Amazon WorkSpaces vs Store Commerce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amazon WorkSpaces
Access your fully managed cloud desktop from any device. This application connects you to a virtual desktop environment for all your daily computing tasks, including document editing, web browsing, and email.
- Cloud-based desktop service
- Access from any device
- Document editing
- Web application access
- Email client
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The Amazon WorkSpaces App connects you to an Amazon WorkSpace. Amazon WorkSpaces provides a fully-managed desktop service in the cloud. You can use Amazon WorkSpaces for all of your day-to-day computing needs such as editing documents, accessing web applications, and sending/receiving email. You need an existing Amazon Web Services account and to have provisioned a WorkSpace to use this app.
Store Commerce
This point-of-sale application streamlines store operations for retail businesses. It offers features for sales transactions, customer engagement, inventory management, and shift management, all accessible from a mobile device.
- Point-of-sale transactions
- Assisted selling and clienteling
- Order processing and fulfillment
- Inventory management
- Shift and cash management
- Role-based reporting
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Store Commerce is the point-of-sale application for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce. It supports a wide range of capabilities beyond retail sale transactions that enable cashiers, managers and sales associates to manage store operations from a mobile device. In addition to flexible and performant sales transaction workflows, the Store Commerce app facilitates assisted selling and clienteling, order processing and fulfillment, inventory management, shift and cash management, role-based reporting, and more. The Store Commerce app connects to payment terminals, receipt printers, bar code scanners and cash drawers, and is highly customizable to meet the needs of a wide range of business requirements. Prerequisites: Deploy a Commerce Scale Unit using the Dynamics Lifecycle Service portal before using the Store Commerce app. The app needs the CPOS URL to activate a register. Store workers and Devices need to be configured in Dynamics 365 Commerce back office. Detailed information and documentation can be found at the Microsoft Learn site (http://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/commerce/dev-itpro/store-commerce-mobile)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Store Commerce at 4.8 against Amazon WorkSpaces's 1.1. Store Commerce also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Amazon WorkSpaces's advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Store Commerce holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amazon WorkSpaces has 57 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Amazon WorkSpaces ships an update every 5 months, Store Commerce weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amazon WorkSpaces | Store Commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.1 (57 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 351 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AMZN Mobile LLC | Microsoft Corporation |
Customer experience
Amazon WorkSpaces
Store Commerce
Bugs and requests
Amazon WorkSpaces
Reported bugs
4 issues- Repeated key presses
- Inability to copy/paste
- Frequent crashes and connection issues
- Incompatibility with latest iOS/iPadOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Support for external displays and dual-screen setups
- Improved keyboard and mouse integration
- Bluetooth audio support
- Split-screen multitasking
Store Commerce
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Amazon WorkSpaces
No in-app purchases
Store Commerce
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Amazon WorkSpaces free?
Is Store Commerce free?
Which has better reviews, Amazon WorkSpaces or Store Commerce?
Do Amazon WorkSpaces or Store Commerce have ads?
Which is updated more often, Amazon WorkSpaces or Store Commerce?
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