Big Cartel vs Windcave Proxy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Cartel
Build and manage your online store from your phone. This platform provides all the tools needed to start selling your creations, from adding products and managing inventory to processing orders and running promotions. It's designed for creators to easily turn their passion into profit.
- Add and edit products
- Manage inventory and photos
- Real-time order notifications
- Shipment management
- Offer discounts
- In-person payments
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Big Cartel is an easy-to-use ecommerce platform where do-it-yourselfers turn their passion into profit with all the tools you need to start and scale your online store, right in one place. Don’t have a Big Cartel shop yet? Download the app and start your online store for free, no credit card required. The Big Cartel app gives you full control of your ecommerce shop, wherever you are. Your online store doesn’t stop, and now you don’t have to either. Add products. Manage orders. Track inventory. Run promos. Sell on the go. All from your phone. Whether you’re packing orders in your studio, selling at a market, or updating your shop from the couch, this app makes it easy to stay on top of it all. What you can do: Add and edit products on the fly Upload photos, set prices, update inventory Get real-time order notifications Manage shipments and mark orders as sent Offer discounts to boost sales Collect payments in person—no extra gear needed Why sellers love it: Everything in one place—online and IRL Built for speed and simplicity No tech skills needed Works seamlessly with your Big Cartel store You create. You sell. This app keeps up.
Windcave Proxy
This application acts as a network proxy for payment terminals, enabling them to process transactions using a mobile device's internet connection. It supports both direct terminal connections and web-initiated payment requests, ensuring transaction completion even when the phone is locked.
- Connects to terminals via Bluetooth LE
- Uses mobile network for transactions
- Supports HIT transactions
- Background operation for locked phones
- Payment security tracking
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This app serves the Terminals of Windcave. The app connects to a Terminal through Bluetooth Low Energy and then accesses the Windcave service through the mobile phone's network so that the Terminal can complete transactions. We also support HIT transactions, which are payment requests initiated from web pages or other platforms. To support this function even when the phone is locked, we need to request Location Permission, so we can track your location for payment security reasons in the background which can affect battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Windcave Proxy at free against Big Cartel's free with in-app purchases. Windcave Proxy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Big Cartel's advantage is ratings volume (6.8K vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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.
Windcave Proxy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Cartel has 6.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Big Cartel ships an update fortnightly, Windcave Proxy monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Cartel | Windcave Proxy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big Cartel | Windcave Limited |
Customer experience
Big Cartel
Windcave Proxy
Bugs and requests
Big Cartel
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on startup
- Products/orders not loading
- Inability to save changes
- Constant 'error' messages
- Black screen issues after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to add more product images
- Integrated shipping tracking
- Discount code management
- Abandoned cart emails
- More payment options (e.g. Afterpay)
Windcave Proxy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Big Cartel
No in-app purchases
Windcave Proxy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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