Laundry Connect Pay vs Vikings Shuttle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Vikings Shuttle
Track shuttle bus locations in real-time and view estimated arrival times. Rate your experience and check the weather to plan your journey. Designed for a superior rider experience.
- Live bus location tracking
- Estimated arrival times
- Rate your experience
- Weather tracking
- Seamless bus ride experience
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This mobile app provides a seamless and smooth bus ride to track the shuttles allowing our riders to stay safely inside the buildings or in your vehicle during inclement weather or at night. With this robust technology, you have the peace of mind to: * View the live location of the buses on route * See the estimate arrival time * Rate your overall experience * Track the weather Our goal is to provide a superior experience to all guests and employees. Download the app today to begin your journey!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Laundry Connect Pay at 73% against Vikings Shuttle's 0%. Laundry Connect Pay also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (6.3K vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Laundry Connect Pay holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Laundry Connect Pay has 6.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Laundry Connect Pay's written reviews are positive against 0% of Vikings Shuttle's.
Laundry Connect Pay ships an update every 3 months, Vikings Shuttle every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Laundry Connect Pay | Vikings Shuttle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.3K ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.3K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Automatic Laundry Services Co., Inc. | DPV Transportation |
Customer experience
Laundry Connect Pay
Vikings Shuttle
Bugs and requests
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
Vikings Shuttle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Laundry Connect Pay
No in-app purchases
Vikings Shuttle
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Laundry Connect Pay free?
Is Vikings Shuttle free?
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