PointCheckout vs ABS Pay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PointCheckout
This app allows users to pay for online purchases using their accumulated loyalty and reward points from participating programs. It offers a flexible alternative to traditional redemption methods, enabling seamless transactions across a network of merchants.
- Pay with loyalty points
- Participating reward programs
- Online merchant network
- Flexible redemption options
- Simplified integration for partners
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PointCheckout is the first of its kind dedicated online payment provider for loyalty and reward points allowing members of participating reward programs to pay online within the PointCheckout merchant network using their points. PointCheckout was created in response to lack of flexibility and options in the redemption process for many of the worlds reward programs including those of banks, telecoms, and airlines. PointCheckout simplifies the process of adding redemption partners for reward programs by integrating only once to the PointCheckout online store network. Customers can finally enjoy their rewards wherever they shop online with ease.
ABS Pay
Manage your child's school spending with this app. Parents can top up cards, view real-time purchase history, and freeze cards. Future updates will include more payment options for school events.
- Parental control for child payments
- Top-up child's cards
- Real-time purchase information
- Freeze any card
- e-Wallet functionality
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The ABS Cashless Payment App now allows you full control of your child’s payments at School. With your parent account, you can top-up your child’s cards to allow them to make payments at school using their electronic wristband. For phase one of our Cashless system, other services include: - Real-time purchase information - Add funds to accounts anytime - Freeze any card - Use your master account as an e-Wallet for any other payments you may have Future phases include: - All school payments - Fieldtrip payments - Special event payments
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PointCheckout at every 3 weeks against ABS Pay's every 4 months. PointCheckout also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 — 3.0 for PointCheckout against 3.0 for ABS Pay. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
PointCheckout ships an update every 3 weeks, ABS Pay every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PointCheckout | ABS Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PointCheckout Holding Company Limited | Hashemite Society for Education |
Customer experience
PointCheckout
ABS Pay
In-app purchases
PointCheckout
No in-app purchases
ABS Pay
No in-app purchases
