Comparison

Repay vs CardFree Pay

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

Head to head
About

Repay

This app helps manage shared expenses among friends for group trips, shared living, or parties. It provides a clear overview of who paid for what, calculates individual shares, and tracks who owes money to whom, simplifying financial arrangements.

Highlights
  • Track shared expenses
  • Calculate individual shares
  • Manage group finances
  • Create unlimited events (premium)
  • Log transactions easily
  • View clear financial overview
Features
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When we travel as a group of friends, rent an apartment together, share expenses at the party, or read the restaurant bill - in all such cases, you have to arrange finances of the participants. On one hand, friends prefer not to spoil relations by mere formalities. On the other hand, nobody likes to overpay, as well as to be in debt. Repay offers an elegant solution for this delicate problem. Use it for building a clear and transparent picture: who pays for what, what is the budget for an event, what are your shares, who owes you money and to whom do you owe. Log in to Repay by any mean which is convenient for you - via web interface following the link http://repayapp.com/ on any computer, or by using the Repay app for Apple iPhone on a mobile phone, tablet, or any other gadget. You can create an event (for instance, “Holidays in the Alps”) at Repay just in two clicks, and add friends so all the participants can track expenses and registers their transactions: “I’ve bought flight tickets for all”, “Peter paid for Elena”, “I gave money to a friend”, “Our advance money is paid back, let’s share”. Repay shows the action sequence to all participants. Repay calculates financing and displays the results helping to find answers to typical questions: • who are the participants? • what is the total share of any participant? • to whom do I owe, and how much? • who owes me money, and how much? • how much money does a specified participant need to pay? • how much money do the other participants need to pay to him or her? • what is the total budget of the event? When you run the mobile app in a free-of-charge mode, all Repay functionality is available, but the monthly quota for number of transactions and their total value is implemented. By purchasing a premium account, you eliminate all that limitations. It is easy to prolong the premium account subscription. Upgrade to One Year Premium Subscription for unlimited usage of Repay just for $2.99/year. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew if not cancelled 24 hours before the end of the current period. The current period itself cannot be cancelled. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off in the Account Settings after purchase. Please, read our Privacy Policy at http://repayapp.com/privacy/, as well as our additional Privacy Policy for Children http://repayapp.com/privacy_children. Don't forget to read the App Terms of Service https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/. Visit the Repay web site http://repayapp.com/ to find additional information, to register, to start using Repay, and to download the mobile applications. FEATURES • Any user can register at Repay unlimited number of events, and for any of those events - unlimited number of participants and transactions (on premium accounts) • Supported transactions: - purchases in equal (even) and unequal parts (split). In the first case, a sum of money is divided among the participants. In the latter, you enter the size of contribution of every participant. The advanced split transactions are also supported, when you specify individual unequal parts and sum total, and the remainder of the sum is divided evenly. - individual purchases, when one participant pays for another - money is lent, and repaid - income - getting unused money back • Easy, free of charge registration procedure. Your login is you mobile phone number. • Notifications by SMS about financial actions of other participants • You can use Repay on your mobile device running Apple iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod) or on any desktop computer via any Internet browser • Localization: English and Russian languages are already supported, the number of supported languages grows up • Integration with a phone book of your mobile • You can see in real time the current balance of any participant, the size of debts and shares of the participants

About

CardFree Pay

This app allows merchants to quickly and securely accept mobile payments directly from their device. Customers can pay easily via text link using Apple Pay, Google Pay, or credit card without needing to download an app. It offers a hassle-free, contact-free payment solution for businesses.

Highlights
  • Accept mobile payments
  • Secure payment processing
  • Customer payment via text link
  • No customer app required
  • Contact-free payments
  • No POS integration needed
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CardFree Pay enables merchants to accept mobile payments quickly and securely via your mobile device. After an easy on-screen account set-up process, you can request payment from customers by sending a text link to initiate secure payment. Customers don’t need to download an app or set up an account. They simply click on the text link to pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay or credit card. Your business can be notified when customers arrive on site. This app can help merchants that want to eliminate taking credit card info over the phone or in person. There is no need for POS integration or other hardware. No extra devices, no hassles – just simple Contact-free payments.

Screenshots

Repay4 screens
CardFree Pay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CardFree Pay at 5.0 against Repay's 1.0. CardFree Pay also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Repay sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. CardFree Pay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CardFree Pay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Repay ships an update every 6 weeks, CardFree Pay every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Repay versus CardFree Pay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRepayCardFree Pay
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleg BogumirskiyCardFree Inc

Customer experience

Repay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CardFree Pay

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Repay

Subscriptions1
  • One year premium subscription$2.991 Year
None

CardFree Pay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Repay free?
Repay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CardFree Pay free?
CardFree Pay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Repay or CardFree Pay?
CardFree Pay is rated higher. Repay averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while CardFree Pay averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Repay or CardFree Pay have ads?
Neither Repay nor CardFree Pay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Repay or CardFree Pay?
Repay ships an update every 6 weeks, and CardFree Pay every 3 weeks. Most recently, Repay was updated on September 23, 2026 and CardFree Pay on June 10, 2026.

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