Comparison

Amazon WorkSpaces vs Store Commerce

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Cloud-based desktop service
  • Access from any device
  • Document editing
  • Web application access
  • Email client
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Point-of-sale transactions
  • Assisted selling and clienteling
  • Order processing and fulfillment
  • Inventory management
  • Shift and cash management
  • Role-based reporting
Features
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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)

Screenshots

Store Commerce4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Amazon WorkSpaces versus Store Commerce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmazon WorkSpacesStore Commerce
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.1 (57 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB351 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAMZN Mobile LLCMicrosoft Corporation

Customer experience

Amazon WorkSpaces

All ratings56 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews223 reviews
Positive11.7%
Neutral13.5%
Negative74.9%

Store Commerce

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

None

Amazon WorkSpaces

No in-app purchases

None

Store Commerce

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Amazon WorkSpaces free?
Amazon WorkSpaces is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Store Commerce free?
Store Commerce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Amazon WorkSpaces or Store Commerce?
Store Commerce is rated higher. Amazon WorkSpaces averages 1.1 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Store Commerce averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Amazon WorkSpaces or Store Commerce have ads?
Neither Amazon WorkSpaces nor Store Commerce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Amazon WorkSpaces or Store Commerce?
Amazon WorkSpaces ships an update every 5 months, and Store Commerce weekly. Most recently, Amazon WorkSpaces was updated on August 20, 2026 and Store Commerce on September 17, 2026.

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