payCity vs SPACE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
payCity
Manage traffic fines, renew vehicle licenses, and pay municipal bills. Purchase prepaid electricity, water, and gas conveniently and securely. The system offers simple navigation for easy account management.
- View and pay traffic fines
- Renew vehicle licenses online
- Settle municipal accounts
- Purchase prepaid utilities
- Secure card and EFT payments
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Introducing our new and improved payCity app. payCity is an easy-to-use online system that allows you to view and pay for your outstanding traffic fines, renew your vehicle licence online, settle your municipal accounts and purchase prepaid utilities. Features: • View and pay your traffic fines, warrants of arrests and summons for selected municipalities. • Renew your vehicle licence online. • View and pay your municipal bills. • Make prepaid purchases for electricity, water and gas. Simple and safe payments via Mastercard, Visa, Credit- and debit cards as well as Ozow EFT. We have simplified our app for easy and convenient navigation and would like to hear what you think of it. Download the app and let us know what you think of the new functionality and design.
SPACE
Manage and monitor your smart safe remotely from anywhere in the world. Track activity, view live camera feeds, control user access, and receive alerts for environmental changes or attempted intrusions.
- Remote activity tracking
- Live camera streaming
- Customizable user profiles
- Temporary access sharing
- Remote lockdown mode
- Climate sensor monitoring
- Two-way talk functionality
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At SPACE we design and create unique products that protect and make your space secure. Set up your device and when successfully paired to your mobile, manage and stay protected to your space from anywhere in the world. Upgrade your lifestyle and revolutionize the way you protect your valuables. The Space Safe - futuristic smart safe with a touch lcd display. When connected to the app you can; - Track all ACTIVITY pertained to your device, if it's accessed successfully or unsuccessfully, and by whom. Detailed information can be viewed whenever for ultimate peace of mind. - View inside and outside CAMERA streaming remotely and never wonder who attempts to access your safe and what they touch; instead watch it live. - Be in total control of who has access to your safe with custom user PROFILES. Each user can be limited as you see fit and their activity can be monitored. - Share ACCESS among friends or family. One-time PIN codes allow guests or temporary residents to open your safe if you are not around. - Remotely enable or disable LOCKDOWN mode. When activated, the device's LCD display becomes inaccessible and the app allows you to sound the alarm if there's an intruder. If things get really bad, notify 911 from The Space App. - Built-in CLIMATE sensors detect extreme temperatures and humidity levels which are viewable on The Space App. Notifications can be enabled if the levels change past your desired user settings, keeping your valuables in the most optimal condition. - The device's exterior LIGHTS can be customized to your liking; whether you want to lower the brightness, turn it off, or just change the color, you decide, and make it yours. - Get notifications when there's any activity. With the TWO-WAY TALK, you can instantly listen to what's happening and talk to anyone who is there. - Customize all of your individual settings and NOTIFICATIONS within the app. All features require a working internet connection via WiFi to connect the device to the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SPACE at 5.0 against payCity's 4.5. SPACE also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). payCity's advantage is ratings volume (75 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SPACE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: payCity has 75 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of payCity's written reviews are positive against 100% of SPACE's.
payCity ships an update every 2 months, SPACE every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | payCity | SPACE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (75 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Syntell | Oh Baby LLC |
Customer experience
payCity
SPACE
In-app purchases
payCity
No in-app purchases
SPACE
No in-app purchases









