Paylink vs Merchant.app
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Issue electronic invoices
- Receive online payments
- Send invoices via social media, email, SMS
- Create fixed payment links
- Streamlined registration process
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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.
Merchant.app
This app streamlines payment processing for businesses, allowing for quick transactions via terminal, text, or email. It offers a real-time dashboard to monitor all business transactions and refunds, ensuring secure and efficient customer payments.
- Process payments via terminal, text, or email
- Lightning-fast transactions
- Customer payments via phone or email
- Real-time transaction dashboard
- Refund tracking
- Industry-leading data security
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An ideal system for businesses, Merchant Platforms will help you process your payments and impress your customers through terminal, text or email payment prompts and lightning-fast transactions. Customers can make payments instantly through their phone or email without the hassle of credit card authorization forms. A dashboard with real-time updates helps you keep track of all the transactions and refunds within your business. Merchants and customers can rest assured that each payment is kept safe and secure through industry-leading data security standards.
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Verdict
Paylink and Merchant.app both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Paylink's written reviews are positive against 50% of Merchant.app's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Paylink against 5.0 for Merchant.app. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Paylink's written reviews are positive against 50% of Merchant.app's.
Paylink ships an update monthly, Merchant.app every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paylink | Merchant.app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Unified Gulf Projects Trading Company | Merchant Platforms, Inc. |
Customer experience
Paylink
Merchant.app
In-app purchases
Paylink
No in-app purchases
Merchant.app
No in-app purchases









