PAYware Mobile vs Snap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- Scan product orders
- Create shopping carts
- For Snap-on franchisees
- Used for sales events
- Promotional marketing support
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | PAYware Mobile | Snap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (22 ratings) | 4.4 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VeriFone Inc. | Snap-on Inc. |
Customer experience
PAYware Mobile
Snap
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
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- 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
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- 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
PAYware Mobile
No in-app purchases
Snap
No in-app purchases








