Amazon Shopping vs PC Optimum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amazon Shopping
Shop millions of products with app-exclusive benefits for a faster, easier experience. Track deliveries in real-time, view products in 360°, get sale alerts, and enjoy secure sign-in. Access 24/7 live chat support and find items by scanning them.
- Real-time delivery tracking
- 360° product view
- View in your room (AR)
- Price drop alerts
- Secure sign-in (fingerprint/face ID)
- 24/7 live chat support
- Product scanning for search
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Amazon Shopping offers app-only benefits to help make shopping on Amazon faster and easier. Browse, view product details, read reviews, and purchase millions of products. Amazon delivers to 100+ countries in as quickly as 3-5 days. Whether you’re buying gifts, reading reviews, tracking orders, scanning products, or just shopping, the Amazon Shopping app offers more benefits than shopping on Amazon via your desktop. Never miss a delivery Get real-time tracking and delivery notifications so you know where your package is and when it arrives. Know exactly what you’re purchasing Full 360° product view lets you see items from every angle. “View in you room” makes sure it fits by using your phone’s camera and VR so you can see it in your space. We’ll notify you when items go on sale Just tap the heart icon to save items to Your Lists and we’ll alert you of price drops so you don’t miss a deal. Never forget your password Save time by staying securely signed in. If you prefer to sign out, use facial or fingerprint identification to sign back in. Connect with us when it works best for you Live chat support is open 24 hours, 7 days a week. Once you’ve started a chat, it stays that way for 24 hours so you don’t have to start your support session from the beginning. We’ll find that item for you Not sure of an item’s brand or where to but it? Just tap the scan icon in the search bar, take a picture of the item or its barcode, and we’ll find it for you. In order to provide a rich experience and enable features such as voice shopping, notifications, visual search, customer reviews, and authentication this app may request permission to access contacts, camera, microphone, notification, touch id, photos and Bluetooth. Amazon Shopping is available in English, Spanish, German, and Simplified Chinese. In addition to International Shopping, you can change your settings in this single app to shop Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.com, Amazon.it, Amazon.es, Amazon.cn, Amazon.co.jp or Amazon.in. For customers located within the European Union, United Kingdom or Brazil: By using this app, you agree to Amazon’s Conditions of Use applicable for your country. Please also see the applicable Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-Based Ads Notice for your country. Links to these terms and notices can be found in the footer of your local Amazon homepage. For all other customers: By using this app, you agree to the applicable Amazon Conditions of Use (e.g. www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse) and Privacy Notice (e.g. www.amazon.com/privacy) for your country. Links to these terms and notices can be found in the footer of your local Amazon homepage. If your device supports TrueDepth technology, the app will use your device camera to detect your facial movements only while using certain features such as virtually try-on products like sunglasses. All information processed using this technology remains on your device and is not otherwise stored, processed or shared by Amazon.
PC Optimum
This app lets you earn and redeem loyalty points on purchases. It offers personalized deals and exclusive events based on your shopping habits. Manage your account, load offers, and track your rewards all in one place.
- Earn and redeem points
- Personalized offers and events
- Manage loyalty account
- Load special offers
- Track rewards
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The rewards program unlike any other. With exclusive events and offers based on the items you buy most, the PC Optimum program is tailored specifically to you. And the more you use the program the better it gets – and the more free stuff you get. Load offers, earn and redeem points and manage your account all through the convenience of the PC Optimum app. IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES AND CONSENT In order to understand current and future consumer interests and to improve or develop new products, services, programs, promotions, contests or events, President’s Choice Services Inc. may track and analyze your use of the application, including offers viewed, opt-out preferences, click-throughs and other use of features. We may collect personal information and non-personal information electronically, directly from you or through third parties. For instance, we may access personal information about you when you share information about yourself on social media networks and also when you interact with us electronically such as through our information technology systems, websites, email, mobile applications, social media properties or online advertising. If you choose to download or use this application (“app”), we may receive personal information and non-personal information about your current location and about your mobile device, tablet, or browser, such as a unique identifier for your device. Most devices, tablets and browsers allow you to turn off the tracking of your location. However, if you do so, you may not be able to use some of the app features. PC Optimum Support https://www.pcoptimum.ca/help-and-support/faq
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Amazon Shopping at 4.8 against PC Optimum's 3.1. Amazon Shopping also leads on ratings volume (8.5M vs 34K) and review sentiment (23% vs 9%). PC Optimum's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Amazon Shopping sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. PC Optimum asks for nothing beyond the download.
Amazon Shopping holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amazon Shopping has 8.5M ratings behind it against 34K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Amazon Shopping's written reviews are positive against 9% of PC Optimum's.
Amazon Shopping ships an update fortnightly, PC Optimum every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.
| Parameter | Amazon Shopping | PC Optimum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8.5M ratings) — better | 3.1 (34K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.3% of reviews — better | 8.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.5M — better | 34K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #6 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 239 MB | 271 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AMZN Mobile LLC | Loblaw Companies Limited |
Customer experience
Amazon Shopping
PC Optimum
User reviews
Amazon Shopping
From 8.5M App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to navigate
- 🔒 Secure transactions
- 👍 Convenient delivery options
- 🚀 Quick app performance
- 👍 Variety of products
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy search and filtering
- 🔍 Difficult to find products
- 🤖 Frustrating AI chatbot
- 🤔 Confusing UI changes
- ⏱️ Delayed deliveries
PC Optimum
From 34K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 💳 Convenient for storing card
- 📈 Helpful for tracking points
- 🛒 Useful for finding deals and offers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent technical issues with loading offers
- 🔍 Cluttered and confusing interface
- 🤔 Irrelevant offers and recommendations
- ⏰ Slow performance and crashes
- 🔒 Security and account issues
Bugs and requests
Amazon Shopping
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when navigating back
- Inconsistent product information display
- Shipping address changes without notice
- Inability to view product reviews
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to filter by free shipping
- Improve search functionality and relevance
- Provide better order tracking and notifications
- Bring back separate wishlists
- Add dark mode option
PC Optimum
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to load offers and flyers
- Inconsistent points tracking and accrual
- Login and account management problems
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to customize home store
- Improved points tracking and redemption
- Better integration with physical loyalty card
In-app purchases
Amazon Shopping
- Audible Standard Monthly$9.991 Month
- Amazon Music Unlimited Individual$13.991 Month
- Audible Premium Monthly$15.991 Month
- 1 Audible Credit$15.99
PC Optimum
No in-app purchases








