Groupon Merchant vs TicketSpice
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.
TicketSpice
Transform your mobile device into a ticket scanner. This app validates barcoded tickets purchased through its web software, utilizing your device's camera for QR codes and compatible hardware for other barcode types.
- Mobile ticket scanning
- Barcode validation
- QR code scanning
- Hardware accessory support
- TicketSpice web integration
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Turn your iPhone and iPad into a ticket scanner using the camera. App scans and validates barcoded tickets purchased using TicketSpice web software. Camera scans QR Codes. Code128 barcodes are scanned using supported hardware accessories.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TicketSpice at 75% against Groupon Merchant's 26%. TicketSpice also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.4). Groupon Merchant's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (460 vs 29). 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.
TicketSpice holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groupon Merchant has 460 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Groupon Merchant's written reviews are positive against 75% of TicketSpice's.
Groupon Merchant ships an update weekly, TicketSpice every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Groupon Merchant | TicketSpice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (460 ratings) | 3.9 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 460 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Groupon, Inc. | Webconnex LLC |
Customer experience
Groupon Merchant
TicketSpice
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
TicketSpice
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Groupon Merchant
No in-app purchases
TicketSpice
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Groupon Merchant free?
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