Comparison

Merchant Dashboard vs Hivive Payment

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

Head to head
About

Merchant Dashboard

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Everything you need to manage your business, in one app. Merchant Dashboard gives you real-time visibility over your payments, so you always know where things stand. Stay on top of settlements and statements. Check your daily settlements and monthly statements whenever it suits you, without waiting on a call or an email. See your transactions as they happen. View transactions in real time, with the detail you need to reconcile with confidence. Get a clear view of every terminal. The Terminal Transaction Report pulls together net purchases, tips, surcharges, refunds and cashout for every terminal on your account, so you can reconcile with confidence and spot issues fast. Manage your team's access. Invite team members, assign roles, and control which merchant facilities they can see, all from one place. Get help when you need it. Raise self-service requests directly through the app, no phone queues required. Merchant Dashboard puts your business in your pocket, so you can spend less time chasing information and more time running your business.

About

Hivive Payment

Features
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An app for Hivive merchant to check all their payments and payouts

Screenshots

Merchant Dashboard3 screens
Hivive Payment3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hivive Payment at every 10 days against Merchant Dashboard's every 5 weeks. Merchant Dashboard's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merchant Dashboard ships an update every 5 weeks, Hivive Payment every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Merchant Dashboard versus Hivive Payment: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerchant DashboardHivive Payment
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size67 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermx51Hivive PTY LTD

In-app purchases

None

Merchant Dashboard

No in-app purchases

None

Hivive Payment

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Merchant Dashboard free?
Merchant Dashboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hivive Payment free?
Hivive Payment is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Merchant Dashboard or Hivive Payment have ads?
Neither Merchant Dashboard nor Hivive Payment shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Merchant Dashboard or Hivive Payment?
Merchant Dashboard ships an update every 5 weeks, and Hivive Payment every 10 days. Most recently, Merchant Dashboard was updated on November 5, 2026 and Hivive Payment on November 5, 2026.

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