CJ Retail Solutions Sidekick vs Bowimi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CJ Retail Solutions Sidekick
This app supports in-store retail operations by providing services like point-of-purchase installation, display maintenance, and field marketing. It assists with merchandising, retail audits, new product launches, and team training.
- Point of Purchase Installation
- Display Maintenance
- Field Marketing
- Merchandising
- Retail Audits
- NPD Launch Support
- Team Training
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Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Updating this application may result in the loss of data if you have not uploaded your jobs. Upload jobs regularly throughout the day. CJ Retail Services are the industry recognised in-store experts in providing Brand Presence Solutions maximising every opportunity to bring Brands, Retailers and Consumers together. Our integrated solution offers POP installation and maintenance and a comprehensive field marketing service supported by distribution and logistics, pioneering technology and reporting systems and, of increasing importance, environmental management of POP materials pre- and post-campaign. Point of Purchase Installation and Display Maintenance, Field Marketing - Merchandising, Retail Audits, NPD launch support, Team Training, Mystery Shopping, In-store Insight, Logistics and Distribution
Bowimi
This platform empowers FMCG brands to enhance field sales and marketing efforts. It offers tools for data collection, organization, and action, helping businesses improve in-store insights, optimize routes, and increase sales.
- Prospecting tools
- Field data capture
- Route planning and optimization
- In-store insights dashboard
- Order creation during visits
- Trade marketing ROI analysis
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Software that helps you sell more. Bowimi provides FMCG brands with a user friendly platform and mobile app to collect, organise and act on field sales/marketing data. Grow your business through our prospecting, data capture and route planning tools. Leading brands use our dashboard to drive growth in retail through having better in-store insights. Find out which stores are non-compliant, address issues and improve the return on your trade marketing investments. Sell more through giving your team the ability to create orders with customers during a visit. Build routes for you and your team, then optimise your route in the app to ensure you get through your visits as quickly as possible. Give brand ambassadors the tools to deliver real ROI for your business and get the insights you need with ease.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CJ Retail Solutions Sidekick at 7.0 against Bowimi's 13.0. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
CJ Retail Solutions Sidekick ships an update monthly, Bowimi every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CJ Retail Solutions Sidekick | Bowimi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CJ Services (UK) Ltd | Bowimi Limited |
Customer experience
CJ Retail Solutions Sidekick
Bowimi
In-app purchases
CJ Retail Solutions Sidekick
No in-app purchases
Bowimi
No in-app purchases








