Groupon Merchant vs Gift Up!
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.
Gift Up!
This app helps businesses manage and redeem gift cards sold online. It allows staff to quickly scan customer gift cards from various sources, ensuring a smooth redemption process. Businesses can also easily sell their own gift cards through the platform.
- Scan customer gift cards
- Redeem gift cards from email, print, and Apple Pay
- Sell business gift cards online
- Fully automated gift card sales
- Supports any website and currency
- Immediate payment for sales
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Staff companion app to quickly scan gift cards presented by a customer, either via email/print and Apple Pay wallet. The simplest way to sell your business’ gift cards online It only takes 5 minutes, and we handle everything from payment to delivery. - Fully automated - Any website, any currency - You get paid straight away - No monthly fees, no setup fees. Free account required. Sign up at https://www.giftup.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Groupon Merchant at weekly against Gift Up!'s every 16 months. Groupon Merchant also leads on ratings volume (457 vs 9) and rating (3.4 vs 3.1). Gift Up!'s advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 26%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Groupon Merchant holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groupon Merchant has 457 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of Groupon Merchant's written reviews are positive against 43% of Gift Up!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Groupon Merchant ships an update weekly, Gift Up! every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Groupon Merchant | Gift Up! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (457 ratings) — better | 3.1 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 457 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Groupon, Inc. | Koan Adventures Ltd |
Customer experience
Groupon Merchant
Gift Up!
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
Gift Up!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Groupon Merchant
No in-app purchases
Gift Up!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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