Comparison

PayRange vs smart

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

smart

Monitor and control your home's energy flow in real-time. View reports, optimize solar energy usage with smart actions, and track historical consumption. MID-certified meters allow for billing in prosumer communities.

Highlights
  • Real-time energy flow monitoring
  • Historical energy use reports
  • Solar energy optimization tools
  • Smart If/Then action setup
  • Prosumer community billing
  • MID-certified metering
Features
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smart-me puts your energy data on your iPhone and iPad. Whether it's a single-family home, an apartment building with shared solar power (ZEV/vZEV) or a business: see live how much power your solar system produces, how much of it you use yourself and what it costs. LIVE AND TRANSPARENT • Live values from all your smart-me meters and devices • Energy flow between solar system, battery, building and grid • Self-consumption and self-sufficiency rate at a glance • Consumption and costs per apartment, tariff and period – from yesterday to the last 365 days LOAD PROFILES AND HISTORY • Detailed load profiles you can zoom with two fingers • Read the values of individual periods right in the chart • Electricity, heat, hot and cold water in one app FOR OWNERS, PROPERTY MANAGERS AND TENANTS • Ideal for ZEV and vZEV: tenants see their consumption, their solar share and their costs • Clear overview of entire properties with all apartments and meters • Keep an eye on charging stations and e-mobility MADE FOR YOU • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with the current power • "Current power" shortcut for Siri and the Shortcuts app • Light and dark mode • Optimized for iPhone and iPad SECURE, FROM SWITZERLAND Your data is stored encrypted in a certified data center in Switzerland. smart-me is the Swiss specialist for smart energy management in buildings. To use the app you need a smart-me account and smart-me devices, such as meters, M-Bus gateways or the Pico charging station. Learn more at web.smart-me.com Customer support Help: https://doc.smart-me.com/home Email: support@smart-me.com

Screenshots

PayRange4 screens
smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: smart at 50% against PayRange's 12%. smart also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). PayRange's advantage is chart position (#55 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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

PayRange ships an update every 2 months, smart monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
PayRange versus smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPayRangesmart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (221K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.4% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings221K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#55 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPayRange Inc.smart-me AG

Customer experience

PayRange

All ratings221,171 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews615 reviews
Positive12.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative82.4%

smart

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

smart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PayRange

No in-app purchases

None

smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PayRange free?
PayRange is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is smart free?
smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PayRange or smart have ads?
Neither PayRange nor smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PayRange or smart?
PayRange ships an update every 2 months, and smart monthly. Most recently, PayRange was updated on November 14, 2026 and smart on November 13, 2026.

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