Store Commerce vs Catala
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Store Commerce
This point-of-sale application streamlines store operations for retail businesses. It offers features for sales transactions, customer engagement, inventory management, and shift management, all accessible from a mobile device.
- Point-of-sale transactions
- Assisted selling and clienteling
- Order processing and fulfillment
- Inventory management
- Shift and cash management
- Role-based reporting
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Store Commerce is the point-of-sale application for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce. It supports a wide range of capabilities beyond retail sale transactions that enable cashiers, managers and sales associates to manage store operations from a mobile device. In addition to flexible and performant sales transaction workflows, the Store Commerce app facilitates assisted selling and clienteling, order processing and fulfillment, inventory management, shift and cash management, role-based reporting, and more. The Store Commerce app connects to payment terminals, receipt printers, bar code scanners and cash drawers, and is highly customizable to meet the needs of a wide range of business requirements. Prerequisites: Deploy a Commerce Scale Unit using the Dynamics Lifecycle Service portal before using the Store Commerce app. The app needs the CPOS URL to activate a register. Store workers and Devices need to be configured in Dynamics 365 Commerce back office. Detailed information and documentation can be found at the Microsoft Learn site (http://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/commerce/dev-itpro/store-commerce-mobile)
Catala
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Catala is a modern solution for managing products, orders, and catalogs. With the app, you can: Add and edit products and catalogs Manage orders Customize your personal profile and information Sign in, sign up, reset, and change your password Use the app in your preferred language with built-in localization Delete your account at any time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Catala at 12.0 against Store Commerce's 16.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | Store Commerce | Catala |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 351 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | Butterfly Effect LLC (GE) |
In-app purchases
Store Commerce
No in-app purchases
Catala
No in-app purchases









