Comparison

Hercules CyclePay vs Live Laugh Laundry

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

Head to head
About

Hercules CyclePay

Easily start washing machine and dryer cycles using your phone at participating laundry locations. Send service requests directly through the app for any issues encountered.

Highlights
  • Start washer and dryer cycles
  • Phone-based cycle activation
  • Send service requests
  • Real-time machine status (select locations)
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IMPORTANT: ONLY WORKS IN HERCULES LAUNDRY LOCATIONS. LOOK FOR SIGNAGE. You can easily start cycles on washers and dryers in your laundry room with your phone. You can also send service requests if needed. * Real-time machine status only at select locations.

About

Live Laugh Laundry

This app offers a convenient way to manage laundry at participating locations. Users can pay for cycles, add credit to their account, and view transaction history. It also allows starting machines via Bluetooth and receiving completion alerts.

Highlights
  • Pay for laundry cycles
  • Add credit to account
  • View transaction history
  • Start machines via Bluetooth
  • Receive cycle completion alerts
  • Check machine availability
Features
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ATTENTION: Only for use in participating laundry locations. Live Laugh Laundry is an iPhone application providing the easiest and smartest complete laundry solution. This app allows you to pay for laundry cycles from your account by using Bluetooth to communicate with the washer or dryer. Simply use Live Laugh Laundry to purchase credit right from the app, then use that credit for your laundry. A full accounting is available to see your transaction purchase history. • Scan the QR code of your laundry room (one time process) • Start laundry machines via Bluetooth by scanning QR code on the machine • Check your card/account balance, and add value to your account for laundry. For participating laundry rooms, you can view machine availability as well as receive alerts when your laundry cycle is complete.

Screenshots

Hercules CyclePay4 screens
Live Laugh Laundry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Live Laugh Laundry at 86% against Hercules CyclePay's 41%. Live Laugh Laundry also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Hercules CyclePay's advantage is ratings volume (3.1K vs 99). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Live Laugh Laundry holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hercules CyclePay has 3.1K ratings behind it against 99, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Hercules CyclePay's written reviews are positive against 86% of Live Laugh Laundry's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hercules CyclePay versus Live Laugh Laundry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHercules CyclePayLive Laugh Laundry
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (3.1K ratings)4.7 (99 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.1% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.1K — better99
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHercules CorpKioSoft Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Hercules CyclePay

All ratings1,662 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive41.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative50.0%

Live Laugh Laundry

All ratings35 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Hercules CyclePay

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Machines not connecting to app
  • Incorrect cycle time reporting
  • Charges without starting machines
  • Frequent app crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow manual time input for dryers
  • Improve machine status visibility
  • Implement remote machine control
  • Save payment information

Live Laugh Laundry

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hercules CyclePay

No in-app purchases

None

Live Laugh Laundry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hercules CyclePay free?
Hercules CyclePay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Live Laugh Laundry free?
Live Laugh Laundry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hercules CyclePay or Live Laugh Laundry?
Live Laugh Laundry is rated higher. Hercules CyclePay averages 4.4 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while Live Laugh Laundry averages 4.7 from 99 ratings.
Do Hercules CyclePay or Live Laugh Laundry have ads?
Neither Hercules CyclePay nor Live Laugh Laundry shows ads.

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