Comparison

USPS® AR 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

USPS® AR

This app uses augmented reality to bring your mail to life. Simply scan a special icon on your mail to unlock interactive content and a new way to experience your correspondence.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality mail scanning
  • Interactive mail content
  • Mail comes to life
  • Scan special icons
Features
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USPS® AR reinvents the act of opening your mail. When you see this icon on a piece of mail, just launch the app and align the image within the viewfinder to scan. Then watch as your mail comes to life.

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

USPS® AR2 screens
Store Commerce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Store Commerce at 4.8 against USPS® AR's 2.5. Store Commerce also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months). USPS® AR's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 5) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). 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

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 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USPS® AR has 34 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

USPS® AR ships an update every 10 months, Store Commerce weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
USPS® AR versus Store Commerce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUSPS® ARStore Commerce
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (34 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB351 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperUnited States Postal ServiceMicrosoft Corporation

Customer experience

USPS® AR

All ratings34 ratings
Positive32.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative58.8%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive31.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative61.9%

Store Commerce

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

Bugs and requests

USPS® AR

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • App freezes
  • AR scanning not working
  • Cannot exit scan screen
  • Camera issues (back camera not for use)
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  • Location services prompt is intrusive
  • App doesn't recognize user/email
  • Login issues
  • Stamps purchasing errors

Requested features

8 requests
  • More intuitive interface
  • Clearer instructions
  • Ability to save viewed content
  • Option to replay videos
  • Improved AR scanning accuracy
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  • Package tracking functionality
  • Schedule pickup functionality
  • More useful AR content

Store Commerce

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

USPS® AR

No in-app purchases

None

Store Commerce

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is USPS® AR free?
USPS® AR 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, USPS® AR or Store Commerce?
Store Commerce is rated higher. USPS® AR averages 2.5 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Store Commerce averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do USPS® AR or Store Commerce have ads?
Neither USPS® AR nor Store Commerce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, USPS® AR or Store Commerce?
USPS® AR ships an update every 10 months, and Store Commerce weekly. Most recently, USPS® AR was updated on October 14, 2026 and Store Commerce on October 4, 2026.

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