Comparison

Paylink vs Paylinks

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

Head to head
About

Paylink

This application simplifies online payments for merchants in Saudi Arabia by enabling them to send electronic invoices and receive payments instantly. It streamlines the process of online transactions, saving time and effort for both businesses and their customers.

Highlights
  • Issue electronic invoices
  • Receive online payments
  • Send invoices via social media, email, SMS
  • Create fixed payment links
  • Streamlined registration process
Features
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Paylink is the first billing application in Saudi Arabia. The merchant can issue electronic invoices to his customers and receive payments online. It saves merchants time in lengthy registration processes for online payment. Paylink allows the merchant to send electronic invoices through various channels such as social media applications, emails, SMS, and others to their customers. Customers will pay the merchant using the Paylink payment gateway which saves time, money, and effort. Paylink also allows the merchant to create fixed payment links and post them on social media platforms. These links will allow any customer to purchase merchant products by just clicking the link and then completing the payment process. Paylink will fill the online payment gap between any merchant and customers in Saudi Arabia.

About

Paylinks

Easily accept online payments by creating payment links. Share these links via email, messaging, or social media, allowing customers to pay quickly with their preferred method. Ideal for small businesses and freelancers for low-value transactions.

Highlights
  • Create payment requests
  • Generate shareable payment links
  • Accept payments via PayPal, Stripe, Square
  • No POS system required
  • Ideal for small-value payments
  • Send links via email, messaging, social media
Features
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Accept online payments from your customers with ease through payment links: simply create a payment request, generate a link through the app and share it through any medium (e.g., email, messaging apps, social media). Your customers can then follow the link to make a quick payment using their preferred payment method. We support PayPal, Stripe and Square as payment gateways. Paylinks is ideal for accepting small-value payments (such as for a yoga lesson or entry ticket to a social dance event): you don’t need any special device like a point-of-sale system or a payment terminal, and you don’t have to send invoices. Paylinks is a product of Hiveage Inc. We make online invoicing and payments fast and easy for small businesses.

Screenshots

Paylink4 screens
Paylinks4 screens

Verdict

The call

Paylink and Paylinks both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Paylink's written reviews are positive against 0% of Paylinks's. Paylink also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 2). Paylinks's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Paylink against 5.0 for Paylinks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paylink has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Paylink's written reviews are positive against 0% of Paylinks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paylink ships an update monthly, Paylinks every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paylink versus Paylinks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaylinkPaylinks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (13 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnified Gulf Projects Trading CompanyHiveage Inc.

Customer experience

Paylink

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Paylinks

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Paylink

No in-app purchases

None

Paylinks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paylink free?
Paylink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paylinks free?
Paylinks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paylink or Paylinks?
Paylinks is rated higher. Paylink averages 4.9 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Paylinks averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Paylink or Paylinks have ads?
Neither Paylink nor Paylinks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paylink or Paylinks?
Paylink ships an update monthly, and Paylinks every 2 weeks. Most recently, Paylink was updated on June 1, 2026 and Paylinks on September 9, 2026.

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