1stPayMobile EMV vs Wedget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1stPayMobile EMV
Accept debit, credit, and EMV payments on the go with this mobile app. Securely process transactions anywhere and access sales data and analytics to manage your business. Backed by 24/7 U.S.-based customer service.
- Accept debit, credit, and EMV payments
- Secure mobile transactions
- Sales data and analytics access
- 24/7 U.S.-based customer service
- Merchant account required
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Grow your business with 1stPayMobile, a free mobile payments app that allows you to accept debit, credit and EMV payments with a merchant account and approved hardware. Enjoy the flexibility the app allows in you accepting payments anywhere with peace of mind that all payments are secure. Access sales data and analytics to help you track and run your business. 1stPayMobile is backed by U.S. based award-winning customer service, 24/7.
Wedget
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Wedget™ is a developer tool/keyboard extension to simplify card data acquisition for mobile browsers and native applications for MagneSafe® secure card reader authenticators (SCRAs). The extension eliminates the need for complicated programming with SDKs, making it simple to read and process sensitive payment and ID card data securely. For Contact EMV, Contactless EMV/NFC payments, Wedget and the configured MagneSafe device utilize MagTek’s QwickDip technology. QwickDip was developed to support Quick Chip, M/Chip Fast, AMEX Quick Chip and Discover Quick Chip. It leverages a simplified transaction process, making it twice as fast as standard chip card transactions, but still delivers all the security. Features: • Support for iOS (15.0 or newer) • Reads Magnetic stripe data • Reads Contact EMV data • Reads Contactless EMV/NFC data • Secures manually entered card/PAN data (DynaPro PED devices only)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 1stPayMobile EMV at every 5 months against Wedget's every 16 months. 1stPayMobile EMV also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
1stPayMobile EMV ships an update every 5 months, Wedget every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1stPayMobile EMV | Wedget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROAM Data | MagTek, Inc. |
In-app purchases
1stPayMobile EMV
No in-app purchases
Wedget
No in-app purchases
