Comparison

PayTix vs Laundry Connect Pay

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

Head to head
About

PayTix

Pay parking tickets securely and easily through a mobile app. It offers a simple payment process, ticket reminders, and a history of your payments. The app is free to download and use, with potential convenience fees applied by member cities.

Highlights
  • Simple ticket payment process
  • Barcode scanning for ticket numbers
  • Payment reminders and alerts
  • Secure payment gateway
  • Ticket history management
Features
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What is PayTix®? PayTix® has partnered with cities across the US to enable users to pay for parking tickets in a safe and secure mobile environment without any added usage fee other than a member cities convenience fees (if applicable). PayTix® has direct connections to member cities parking systems and is a partner of the cities listed in our supported city list. Key Features: o Simple, quick ticket payment process o Quick and easy ticket bar code scanning for fast ticket number searches o Ticket Payment reminders and alerts o Fast and Safe payment gateway o Manage and maintain a ticket list of your ticket history No App Usage Fee Commitment: PayTix® is FREE! We feel adding app "usage fees" on top of what you pay for a parking ticket is unfair and burdensome to you, the "public", and we are totally committed to keeping PayTix® FREE. We do not charge a "usage fee" to download the PayTix® app. Please note, some member cities may apply a "convenience" or "service" fee to transactions to cover the cost of providing services to the public. Why use PayTix®? Since PayTix® is fully supported by member cities you can be assured that your payment is handled with the same security safe guards that are available to you on our member cities payment websites. We do not store your credit card data (anywhere) and we are fully PCI DSS compliant. When you pay for your parking tickets with PayTix™, you are paying with the same service that processes payments for the member cities today. PayTix® has native interfaces to our member cities systems. How To Use PayTix®?: Simply pick the city that you got your parking ticket in and either scan the ticket number bar code on the ticket or manually enter the ticket number into PayTix® and press the Submit button. PayTix® will then guide you through the ticket payment process in 4 easy steps. If your ticket is not in the city's parking system yet, don't worry, PayTix® will setup simple reminders and a "Ticket List" for you to check your tickets availability.

About

Laundry Connect Pay

Operate your community or campus laundry machines using your smartphone. Start washers and dryers, track laundry history, receive notifications when cycles are complete, and access helpful guides. This app eliminates the need for quarters and physical laundry cards, making laundry day more convenient.

Highlights
  • Start washers and dryers remotely
  • Track laundry history
  • Receive cycle completion notifications
  • Access laundry tutorials and stain guides
  • Request service
  • Get instant refunds
Features
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LaundryConnectPay from Automatic Laundry is a feature rich app that allows you to operate the washers and dryers in your community or campus laundry room with your smart phone. Easy to set up and add value, start machines, track history, contact us, request service, access laundry tutorials and stain removal guides, live status of your washer or dryer, text or e-mail notifications when your laundry machine is done and more! Makes doing laundry easier and much more convenient than having to get quarters and having to carry around a laundry card – everything is right on your phone! The app also allows us to give you instant refunds. This app only works at communities and schools that have laundry rooms managed by Automatic Laundry with our LaundryConnectPay system installed. Check your laundry room signage for information and availability of LaundryConnectPay. Bluetooth is required to be on to recognize and start machines.

Screenshots

PayTix4 screens
Laundry Connect Pay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Laundry Connect Pay at 73% against PayTix's 10%. Laundry Connect Pay also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.4) and ratings volume (6.3K vs 336). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Laundry Connect Pay holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Laundry Connect Pay has 6.3K ratings behind it against 336, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of PayTix's written reviews are positive against 73% of Laundry Connect Pay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PayTix ships an update every 4 months, Laundry Connect Pay every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PayTix versus Laundry Connect Pay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPayTixLaundry Connect Pay
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (336 ratings)4.6 (6.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.2% of reviews72.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3366.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperModaxo Traffic Management USA Inc.Automatic Laundry Services Co., Inc.

Customer experience

PayTix

All ratings229 ratings
Positive12.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative84.3%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive10.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative88.0%

Laundry Connect Pay

All ratings6,206 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews324 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative21.3%

User reviews

PayTix

From 336 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick and fast payment processing
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward user interface
  • 📧 Email confirmation receipt provided
  • ⏱️ Faster than website payment option
  • ✅ Successfully processes payments when working

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Displays error messages despite successful charges
  • 🔒 Appears insecure and sketchy for credit card input
  • 📱 Outdated UI design from 2010-2013 era
  • 💳 Charges unexpected convenience fees (2-8%)
  • ❌ Fails to recognize valid payment cards

Laundry Connect Pay

From 6.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Convenient app for laundry payments
  • 🚀 Easy to use and load money
  • 📢 Provides notifications when laundry is done
  • 💻 Allows checking machine status from phone
  • 🔓 No need for physical cards or quarters

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App connectivity issues and glitches
  • ⏱️ Inaccurate cycle time estimates
  • 💰 Overcharging for laundry services
  • 🤔 Lack of features like remote machine control

Bugs and requests

PayTix

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Payment shows error but card is charged anyway
  • Multiple charges for single transaction attempts
  • Barcode scanning produces incorrect ticket numbers
  • QR code scanning fails to populate information
  • Ticket lookup by violation number fails intermittently
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  • Valid payment cards rejected by app
  • City never receives payment despite app confirmation
  • Ticket not found in system despite being valid
  • No email confirmation sent after payment
  • Payment history doesn't update after successful payment
  • Buttons appear in middle of screen instead of proper placement
  • App freezes or hangs during payment processing
  • Cannot go back to edit information without clearing fields
  • Inconsistent behavior across different devices

Requested features

12 requests
  • Modern UI redesign for current devices
  • Lookup and pay multiple tickets simultaneously
  • Save personal information for future transactions
  • Ability to view and verify card information before submission
  • Apple Pay and digital wallet integration
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  • Remove or eliminate convenience fees
  • Payment history and confirmation records in app
  • Lookup tickets by license plate
  • Automatic barcode/QR code scanning without manual steps
  • Ability to contest tickets through app
  • Clear security and privacy statements
  • Accessible customer service phone number

Laundry Connect Pay

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues and inability to recover account
  • Inconsistent sync between app and machines
  • Inability to get refunds for failed cycles

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow multiple users on the same account
  • Add option to enter custom dry time amount
  • Provide real-time machine availability status

In-app purchases

None

PayTix

No in-app purchases

None

Laundry Connect Pay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PayTix free?
PayTix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Laundry Connect Pay free?
Laundry Connect Pay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PayTix or Laundry Connect Pay?
Laundry Connect Pay is rated higher. PayTix averages 1.4 out of 5 from 336 ratings, while Laundry Connect Pay averages 4.6 from 6.3K ratings.
Do PayTix or Laundry Connect Pay have ads?
Neither PayTix nor Laundry Connect Pay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PayTix or Laundry Connect Pay?
PayTix ships an update every 4 months, and Laundry Connect Pay every 3 months. Most recently, PayTix was updated on October 29, 2026 and Laundry Connect Pay on October 29, 2026.

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