Comparison

Laundry Connect Pay vs Before I’m Charged

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Start washers and dryers remotely
  • Track laundry history
  • Receive cycle completion notifications
  • Access laundry tutorials and stain guides
  • Request service
  • Get instant refunds
Features
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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.

About

Before I’m Charged

Features
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Never forget before you’re charged Before I’m Charged helps you set simple reminders for subscriptions and recurring payments you don’t want to forget Just add the service name, renewal date, and when you want to be reminded. That’s it Why it’s different: • No bank or email access • No tracking or analytics • Just simple reminders that work How it works: • Add a subscription or payment • Choose when to be reminded • Get notified before you’re charged Before I’m Charged is designed to be fast, private, and easy to use By using this app, you agree to Apple's Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Laundry Connect Pay4 screens
Before I’m Charged4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Laundry Connect Pay at none against Before I’m Charged's 1. Laundry Connect Pay also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Before I’m Charged sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Laundry Connect Pay asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Laundry Connect Pay versus Before I’m Charged: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLaundry Connect PayBefore I’m Charged
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutomatic Laundry Services Co., Inc.Patricio Vicens

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

Before I’m Charged

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Laundry Connect Pay

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Before I’m Charged

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$2.99

Questions

Is Laundry Connect Pay free?
Laundry Connect Pay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Before I’m Charged free?
Before I’m Charged is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Laundry Connect Pay or Before I’m Charged have ads?
Neither Laundry Connect Pay nor Before I’m Charged shows ads.

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