Comparison

Paylinks vs SkyLink POS

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

Head to head
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.

About

SkyLink POS

This point-of-sale system offers robust features for small retailers and restaurants. Manage orders with on-screen product images, apply discounts and taxes, and accept signatures and tips. Process various payment types, including contactless, and send paperless receipts.

Highlights
  • On-screen product images for order entry
  • Discount and tax application
  • Signature and tip acceptance
  • Cash, credit, and debit card payments
  • Contactless payment support
  • Paperless receipts via email/text
  • Electronic invoicing
Features
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The SkyLink® POS point-of-sale system has the features small retailers and restaurants need for running fast, efficient businesses. ORDER MANAGEMENT - On-screen product images for accurate order entry - Ring up items, discounts, & tax - Apply tax rates at the item level - Accept on-screen signatures & tips ACCEPT PAYMENTS - Accept and track cash and all credit and debit cards, including chip (EMV) cards - Accept contactless (NFC) payments including Apple Pay, Google Pay, and more - Send paperless receipts via email or text message - Multiple types of payment terminals supported—Select what's best for you - Automatic Level II and Level III compliance for lowest credit card fees ELECTRONIC INVOICING - Create and manage invoices for billing - Send invoices via email or text message - Accept customer payments online

Screenshots

Paylinks4 screens
SkyLink POS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Paylinks at every 2 weeks against SkyLink POS's monthly. 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

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 — 5.0 for Paylinks against 5.0 for SkyLink POS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paylinks ships an update every 2 weeks, SkyLink POS monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Paylinks versus SkyLink POS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaylinksSkyLink POS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiveage Inc.Monetra Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Paylinks

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

SkyLink POS

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Paylinks

No in-app purchases

None

SkyLink POS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paylinks free?
Paylinks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SkyLink POS free?
SkyLink POS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paylinks or SkyLink POS?
Paylinks and SkyLink POS are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Paylinks or SkyLink POS have ads?
Neither Paylinks nor SkyLink POS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paylinks or SkyLink POS?
Paylinks ships an update every 2 weeks, and SkyLink POS monthly. Most recently, Paylinks was updated on September 9, 2026 and SkyLink POS on September 10, 2026.

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