Another scenerio of this being a benefit is buying from Xur. A few days ago before my family left for vacation for memorial day, I had to wake up early just to so I can buy what I wanted from Xur. Doing it from the app while you're busy for the weekend would be %💢!#💧*😷 awesome, since there will be times where you'll have to put the game down so you can spend time with your love ones.