PayTrace Go vs Stax Pay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PayTrace Go
Process credit card payments on the go with this mobile solution. Capture signatures, send email receipts, manage customer information, and review transaction history directly from your device.
- Credit card processing
- Signature capture
- Email receipts
- Customer management
- Transaction history review
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PayTrace Go is a mobile payment solution that allows PayTrace merchants to process credit cards, capture signatures, send email receipts, manage customers, and review past transactions.
Stax Pay
This comprehensive payment processing toolset offers on-the-go business insights, cash flow management, and the ability to accept various payment types. It streamlines operations by allowing users to process refunds, send invoices, and manage customer data securely.
- Accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express
- Process refunds and accept tips
- Send invoices and manage customer data
- Securely store payment methods
- Email receipts to multiple recipients
- PCI-Compliant tokenization
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Stax by Fattmerchant provides a flexible, scalable, all-in-one payments toolset so that you can move faster, think smarter, and make better decisions. The Stax Pay mobile app gives you powerful insights on-the-go, enabling you to spot trends, manage cash flow, and improve business performance wherever you happen to be. And, of course, you or your team can accept payments, process refunds, invoice customers, and much more all without having to download a separate app. With Stax Pay you can: - Swipe EMV chip cards with our optional bluetooth Stax mobile reader - Accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express - Accept tips, apply discounts, and issue refunds - Key-in, swipe, dip, or photo capture card details - Email receipts to multiple customers and internal staff - Securely store payment methods for future transactions - Automatically sync payments and data to the Stax platform - Receive deposits to your bank account automatically on the next business day - Manage customers in real-time and send invoices, update contact information, and add new payment methods - Stay protected from liability with PCI-Compliant tokenization technology for managing credit card information The Stax Pay mobile app is all you need to run and grow your business, wherever you happen to be. We hope you’ll give it a try!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PayTrace Go at 4.9 against Stax Pay's 2.2. PayTrace Go also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 36%) and ratings volume (744 vs 26). Stax Pay's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PayTrace Go holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PayTrace Go has 744 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of PayTrace Go's written reviews are positive against 36% of Stax Pay's.
PayTrace Go ships an update every 4 months, Stax Pay every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PayTrace Go | Stax Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (744 ratings) — better | 2.2 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 744 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PayTrace | Fattmerchant Inc. |
Customer experience
PayTrace Go
Stax Pay
Bugs and requests
PayTrace Go
Reported bugs
7 issues- Card reader not recognized on iPhone
- App randomly clears all form fields during data entry
- Card expiration date adds 5 years incorrectly
- Information fields run off screen on larger phones
- Bottom field overlaps with invoice slot
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- App freezes and requires restart before transactions
- Card reader accuracy issues with incorrect readings
Requested features
4 requests- Photo-based card reader functionality
- Enlarged confirmation box
- Better field scrolling on larger devices
- Improved signature capture area
Stax Pay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PayTrace Go
No in-app purchases
Stax Pay
No in-app purchases








