Comparison

Mercury Shop vs Basic Logs

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

Head to head
About

Mercury Shop

This app streamlines price tag creation and management for retail environments. It allows for bulk import of goods, custom parameter settings, and barcode scanning for quick tag replacement. Users can choose from various label templates or create their own.

Highlights
  • Bulk goods import via Excel
  • Customizable price and parameters
  • Barcode scanning for item search
  • Variety of label templates
  • Simplified price tag operations
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Mercury Shop - Offers Complete Solution for Price Tags Use Scenarios: - Retail stores scan and search goods then print in simple way - Chain supermarkets manage price tags more flexible, save time and cost Functions: - Excel import all goods, add goods in bulk - Add parameters, custom price easily - Scan barcode to search goods, replace tag fast Main Features: - Easy to use - Simplify operations, make price tags more convenient - Various label templates in different designs - Get common templates or custom templates easily

About

Basic Logs

Easily track anything with customizable logs for food, habits, budgeting, and more. Visualize data with charts and statistics, and use shortcuts for automatic entry. Collaborate with others and store data locally or in iCloud.

Highlights
  • Customizable log types (text, numbers, currency, duration)
  • Data visualization (charts, statistics, calendar)
  • Entry tagging and flagging
  • Quick entry duplication
  • Location, NFC, and task-based shortcuts
  • Log sharing and collaboration
  • Local and optional iCloud data storage
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Basic Logs makes it quick and easy to track anything of interest to you. From food diaries to habit streaks to budgeting to time spent on activities. Simply create a log, add entries, and get insights with just a few taps. • Text, numbers, currencies, durations, notes, tags, flags. Use one or all of them. No setup required. • Browse entries in a list, visualize them in a calendar, or analyze them with charts and statistics. • Track hours and minutes, or whole days. • Flag entries of significance, tag entries to categorize them. • Add similar entries again with a quick swipe. • Easily search and filter entries and get all information of a particular moment. • Shortcuts! Automatically add an entry whenever you arrive at a location, tap an NFC tag, or complete a task in another app. The possibilities are endless. • Share logs and collaborate with friends and family. • No account creation. All data is stored locally on your device and, optionally, in your iCloud. And this is just the beginning. Basic Logs will only become richer in functionality while remaining simple and easy to use. I hope you’ll get as much joy and use out of this app as I do every single day. Happy logging!

Screenshots

Mercury Shop3 screens
Basic Logs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Basic Logs at every 2 months against Mercury Shop's every 8 months. Basic Logs also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Mercury Shop's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mercury Shop against 5.0 for Basic Logs. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mercury Shop ships an update every 8 months, Basic Logs every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Mercury Shop versus Basic Logs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMercury ShopBasic Logs
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai ThanMore Network Technology Co., Ltd.Allan Juenemann

Customer experience

Mercury Shop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Basic Logs

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mercury Shop

No in-app purchases

None

Basic Logs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mercury Shop free?
Mercury Shop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Basic Logs free?
Basic Logs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mercury Shop or Basic Logs?
Mercury Shop and Basic Logs are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Mercury Shop or Basic Logs have ads?
Neither Mercury Shop nor Basic Logs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mercury Shop or Basic Logs?
Mercury Shop ships an update every 8 months, and Basic Logs every 2 months. Most recently, Mercury Shop was updated on October 24, 2026 and Basic Logs on October 24, 2026.

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