Comparison

iProcess vs AVB ARC

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

Head to head
About

iProcess

Process credit card transactions securely and easily from your mobile device. This point of sale app supports swiped, keyed, and chip transactions, and offers features like transaction history, refunds, and automated tax application.

Highlights
  • Process swiped, keyed, and chip transactions
  • View transaction history
  • Refund and void transactions
  • Automatic tax rate application
  • Accept customer signatures
  • Email receipts
  • Customer Vault management
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iProcess is a secure and simple way to process credit card transactions from your iPhone or iPad. This point of sale app allows you to sign in with your gateway credentials and you can start processing with our supported credit card swipers. Features include: • Process swiped, keyed, and chip sale and credit transactions (card reader sold through your merchant service provider) • View a complete history of mobile transactions • Refund and void previous mobile transactions • Set a tax rate to be automatically applied to all transactions • Accept signatures from your customers • Save location data with transactions • Automatically send email receipts • Share receipts with customers with almost any app on your device • Toggle between multiple merchant accounts with ease • Name your device to easily distinguish between devices in the merchant control panel reporting • View customers you have saved to the Customer Vault (if service is active) • Add, edit, and delete customers from the Customer Vault (if service is active)

About

AVB ARC

Features
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The ARC App is an extension of your core ARC system, allowing for Mobile Delivery Drivers and Repair Technicians to view their tasks for the day, update orders, and generally manage their field work. The app is directly tied into your ARC database at the store, allowing for seamless integration and updates of the relevant orders. Key Features: - View your route for the day, time to next job, and length of the job - Update Orders for parts, add pictures, collect payment, and log notes - View contact and customer history within the App - Contact seller directly from the app - Secure and fast login via password or biometric authentication Note: This app is intended for subscriber's of AVB's ARC software, and will only work with a back-end ARC configured.

Screenshots

iProcess4 screens
AVB ARC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: iProcess at 10.0 against AVB ARC's 15.6. On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iProcess ships an update every 2 months, AVB ARC every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
iProcess versus AVB ARC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriProcessAVB ARC
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGateway Processing ServicesAssociated Volume Buyers, Inc

Bugs and requests

iProcess

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Customer Vault not working with iOS
  • App crashes when swiping cards
  • App crashes when completing transactions
  • Terminal ID Missing and Transaction Key Missing errors
  • Connectivity issues, app fails to connect to reader
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  • Error messages with no troubleshooting
  • No date or time stamp on receipts
  • Unable to use customer signature
  • Cannot add tips
  • Card reader not working with extensions or charge ports
  • Signature screen turns black
  • App not compatible with iOS 8
  • iPad screen layout issues
  • Email receipt process requires re-entry of email address
  • Cannot send email receipts
  • Card reader crashes the app

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add date and time stamp to receipts
  • Improve connectivity and reduce error messages
  • Allow adding tips in the payment process
  • Enable landscape mode on iPad
  • Improve visibility and usability of the tip option
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  • Restore the ability to swipe cards directly into Customer Vault
  • Provide clear contact information and website for support
  • Update to be compatible with newer phone ports (e.g., charge port)
  • Implement a master account setup online for employees
  • Streamline the receipt emailing process
  • Improve the tip screen layout for better readability
  • Allow customers to erase and redo signatures
  • Fix the issue where the signature pad turns black
  • Add a checkbox for manual entries
  • Allow multiple email addresses for receipts
  • Improve the iPad screen layout for sales entry
  • Make the email address carry over for receipt sending
  • Add tax functionality
  • Provide an iPad-specific version of the app
  • Fix the card reader crash issue

AVB ARC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iProcess

No in-app purchases

None

AVB ARC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iProcess free?
iProcess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AVB ARC free?
AVB ARC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iProcess or AVB ARC have ads?
Neither iProcess nor AVB ARC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iProcess or AVB ARC?
iProcess ships an update every 2 months, and AVB ARC every 6 weeks. Most recently, iProcess was updated on October 22, 2026 and AVB ARC on October 18, 2026.

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