Comparison

FasCard vs ECC Connect

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

Head to head
About

FasCard

Manage your laundry card balance and view available machines directly from your phone. Start laundry cycles using your device's camera and receive notifications when your wash or dry is complete.

Highlights
  • Manage laundry card balance
  • View available machines
  • Track account activity
  • Receive cycle completion alerts
  • Start machines via camera
Features
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Manage your FasCard account on your mobile device... -View and manage the balance on your laundry card -View the available machines in the laundromat / laundry room -View your account activity -Receive email alerts and/or push notifications when your cycle finishes -Start machines with the camera on your phone For issues related to the operation and service of your laundry equipment, contact the location's management.

About

ECC Connect

This free mobile application allows Oklahoma families to securely and efficiently check children in and out of childcare facilities using their phones. It supports the Oklahoma Child Care Subsidy program and facilitates communication with DHS.

Highlights
  • Child check-in and check-out
  • Submit past attendance
  • Submit overnight check-out
  • Receive DHS messages
  • Search active providers
  • Works with subsidy program
Features
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It’s the free, fast and safe way for Oklahoma families to check in children at a childcare provider with a mobile phone. And it works with the Oklahoma Child Care Subsidy program. The ECC Connect mobile app helps you: - Check-in and check-out your children. - Submit previous check-in and check-out attendance - Submit overnight check-out - Get messages from DHS - Search and select from all active providers - Many more

Screenshots

FasCard4 screens
ECC Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ECC Connect at none against FasCard's shown. ECC Connect also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). FasCard's advantage is ratings volume (152 vs 31) and review sentiment (14% vs 6%). On price, rating, update cadence 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

ECC Connect holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 152 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of FasCard's written reviews are positive against 6% of ECC Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FasCard ships an update every 3 months, ECC Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FasCard versus ECC Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFasCardECC Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (152 ratings)2.3 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.1% of reviews — better6.0% of reviews
Number of ratings152 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCard Concepts Inc.Conduent Inc.

Customer experience

FasCard

All ratings131 ratings
Positive25.2%
Neutral9.2%
Negative65.6%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive14.1%
Neutral11.8%
Negative74.1%

ECC Connect

All ratings31 ratings
Positive25.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative67.7%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive6.0%
Neutral10.4%
Negative83.6%

User reviews

FasCard

From 152 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Convenient for laundry
  • 👍 Good concept
  • 👍 Easy to refill card
  • 👍 Manager has good customer service
  • 👍 App tells when laundry is done

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 App is slow and clunky
  • 🐛 Login issues (password reset broken, Face ID intermittent)
  • 🐛 Cannot add/associate location
  • 🐛 QR code scanning issues after update

ECC Connect

From 31 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 More convenient than card swipes
  • 🚀 Quick check-in/check-out
  • 💡 Website login option available

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes
  • 🐛 App logs out continuously
  • 🐛 Difficulty logging in
  • 🐛 Password reset issues
  • 🐛 Incorrect check-in/out records

Bugs and requests

FasCard

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • App loops back to 'associate a location'
  • QR code scanning issues after update
  • Password reset flow broken
  • App crashes
  • Cannot add location
Show 20 more
  • Cannot save card information
  • Double charges
  • App logs out frequently
  • Server connection errors
  • Face ID only works intermittently
  • Machine status display is intermittent
  • Quick start camera function stopped connecting
  • Cannot add money through the app
  • Account wipe out / money drained
  • Cannot log back in after logout
  • Registration for new account doesn't work
  • Cannot request help through the app (location bar doesn't react)
  • Cursor jumps around in payment fields
  • Apple Pay not working
  • App doesn't connect to server
  • Confirmation email delayed or expired code
  • Camera opens to scan coupon code when trying to add location
  • Time left for washers doesn't work
  • App freezes
  • App crashes after starting a machine

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add option to add custom fund amounts ($5, $10)
  • Add Canadian postal code support
  • Implement Apple Pay
  • Allow starting machines from home
  • Improve machine status visibility (in use, time left)
Show 6 more
  • Add text notifications
  • Remember credit card information
  • Add loyalty card coupons
  • Fix Google map feature
  • Allow checking status without login
  • Add ability to add quarters for dryer top-off

ECC Connect

Reported bugs

36 issues
  • Password reset bugs
  • App glitching during check in/out
  • Self-logs out continuously
  • Cannot log in after using for one day
  • Check in/out history not showing correctly
Show 31 more
  • Kicks user out and gives error messages
  • No reachable text support
  • Cannot get through adding child to daycare page
  • Kicks off every time user logs in
  • Constantly malfunctioning
  • No way to reset email
  • Poor DHS worker training
  • Cannot see previous check-ins/check-outs
  • App glitches and closes out
  • App not working after update
  • App crashes immediately after opening
  • App will not open
  • App crashes on main screen
  • App crashes every time user tries to open it
  • App won't open
  • App force closes
  • App automatically closes back down
  • App instantly crashes
  • App won't work after update
  • App closes out before it loads
  • App opens then closes itself
  • App closes asap when opened
  • App crashes when trying to open
  • App crashes before opening all the way
  • App updated and won't open
  • App boots user off after update
  • App doesn't give daycare a record
  • Logged out and won't let user log in
  • Freezes on login screen
  • Incorrect password errors
  • Login failed. No providers found.

Requested features

21 requests
  • Show check in/out history
  • Ability to edit entries
  • Log book feature
  • Track and verify all check-ins/outs
  • Example for case number
Show 16 more
  • Easier username recovery
  • History log of previous swipes
  • View previous check-ins/check-outs
  • Manual login every 30 days security feature
  • View check in and check out history
  • See history of check ins and check outs
  • See history of all previous check in and outs
  • Add swipe in and swipe out tracking
  • Add an example to what they mean by case number
  • Make it easier to get your username
  • History log of some sort that shows previous swipes
  • Ability to see previous check-ins/check-outs
  • Add a menu where we can look at a past punch list
  • Add a log or a way for providers to access the information
  • Option to view clock ins and clock outs
  • Show when I have checked my child in or out

In-app purchases

None

FasCard

No in-app purchases

None

ECC Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FasCard free?
FasCard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ECC Connect free?
ECC Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FasCard or ECC Connect?
ECC Connect is rated higher. FasCard averages 2.1 out of 5 from 152 ratings, while ECC Connect averages 2.3 from 31 ratings.
Do FasCard or ECC Connect have ads?
FasCard shows ads; ECC Connect does not.
Which is updated more often, FasCard or ECC Connect?
FasCard ships an update every 3 months, and ECC Connect every 2 months. Most recently, FasCard was updated on October 7, 2026 and ECC Connect on October 13, 2026.

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