Comparison

ShinePay vs Pocket Per Diem Pro

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

Head to head
About

ShinePay

Easily pay for laundry, EV charging, and other appliances directly from your smartphone. This app simplifies the process of using shared amenities, offering a convenient and modern payment solution.

Highlights
  • Pay for laundry machines
  • Pay for EV chargers
  • Appliance payment
  • Smartphone payment
Features
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ShinePay allows you to pay for laundry, EV Charger, and other appliances with an app.

About

Pocket Per Diem Pro

This app helps travelers monitor daily spending, track trip savings, and see how much of their allowance they keep. It simplifies per diem tracking for military, government, contracting, and business trips, offering visual breakdowns and expense logs without complex budgeting tools.

Highlights
  • Track daily meal and incidental expenses
  • View per diem savings per day
  • Monitor total trip savings
  • Categorize expenses
  • Review trip history and expense logs
  • Visual spending breakdowns
  • Fast expense entry
Features
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Pocket Per Diem Pro Track your per diem with confidence. Pocket Per Diem Pro helps travelers monitor daily spending, track trip savings, and see exactly how much of their allowance they keep. Whether you’re traveling for military duty, government work, contracting, or business, Pocket Per Diem Pro makes it easy to stay on budget throughout your trip. Features: • Track daily meal and incidental expenses • View how much per diem you’ve saved each day • Monitor total savings across an entire trip • Categorize expenses for better spending insights • Review detailed trip history and expense logs • Visual spending breakdowns with easy-to-read charts • Fast and simple expense entry • Clean, distraction-free interface No spreadsheets. No complicated budgeting tools. Just a simple way to track your per diem and keep more of your travel allowance.

Screenshots

ShinePay3 screens
Pocket Per Diem Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ShinePay at Free against Pocket Per Diem Pro's $2.99. ShinePay also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). Pocket Per Diem Pro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On 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

ShinePay is free to download; Pocket Per Diem Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Per Diem Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShinePay has 15K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ShinePay versus Pocket Per Diem Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShinePayPocket Per Diem Pro
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (15K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHE HARVEST COLLECTIVE LLCJACOB TYLER GILMORE

Bugs and requests

ShinePay

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login/sign-up issues due to keyboard
  • Funds not transferring properly
  • Machines not recognized by app
  • Inability to delete account

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to pay exact amounts
  • Notifications when laundry is done
  • Integration with bank accounts
  • Machine availability/reservation

Pocket Per Diem Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ShinePay

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket Per Diem Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShinePay free?
ShinePay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Per Diem Pro free?
Pocket Per Diem Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShinePay or Pocket Per Diem Pro?
Pocket Per Diem Pro is rated higher. ShinePay averages 4.6 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Pocket Per Diem Pro averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ShinePay or Pocket Per Diem Pro have ads?
Neither ShinePay nor Pocket Per Diem Pro shows ads.

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