Paybrain vs My Next Service
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paybrain
This app offers an all-in-one solution for businesses to accept payments, manage recurring charges, and securely share files. It functions as a mobile point-of-sale system, allowing for in-person transactions and digital content sales with automatic file delivery upon payment.
- Accept payments on the go
- Set up recurring payments
- Secure file sharing
- Mobile point-of-sale
- Professional invoice management
- Automatic file delivery after payment
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Paybrain turns your iPhone into a full point of sale for retail stores, restaurants, cafés, salons, gyms and service businesses. Take Tap to Pay, ring up your catalog, send invoices and run memberships from one app, with payments processed by Stripe. No monthly fee and no contract. SELL ANYWHERE • Tap to Pay on iPhone: accept contactless cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay with no extra hardware • Your full catalog with variations, scanned with your phone camera • Open tabs, split payments, cash and card in one checkout • Full and partial refunds right from the receipt • Ring up a sale on the web and send it to your phone to take payment RUN THE COUNTER • Same catalog, customers and sales as the Paybrain Register and the web dashboard • Card pricing with automatic cash discounts • Daily closeouts, tips, card and cash totals • Reports for sales, best sellers, loyalty and inventory INVENTORY THAT KEEPS UP • Live stock counts per location • Count shelves by scanning barcodes with your camera • Low-stock alerts and purchase orders sent straight to your suppliers CUSTOMERS WHO COME BACK • Enroll members on the spot with a card on file and automatic monthly billing • Membership perks and signed waivers, with barcode check-in at the Paybrain Register • Loyalty points customers join at checkout • Customer profiles with visit and purchase history INVOICES AND RECURRING BILLING • AI invoicing: describe the job or snap a photo, and Paybrain drafts a priced invoice from your catalog for you to review • Get paid by card, Apple Pay or QR, with automatic reminders • Recurring plans for clients you bill every week or month • Attach files and photos to any invoice MONEY IN ONE PLACE • Balance, upcoming payouts and payout history • Instant notifications when you get paid BUILT FOR Retail and boutiques, restaurants, cafés and food trucks, salons, spas and barbers, gyms and studios, contractors, cleaners, trainers and any business that takes payments in person. Simple pricing: no monthly software fee, no setup fee, no contract. You only pay per transaction. Add the optional Paybrain Register for a full countertop setup with screen, cash drawer, receipt printer, scanner and card reader. Download Paybrain and take your first payment in minutes.
My Next Service
This app streamlines field service operations for businesses like lawn care and pest control. It allows for scheduling, dispatching, customer management, time tracking, and payment processing. It offers role-based access for owners, managers, technicians, and sales teams, with a customer portal for appointment viewing and requests.
- Schedule jobs and build routes
- Live map tracking and dispatch
- Customer management and history
- E-signature for agreements
- Invoice and payment tracking
- Time clock and work documentation
- Role-based access control
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My Next Service is field service software for growing service businesses: lawn care, pest control, pool service, home services and more. Run your whole operation from your phone. Schedule and dispatch crews, plan routes, manage customers, track time and get paid. A company account is required. Your employer or service company will invite you. Business owners can learn more at mynextservice.com. FOR OWNERS, MANAGERS AND OFFICE STAFF • Schedule jobs and build daily routes for every truck and crew • See your team on a live map and dispatch the right crew to the right job • Manage customers, service agreements, notes and full service history • Send agreements for e-signature and see when they're viewed and signed • Review and approve customer reschedule requests • Create invoices and track payments, with Square, Stripe and QuickBooks connections • Review and approve team timesheets • Dashboards for revenue, jobs and team performance FOR TECHNICIANS AND CREWS • See your day's route and job details at a glance • Get directions to each stop in your maps app • Clock in and out and check your hours • Add photos and notes to document completed work • Text customers from the job using ready-made templates • Stay in sync with the office through Team Hub messaging FOR SALES TEAMS • Canvass neighborhoods with a door-to-door map and lead tracking • Sign up new customers in the field • Follow your sales results and team competitions FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS Homeowners whose service company uses My Next Service can sign in to: • See upcoming appointments • Browse service history with photos • Review their service agreement • Request a reschedule • View invoices Built for multi-crew operations, with role-based access so each team member sees only what their role allows. Questions? Contact support@mynextservice.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paybrain at 5.0 against My Next Service's 3.0. Paybrain also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Paybrain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paybrain has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Paybrain ships an update every 9 days, My Next Service every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paybrain | My Next Service |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ethereal Incorporated | Buck Deitz |
Customer experience
Paybrain
My Next Service
In-app purchases
Paybrain
No in-app purchases
My Next Service
No in-app purchases
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