Staples Advantage is a B2B procurement app for business supply management, ordering, and inventory tracking on iOS.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Business procurement managers hire this app to manage high-frequency office and industrial supply replenishment through a centralized, contract-linked interface.
For Business procurement managers and employees at organizations ranging from startups to large-scale government and healthcare institutions.
What does it look like?
Key features
Allows managers to authorize pending supply orders with a single interaction within the app
Uses the device camera to scan product barcodes and add items directly to the order queue
Enables local pickup of ordered supplies at Staples retail locations within one hour
How much does it cost?
The app functions as a free utility for existing B2B contract holders to manage procurement and replenishment.
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?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for Staples Advantage
How's the Business market?
Staples Advantage maintains a 2.97-star rating across 180 reviews, positioning it as a legacy utility rather than a modern procurement tool. The lack of recent updates relative to specialized industrial competitors signals a defensive posture in the B2B market.
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Key takeaways for Staples Advantage
Where is it heading?
The B2B procurement market is consolidating around apps that offer high-stability, spec-focused workflows, leaving Staples Advantage exposed. Without a shift from maintenance to active feature development, the app will continue to lose high-frequency users to specialized industrial portals.
- The lack of recent feature updates indicates a maintenance-mode strategy, which leaves the app vulnerable to competitors with faster innovation cycles.
- The low rating relative to specialized procurement apps suggests that professional users are increasingly dissatisfied with the current mobile procurement experience.
The SWOT
- Barcode-based inventory replenishment reduces manual entry for warehouse staff
- One-touch approval workflow accelerates internal procurement cycles for managers
- Integration of technical specification search would align the app with professional procurement standards
- Wearable integration could provide hands-free scanning for warehouse environments
Next best moves
Rebuild search interface to prioritize technical specifications because current search is too marketing-heavy → increase procurement speed
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's biggest risk is not a lack of features…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Technical specification-focused search (available in McMaster-Carr but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The analysis shifted from addressing critical technical bugs to highlighting a strategic gap in technical search capabilities compared to specialized industrial procurement competitors.
Bottom line
Staples Advantage provides essential B2B utility but suffers from maintenance-mode stagnation, so the PM must prioritize stability and search-interface refinement to prevent further churn to specialized industrial procurement rivals.
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