PayZen vs splink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PayZen
Accept payments anywhere using your smartphone or tablet. Create payment links, share them via QR code or message, and let customers pay securely online. Ideal for various sales scenarios and remote transactions.
- Create payment links
- Accept payments remotely
- QR code payment sharing
- Multiple payment methods
- Real-time payment tracking
- Secure payment page
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Easily cash in wherever you are with your smartphone or tablet, face to face or remotely. A cost-effective alternative to using a payment terminal and/or to offer your customers a simplified payment experience. How it works: 1. With the Payzen by Lyra application, create a payment link 2. Share it with your customer through a QR code or send it by SMS, WhatsApp, email or your favorite channel. 3. Your customer only has to click on the link or scan the QR code to make the payment on a secure web page. You can view in real time the progress of the payment requests for an optimal follow-up. An ideal solution for door-to-door sales, delivery, remote points of sale, booking by phone, invoice payment or unpaid reminders! The advantages of PayZen by Lyra: · More than 150 payment methods available (bank cards, wallet, prepaid cards, lunch vouchers, Chèques-vancance connect, sepa direct debit with e-mandate signature...) · Multi-currency with dynamic currency conversion available · Multilingual application · Multi-shops: one application to access all your shops · Ability to share the link on your other preferred and private channels such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Telegram.... · Highly secure payment page: PCI DSS and 3DS2 Features in details: · Payment requests · Requests for a payment method registration · Payment and payment method registration requests · Payment status: sent, in progress, paid, cancelled, refused, expired · Details available for each payment request created · Advanced customization: link expiration date, language choice, payment validation choice (automatic or manual), capture delay · Compatible with the hosted page including data collect form · Connected with a powerful back office · Get an access to the PayZen back office with the same login/password for even more features: · Cancel, refund or duplicate payments · Accounting export · Republish a payment ticket · Advanced preferences and customization Access to this application requests to a PayZen subscription including payment orders and a distance contract. It can be used in addition to a website or on its own. About PayZen PayZen is a solution published by the Lyra Group, expert and leader in secure payments. Founded in 2001, Lyra has an international presence through its 11 subsidiaries and manages: · + 250,000 e-commerce sites worldwide · + 20 billion payments per year · + 4 million payment terminals worldwide Its services are PCI DSS, PCI 3DS, Visa, MasterCard certified and approved by the GIE Cartes Bancaires.
splink
Easily accept payments from customers using various methods. Manage all your transactions in real-time from any location. Turn your device into an unlimited card terminal for on-the-go payments.
- Accept payments in multiple ways
- Request payments from customers
- Real-time payment management
- Unlimited mobile card terminals
- Secure payment processing
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splink is a simple and secure way to take payment in a variety of different ways Our app enables users to take or request payment from your customers with ease! View all payments and manage all of your payments in real time from anywhere! Our app arms your business with unlimited card terminals to take payment on the go!
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Verdict
PayZen and splink both sit at 1.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 20% of PayZen's written reviews are positive against 0% of splink's. PayZen also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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 — 1.0 for PayZen against 1.0 for splink. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of PayZen's written reviews are positive against 0% of splink's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PayZen | splink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lyra Network | splink |
Customer experience
PayZen
splink
In-app purchases
PayZen
No in-app purchases
splink
No in-app purchases









