Zippin vs Gator Bazaar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zippin
This app allows you to enter and shop at checkout-less stores. Simply download the app, add your payment method, and then use it to enter the store. Once you're finished shopping, you can leave, and your account will be charged automatically with a receipt sent shortly after.
- Enter checkout-less stores
- Add payment methods
- Shop as usual
- Automatic charging
- Digital receipts
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Get this app to shop at Zippin powered checkout-less stores. How it works: 1. Download the Zippin app and add the payment method. 2. Use the app to enter the store. Shop as you normally would. 3. When you are done shopping, you can just leave the store. Shortly after, we will charge your account, and send you the receipt.
Gator Bazaar
A marketplace for verified college students to safely buy and sell items. Features specialized categories like student tickets and formal dresses, with a focus on scam reduction through college email verification.
- Verified student platform
- Specialized categories
- College email verification
- On-campus meetups
- Scam reduction
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Welcome College Students! Join the Gator Bazaar community and start buying/selling on a trusted platform! Gator Bazaar is a platform where verified students can buy and sell with each other. We have specialized categories that we know students want such as student tickets, formal dresses, and many more. All users must verify their college email before gaining access to the app, which will greatly reduce the risk of scams that are prevalent in other alternatives. Find a posting, send a message, meet up on campus. It's that easy! Join the hundreds of UF students who are already using Gator Bazaar!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gator Bazaar at 100% against Zippin's 33%. Gator Bazaar also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.3). Zippin's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Gator Bazaar holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Zippin's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gator Bazaar's.
Zippin ships an update every 2 months, Gator Bazaar every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zippin | Gator Bazaar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (15 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vcognition Technologies Inc | VSP Services LLC |
Customer experience
Zippin
Gator Bazaar
In-app purchases
Zippin
No in-app purchases
Gator Bazaar
No in-app purchases
