Comparison

Bman vs Merchant Assistant

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Best PrestaShop Admin app

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 1.02 ratingsView app →

About

Bman

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Bman è la soluzione completa per la gestione aziendale che cambia il modo di lavorare rendendolo più semplice ed efficace. Software di gestione magazzino e contabilità per piccole e medie imprese. Semplice, intuitivo, strumento di prim’ordine per eseguire in tutta sicurezza e rapidità movimentazioni ed operazioni di ogni genere in azienda: tutto questo è il nostro gestionale per magazzino. Valido strumento anche per la gestione delle scorte, il nostro gestionale magazzino consente di coniugare in maniera performante bisogni avvertiti in qualsiasi tipologia di azienda, qualunque siano le sue dimensioni, ottenendo una gestione operativa e fiscale automatizzata e, dunque, impeccabile.

About

Merchant Assistant

Access your online store's data in real-time to monitor performance, manage orders, and make informed decisions from anywhere. Connect your PrestaShop store to gain instant insights into your business operations.

Highlights

Real-time store data access
Order management
Performance tracking
Decision making support
PrestaShop store connection
Compatible with multiple PrestaShop versions

Features

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Merchant Assistant gives you real-time access to your store’s data — so you can track performance, manage orders, and make decisions faster, wherever you are. How it works 1. Install the Merchant Assistant certificate addon from addons.prestashop.com 2. Connect your PrestaShop store 3. Start monitoring your data in real time * Compatible with PrestaShop 1.5.x, 1.6.x, 1.7.x, and PrestaShop 9

Screenshots

Bman4 screens

Merchant Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bman at 13.0 against Merchant Assistant's 15.6. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bman ships an update every 5 weeks, Merchant Assistant every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

Bman versus Merchant Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Bman	Merchant Assistant
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	1.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	84.2% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	2 — better
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks — better	Every 2 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	15.6
Further details — not scored
Size	84 MB	80 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Cascinanet srl	Carmine Rumma

In-app purchases

None

Bman

No in-app purchases

None

Merchant Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bman free?

Bman is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Merchant Assistant free?

Merchant Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Bman or Merchant Assistant have ads?

Neither Bman nor Merchant Assistant shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Bman or Merchant Assistant?

Bman ships an update every 5 weeks, and Merchant Assistant every 2 months. Most recently, Bman was updated on October 2, 2026 and Merchant Assistant on October 3, 2026.