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Head-to-head

Slickdeals vs Groupon

Slickdeals 4.8★ · Free to download 65
Winner Slickdeals
Groupon 4.8★ · Free to download 50

While both apps offer deals, Slickdeals is better for finding product discounts, whereas Groupon excels in local services and experiences, despite significant issues with customer service and voucher redemption.

Full reviews: Slickdeals · Groupon

Slickdeals is praised for helping users save hundreds on products, especially from Amazon, but is plagued by app bugs and a poor user interface. Groupon offers great deals on local services and experiences, but users frequently report issues with voucher redemption, hidden fees, and non-existent customer support.

Head to head

Deal Variety & Quality tieR2R3R5R17
Slickdeals Slickdeals users consistently find great deals on products, saving hundreds of dollars, particularly on Amazon R2R5R17. However, some users note that many deals are Amazon-focused, and some retailer clearance deals are questionable or promo codes don't work R3.
Groupon Groupon is highly valued for its wide range of deals on local services, activities, and experiences, including oil changes, beauty services, and vacations . Users appreciate finding pampering at affordable prices and discovering new businesses .
Ease of Use & User Interface tieR1R4R6R7
Slickdeals Slickdeals has faced significant criticism for its recent UI redesigns, with users complaining about the font being too big, choppy scrolling, difficulty accessing categories, inability to delete search terms, and an ugly dark mode R1R4R6R16. The app also suffers from frequent freezing, slow loading, and deals not loading correctly R1R7R13.
Groupon Groupon users find the app generally easy to use for finding deals . However, some report it being glitchy, not loading items into the cart, or failing to work when trying to redeem vouchers . The search engine is also criticized for showing irrelevant results .
Reliability & Bugs edge: SlickdealsR1R7R12R13
Slickdeals Slickdeals is plagued by numerous bugs, including ads auto-opening when scrolling, constant refreshing, comments not loading, and the app freezing or crashing R1R7R12R13. Users express frustration that these issues have persisted for years R1R7R38.
Groupon Groupon users report significant reliability issues, particularly with voucher redemption. Many vouchers are not honored by merchants, have hidden requirements, or expire quickly R61R67R68R72. The app itself can be glitchy, failing to load or process purchases .
Customer Support & Refunds edge: SlickdealsR1R64R70R72
Slickdeals Slickdeals reviews do not frequently mention direct customer support interactions. However, some users note that developers have acknowledged issues like auto-opening ads but haven't fixed them for years R1.
Groupon Groupon's customer service is a major point of contention, with users reporting non-existent or unhelpful support, often relying on AI bots R64R70. A prevalent issue is Groupon refusing cash refunds, instead offering only 'Groupon Bucks' even when vouchers are unusable or merchants don't honor them R72R74R78R82.
Privacy & Monetization tieR1R18R34R38
Slickdeals Slickdeals users are concerned about privacy, reporting that the app collects and tracks data, leading to marketing ads, calls, and emails . The app is also criticized for auto-opening ads, which users believe is a tactic to generate revenue through accidental clicks R1R18R34R38.
Groupon Groupon users report issues with hidden fees and extra charges not clearly disclosed at the time of purchase . There are also concerns about being double-charged .
Pick Slickdeals if

Pick Slickdeals if you are primarily looking for deals on physical products, especially from major online retailers like Amazon, and are willing to tolerate some app bugs and UI frustrations R2R5R17.

Pick Groupon if

Pick Groupon if you want to find discounts on local services, activities, and experiences like spa treatments, oil changes, or restaurant vouchers, and are prepared to navigate potential issues with voucher redemption and customer support .

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of negative reviews, especially recent ones, detailing persistent bugs and poor user experience. For Slickdeals, the issues are primarily technical and UI related. For Groupon, the issues are more severe, often involving financial loss, unredeemable vouchers, and non-existent customer support, despite a higher lifetime rating.

