Comparison

Purchasing Power vs Sizzle

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

Head to head
About

Purchasing Power

Access an employer-provided benefit to purchase name-brand products and services. Pay over 12 months via payroll deduction. Manage your account, track orders, submit documents, and browse the catalog.

Highlights
  • Search product catalog
  • Shop on mobile site
  • View order and shipping status
  • Access account statements
  • Submit documents via camera
  • Browse new arrivals
  • Contact support
Features
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A better way to buy is better than ever before! Purchasing Power is an exciting benefit offered by your employer or organization that allows you to buy name-brand products and services and pay for them over 12-months through payroll deduction. Exclusively available to Purchasing Power customers, this app gives you all of your Purchasing Power information at your fingertips. Want to check your order balance? Need to submit a document to process your order? Looking for the newest products? This app allows you to: o Search our catalog o Shop on our mobile site o View Order and Shipping Status o View Your Account Statement o Send Documents (Use your camera or use existing images) o Check Out New Arrivals o Contact Us (Send a message) o Call Us Now o Sign In with Touch ID New to Purchasing Power? You must be an employee or member of a participating organization to have access to our industry-leading employee purchase program. Register now (https://www.purchasingpower.com/) to access your employer’s customized storefront and start shopping today!

About

Sizzle

Discover augmented reality experiences, games, and discounts by pointing your phone at special images. Instantly access offers, videos, and transactional information from brands and businesses.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality experiences
  • Interactive brand offers
  • Instant video playback
  • Transactional capabilities
  • Location-based experiences
  • Gamified discounts
Features
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Sizzle is a new set of experiences for you to explore and have fun with. Sizzle is full of great prizes, games, amazing discounts and interactions to entertain, enlighten and expand your life experiences. Sizzle is also one of the only platforms in the world to provide the potential for millions of unique augmented reality experiences, games, and consumer engagements. Sizzle will deliver these offers and experiences to you depending on where you are standing, which event you are attending, which brands you like to engage with and which games you enjoy. Sizzle does not push any advertising for you to watch. Any interaction between you and a brand or offer only comes with your choices and interactions. Point the Sizzle app at a Sizzle-enabled image and a video plays instantly. Click on the video screen and it delivers you to the box office, reservation desk, store or website connected to that video offer. It’s simple to use! Sizzle has created The Offer Engine, making all ads, business cards, signs, posters, billboards, point of sale, packaging, videos, radio and all locations, instantly transactional, informational, interactive or entertaining. Sizzle customers are able to instantly engage with some of the most exciting offers in the marketplace. You may find sample ads to test this app at: http://Sizzle.Network/Targets Sizzle prides itself on always putting our customer’s experience first, above all else. Our focus is on delivering a exciting new connectivity between brands, companies, services, organizations and causes, and their consumers and supporters. Sizzle is the only marketplace of its kind in the world. It is the first global point of sale that is rewarding for all participants. Sizzle is the place to go to ignite your brand. Sizzle is the perfect new spin on the marketplace because it delivers in cutting edge systems, a series of valuable offers which are steeped in the tradition of great value and great customer experience. Our systems are vibrant, dynamic, and afford new and compelling marketing opportunities. Want to find the best offer? Sizzle it. Looking for something fun to play with? Sizzle it. Searching for who is doing the most innovative new thing in the global market? Sizzle it. Point your phone's camera at any sizzle-enabled image. Please visit https://www.sizzlesells.com/capabilities/sample-triggers/ for example targets.

Screenshots

Purchasing Power4 screens
Sizzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sizzle at 100% against Purchasing Power's 21%. Sizzle also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Purchasing Power's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (32K vs 12). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Purchasing Power holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Purchasing Power has 32K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of Purchasing Power's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sizzle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Purchasing Power versus Sizzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPurchasing PowerSizzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (32K ratings) — better4.4 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews21.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32K — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB318 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPurchasing PowerIllusionQuest Studios LLC

Customer experience

Purchasing Power

All ratings32,317 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive21.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative70.2%

Sizzle

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Purchasing Power

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Login issues
  • Order cancellation problems
  • Incorrect order information

Requested features

3 requests
  • More product variety
  • Improved app functionality
  • Better communication with customers

Sizzle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Purchasing Power

No in-app purchases

None

Sizzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Purchasing Power free?
Purchasing Power is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sizzle free?
Sizzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Purchasing Power or Sizzle?
Purchasing Power is rated higher. Purchasing Power averages 4.8 out of 5 from 32K ratings, while Sizzle averages 4.4 from 12 ratings.
Do Purchasing Power or Sizzle have ads?
Neither Purchasing Power nor Sizzle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Purchasing Power or Sizzle?
Purchasing Power ships an update every 2 months, and Sizzle every 2 months. Most recently, Purchasing Power was updated on September 29, 2026 and Sizzle on September 7, 2026.

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