Jim: sell & get paid instantly
What is Jim?
Jim is a free iOS app for taking payments, either by having customers tap a card, phone, or watch on your phone or by sending them a Payment Link. The listing also describes a free business website, online bookings with deposits, an optional tipping screen, and an AI business agent that reads your sales numbers. Jim is a financial technology company, not a bank, and the JIM Card is issued by Lead Bank, Member FDIC.
Pricing. Jim: sell & get paid instantly is free, with no in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Barbers, nail techs, and other service sellers taking in-person payments
- Food trucks, market sellers, and drivers who need to get paid on the spot
- Tutors or photographers collecting deposits through a booking link
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Why this app is in A tier
Jim scores 82 out of 100: rating 95, rating count 82, App Store search rank 52, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
Download Jim and the phone in your hand starts taking card payments. No reader to buy. No cables. No monthly fees. Your customer taps, you get paid, and the money hits your Jim Card in seconds. Built for barbers, nail techs, food trucks, tutors, drivers, market sellers, photographers - anyone who sells something and needs to get paid. TAP TO PAY. 1.99% PER SALE With Tap to Pay, customers tap their card, phone, or watch directly on your phone. No reader. No cables. No bulky machine taking up space. Accept major card brands, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay for one flat fee of 1.99% per sale. PAYMENT LINK. SELL TO ANYONE, ANYWHERE Customer not standing in front of you? Send them a Payment Link. Enter an amount, generate the link, and share it by text, email, or DM. They click and pay without downloading Jim or creating an account. You can even choose whether you or the customer covers the fee. Payment Link fee: 4.99% + $0.30 per sale. YOUR FREE BUSINESS WEBSITE JIM builds you a professional website, free. Your services, your prices and a payment link, all at the same place. Want to change something? Chat with Jim and it updates. No coding, no designer, no monthly fee. BOOK
Compare in Card Payment Processing
| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | A | S | A |
| Score | 82 / 100 | 92 / 100 | 82 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.8 ★ | 4.6 ★ | 4.7 ★ |
| Ratings | 14.5K | 2.1K | 16.0K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | 2.8 ★ · 20 reviews | — | 1.9 ★ · 12 reviews |
| Last update | 4d ago | 4d ago | 7d ago |
| Price | Free | Free download | Free + IAP |
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Where else it ranks
Questions about Jim
Do I need to buy a card reader?
No. The listing says Tap to Pay lets customers tap their card, phone, or watch directly on your phone, with no reader, cables, or separate machine.
Are there monthly fees or contracts?
There are no monthly charges, no contracts, and no minimums. It says you only pay when you sell, at 1.99% per Tap to Pay sale or 4.99% + $0.30 per Payment Link sale.
Can a customer pay without installing the app?
Yes. You can generate a Payment Link and share it by text, email, or DM, and the customer can pay without downloading Jim or creating an account.
Is Jim free?
Yes. Jim is free on the App Store, with no in-app purchases.
What is Jim good for?
Jim is built for barbers, nail techs, and other service sellers taking in-person payments, food trucks, market sellers, and drivers who need to get paid on the spot, tutors or photographers collecting deposits through a booking link. It sits in the card payment processing list on AppTierList.
Is Jim worth it?
Jim is A tier, ranked #6 of 10 card payment processing apps with a score of 82 out of 100, from a 4.8 App Store rating across 14,536 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 5 apps rank above it.
How does Jim compare to ChargeStripe?
Jim is A tier at 82; ChargeStripe is S tier at 92. ChargeStripe ranks higher. Jim is free, with no in-app purchases, ChargeStripe is free to download.
How often is Jim updated?
Jim was updated 4 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- List
- Card Payment Processing
- Tier
- A (Excellent)
- Score
- 82 / 100
- Rank in list
- #6 of 10
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free
- App Store rating
- 4.8 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 14,536
- Recent reviews
- 2.8 from 20 in the last 180 days
- Current version
- (4 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Finance
- Good for
- Barbers, nail techs, and other service sellers taking in-person payments, Food trucks, market sellers, and drivers who need to get paid on the spot, Tutors or photographers collecting deposits through a booking link
- Requires
- iOS 17.4 or later
- Size
- 229 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 2
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
Ranking refreshed · how it is computed