Groupon Merchant vs Ghost Kitchens
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.
Ghost Kitchens
Discover chef-prepared meals for delivery or pick-up through an intuitive mobile application. This service brings culinary excellence and convenience directly to your fingertips, aiming to elevate your dining experience.
- Discover chef-prepared dishes
- Order for delivery
- Order for pick-up
- Intuitive app interface
- Culinary excellence
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Welcome to Ghost Kitchens – Your gateway to a world of culinary excellence and convenience. Discover a delicious selection of professional chef-prepared dishes, available for delivery or pick-up with our intuitive app. Ghost Kitchens brings satisfaction to your fingertips. Elevate your dining experience today by downloading the Ghost Kitchens app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ghost Kitchens at 100% against Groupon Merchant's 26%. Ghost Kitchens also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4). Groupon Merchant's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (457 vs 6). 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.
Ghost Kitchens holds the better App Store score, 4.7 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 Ghost Kitchens's.
Groupon Merchant ships an update weekly, Ghost Kitchens every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Groupon Merchant | Ghost Kitchens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (457 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 457 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Groupon, Inc. | Ghost Kitchens, LLC |
Customer experience
Groupon Merchant
Ghost Kitchens
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
Ghost Kitchens
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Groupon Merchant
No in-app purchases
Ghost Kitchens
No in-app purchases
Questions
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