The short version
Washy App is built exclusively for car washes and offers two paths as of September 2026: a Free tier with unlimited customers and washes but a 1 SAR commission charged per wash transaction, or a Premium tier at 300 SAR a month (3,600 SAR a year) with no commission. Waya's Free plan is 0 SAR forever for up to 100 customers, with no commission on either tier.
The bigger structural difference: Washy App's customer card is a Progressive Web App, not an Apple Wallet or Google Wallet pass — nothing on their site mentions wallet-pass support at all. Waya's card lives on the phone's lock screen through Apple Wallet or Google Wallet on every plan, with a web card only as the fallback for devices without either.
Washy App claims more than 500 car washes use its system, a real scale signal in a single-vertical product.
Notifications, side by side
Because Washy App has no wallet-pass integration, its "push notifications" feature — listed as Premium-only — has an unclear delivery mechanism on their own site: no Apple or Google Wallet claim means the lock-screen delivery Waya relies on isn't confirmed for Washy App at all.
| Notification feature | Waya | Washy App |
|---|---|---|
| Lock-screen push | Apple Wallet + Google Wallet | None confirmed — no Apple or Google Wallet integration named; card is a browser-based PWA |
| Geofence | Apple Wallet, up to 10 branches, 50-500 m radius, zero message quota | Not listed on their site (Sept 2026) |
| Automatic triggers | Welcome, stamp added, reward redeemed, 14-day win-back | Not listed on their site (Sept 2026) |
| Scheduled campaigns (working hours) | Yes — a send outside opening hours moves to the next open slot | Not listed on their site (Sept 2026) |
| Audience targeting | Everyone, lifecycle segment, program, or hand-picked list | Not listed on their site (Sept 2026) |
| Message pricing | Free 100/mo, Growth 5,000, Premium unlimited, 500-message top-up for 5 SAR | "Push notifications" gated to the 300 SAR/mo Premium tier; no volume or cap disclosed |
| SMS / WhatsApp | None — no SMS, no WhatsApp channel | None found on their site |
Pricing over twelve months
Washy App's Free tier looks like 0 SAR, but the 1 SAR-per-wash commission means the real cost scales with volume: a wash doing 960 washes a month, as in our own worked example, would pay roughly 960 SAR a month in commission on the Free tier — far more than Waya's Growth plan at 85 SAR flat. Their Premium tier removes the commission for a flat 300 SAR a month, or 3,600 SAR a year.
Prices move and commission structures especially can change without much notice, so confirm Washy App's current terms on their own homepage — their /pricing and /features pages both return a 404, so the homepage is the only source.
| Plan | Monthly | Twelve months | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waya Free | 0 SAR | 0 SAR | Forever, up to 100 customers, no commission on washes |
| Waya Growth | 85 SAR | 1,020 SAR (867 SAR prepaid) | Unlimited customers, no commission, up to 3 branches |
| Waya Premium | 149 SAR | 1,788 SAR (1,520 SAR prepaid) | Unlimited everything, no commission |
| Washy App Free | 0 SAR + 1 SAR/wash | Scales with wash volume | Unlimited customers and washes, commission per transaction |
| Washy App Premium | 300 SAR | 3,600 SAR | No commission, unlimited customers and washes |
Where Washy App is the better pick
If you'd rather pay nothing upfront and let the commission scale with actual wash volume — genuinely 0 SAR on a slow month — the pay-per-wash Free tier is a real option Waya doesn't offer; Waya has no commission model at all, only flat monthly tiers. Washy App's per-location dashboard structure also means each branch runs its own separate instance, which some multi-site owners prefer for clean separation. On Waya, staff instead scan a customer's card on an ordinary phone at every branch on one shared dashboard.
Waya's limits, stated plainly once: no POS or till integration, no SMS, the Android merchant app is in closed testing, and Free stops at 100 customers and 100 messages a month.
Where Waya wins
These differences reflect what Washy App's own homepage confirms and doesn't confirm, as of September 2026.
- A real Apple Wallet and Google Wallet pass, not a web-only PWA card — Washy App's site names no wallet-pass integration at all
- No commission on any plan: 0, 85, or 149 SAR flat, with nothing scaling per wash
- A published geofence with numbers, four named automatic triggers including a 14-day win-back, and working-hours-aware scheduled campaigns — none of which Washy App's site lists
- One dashboard across branches on Growth and Premium, versus Washy App's separate per-location instances
- Free forever for up to 100 customers with no per-transaction cost of any kind
Car washes: Washy App's entire product
Washy App exists for one vertical only — car washes — with no multi-vertical positioning anywhere on the site, and its stamp mechanic is straightforward: each wash earns one stamp, with a merchant-set threshold (their example: 12 stamps for a free wash). That single-purpose focus is a real strength if you want a tool built and tested for nothing but washes.
Waya serves car washes as one of several verticals, with its own worked numbers: a 40-wash-a-day location reaches roughly 100 enrolled customers within the first month or two — right at the Free plan's ceiling — detailed in the car-wash loyalty program guide. One Waya wash's 7.5% two-visit return rate came down to a scanning-discipline gap, not a product limitation on either platform.
How to decide in 5 steps
The commission structure is the single biggest variable here, so model your own wash volume before anything else.
- Estimate your monthly wash count
Multiply by 1 SAR to see what Washy App's Free-tier commission would actually cost you at your real volume.
- Compare that number against Waya's flat tiers
If the commission total exceeds 85 SAR a month, Waya Growth is the cheaper path at any volume above roughly 85 washes.
- Decide how much a wallet pass matters
If a lock-screen presence on the customer's phone matters to your retention plan, only Waya offers a confirmed Apple/Google Wallet pass here.
- Ask Washy App about their Premium notification mechanism
Their site lists "push notifications" on Premium without naming a delivery channel — get the specifics before assuming lock-screen delivery.
- Test Waya's Free plan alongside your current setup
At 0 SAR with no commission, you can compare real enrollment and return-rate numbers before switching anything.
Frequently asked questions
Is Waya cheaper than Washy App?
It depends on your wash volume. Washy App's Free tier is 0 SAR but charges 1 SAR per wash, which can exceed Waya's flat 85 SAR Growth plan once you're past roughly 85 washes in a month. Washy App's Premium tier at 300 SAR a month is above all three Waya tiers. Waya charges no commission on any plan.
Do customers need an app?
On Waya, no — the card is an Apple Wallet or Google Wallet pass added with a QR scan, a first name, and a mobile number, with a web card fallback. Washy App's card is a Progressive Web App for both Android and iOS with no app-store install, but also no wallet-pass integration named on their site.
What happens after 100 customers on Free?
Waya pauses new enrollments and new messages at 100 customers and 100 messages a month; everyone already enrolled keeps their card. Growth at 85 SAR a month removes the ceiling. Washy App's Free tier has no customer cap at all, but the 1 SAR-per-wash commission applies from wash one.
Does Waya connect to my POS?
No. Waya has no POS or till integration — staff scan the customer's card on an ordinary phone. Washy App's site doesn't name a POS integration either; it tracks washes and issues stamps through its own dashboard.
Does Washy App support Apple Wallet or Google Wallet?
Not according to their own site as of September 2026 — the customer card is delivered as a Progressive Web App, with no Apple Wallet or Google Wallet integration named anywhere. Waya ships both wallet passes on every plan, including Free.