Payslip: Paystub Maker is a mobile utility for generating professional salary slips on iOS.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the friction of manual salary calculation for small business owners, though it currently struggles to accommodate non-monthly pay cycles.
For Small business owners and independent contractors who need to generate professional salary slips.
What does it look like?
Key features
Generates and shares payslips as PDF documents via email or print.
Computes earnings and deductions based on fixed or percentage-based parameters.
Secures the application with a passcode or biometric lock.
How much does it cost?
The freemium model gates core utility tools like backup and customization to drive subscription revenue.
Velocity
Dormant developmentopaqueShow more...
Payslip: Paystub Maker has been inactive for 571 days, placing it firmly in the zombie category. The development history consists of a single minor update focused on bug fixes, with no subsequent feature releases or maintenance activity. There is no evidence of ongoing support or operational updates for the platform.
Who built it?
Monali Paghadal
13+ apps tracked · Business
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows a mixed sentiment. Users appreciate the core application experience provides a highly satisfying and engaging utility for users.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The core application experience provides a highly satisfying and engaging utility for users
- The main interface feels cluttered because the app lacks an archive function for closed payroll records
3 of 3 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
Read the full review analysisUnlock 1 more frustration theme and 1 user request, each backed by review evidence.
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Competitive landscape for Payslip: Paystub Maker
How's the Business market?
Payslip: Paystub Maker occupies a niche in the Business category with a 4.6-star rating across 10 ratings. The lack of updates for 19 months signals a maintenance-mode posture that limits competitive responsiveness.
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Key takeaways for Payslip: Paystub Maker
Where is it heading?
The business utility market is shifting toward cross-platform, reporting-heavy solutions that integrate with broader accounting workflows. Payslip: Paystub Maker's current maintenance-only posture leaves it exposed to competitors that offer the weekly pay flexibility and web-based reporting that its users are actively requesting.
- The 19-month release gap indicates a lack of active feature investment, which erodes the product's competitive standing against more frequently updated business tools.
- Persistent user requests for weekly pay cycles remain unaddressed, which limits the app's addressable market to only monthly-paid businesses.
The SWOT
- AppLock security provides a defensible barrier for sensitive financial data
- Web-based data management would address the reporting gap for desktop-heavy users
Next best moves
Ship weekly and bi-weekly pay period settings because reviews flag this as a top functional gap → reduce churn for non-monthly payroll users
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The 19-month development silence is a strategic choice…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The product's competitive outlook has shifted from mixed to declining due to the continued 19-month development freeze. While no new features were added, the analysis now frames the existing AppLock security as a core differentiator.
Bottom line
The lack of development for 19 months suggests the product is in maintenance mode, leaving the core payroll-flexibility gaps unaddressed. Prioritizing weekly pay cycles would unlock the product for a broader segment of contractors, provided the team can break the current release stagnation.
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Is Payslip: Paystub Maker suitable for weekly payroll?
Does Payslip: Paystub Maker offer web access?
Is the free version of Payslip: Paystub Maker sufficient?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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