# WeChat Pay

7 Hacker News commenters recommended WeChat Pay and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People find WeChat Pay superior to card systems for everyday microtransactions, and it works fully without in-person steps. Critics note in-person card payments are nicer.

## Why people recommend it

- Superior to other payment systems (2 comments): "I found it superior to other systems I've used in basically every way." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49072964)) "WeChat Pay and Alipay are so far superior to the credit card system" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46964603))

## What people warn about

- In-person card payments are nicer (1 comments): "Honestly for in-person card payments are just nicer." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49641691))

## 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://pay.weixin.qq.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "WeChat Pay", https://hackerapproved.com/p/wechat-pay/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).