Payment vs. Stripe
Stripe built a dashboard.
We built a point of sale.
Stripe's apps are great for monitoring your business — checking balances, reviewing transactions, managing disputes. But they weren't designed for the register. Payment for Stripe is a purpose-built POS that turns your phone into a complete checkout system.
Monitor your business
Run your business
Different tools, different purposes
Stripe's app is your back office. Payment is your front counter.
Stripe Dashboard App
Back office
- Check your balance
- Review recent transactions
- Respond to disputes
- Monitor payouts
- View analytics
Perfect for business owners reviewing their day
Payment for Stripe
Front counter
- Accept Tap to Pay
- Connect card readers
- Build a product cart
- Send instant receipts
- Process refunds on the spot
Perfect for business owners serving customers
Most Stripe users need both — one for the office, one for the floor. Payment connects directly to your existing Stripe account. Same money, same customers, different interface.
What's missing from Stripe's app
Stripe's app wasn't built for selling. Here's what that means.
Stripe added Tap to Pay to their app — that's great. But a single payment method doesn't make a point of sale. Real-world selling needs product catalogs, tipping, card readers for when phones fail, and a checkout flow built for speed.
How it works together
Stripe is your payments backbone.
Payment is your checkout interface.
Stripe handles
- Payment processing & fees (2.9% + 30¢)
- Payouts to your bank
- Identity verification
- Fraud protection
- Tax reporting (1099s)
- PCI compliance
Payment handles
- Checkout experience
- Card reader connections
- Product catalog
- Receipt delivery
- Tips & surcharges
- Customer-facing UI
Your money never touches us. Every transaction goes directly through Stripe to your bank account on Stripe's standard payout schedule. Payment just provides the interface — Stripe handles the money.
From Stripe users like you
“I downloaded Stripe's app thinking I could take payments at my booth. Turns out it's just a dashboard. Payment is what I actually needed — card reader, tips, fast checkout. Same Stripe account, actually useful.”
Keep Stripe.
Add a real POS.
Download Payment, connect your existing Stripe account, and start accepting in-person payments in under a minute. Your dashboard stays in Stripe. Your checkout lives here.