Groupon Merchant vs FareHarbor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Groupon Merchant
Manage your Groupon campaigns directly from your smartphone. Scan and redeem Groupons, track campaign performance, view payment details, and respond to customer feedback.
- Scan and redeem Groupons
- Track campaign performance
- View payment details
- Respond to customer feedback
- Manage campaigns on-the-go
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The new Groupon Merchant app lets you manage your Groupon campaigns directly from your smartphone. Use the Groupon Merchant app to: Easily scan and redeem Groupons using your phone’s camera or keypad Get detailed insights into your campaign performance View your payment details\nSee and respond to customer feedback To get started, download the app and sign in to your Groupon merchant account.
FareHarbor
Manage your tour, activity, or rental business from anywhere. This platform allows operators to handle bookings, communicate with customers, process payments, and check in guests efficiently. It's designed for existing users to streamline daily operations on the go.
- Manage schedule and reservations
- Communicate with customers
- Process credit card payments
- QR code check-ins
- Push notifications for business activity
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FareHarbor is the leading management and online booking platform for activity, tour, and rental operators. With our app you can manage your business on the go. Use the app to: • Easily check your schedule, add reservations, and call or message customers • Run payments from your device using credit card readers • Quickly check in your customers using QR codes • Receive push notifications to stay up to date with your business activity • Access all of FareHarbor quickly Our app is only for businesses who are already using FareHarbor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FareHarbor at 71% against Groupon Merchant's 26%. FareHarbor also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Groupon Merchant's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (457 vs 108). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
FareHarbor holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 457 and 108 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Groupon Merchant's written reviews are positive against 71% of FareHarbor's.
Groupon Merchant ships an update weekly, FareHarbor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Groupon Merchant | FareHarbor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (457 ratings) | 4.1 (108 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 71.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 457 — better | 108 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Groupon, Inc. | FareHarbor |
Customer experience
Groupon Merchant
FareHarbor
Bugs and requests
Groupon Merchant
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues and connectivity problems
- Camera functionality not working properly
- Delayed or missing payments to merchants
Requested features
3 requests- Search option to find redeemed vouchers by customer name
- Ability to pause or end campaigns easily
- More transparency on payouts and fees
FareHarbor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Groupon Merchant
No in-app purchases
FareHarbor
No in-app purchases
Questions
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