Groupon Merchant vs GiftFly
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.
GiftFly
This app allows businesses to create and sell digital gift cards online, increasing sales and customer loyalty. It enables easy sharing via social media and email, with QR codes for simple redemption. Businesses can manage their egift card program directly from their website or Facebook page.
- Create digital gift cards
- Increase sales
- Social media sharing
- Email sharing
- QR code redemption
- Customer loyalty programs
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Turn your gift cards Digital & Social! GiftFly is the first FREE full blown egift card solution for virtually any business in the U.S. Gift Cards are huge money makers for businesses. With GiftFly you can now: - Increase sales by adding mobile & digital gift cards to your business. - Profit from valuable social media recommendations when your egift cards are sent via Facebook. - Instantly create coupons & special offers and share them on Facebook or via Email with your loyal customers. How it works: After a simple registration your egift cards are instantly available on your business’ website, Facebook page and on GiftFly.com for ANYONE, ANYWHERE, at ANYTIME to buy online. Each “Gift-on-the-Fly” is branded with your businesses details. Customers can simply buy the egift card online, add a message and send it to a friend via Facebook or email in seconds. The digital gift card comes with a unique QR (Quick Response) Code. The egift card can be stored on any smartphone and/or printed out. There is no need for the consumer to download an app to buy or redeem a GiftFly. When a customer pays with the GiftFly you simply use the GiftFly app on your iPhone or iPod Touch to scan the QR Code and instantly GiftFly starts adding the money into your account. It’s that simple! It’s safe and secure and powerful. So start generating big gifting revenues and creating customer loyalty today. For more information see www.GiftFly.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Groupon Merchant at 3.4 against GiftFly's 2.6. Groupon Merchant also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (457 vs 8). GiftFly's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 26%) and iOS requirement (6.1 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 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groupon Merchant has 457 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of Groupon Merchant's written reviews are positive against 57% of GiftFly's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Groupon Merchant ships an update weekly, GiftFly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Groupon Merchant | GiftFly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (457 ratings) — better | 2.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 457 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 6.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Groupon, Inc. | Ackroo Inc. |
Customer experience
Groupon Merchant
GiftFly
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
GiftFly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Groupon Merchant
No in-app purchases
GiftFly
No in-app purchases
Questions
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