Comparison

Groupon Merchant vs Sunsette by Bronze Boss

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Scan and redeem Groupons
  • Track campaign performance
  • View payment details
  • Respond to customer feedback
  • Manage campaigns on-the-go
Features
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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.

About

Sunsette by Bronze Boss

This platform streamlines sunless tanning businesses by integrating booking, payments, and client management. It offers specialized features like rinse reminders, mobile travel pricing, and group bookings, designed specifically for tanning studios.

Highlights
  • Smart online booking with custom URLs
  • Studio and mobile booking options
  • Group bookings for events
  • Automated deposit collection
  • Branded SMS/email confirmations and alerts
  • Integrated payment processing with Stripe
  • Real-time business reporting
Features
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The all-in-one booking, payments, and client management platform built for sunless businesses. Mobile, studio, or both — Sunsette runs your business so you can run your day. Sunsette was built from the ground up for spray tans with rinse reminders that respect solution developing time, mobile travel logic that adjusts pricing by zone, group bookings that handle wedding parties cleanly, and a public booking page that looks as polished as your brand. WHAT YOU GET Smart Online Booking • Beautiful, brandable booking page at your custom URL • Studio and mobile bookings with separate pricing, hours, and travel zones • Group bookings for wedding parties, sororities, and corporate clients • Instant booking or request-to-confirm — your choice per service • Automatic deposit collection and card-on-file enforcement • Live availability sync to your Google Calendar Client-Side Polish • Branded confirmations, reminders, and rinse-time alerts via SMS and email • Pre-appointment intake forms and waivers with signature capture • Auto-rebook and follow-up flows that actually convert • Cancellation and no-show policies enforced with the right card-on-file rules Payments Made Simple • Direct Stripe integration with automatic payouts • Tap to Pay on iPhone — no card reader required • Text-to-Pay links for invoices and remote checkouts • Memberships, packages, gift cards, and tipping built in • Manual payment tracking for cash and other methods • In-person card reader and terminal support Run Your Business, Not Your Software • Real-time sales, payroll reports, and inventory tracking • Solution usage tracking so you know exactly what's left in every bottle • Customizable cancellation tiers, deposit rules, and travel fees • Multi-provider support for studios with multiple artists • Loyalty programs, discount codes, and referral tracking Built-In Reporting • Sales summaries, revenue forecasts, and client retention insights • Room utilization and provider-level performance dashboards • Export-ready reports for taxes and accounting WHO IT'S FOR Sunsette is for sunless studios who are tired of cobbling together booking links, payment processors, text reminder tools, and waiver apps. If you run a tanning business, Sunsette replaces the entire stack with one platform that understands your service. WHAT'S DIFFERENT We're not a generic salon platform with "tan" added to the service list. Every screen, every automation, every report was designed by people working alongside spray tan artists. Rinse reminders calibrated to solution type. Mobile pricing that adjusts by travel zone. Group bookings that handle multi-guest checkout properly. Card-on-file enforcement that survives no-shows. The features you've been asking other platforms to add — they're already here. SUPPORT Need help? Email support@getsunsette.com or visit getsunsette.com/help Built for your business. Designed for how you actually work. Get Sunsette.

Screenshots

Groupon Merchant4 screens
Sunsette by Bronze Boss4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sunsette by Bronze Boss at 83% against Groupon Merchant's 26%. Sunsette by Bronze Boss also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.4). Groupon Merchant's advantage is ratings volume (460 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sunsette by Bronze Boss holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groupon Merchant has 460 ratings behind it against 8, 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 83% of Sunsette by Bronze Boss's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Groupon Merchant ships an update weekly, Sunsette by Bronze Boss every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Groupon Merchant versus Sunsette by Bronze Boss: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroupon MerchantSunsette by Bronze Boss
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (460 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings460 — better8
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGroupon, Inc.Bronze Boss, LLC

Customer experience

Groupon Merchant

All ratings457 ratings
Positive60.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative35.0%
Written reviews217 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative69.6%

Sunsette by Bronze Boss

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

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

Sunsette by Bronze Boss

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Groupon Merchant

No in-app purchases

None

Sunsette by Bronze Boss

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Groupon Merchant free?
Groupon Merchant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sunsette by Bronze Boss free?
Sunsette by Bronze Boss is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Groupon Merchant or Sunsette by Bronze Boss?
Sunsette by Bronze Boss is rated higher. Groupon Merchant averages 3.4 out of 5 from 460 ratings, while Sunsette by Bronze Boss averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Groupon Merchant or Sunsette by Bronze Boss have ads?
Neither Groupon Merchant nor Sunsette by Bronze Boss shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Groupon Merchant or Sunsette by Bronze Boss?
Groupon Merchant ships an update weekly, and Sunsette by Bronze Boss every 6 days. Most recently, Groupon Merchant was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sunsette by Bronze Boss on November 5, 2026.

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