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24 alternatives to Square In-App Payments SDK

Secure in-app payments 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. Square In-App Payments SDK launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Stripe iOS SDK▲392

   Accept both Apple Pay and credit card payments easily on iOS

   2016 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Square Reader SDK▲152

   Your app, powered by Square hardware

   2018 · developer.squareup.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Square + Apple Pay▲256

   Accept Apple Pay and chip cards everywhere.

   2015 · squareup.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   $Cashtags by Square▲722

   Get paid via $cashtags for things you do online or in person

   2015 · t.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Square Invoices▲216

   Send free, professional invoices and estimates in a new app

   2019 · squareup.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Square Appointments▲158

   Schedule, book and take payments anywhere 💇📅📲

   2015 · squareup.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Square Contactless Reader▲255

   Accept Apple Pay + Chip cards, anywhere

   2015 · squareup.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Apple Pay▲391

   Integrated hardware, software, and services for payments

   2014 · apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Android Pay▲184

   A simple and secure way to pay with your Android phone

   2015 · android.googleblog.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tilt 3.0▲193

    Social payments, now with one-to-one payments and requests

    2016 · tilt.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Build with Square▲168

    Create your perfect commerce solution on Square’s platform.

    2016 · developer.squareup.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Control▲91

    Advanced Analytics for iOS In-app Subscriptions

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Stripe: Apple Pay▲188

    One-touch payment on iOS

    2014 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    XWallet▲65

    Digital payments made easy on your mobile device

    2019 · xwallet.pundix.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    thisapp▲260

    Chat, Plan, and Pay. All-in-one app.

    2022 · thisapp.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Square Cash▲126

    Email money to anyone

    2014 · cash.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Introducing Apple Pay on the Web for Square’s APIs▲7

    Square is expending its offering to support Apple Pay on Web

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Square Invoices▲8

    Invoices, estimates, payments - all from one free app.

    2019 · squareup.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Square for Retail▲167

    Point-of-sale app & set of tools for retail businesses

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Payable▲141

    Easily manage and pay your contractors

    2015 · support.stripe.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Purchasely▲56

    The in-app subscription platform for app marketers

    2021 · purchasely.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Stripe Dashboard for iPhone▲259

    Track and manage payments on the go

    2015 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Mobile Pay Finder▲90

    App that tells you which places accept Apple Pay

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pay in apps with Venmo▲171

    Make purchases in apps using your Venmo account

    2016 · account.venmo.com · 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 →