Comparison

PayBacks vs Mooch

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

Head to head
About

PayBacks

Easily track money lent and borrowed. Get reminders for due dates and mark payments as complete. Send friendly reminders to friends who owe you money.

Highlights
  • Track money lent and borrowed
  • Add payment details
  • Reminders for due dates
  • Mark payments as paid
  • Send friendly reminders
  • Siri integration
Features
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Give money, get money. Never forget. PayBacks allows you to keep track of your small loans in a super easy to use interface. How does it work? • Add your payments Quickly add your payments to your log by entering details like amount, currency and the person who you owe or from where you need to get money from. • Get reminded of due dates PayBacks notifies you when a payment is due so you can easily take action. • Pay it or get paid When you’re finished with a payment, you can mark it as paid very easy. You can also send friendly reminders to friends who forget to pay their debts to you. • Support for Siri is here! You can use Siri to say things like "Give John $10 for lunch." or "Get €20 from Alex for cookies". Siri will understand and confirm your payment. Once you click or say "Send", she will add your payment to your list with a reminder for 24 hours.

About

Mooch

Easily manage shared items among friends and neighbors. Catalog belongings with photos or barcode scans, track who borrows what, and get notified upon return. Save money, build community, and reduce waste by borrowing instead of buying.

Highlights
  • Virtual item inventory
  • Photo and barcode scanning
  • Borrowing and return tracking
  • Community building
  • Money saving
  • Environmental benefits
Features
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Mooch is a virtual inventory you create with your friends to share stuff you are willing to let each other borrow. Whether it's tools, clothes, books, baby stuff, or anything else, you simply take pictures of things you want to share or use the bar-code scanner to add items to your inventory. Then you simply click on "mooch it" when you want to borrow an item. Mooch will keep track of who borrows items, and also keeps a record when they are marked returned so you are less likely to lose stuff people borrow. Save Money Why buy when you can borrow from your friends and neighbors. Save money by borrowing rather purchase items you only need once or for a short time. Create Community Sharing with friends and neighbors creates goodwill and gives us opportunities to not only help each other, but get to know others around us better. If you drive past all people in your neighborhood to go to the store you miss an opportunity to see them when an item is shared and when it is returned. Go Green - use less stuff Whether you want to help the environment or you just want to be a minimalist, Mooch will help by allowing you to create less waste from trash or purchased items. You also get to return the item and practice minimalism by not have to store items you use temporarily.

Screenshots

PayBacks4 screens
Mooch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mooch at 4.8 against PayBacks's 3.0. Mooch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). PayBacks's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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. PayBacks sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Mooch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mooch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mooch has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of PayBacks's written reviews are positive against 89% of Mooch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PayBacks ships an update every 3 months, Mooch every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PayBacks versus Mooch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPayBacksMooch
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings218 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB63 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCristina Bugasilvaco llc

Customer experience

PayBacks

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Mooch

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PayBacks

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlimited Payments$2.99
None

Mooch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PayBacks free?
PayBacks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mooch free?
Mooch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PayBacks or Mooch?
Mooch is rated higher. PayBacks averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Mooch averages 4.8 from 18 ratings.
Do PayBacks or Mooch have ads?
Neither PayBacks nor Mooch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PayBacks or Mooch?
PayBacks ships an update every 3 months, and Mooch every 3 weeks. Most recently, PayBacks was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mooch on October 24, 2026.

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