WeChat Pay
Ranked 15 of 17 mobile payment apps by recommenders
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.
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.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Superior to other payment systems
“I found it superior to other systems I've used in basically every way.”
Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “Decathlon Germany adds Wero payment option to decathlon.de website” “WeChat Pay and Alipay are so far superior to the credit card system”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Europe's $24T Breakup with Visa and Mastercard Has Begun”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
In-person card payments are nicer
“Honestly for in-person card payments are just nicer.”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “What do Visa and Mastercard do? An intro to card networks”
Other mobile payment apps people recommend
The four most recommended other mobile payment apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wero | 84 | 96 | 47% | 11 | — | — |
| Apple Pay | 73 | 48 | 60% | 12 | — | — |
| Apple Wallet | 58 | 63 | 48% | 10 | — | — |
| Google Pay | 26 | 33 | 44% | 11 | — | — |
| WeChat PayThis page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Honestly for in-person card payments are just nicer.”
“I've had a fully working WeChat Pay account for a couple years now, and I've never once had to do anything in-person”
“I found it superior to other systems I've used in basically every way.”
“Even registering a Wechat account is no trivial task”
“the actual 99% user experience is exactly the microtransaction dream that people have been unable to solve in the west for decades”
“WeChat Pay and Alipay are so far superior to the credit card system”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.