Comparison

ApprovalMax vs FIXR Pay

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

Head to head
About

ApprovalMax

Streamline your business approvals with this mobile app, allowing you to approve requests, create purchase orders, and communicate with stakeholders on the go. It integrates with cloud accounting platforms like Xero and QuickBooks Online to manage spend and revenue efficiently.

Highlights
  • Approve on the go
  • Create purchase orders
  • Instant notifications
  • Real-time chat
  • Due date reminders
  • Administrator approval forcing
Features
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Our ApprovalMax mobile app is a native app that provides all key decision control capabilities of the ApprovalMax web version; in particular approving on the go, raising and submitting Purchase Orders, commenting approval/rejection decisions. The ApprovalMax web version extends cloud accounting platforms such as Xero and QuickBooks Online with fully digital processes for efficient spend and revenue management. For Xero, ApprovalMax provides multi-role and multi-tiered approval workflows for Bills, Purchase Orders, Credit Notes, Sales Invoices, and enables Purchase Order creation and approval outside of Xero. It also facilitates x-way matching of Bills and Purchase Orders, and supports budgeting control. For QuickBooks Online, ApprovalMax provides Purchase Order creation and approval outside of the accounting platform. Please note: before you can start using our mobile app, the approval workflow must have been set up in the web app. Key features of the iPhone app: • Approving on the go • Instant notification about new approval requests • Real-time chat with Requesters and other Approvers • Due date reminders • PO creation on the go • Forcing approval decisions (for Administrators) Should you have any questions, feel free to contact us on: support@approvalmax.com

About

FIXR Pay

Features
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FIXR Pay is the in-person sales app for FIXR event organisers. Sell tickets and add-ons on site, with every transaction linked to your FIXR account. Keep online and in-person sales together for a clearer view of event-day revenue and customer activity. Use FIXR Pay at the door, at the box office, or anywhere across your event. Select the ticket types and add-ons you need, take payment using a compatible external card reader, and send tickets or confirmations directly to customers by email. FIXR Pay is designed to capture sales in person, while keeping them connected to your wider FIXR sales and reporting. Available to eligible FIXR organisers using Stripe (contact your Account Manager to get set up).

Screenshots

ApprovalMax4 screens
FIXR Pay3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: FIXR Pay at 3 against ApprovalMax's 1. FIXR Pay also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ApprovalMax ships an update fortnightly, FIXR Pay every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ApprovalMax versus FIXR Pay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApprovalMaxFIXR Pay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApprovalmax LtdVIPR Digital Limited

In-app purchases

None

ApprovalMax

No in-app purchases

None

FIXR Pay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ApprovalMax free?
ApprovalMax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FIXR Pay free?
FIXR Pay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ApprovalMax or FIXR Pay have ads?
Neither ApprovalMax nor FIXR Pay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ApprovalMax or FIXR Pay?
ApprovalMax ships an update fortnightly, and FIXR Pay every 2 weeks. Most recently, ApprovalMax was updated on October 13, 2026 and FIXR Pay on October 14, 2026.

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