Comparison

PayRange vs Achagat

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

Head to head
About

PayRange

Pay for services at supported machines using your phone. Simply swipe on your screen to select a machine and authorize payment, eliminating the need for cash or coins. Enjoy a quick, secure, and convenient way to pay for vending, laundry, and more.

Highlights
  • Pay with phone swipe
  • Supports vending machines
  • Supports laundry machines
  • Supports arcade machines
  • Supports parking meters
  • Secure payment processing
  • Automatic machine detection
Features
Currently charting
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Pay with a simple swipe on your phone screen. Use PayRange to pay at thousands of vending, laundry, arcade, parking, coffee and other supported machines with a simple swipe of your finger. - Swipe left or right on the phone app screen to select the machine. - Swipe up on your phone screen and payment will be sent to the machine. It is that SIMPLE. QUICK AND SIMPLE: NO MORE COINS, NO MORE BILLS. PayRange takes the hassle out of your life. To guarantee the highest level of convenience, we designed our app for a quick and secure payment experience. Your experience is as simple as swiping your finger on your phone screen. You do not need to worry about having the right amount of change, small bills, or bill acceptor issues. SAFE AND SECURE: Safety and security of your payment information is our first priority. We accept a range of payment options including all major credit cards and Apple Pay. We use a secure PCI compliant processor to guarantee that your PayRange payments are protected. At any time, we do not send any personal information to the machine. EVERYWHERE AND GROWING: Look for the PayRange icon on the machine to determine if it accepts PayRange payments. As soon as you enter the range of a PayRange supported machine, the app will automatically detect the enabled machines. No pairing or configuration is required. All you need to do is swipe on your phone screen to select the machine you want to pay at. PayRange is enabled on machines in a broad range of industries such as vending, laundry, amusement, coffee etc. Get the app today! Simplify your payment experience with PayRange. ------------------------------------------ *** NOTE: The machine must be PayRange enabled *** This app will not work if the machine is not equipped with PayRange hardware. ------------------------------------------- Visit http://payrange.com for a video demonstration. If you’d like your machine at work or school to be PayRange enabled, have the operator of your machines contact us at info@payrange.com

About

Achagat

This keyboard app allows users to easily type in the Iñupiaq language on their iPhone. It supports Iñupiaq-specific characters through a press-and-hold mechanism, while also maintaining full English typing capability for seamless language switching.

Highlights
  • Type in Iñupiaq language
  • Press-and-hold character input
  • Full English typing capability
  • Easy language switching
  • Supports Iñupiaq names and messages
Features
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Achagat enables typing in Iñupiaq, the language of the Iñupiaq people of western and northern Alaska. It’s now as easy as “a, ch, g” to type Iñupiaq on your iPhone, whether it’s inputting an Iñupiaq name in your contacts, typing an email, sending a message, or practicing with a flash card app as you wait for class to start. The keyboard uses press and hold to enable characters specific to Iñupiaq, the same way Apple’s default keyboard allows you to type characters like é and ü. This approach allows the keyboard to retain full English capability for painless switching between languages. Big shoutout to: - Alexei Baboulevitch (Archagon) for building an amazing open-source keyboard that can be found here: https://github.com/archagon/tasty-imitation-keyboard - Reid Magdanz for content and ideas. - icons8 (icons8.com) for providing the icons used on the tab bar for free.

Screenshots

PayRange4 screens
Achagat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Achagat at 75% against PayRange's 13%. Achagat also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). PayRange's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (221K vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PayRange holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PayRange has 221K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of PayRange's written reviews are positive against 75% of Achagat's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PayRange ships an update every 2 months, Achagat weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
PayRange versus Achagat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPayRangeAchagat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (221K ratings) — better3.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings221K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#54 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPayRange Inc.Grant Magdanz

Customer experience

PayRange

All ratings221,171 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews591 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative82.2%

Achagat

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

PayRange

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App logging users out frequently
  • Machines showing as unavailable when they are not
  • Payments not registering on machines
  • Inability to get refunds for failed transactions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to pause/cancel wash cycle
  • Ability to view machine availability
  • More flexible payment options
  • Improved user interface

Achagat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PayRange

No in-app purchases

None

Achagat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PayRange free?
PayRange is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Achagat free?
Achagat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PayRange or Achagat?
PayRange is rated higher. PayRange averages 4.7 out of 5 from 221K ratings, while Achagat averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do PayRange or Achagat have ads?
Neither PayRange nor Achagat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PayRange or Achagat?
PayRange ships an update every 2 months, and Achagat weekly. Most recently, PayRange was updated on October 17, 2026 and Achagat on September 29, 2026.

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