Depop Android App Review
Depop app for Android is an online marketplace much like eBay or etsy. It expertly marries mobile commerce with social networking, with many advantages over existing m-commerce platforms. For listing your products, you don’t have to pay any listing fee either. Depop can be downloaded for free from Google Play Store.
Features
After installing Depop app for Android, you got to sign up using Facebook login or alternatively, by registering using your email. In the latter, signing up is a breeze, with minimal personal info asked. You also have the option to add a profile photo from your phone’s photo gallery. As mentioned, it is totally free of cost to list an item. The seller is charged a fee only if he manages to successfully sell an item with instant payment through the app. The instant payment option let buyers pay for the item they’re buying without having to communicate with the seller. The payment gateway is Paypal, which is secure. If the buyer wants to disable the instant payment option, and instead wants to talk to the buyer before buying anything, they’re also free to do so. A 10% fee is applied on the final sale price of an item and said fee is deducted automatically from the seller’s PayPal account. Paypal also charges a nominal transaction fee. After you sign up, you’re presented with a list of seller’s profiles, each featuring few examples of the products they sell. You can unfollow sellers if the items they sell are not according to your taste, and find sellers you like.
The UI is well designed. You can view full screen photos of the products images by clicking on them. Product details appear as ‘comments’ under the image. You can also write your own comments, and in the process, converse with the seller. Like in Instagram, products are listed chronologically, with the latest ones at the top. By actively following the right sellers, users can personalize their own feeds to a good extent. You can like any product as you wish. Private messaging the seller is an option. Depop has a powerful search feature. The search results appear as a series of square images. You also have the option to filter by ‘around me’ wherein the app uses geo-location to identify the sellers most local to your area. For sellers, they should use more hashtags judiciously so that their products appear in search results prominently often. They also got the option to promote their shop on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Depop requires Android OS 4.0.3 or higher.
Conclusion
Depop adopts the best elements of online marketplace as well as elements from social networking to reach out to potential users. The business model is buyer/seller friendly. No charge is levied for installing the app or listing an item for sale. It charges the seller only after a sale is realized. You can personalize your feed by following the sellers you want to buy from. The search feature is reliable. Overall, a very easy selling platform that is the best of Etsy, Instagram and Facebook put together.
Category: Free Android Apps
