i3 CMS vs retailMetrix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
i3 CMS
This business intelligence tool analyzes sales data and video surveillance to identify loss, theft, and sales opportunities. It provides user-friendly reports and an online interface to help businesses improve key performance indicators and implement retail best practices.
- Multi-level data correlations
- Sales opportunity identification
- Loss and theft detection
- User-friendly reports
- Online web interface
- Leverages video surveillance
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Cloud Managed Services or CMS is i3's engine for business insights. It utilizes i3 Video Analytics technology and point of sales information providing multi-level data correlations. This information will identify sales opportunities and is able to identify loss and theft within a business. Utilizing user-friendly reports and an easy to use online web interface i3 customers can form effective strategies to improve their key performance indicators and follow retail business best practices. CMS by i3 allows users to leverage their current investment in a video surveillance system and turn it into a cost-effective capable of detecting and deterring loss and identifying new sales opportunities.
retailMetrix
This app provides a fully managed analytics solution for retailers. It offers insights to help businesses understand their performance and make data-driven decisions.
- Fully managed analytics
- Retail performance tracking
- Data-driven insights
- Business intelligence
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retailMetrix is a fully managed analytics solution for retailers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: retailMetrix at every 2 months against i3 CMS's every 3 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for i3 CMS against 5.0 for retailMetrix. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
i3 CMS ships an update every 3 months, retailMetrix every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | i3 CMS | retailMetrix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | i3 International Inc. | Richard Wright |
Customer experience
i3 CMS
retailMetrix
In-app purchases
i3 CMS
No in-app purchases
retailMetrix
No in-app purchases
