Comparison

ChargeDesk vs PickersPay

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

Head to head
About

ChargeDesk

Manage multiple payment gateways like Stripe, PayPal, and Shopify from your mobile device. Receive instant notifications for payments and subscription changes. Perform actions like refunds, cancellations, and customer updates on the go.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple payment gateways
  • Real-time payment notifications
  • Process refunds and cancellations
  • Create new charges and subscriptions
  • Edit customer details and payment methods
  • Integrates with existing e-commerce platforms
Features
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Manage your Stripe, PayPal, Braintree, Recurly, Chargify, NMI, Zuora, GoCardless, WooCommerce, Shopify & Square customers on the go with ChargeDesk. Our powerful notification system lets you know immediately when important actions happen in your account. Find out straight away when a new customer pays you or upgrades their subscription. - Refund charges - Cancel subscriptions - Create new charges (either by invoicing the customer or charging a card on file) - Create new subscriptions - Edit subscription plans - Authorize and capture payments - Manage coupons - Send payment reminders - Edit customer details including adding VAT numbers - Securely update a customer's credit card on file ChargeDesk works with your existing e-commerce setup - in most cases no coding or changes are needed. Just connect your gateway to ChargeDesk and you'll be managing your customers in seconds.

About

PickersPay

This app enables vendors to accept card payments even in areas with poor or no mobile signal. It routes transactions through the buyer's phone for seamless sales, offering a QR code fallback option when needed. Recovered sales are automatically tracked, ensuring no revenue is lost due to connectivity issues.

Highlights
  • Offline payment processing
  • QR code fallback
  • Automatic sales recovery tracking
  • No monthly fees or hardware
  • Stripe Connect integration
  • Quick setup
Features
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PickersPay — Card Payments That Work Where You Sell Built for vendors who work outdoors, in basements, in tents, in barns, and at the back of crowded events — anywhere strong signal isn't a given. Most card readers fail the same way: the vendor's phone loses signal, the sale stalls, and the customer walks. PickersPay solves this by routing the transaction through the buyer's phone and carrier network. Your signal stops being part of the payment path. How it works • Tap to Pay on your phone for fast contactless sales when signal is good • QR fallback when it isn't — the buyer scans, pays on their own connection, and the sale completes • Recovered sales are tracked automatically, so you can see exactly how much revenue your fallback layer saved you Built for • Farmers markets and craft fairs • Food trucks and pop-ups • Estate sales and antique shows • Festivals, swap meets, and seasonal vendors • Any event where the venue's signal isn't reliable Simple, transparent pricing • 1% platform fee per transaction • Standard Stripe processing on top (2.9% + $0.30 typical) • No monthly fees • No hardware to buy • No long-term contract Payouts you control PickersPay runs on Stripe Connect. Your money goes directly to your bank account on Stripe's standard payout schedule. You own the customer relationship, the chargeback process, and your own 1099 — issued by Stripe, not us. Set up at home, sell on Saturday Onboarding takes about ten minutes when you have your bank info and tax details handy. Get it done before your next event so you're ready to take your first sale the moment you open. PickersPay is the insurance layer for vendors who can't afford to lose a sale to a bad signal bar.

Screenshots

ChargeDesk4 screens
PickersPay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PickersPay at 5.0 against ChargeDesk's 3.0. PickersPay also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 33 months). ChargeDesk's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PickersPay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChargeDesk ships an update every 33 months, PickersPay every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ChargeDesk versus PickersPay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChargeDeskPickersPay
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter Industries Pty LtdPickersPay

Customer experience

ChargeDesk

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

PickersPay

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ChargeDesk

No in-app purchases

None

PickersPay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChargeDesk free?
ChargeDesk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PickersPay free?
PickersPay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChargeDesk or PickersPay?
PickersPay is rated higher. ChargeDesk averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while PickersPay averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ChargeDesk or PickersPay have ads?
Neither ChargeDesk nor PickersPay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChargeDesk or PickersPay?
ChargeDesk ships an update every 33 months, and PickersPay every 9 days. Most recently, ChargeDesk was updated on September 26, 2026 and PickersPay on October 8, 2026.

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