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24 alternatives to Shopify Chip and Swipe Reader

A clever new credit card reader for iOS and Android.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shopify Chip and Swipe Reader launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Shopify’s Chip & Swipe Reader▲391

   Sell in person with Shopify’s free Chip & Swipe Reader

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Shopify’s Chip & Swipe Reader▲34

   Sell in person with Shopify’s free Chip & Swipe Reader

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Chip & Swipe Reader by Shopify▲10

   Wireless payments, now in the palm of your hand

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Shopify Tap & Chip Reader▲156

   Mobile POS hardware that connects to the rest of Shopify

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Square Contactless Reader▲255

   Accept Apple Pay + Chip cards, anywhere

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Card.io▲134

   Credit card scanning for mobile apps.

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Shop (by Shopify)▲358

   Your new shopping assistant. Pay, track, and shop - better

   2020 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   iZettle: Card Reader Lite▲97

   World's first free chip + pin card reader

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Stripe: Apple Pay▲188

   One-touch payment on iOS

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tapcart▲303

    Turn your Shopify store into a native iPhone app 🚀

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Coin 2.0▲170

    All your credit cards in one. Tap to pay.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ChargeStripe▲88

    Accept credit card payments from your mobile device.

    2019 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tapito▲81

    All your credit cards on one device

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Square + Apple Pay▲256

    Accept Apple Pay and chip cards everywhere.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Apple Card▲536

    A new kind of credit card from Apple

    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Shopify Shopcodes▲182

    QR codes that make shopping on mobile a breeze

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Swipio▲83

    Swipe to shop

    2019 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Stripe iOS SDK▲397

    Accept both Apple Pay and credit card payments easily on iOS

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Shopify Ping▲207

    Chat with customers & get help with marketing in one app

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Coin (iOS)▲288

    One credit card to rule them all

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Vota▲98

    Share places you go when swiping your credit card 💳📍

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ABBYY Business Card Reader▲138

    Scan cards ≡ in a second and manage them everywhere ☁

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Shopify Pay▲301

    Give shoppers a fast, secure way to pay

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tally▲267

    Helping you pay and organize your credit cards

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →