Comparison

Terminal Magic vs Zulio

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

Head to head
About

Terminal Magic

Features
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An application that creates payments and makes a connection with the card reader via Bluetooth, and it manages all electronic payments

About

Zulio

Empower your business to accept card payments without incurring additional costs. This app allows you to automatically include credit card fees in your pricing and offer cash discounts. Enjoy no processing fees, simple reporting, and dedicated customer support.

Highlights
  • Accept card payments
  • No processing fees
  • Auto-calculate fees
  • Offer cash discounts
  • Send invoices
  • Clean reporting
  • Personal customer support
Features
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Give customers choice in how they pay without increasing your costs. Accepting card payments using traditional processors with high fees, and complicated PCI requirements can feel unfair. You shouldn't have to pay another “gross income tax” to get paid for the work you do. Auto calculate and include the credit card fee in your regular price and offer discount for paying with cash. No Processing Fees Accept Payments Send Invoices Personal Customer Support No Annual PCI Requirements Clean reporting. Keep 100% of everything that hits your account.

Screenshots

Terminal Magic4 screens
Zulio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Zulio at none against Terminal Magic's shown. Terminal Magic's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.4). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Terminal Magic ships an update every 4 days, Zulio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Terminal Magic versus Zulio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTerminal MagicZulio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.8 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB62 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMr. Fix It Enterprises IncProvident Payments Central LLC

In-app purchases

None

Terminal Magic

No in-app purchases

None

Zulio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Terminal Magic free?
Terminal Magic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zulio free?
Zulio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Terminal Magic or Zulio have ads?
Terminal Magic shows ads; Zulio does not.
Which is updated more often, Terminal Magic or Zulio?
Terminal Magic ships an update every 4 days, and Zulio every 3 weeks. Most recently, Terminal Magic was updated on October 27, 2026 and Zulio on November 3, 2026.

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