# Twint

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Twint and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Swiss mobile payment app that works at any terminal by QR code. Critics say it is slower than NFC cards, and some phones cannot use it.

## Why people recommend it

- Widely used across Switzerland (2 comments): "Twint in Switzerland has amazing penetration can pay at any terminal with qr code" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48211500)) "Twint is great, I wish more Swiss based people would use it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48062876))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Wero](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wero.md): 84 recommend
- [Apple Pay](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-pay.md): 73 recommend
- [Google Pay](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-pay.md): 26 recommend
- [Google Wallet](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-wallet.md): 22 recommend
- [Curve Pay](https://hackerapproved.com/p/curve.md): 22 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.twint.ch/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Twint", https://hackerapproved.com/p/twint/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).