Comparison

PAYware Mobile vs Snap

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

Head to head
About

PAYware Mobile

This app provides a secure and simple way for small businesses to process credit card transactions on an iPhone. It works with a special card reader and gateway to encrypt data end-to-end, ensuring transaction safety and expanding business reach.

Highlights
  • Process credit card transactions
  • Secure end-to-end encryption
  • Card swipe and tone confirmation
  • Signature capture
  • Email receipts
  • Transaction history and summaries
  • Web-based transaction management
Features
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For iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad, and iPod touch. PAYware Mobile from VeriFone is a complete payment solution for the iPhone that provides small businesses with a simple and secure way to process credit card transactions. IMPORTANT NOTICE: HOW TO START USING PAYWARE MOBILE - Register at http://paywaremobile.com/ and fill out our quick and easy sign-up form - Shortly after you register, a VeriFone representative will contact you to get started and send you your card encryption sleeve - PAYware Mobile is designed to work with VeriFone’s card reader and secure payment gateway, PAYware Connect ACCEPT CARD PAYMENTS WHEREVER YOUR BUSINESS TAKES YOU - Expand your customer base, reduce transaction fees, and break down barriers to business growth - Pocket a chunk of change with more “card present” sales using the VeriFone reader and app - Keep transactions safe with our patented end-to-end encryption – no other manufacturer offers this level of safety & security - Our mobile card encryption sleeve is designed to survive in your business’s rough-and-tumble world, and perform flawlessly THE APP THAT’S ALL THAT - Remarkably easy to use - Swipe a card and a tone tells you the fully encrypted data was accepted - Push a button to capture the signature - Push another to add a tip to the bill - Push one more to finalize the sale - Want to email the receipt? Click. Done. - At any time, review previous transactions, check daily summaries, even view a map showing where transactions took place - Designed to meet PA-DSS V1.2 requirements for application security THE READER THAT’S RUGGED AND CAN KEEP A SECRET - Being tough is important in card readers, and this unit certainly is - But these days, cardholder data security is critical too - The PAYware Mobile card encryption sleeve is the only mobile product with patented end-to-end encryption - The moment the card is swiped, data is encrypted and stays that way until its processed by our gateway - The phone never sees, nor does it store, any sensitive data - The Gen I reader fits any iPhone 3G or 3GS model and the Gen 1.5 reader fits iPhone 4, 3G, and 3GS - And because it’s portable, you’ll reduce costs by making more “card present” sales - The design is sturdy and compact, so it’s not only built to survive, but to perform flawlessly - Comes with a built-in stylus for signature capture - Secures customer data and significantly reduces liability risks for your business INTRODUCING THE MOST HASSLE-FREE WAY TO PROCESS CARD PAYMENTS - With PAYware Connect, all it takes to manage your business’s card payments is access to the web - No hardware or software to buy … No payment engine … No electronic engineering degree - You get complete, easy to access transaction data and a reliable gateway service that’s ideal for small businesses - Whether you have one iPhone or ten, PAYware Connect can consolidate all your payments into a single portal - Details of all iPhone transactions are available in real-time MORE INFORMATION / NEED HELP? - Please visit http://www.paywaremobile.com for more information, FAQs, and additional support

About

Snap

This app allows users to scan product orders into a shopping cart for Snap-on franchisees. It is specifically designed for use during promotional Snap-on Marketing sales events.

Highlights
  • Scan product orders
  • Create shopping carts
  • For Snap-on franchisees
  • Used for sales events
  • Promotional marketing support
Features
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Snap-on Scan Order provides the ability for users to scan product orders into a shopping cart for the Snap-on franchisee. The app is used for promotional Snap-on Marketing sales events.

Screenshots

PAYware Mobile2 screens
Snap3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Snap at 4.4 against PAYware Mobile's 2.2. PAYware Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Snap holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of PAYware Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of Snap's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PAYware Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Snap every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PAYware Mobile versus Snap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPAYware MobileSnap
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (22 ratings)4.4 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVeriFone Inc.Snap-on Inc.

Customer experience

PAYware Mobile

All ratings22 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative68.2%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive38.4%
Neutral11.0%
Negative50.7%

Snap

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

PAYware Mobile

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • App crashes when opening
  • App opens then immediately closes
  • Card reader not working
  • Card reader won't accept firmware update
Show 16 more
  • App doesn't work with new Apple updates
  • App verging on useless
  • App crashes on start up
  • Endless support wormhole loop
  • App crashes on iPhone with iOS 8
  • App doesn't work with OS8
  • App locks up
  • App crashes on iPad in landscape mode
  • Cannot get last transaction, summary between dates, or daily summary
  • App gives hard time reading cards
  • App goes crazy with swiper
  • Bugs since last update
  • App crashes when call or text comes in
  • App closes when call or text comes in
  • App crashes when processing card
  • App crashes when swiping card

Requested features

13 requests
  • Update app for iOS compatibility
  • Improve tip option placement
  • Add customer email database
  • Add tip input before signature
  • Block incoming calls/texts during transactions
Show 8 more
  • Copy and paste from contacts
  • More customizable receipts
  • Support for PIN Debit
  • Improve UI polish
  • Allow copy and paste into app
  • Improve signature sensitivity
  • Fix app restart issue after transactions
  • Make app work in landscape mode on iPad

Snap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PAYware Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Snap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PAYware Mobile free?
PAYware Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snap free?
Snap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PAYware Mobile or Snap?
Snap is rated higher. PAYware Mobile averages 2.2 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Snap averages 4.4 from 14 ratings.
Do PAYware Mobile or Snap have ads?
Neither PAYware Mobile nor Snap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PAYware Mobile or Snap?
PAYware Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Snap every 10 months. Most recently, PAYware Mobile was updated on October 22, 2026 and Snap on October 21, 2026.

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