Pottery Barn vs Marshview Mercantile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pottery Barn
Discover new arrivals, manage your gift registry, and get personalized design advice. Explore curated rooms, create mood boards, and use 3D planning tools to visualize your dream space. Shop timeless, high-quality home furnishings and decor.
- Shop new arrivals and seasonal inspiration
- Create and manage gift registries
- Book design sessions
- Shop curated rooms
- Create custom design boards
- Personalized product recommendations
- 3D room planning tools
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Everything you love about shopping with us, all in one convenient place. Here’s what you can do with the Pottery Barn app: • Discover More: Be the first to shop new arrivals and get fresh inspiration each season. • Registry: Create and manage your registry from anywhere. • Expert Design Help: Book in-home, in-store, or virtual design sessions to create your dream space. • Shop by Room: Explore curated rooms and shop the look. • Design Boards: Save looks you love and create custom mood boards. • Picks Just for You: Get personalized recommendations based on your style. • Design Tools: Use Room Scan and Room Planner to create 3D floor plans with your phone’s camera. About Us: For over 70 years, Pottery Barn has been a destination for uncompromising quality and timeless style. We design our collections in-house, creating foundational pieces and seasonal beauty for a comfortable, well-styled home.
Marshview Mercantile
Shop the latest arrivals and access exclusive discounts and early collection launches. Enjoy a seamless and secure checkout experience for all your favorite products, conveniently at your fingertips.
- Exclusive discounts
- Early access to launches
- New arrivals browsing
- First-to-know notifications
- Secure and easy checkout
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Download the Marshview Mercantile app to access exclusive discounts, early access to collection launches. Everything you love, right at your fingertips. EASY BROWSING Shop the freshest new arrivals across our entire catalog. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS Be first to know about exclusive offers and launches through first-to-know notifications and app-user-only early access. SECURE CHECKOUT IN A FLASH Tap, swipe, shop and secure your new products in an instant with our super easy checkout.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pottery Barn at 20K against Marshview Mercantile's 1. Marshview Mercantile's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Marshview Mercantile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pottery Barn has 20K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pottery Barn ships an update every 3 weeks, Marshview Mercantile monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pottery Barn | Marshview Mercantile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 339 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | Marshview Mercantile |
Customer experience
Pottery Barn
Marshview Mercantile
Bugs and requests
Pottery Barn
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not recognizing login credentials
- Inconsistent behavior when updating addresses
- Checkout process issues with Apple Pay
- Unreliable stock information leading to order cancellations
Requested features
4 requests- Integrate rewards program for easier redemption
- Improve search and filtering functionality
- Provide more transparent delivery timelines
- Streamline checkout process and payment options
Marshview Mercantile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pottery Barn
No in-app purchases
Marshview Mercantile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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