Cover - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Apr. 01, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Document Type		10-K
Amendment Flag		false
Document Annual Report		true
Document Transition Report		false
Document Period End Date		Dec. 31, 2023
Document Fiscal Period Focus		FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus		2023
Current Fiscal Year End Date		--12-31
Entity File Number		001-39158
Entity Registrant Name		AppTech Payments Corp.
Entity Central Index Key		0001070050
Entity Tax Identification Number		66-0847995
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code		DE
Entity Address, Address Line One		5876 Owens Avenue
Entity Address, Address Line Two		Suite 100
Entity Address, City or Town		Carlsbad
Entity Address, State or Province		CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code		92008
City Area Code		(760)
Local Phone Number		707-5959
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer		No
Entity Voluntary Filers		No
Entity Current Reporting Status		Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current		Yes
Entity Filer Category		Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business		true
Entity Emerging Growth Company		false
Entity Shell Company		false
Entity Public Float				$ 27,500,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			24,684,317
Documents Incorporated by Reference [Text Block]		Specified portions of the registrant’s proxy statement with respect to the registrant’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the end of the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag		false
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag]		false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted [Flag]	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted [Flag]	false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated [Flag]	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated [Flag]	false
Auditor Firm ID		3501
Auditor Name		dbbmckennon
Auditor Location		San Diego, California
Common Stock 0. 001 Par Value Per Share [Member]
Title of 12(b) Security		Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
Trading Symbol		APCX
Security Exchange Name		NASDAQ
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of 4.15 [Member]
Title of 12(b) Security		Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $4.15
Trading Symbol		APCXW
Security Exchange Name		NASDAQ