Groupon Merchant vs Buzzshot
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.
Buzzshot
Streamline your escape room business with tools for player check-in, branded photo capture, and automated post-game messaging. Enhance customer experience, drive social media sharing, and manage online reviews from multiple platforms in one place.
- Player check-in and registration
- Branded photo capture
- Automated post-game email/SMS
- Social media posting and uploads
- Review aggregation from multiple platforms
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Escape Room Software: Powering Business Growth, Player Marketing, and Customer Experience. Player Check-In! ============ Painless check-in and registration workflows to collect the data and waiver agreements your business needs. Branded Photos ============ Capture game stats and take multiple team photos that your players want to receive and share, instantly. Player Messaging ============= Personalised post-game Email & SMS to encourage social media sharing and get you even more player reviews! Social Media ========== Hassle-free social media posts and facebook uploads. Plus integrations to make marketing easy. Amazing Reviews ============= Search and find all your player reviews – Tripadvisor, Google, Facebook, Yelp, Morty – everything in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Buzzshot at 100% against Groupon Merchant's 26%. Buzzshot also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Groupon Merchant's advantage is ratings volume (457 vs 6) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). 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.
Buzzshot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groupon Merchant has 457 ratings behind it against 6, 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 100% of Buzzshot's.
Groupon Merchant ships an update weekly, Buzzshot fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Groupon Merchant | Buzzshot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (457 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 457 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| 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 | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Groupon, Inc. | Thomas Parslow Limited |
Customer experience
Groupon Merchant
Buzzshot
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
Buzzshot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Groupon Merchant
No in-app purchases
Buzzshot
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Groupon Merchant free?
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Do Groupon Merchant or Buzzshot have ads?
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