.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.5% of reviews | 72.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | 6.3K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alliance Laundry Systems LLC | Automatic Laundry Services Co., Inc. |
Customer experience
Speed Queen
Laundry Connect Pay
User reviews
Speed Queen
From 24K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient payment option
- 🚀 Easy to use app
- 💡 Helpful features like real-time machine availability and alerts
- 👍 Clean and organized laundromat facilities
- 👍 Friendly and helpful staff
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and unreliable app performance
- 💰 Minimum $10 deposit requirement
- 🔍 Lack of customer support and refund options
- 🤔 Confusing and inconsistent app behavior
- 🔒 Security and payment issues
Laundry Connect Pay
From 6.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient app for laundry payments
- 🚀 Easy to use and load money
- 📢 Provides notifications when laundry is done
- 💻 Allows checking machine status from phone
- 🔓 No need for physical cards or quarters
Room to improve
- 🐛 App connectivity issues and glitches
- ⏱️ Inaccurate cycle time estimates
- 💰 Overcharging for laundry services
- 🤔 Lack of features like remote machine control
Bugs and requests
Speed Queen
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes, freezes, or fails to connect to machines
- Incorrect machine availability status
- Unexpected charges or lost funds
- Issues with email verification and account login
Requested features
4 requests- Allow users to pay per cycle instead of pre-loading funds
- Implement a way to notify others when machines are available
- Add a directory to find laundromats that support the app
- Improve the app's stability and reliability
Laundry Connect Pay
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues and inability to recover account
- Inconsistent sync between app and machines
- Inability to get refunds for failed cycles
Requested features
3 requests- Allow multiple users on the same account
- Add option to enter custom dry time amount
- Provide real-time machine availability status
In-app purchases
Speed Queen
No in-app purchases
Laundry Connect Pay
No in-app purchases
Questions
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