Comparison

PayPAMS vs The Axis St. Augustine

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

Head to head
About

PayPAMS

Manage your child's school meal account effortlessly. View balances, track purchases, and ensure funds are directly deposited. A secure portal for parents to stay informed about cafeteria spending.

Highlights
  • View meal account balances
  • Track items purchased
  • Secure fund deposit
  • Parental account management
  • Online registration
Features
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PayPAMS is the simple, safe and secure portal to pay for school meals. Parents can view meal account balances and items purchased at the school cafeteria. PayPAMS will ensure that your money goes directly to your child's account! To access the app, use your current PayPAMS user name and password or register on www.paypams.com.

About

The Axis St. Augustine

Features
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The Axis St. Augustine app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. With this app you can watch or listen to past messages, stay updated with push notifications, connect with groups, fill out prayer request cards, give, read the Bible, view our calendar, see the latest announcements, and more! Mobile app version: 6.23.8

Screenshots

PayPAMS4 screens
The Axis St. Augustine3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PayPAMS at 13.0 against The Axis St. Augustine's 15.1. 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

PayPAMS ships an update every 16 months, The Axis St. Augustine every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PayPAMS versus The Axis St. Augustine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPayPAMSThe Axis St. Augustine
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (73 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings73 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPAMS Lunchroom LLCThe Axis Church St. Augustine, Inc.

Bugs and requests

PayPAMS

Reported bugs

65 issues
  • Website redirect on profile page
  • Authorize button does nothing
  • Message 'may take up to a minute' but doesn't go through
  • No response when clicking 'submit payment'
  • Half of money went to balance, rest missing
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  • Phone number format incorrect for US
  • Help tab redirects to previous screen
  • Error when entering phone number: 'incorrect phone'
  • Takes several tries to add funds
  • App freezes when loading money
  • Payments not supported on app, directs to website
  • Cannot see purchases
  • No record of 2-year account
  • Money deposits take 2 days to post
  • App forgets password
  • App will not accept payment, card declined
  • Full site 'authorize payment' does nothing
  • Update turned app from garbage to dumpster juice
  • App not working, people use it for school lunch
  • Developer listens to reviews and makes changes
  • Keyboard characters won't show
  • App malfunctions after delete/reinstall
  • App still does not work
  • Erased all my info
  • Cannot process payments via app, must go online
  • Problems every time trying to use app
  • Cannot see anything in menus or drop downs
  • Redirected to full site, must login again
  • Latest update does not work at all
  • Nothing works since update
  • Deleted and reinstalled, nothing shows
  • Username/password incorrect, but doesn't display username
  • Saved card not showing in drop down
  • Cannot see typed information when logging in
  • White font against white background
  • No text shows up on latest update
  • New interface does not recognize email/password
  • Forgot password sends to old login screen
  • Payment won't go through, stays frozen
  • Cannot log in on app, error 'username or password incorrect'
  • Update doesn't allow seeing which accounts are being paid with
  • Update wiped out kids' pictures
  • Layout shrunk, need glasses
  • Doesn't show username when typing
  • White on white background makes app useless
  • Cannot see any information
  • Newest update will not show typed information
  • Cannot see which account chosen to pay with
  • Most recent update broken login
  • Cannot see typed information, stays blank
  • Latest update screwed something up
  • Won't recognize primary payment source
  • Primary source not listed in app
  • Text color does not change in dark mode
  • Cannot read black text on black background
  • Payment disappeared from app
  • Payment deducted from bank, not received by school
  • Payment must be made 3 days before needed
  • History glitches and erases frequently
  • Does not show current balance despite payment
  • Cannot process multiple student payments at once
  • Button is way up on the top-right behind status indicators
  • Card won't show up most of the time
  • If card shows, shopping cart won't show to move on
  • Mobile site won't let me select an amount half the time

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add Apple Pay support
  • Push notifications for purchases
  • Ability to stay logged in
  • Make website work on iPad
  • Allow selection of amount per kid
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  • Immediate update after payment posted
  • Lower minimum payment
  • Improve dark mode compatibility
  • Add option to see balance
  • Allow adding funds for multiple students at once
  • Fix button placement for iPhone 6

The Axis St. Augustine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PayPAMS

No in-app purchases

None

The Axis St. Augustine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PayPAMS free?
PayPAMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Axis St. Augustine free?
The Axis St. Augustine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PayPAMS or The Axis St. Augustine have ads?
Neither PayPAMS nor The Axis St. Augustine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PayPAMS or The Axis St. Augustine?
PayPAMS ships an update every 16 months, and The Axis St. Augustine every 9 months. Most recently, PayPAMS was updated on October 21, 2026 and The Axis St. Augustine on October 20, 2026.

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