PayTrace Go vs Handpoint
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.
Handpoint
This mobile point-of-sale application allows businesses to securely accept card payments using various compatible card readers. It provides straightforward setup instructions for EMV, NFC, and MSR transactions, ensuring a secure payment process.
- Accept secure card payments
- Point-to-point encryption
- Supports EMV, NFC, and MSR
- Connects with Handpoint card readers
- Straight-forward setup instructions
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The Handpoint mobile Point of Sale app enables you to accept highly secure card payments, together with the varied range of Handpoint card readers through stringent point-to-point encryption security. Simply download this mPOS app and you’ll find straight-forward instructions to ensure you are correctly connected with your card reader and properly set up for accepting EMV, NFC and MSR payments for your business.
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Verdict
PayTrace Go and Handpoint both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Handpoint's written reviews are positive against 67% of PayTrace Go's. PayTrace Go's advantage is ratings volume (744 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PayTrace Go against 5.0 for Handpoint. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PayTrace Go has 744 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of PayTrace Go's written reviews are positive against 100% of Handpoint's.
PayTrace Go ships an update every 4 months, Handpoint every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PayTrace Go | Handpoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (744 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 744 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PayTrace | Handpoint ehf. |
Customer experience
PayTrace Go
Handpoint
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
Handpoint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PayTrace Go
No in-app purchases
Handpoint
No in-app purchases
Questions
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