Comparison

EventPilot Payments vs KeyTransact

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

Head to head
About

EventPilot Payments

Accept payments for events directly from an iPhone using Tap to Pay or by sending checkout links. Manage transactions, track analytics, and receive bank transfers. Optionally scan IDs for age verification.

Highlights
  • Tap to Pay on iPhone
  • Send checkout links to customer phones
  • Buy Now Pay Later options
  • ID scanning for age verification
  • Instant centralized analytics
  • Simple bank transfer payouts
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Accept payments for your event like never before, right from an iPhone. Create your EventPilot Payments account, complete onboarding, and download the EventPilot Payments app right on your iPhone, your team's iPhone, or even share access to let volunteers/staff install it on THEIR iPhone and collect payments directly for your event, all while you receive instant, centralized analytics and simple bank transfer payouts. Accepting payments how your customers expect to pay is the key to running an efficient checkout. Using Tap to Pay on iPhone, you can charge a customer's physical credit/debit card directly from an iPhone without the need to extra hardware like readers. If that doesn't trip your customer's fancy, you can send the checkout flow to their phone for them to manually enter payment details, handle buy now pay later flows, and more. Optionally, you can require cashiers check (or even scan) IDs right in the app. Transactions involving ID scans are marked as age verified and some minimal information about the ID is retained. (Information on how we handle ID scanning, safety, privacy, and compliance is available in our privacy policy at https://geteventpilot.com/privacy)

About

KeyTransact

Features
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KeyTransact is a full payment processor for merchants who want honest pricing and every payment method their customers actually use — credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and ACH bank transfers — all from one app. WHY MERCHANTS SWITCH TO KEYTRANSACT Honest pricing. Flat 2.7% + 25¢ per transaction, or a 0% commission monthly plan for high-volume merchants. What we quote is what you pay — no platform surcharge, no hidden markup on interchange, no surprise fees added later. Every way to accept payments. Card-not-present online, tap-to-pay in person, invoicing over email, recurring subscriptions, and ACH bank debits — all on day one, all in one dashboard. PCI-compliant tokenization. Card details never touch your servers or your phone's storage. Your payments are secure by default. Real-time disputes and refunds. See the full chargeback timeline the moment it opens, not three days later. Respond with evidence right from your phone. Bank deposits on your schedule. Pick daily, weekly, or on-demand instant payouts to your debit card. WHAT'S IN THE APP • OVERVIEW — Daily dashboard: card volume, successful charges, average ticket, and recent transactions at a glance. • TERMINAL — Take a payment in seconds. Type the amount, charge the card, email the receipt. Works for in-person retail, phone orders, mobile services, and back-office collections. • INVOICES — Send professional card-payable invoices in seconds. Recurring billing, PDF attachments, automatic reminders, custom messages, and multi-currency support. • CUSTOMERS — Save cards on file, track lifetime value, and re-charge with one tap. Perfect for repeat customers and subscription businesses. • PAYOUTS — Track every deposit hitting your bank. See the exact date each pending payment clears and lands in your account. • DISPUTES — Respond to chargebacks with attached evidence right from your phone. Full timeline and dispute status. • REPORTS — Volume, fees, refunds, and net deposits — export CSV for accounting or file taxes. • SETTINGS — Manage your account, bank accounts, team members, notification preferences, and receipt branding. BUILT FOR EVERY BUSINESS • E-commerce stores accepting online credit card payments • Retail shops taking cards in person and mobile payments • Service businesses charging customers on the go • SaaS companies needing recurring billing and card-on-file • Restaurants and food trucks processing tap-to-pay • Freelancers and consultants sending card-payable invoices • Nonprofits accepting donations by credit card and ACH • Contractors and home services processing payments in the field PRICING Two ways to pay, both honest. Flat rate 2.7% + 25¢ per successful transaction. Or a 0% commission monthly plan calibrated to your volume — usually the better deal once you cross around $30k/month. We quote before you commit. No hidden fees. No monthly minimums on the flat plan. No cancellation fees ever. SECURE + COMPLIANT PCI-DSS Level 1 tokenization. End-to-end encryption on every transaction. Fraud scoring built in. Chargeback protection tools. Card data never stored on-device. GET STARTED Sign up, verify your business, connect your bank account, and start accepting card payments. No demo call. No sales rep. No weeks of underwriting. Most merchants are approved and processing in under an hour. Accept credit card payments, send invoices, take mobile payments, run recurring subscriptions, and get deposited on your schedule — all in one app. Download KeyTransact and keep your margin.

Screenshots

EventPilot Payments4 screens
KeyTransact4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: KeyTransact at 16.4 against EventPilot Payments's 26.0. 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
EventPilot Payments versus KeyTransact: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEventPilot PaymentsKeyTransact
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB63 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCrane Digital Platforms LLCKeyInventions LLC

In-app purchases

None

EventPilot Payments

No in-app purchases

None

KeyTransact

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EventPilot Payments free?
EventPilot Payments is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KeyTransact free?
KeyTransact is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EventPilot Payments or KeyTransact have ads?
Neither EventPilot Payments nor KeyTransact shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EventPilot Payments or KeyTransact?
EventPilot Payments ships an update every 2 weeks, and KeyTransact every 2 weeks. Most recently, EventPilot Payments was updated on October 28, 2026 and KeyTransact on October 28, 2026.

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