Comparison

SpiceApp Payment vs PocketFest

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

Head to head

SpiceApp Payment

POS & payments for restaurants

Easy QR payments

About

SpiceApp Payment

Features

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Accept payments for restaurants any way your guests want to pay. The SpiceApp Payment app connects to the SpiceApp POS system and helps you take orders, manage them, and process in-store payments for your guests. Easy accept tips, allow split pay for dine-in guests, and easily process refunds. The app facilitates payment processing through a Bluetooth card reader. App can also work in paired mode to use as customer checkout display for SpiceApp POS. A SpiceApp account and card reader are required to use this app.

About

PocketFest

Features

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PocketFest is a simple cashless payment platform for school events, fundraisers, and community fairs. Guests pay with a QR wallet, vendors accept payments from any phone, and organizers track sales and balances in real time—all without handling cash at the booths.

Screenshots

SpiceApp Payment4 screens

PocketFest4 screens

Verdict

The call

SpiceApp Payment and PocketFest are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

SpiceApp Payment ships an update every 5 months, PocketFest every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

SpiceApp Payment versus PocketFest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	SpiceApp Payment	PocketFest
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 5 months	Every 4 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.6	15.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	78 MB	36 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	SpiceApp	Saul Flores

In-app purchases

None

SpiceApp Payment

No in-app purchases

None

PocketFest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpiceApp Payment free?

SpiceApp Payment is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is PocketFest free?

PocketFest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do SpiceApp Payment or PocketFest have ads?

Neither SpiceApp Payment nor PocketFest shows ads.

Which is updated more often, SpiceApp Payment or PocketFest?

SpiceApp Payment ships an update every 5 months, and PocketFest every 4 months. Most recently, SpiceApp Payment was updated on November 7, 2026 and PocketFest on November 10, 2026.