Staples Advantage
By Staples
Staples Advantage is a business procurement app for office managers to search, order, and approve supplies on iOS.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
It removes the friction of desktop-only procurement by allowing managers to approve orders and scan inventory on the go.
For Business professionals and office managers responsible for procurement across startups, government, healthcare, and education sectors.
What does it look like?
Key features
Allows managers to authorize user orders directly through the mobile interface, reducing procurement friction.
Uses the device camera to scan product barcodes to simplify the replenishment cycle.
Matches printer models with compatible supplies to reduce search time for recurring consumables.
How much does it cost?
The app serves as a free utility for existing B2B account holders to manage procurement and supply chain logistics.
Velocity
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The app has not received a single update in over 17 months, placing it firmly in the zombie category. There is no evidence of active development, feature releases, or maintenance patches during this period. The lack of activity suggests the app is no longer being supported or updated on the iOS platform.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows an upset sentiment. Users appreciate mobile access to ordering supplies provides convenience for users away from their primary desktop workstations.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Mobile access to ordering supplies provides convenience for users away from their primary desktop workstations
- Complex login requirements and account number verification loops prevent users from accessing their business procurement accounts
49 of 49 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Upset overall
Read the full review analysisUnlock 2 more frustration themes and 1 user request, each backed by review evidence.
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Competitive landscape for Staples Advantage
How's the Business market?
Staples Advantage holds a 2.97-star rating across 180 total ratings, reflecting significant user frustration with core functionality. The lack of updates for over 17 months signals a maintenance-mode posture that leaves the app trailing behind the stable, high-frequency procurement portals of rivals like McMaster-Carr.
The rivals identified
The Analyst's Read
Key takeaways for Staples Advantage
Where is it heading?
The B2B procurement market is consolidating around platforms that offer high-stability, frictionless mobile ordering. Staples Advantage remains exposed due to its maintenance-mode posture, and without a stability-focused rebuild, it will continue to lose mobile procurement volume to more reliable competitors.
- The 17-month update gap indicates a lack of active investment, which compounds the technical debt and erodes user trust.
- Persistent authentication and checkout failures drive users back to the desktop site, reducing the app's value as a mobile procurement tool.
The SWOT
- One-touch approval workflow reduces procurement friction for enterprise managers.
- Integration with single sign-on services would remove the primary barrier to account access.
Next best moves
Rebuild authentication flow because infinite loops prevent account access → restore daily active usage
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of updates is not just a neglect of features…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Minimalist, high-speed search interface (available in McMaster-Carr but missing here) +1
Since the last report: The intelligence profile shifted from a general critique of maintenance-mode stagnation to a targeted identification of specific technical blockers—authentication loops and checkout crashes—that are actively driving procurement volume away from the mobile platform.
Bottom line
Staples Advantage requires a stability-focused rebuild to resolve authentication failures, as the current technical debt is actively driving procurement volume back to the desktop channel.
Unlock 1 critical friction, 1 market threat, 1 more prioritized move and the analyst’s take.
Access the full report for freeFAQ
Is Staples Advantage suitable for small business procurement?
How does Staples Advantage compare to McMaster-Carr?
Does the app have any major limitations?
What are the alternatives for business supply procurement?
Sources
- [1] App Store
- [2] Competitive Landscape
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