Speed Queen vs Lavanti
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speed Queen
Easily pay for washers and dryers directly from your smartphone. Check machine availability, receive notifications when your laundry is almost done, and streamline your laundry day.
- Mobile payment for washers and dryers
- View machine availability
- Location-based machine finder
- Laundry completion notifications
- Contactless payment
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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.
Lavanti
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ATTENTION: Only for use in participating laundry locations. Lavanti is an iPhone application providing the easiest and smartest complete laundry solution. This app allows you to pay for laundry cycles from your account by using Bluetooth to communicate with the washer or dryer. Simply use Lavanti to purchase credit right from the app, then use that credit for your laundry. A full accounting is available to see your transaction purchase history. • Scan the QR code of your laundry room (one time process) • Start laundry machines via Bluetooth by scanning QR code on the machine • Check your card/account balance, and add value to your account for laundry. For participating laundry rooms, you can view machine availability as well as receive alerts when your laundry cycle is complete.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Speed Queen at fortnightly against Lavanti's every 13 months. Lavanti's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). On price 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 ships an update fortnightly, Lavanti every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speed Queen | Lavanti |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (23K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alliance Laundry Systems LLC | KioSoft Technologies LLC |
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
Lavanti
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Speed Queen
No in-app purchases
Lavanti
No in-app purchases
