Groupon Merchant vs TradeFirst Mobile Swipe
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.
TradeFirst Mobile Swipe
Process barter transactions directly from your iOS device using a private branded swipe card reader. This innovative tool allows for seamless payment processing within the barter industry.
- Swipe card reader integration
- Process TradeFirst transactions
- iOS device compatibility
- Barter industry focus
- Secure transaction processing
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TradeFirst has done it again. We are the first barter company to have a private branded swipe card reader for mobile devices. Now process your TradeFirst transactions by swiping the buyers card on you iOS device. Since 1978 TradeFirst has been built on technology that’s ahead of its time, which is why we remain unrivaled in the barter industry!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TradeFirst Mobile Swipe at 100% against Groupon Merchant's 26%. TradeFirst Mobile Swipe also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Groupon Merchant's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (459 vs 3). 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.
TradeFirst Mobile Swipe holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groupon Merchant has 459 ratings behind it against 3, 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 TradeFirst Mobile Swipe's.
Groupon Merchant ships an update weekly, TradeFirst Mobile Swipe every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Groupon Merchant | TradeFirst Mobile Swipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (459 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 459 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Groupon, Inc. | TradeFirst |
Customer experience
Groupon Merchant
TradeFirst Mobile Swipe
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
TradeFirst Mobile Swipe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Groupon Merchant
No in-app purchases
TradeFirst Mobile Swipe
No in-app purchases
Questions
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