Frequently asked

Does Slickdeals have issues with ads?
Yes, Slickdeals users frequently report that ads auto-open when scrolling, even without touching them, which is a long-standing and frustrating issue R1R18R34R38.
Is Groupon reliable for voucher redemption?
No, many Groupon users report significant unreliability with voucher redemption, citing instances where merchants do not honor Groupons, vouchers have hidden requirements or expire quickly, or the app itself fails to load vouchers R61R67R68R72.
What are the common complaints about Slickdeals' app design?
Common complaints about Slickdeals' app design include a font that is too large, choppy scrolling, difficulty accessing categories, inability to delete previous search terms, an ugly dark mode, and a general feeling that the UI has worsened with recent updates R1R4R6R16.
Does Groupon offer cash refunds?
No, Groupon users frequently report that the company refuses to issue cash refunds, instead offering 'Groupon Bucks' even when a purchased voucher cannot be used or is not honored by a merchant R72R74R78R82.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R2] Slickdeals 5/5 · US Like deals?: Well this is the app for you I have save over 300 and that is within less than a couple of months on Amazon !!!
  2. [R3] Slickdeals 3/5 · US Okay: The listings need some moderation. The Amazon links seem to be the most reliable. Lowe’s and other retailer clearance deals are questionable.
  3. [R5] Slickdeals 5/5 · US Deals everywhere!: Slickdeals has already saved me hundreds on items that I’ve been wanting to get but wanted to wait for sales to get them. Love this app!!!!!
  4. [R17] Slickdeals 5/5 · US Great deals: My brother told me about this app and I’m having a great time. I’ve bought about 5 things now, taking advantage of the half off deals and free shipping as much as I can! Keep it up SD
  5. [R1] Slickdeals 1/5 · US Incompetent developers: Font is too big now and ads still open when you scroll on them. Also says “an error occurred” like all the time now. Good news is the app is almost at a CS senior design project level now. Also has extremely choppy scrolling App is now having an issue where nothing loads. Textbook Slickdeals quality That time of the year. Ads auto open to generate extra revenue. Devs said
  6. [R4] Slickdeals 1/5 · US Newest update makes app lousy: Why in the world would you remove the quick access to categories. People are not going to use the app if it becomes next to impossible to figure out how to see what they want to see. I’m still mind-blown that someone agreed to the current layout as being the best choice. This is wildly off.
  7. [R6] Slickdeals 3/5 · US Redesign not so slick: Monday, January 05, 2026 The redesign no longer allows you to delete previous search terms. If you make a spelling mistake, if you refine your search terms, all those previous searches stay in history. This got past the BAs, Developers, QAs and the executive team. They all saw this and did not one person speak up and say “this is bad”. They all thought giving everyone a
  8. [R7] Slickdeals 1/5 · US Bugs bugs bugs: When you click on a listing only the top half loads but not the comments then you have to go back out then back into the listing again 2 or 3 times before the comments load. This bug has existed for ages
  9. [R12] Slickdeals 3/5 · US Automatic Refresh: Overall I really like the Slickdeals app. But what I hate is the automatic refresh of the page/tab that you are looking on. For example you are scrolling through the deals on a page and lets say you are half way through or wherever you are on that page of deals and then you switch to a different app and then you switch back to the slickdeals app and now you are back at the top
  10. [R13] Slickdeals 1/5 · US Buggy UI: Every deal opens with blank comments by default.
  11. [R64] Groupon 1/5 · US Don’t bother no support no purchases for CC only debit cards.: All AI bots, no support if there’s an issue. Decline credit cards then requests you use Apple or google pay bit if you use a credit attached to Apple Pay it’s declined only accepts debit cards or Apple or google pay that has de it card attached. You can find reals deals elsewhere online
  12. [R70] Groupon 1/5 · US This app Trassshhhhh!!!!!: If you ever get scammed out your money, just call your bank and cancel it! Because this app has no real live agent to assist!!! Full of AI’s that’ll act like a live agent, and will have you keep repeating the same process every day until you can’t get your refund back.
  13. [R72] Groupon 1/5 · US Bad Experience: i bought coupon from Groupon and didn't use it as service was more expensive than without coupon.. they are not refunding or adding Groupon money.. let me to deal with vendor
  14. [R18] Slickdeals 3/5 · US Ads Auto Opening: You scroll through and touch an ad, it automatically opens. Obviously it’s generating more income because it shows that people are clicking on ads when they’re technically not. Happens so often. Additionally, it freezes up when scrolling vertically through the home pages and I have to close the app and reopen it. I’ve tried to delete the app and re-download it but it seems like
  15. [R34] Slickdeals 1/5 · US Ads pop up automatically: ads are forced open while scrolling even if you do not touch it. very annoying.
  16. [R38] Slickdeals 2/5 · US Auto opens ads in Safari: The app will auto open ads in Safari when you simply scroll vertically in a results page if your finger happens to scroll over the ad. This is extremely poor and unexpected user interaction. This issue hasn’t been fixed for years.
  17. [R61] Groupon 1/5 · US Not like before: It’s been years since I used Groupon. If I can get what I paid for today within the next 24 hours, I might stick around. After you pay, you’re told it will be hours (in my case 3-4 or 24) before you get the key. Had I known that, I would have purchased direct. All this hassle to save $7. And then there are other glitches… SMH
  18. [R67] Groupon 1/5 · US Sea world: Did not honor at Sea World San Diego
  19. [R68] Groupon 5/5 · US BEWARE: My review is only a 1 they won’t post a review under 5 We purchased our tickets to Comic Con. We then did everything it said to activate our tickets 3 days before the show. Only for the morning of it said that the tickets had expired. I had messaged Groupon was told that we would get a refund and it would take 24-48 hours to get our money back. They then told us we had to purchase tickets
  20. [R16] Slickdeals 2/5 · US Getting worse. Website is better.: Every week it seems like they bury features more and more. Like the ability to just view one category. You have to go to search before you can then switch to category view. It’s better to just use the website for me. One less bloat app on my phone too worry about privacy
  21. [R74] Groupon 1/5 · US This app is a scam: Tried to get a refund on zoo passes that weren’t used. And instead of giving me a refund to my card they automatically refunded me “Groupon bucks” then refused to give me my cash back. Lost a customer. Watch out for the BS on this app. 0 stars if I could
  22. [R78] Groupon 1/5 · US Bad service: I got a group and was unable to use it at the vendor and Groupon did not refund me
  23. [R82] Groupon 1/5 · US Don’t recommend: Groupon is terrible. Anything you buy on there, the merchants don’t want to honor it. They will say they’re all booked up if you mention you’re using a Groupon, or will try to upsell you, or add additional fees. And then Groupon will not give you a refund. They will only give you “Groupon Bucks.”

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store