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24 alternatives to Tap to Pay on iPhone

Apple's answer to the Square Reader

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Tap to Pay on iPhone launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Tap to Pay on iPhone on the Helcim app▲94

   Accept contactless payments with just an iPhone

   2024 · link.helcim.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Square Contactless Reader▲255

   Accept Apple Pay + Chip cards, anywhere

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Stripe: Apple Pay▲188

   One-touch payment on iOS

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Taplyy▲3

   Tap to pay on iPhone with Taplyy

   2022 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Shopify Tap & Chip Reader▲156

   Mobile POS hardware that connects to the rest of Shopify

   2018 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Coin 2.0▲170

   All your credit cards in one. Tap to pay.

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Apple Card▲536

   A new kind of credit card from Apple

   2019 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Square + Apple Pay▲256

   Accept Apple Pay and chip cards everywhere.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Stripe iOS SDK▲397

   Accept both Apple Pay and credit card payments easily on iOS

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Apple Pay▲386

    Integrated hardware, software, and services for payments

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Mobile Pay Finder▲90

    App that tells you which places accept Apple Pay

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ChargeStripe▲88

    Accept credit card payments from your mobile device.

    2019 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    $Cashtags by Square▲712

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

    2015 · t.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Charge for Stripe▲246

    Accept payments directly on your phone, quickly and easily

    2018 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Lydia Watch▲85

    Pay for things with one tap on your Apple Watch

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Snapcash▲286

    Send money using Square Cash through Snapchat

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Stripe Dashboard for iPhone▲259

    Track and manage payments on the go

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Wallet for iPhone▲94

    Your wallet is your iPhone charger

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Payment for iOS▲130

    Mobile payments with Stripe

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SuperPay▲273

    Get paid faster with your own custom payments page

    2019 · its alternatives →

21. 21WC
    WalletWallet – create Apple passes from anything▲448

    I got my Apple developer certificate and built a simple app to solve a problem I had. One shop I buy from doesn't have Apple Wallet passes. Since you need signed certificates to build these very simple things, I created a minimal app that signs them. It's available if you need it too. It won't scan cards with AI - you manually enter the barcode, which I think makes it less prone to error.

    Dec 2025 · walletwallet.alen.ro · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Barcodes▲156

    Digital wallet for iOS that lets you scan and store tags

    2022 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Square Appointments▲158

    Schedule, book and take payments anywhere 💇📅📲

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Knox▲138

    Accept mobile & online payments for free

    2015 · its alternatives →

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