MiniVAN Touch vs Salon Payday
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MiniVAN Touch
This app digitizes political canvassing by allowing users to collect data directly on their mobile devices. It syncs with NGP VAN, streamlining the process of uploading and integrating canvass results into databases.
- Mobile data collection
- NGP VAN integration
- Offline data entry
- Real-time data upload
- Streamlined data management
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miniVAN Touch is a mobile canvassing application that integrates with websites provided by NGP VAN. The miniVAN system allows users to export canvassing lists from VAN onto an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Canvassers can then enter data into their device as they talk to people on their list. When the canvassers connect their device to the Internet over a wireless or cellular network, they can upload their data back to the VAN with the touch of a button. Administrative users on the VAN can then review the data and apply it to the database in one quick step. Canvassing with miniVAN allows NGP VAN clients to spend more time and resources on actually contacting people instead of on data entry. What’s more, it virtually eliminates the lag time between collecting canvass results and putting that data to work.
Salon Payday
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Salon Payday works out what every technician takes home, so payday stops being a spreadsheet and a calculator at nine at night. Close out each day as it happens — what each person rang up, their tips — and payday adds itself up. A CALENDAR THAT SHOWS THE MONEY Every day on the month grid carries what the shop earned that day. Tap a day to fill it in, and tap it again to fix it when a number was wrong — any day, however far back. The days in the pay period you are in now are shaded, so you can see at a glance what payday is adding up. EVERY WAY A SALON ACTUALLY PAYS • Commission at any split • Booth rent • A fixed amount per day worked Each technician sits on their own arrangement. You do not have to pretend the whole shop is paid the same way. TIPS COUNTED ONCE, NEVER TWICE Card tips the salon still owes get paid out. Cash tips already in someone's pocket show up for their records and are not paid again. DEDUCTIONS OFF THE RIGHT NUMBER A product charge can be a fixed amount or a percent of services, and it comes off before the split rather than after. IT SHOWS ITS WORK Tap any technician for a line-by-line breakdown: earned, tips, deductions, take-home. When someone asks why their pay is what it is, the answer is on the screen. YOUR NUMBERS STAY ON YOUR PHONE No account, no sign-up, no server. Everything is stored on your own device and keeps working with the wifi down. ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE The app follows your phone's language, and you can switch it yourself in Settings without changing anything on the phone. FREE, AND PRO Free for up to four technicians. Pro is $9.99 a year and adds unlimited technicians, CSV export for your accountant, and every past pay period kept instead of just the current one. Salon Payday is a calculator that remembers. It does not file taxes, print cheques, or connect to any bank or payroll service. Terms of Use (EULA): https://apps.caoinvestment.com/salon-payday/terms Privacy Policy: https://apps.caoinvestment.com/salon-payday/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MiniVAN Touch at none against Salon Payday's 1. MiniVAN Touch also leads on chart position (#128 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Salon Payday sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. MiniVAN Touch asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | MiniVAN Touch | Salon Payday |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (287 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 287 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #128 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NGP VAN | PHUOC PHUNG NGUYEN |
Bugs and requests
MiniVAN Touch
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes when downloading lists
- Login loops and authentication failures
- Two-factor authentication stuck or unresetable
- Data disappears after switching lists
- Synced data not visible the next day
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- App resets to top of list when screen locks
- Map zooms out unexpectedly when panning
- Inconsistent swipe gestures for marking status
- App freezes during extended use
- Password reset emails not arriving
- Training video stuck with no exit option
- Filters not functioning properly
- App incompatible with some older devices
- Turf sending only works for one campaign despite selection
- Data loss on Android devices
- Keyboard not accessible on iPad for authentication
- Sync button accidentally triggered during canvassing
- Randomly logs out without syncing data
- Cannot edit notes while person marked 'Not Home'
Requested features
18 requests- Ability to load and switch between multiple lists simultaneously
- Geographic sorting instead of alphabetical ordering
- Automatic route optimization that persists
- Bulk marking of inaccessible addresses
- Integrated navigation/directions from map
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- Progress indicators and motivational messages
- Spanish language version
- Ability to see all household members at once
- Settings to disable repeated training prompts
- Toggle between different canvass campaigns
- Mock/training lists for practice
- Customizable symbology and icons
- Filter by party affiliation and voter status
- Phonebanking integration
- Bulk operations for household management
- Dark mode toggle option
- Persistent app state in background
- Shared notes visible to all canvassers
Salon Payday
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MiniVAN Touch
No in-app purchases
Salon Payday
- Pro$9.991 Year









