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11 Best Shopify Loyalty Apps to Boost Customer Retention in 2026
We compared 11 Shopify loyalty apps on real pricing, ratings, and reviews, so you can pick with confidence instead of guessing.
Thomas NguyenThe Joy blog
Loyalty, rewards, and retention strategy for ambitious Shopify brands — playbooks, product deep-dives, and merchant wins from the Joy team.
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Shopify appsSkio vs Recharge: Recharge Now Owns Skio
The listing reads a Recharge Company. Skio is $599 a month plus 1% and 20 cents; Recharge Starter wins below 2,700 subscribers.
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Shopify appsShopify Loyalty App Pricing: $30 to $199 at 2,000 Orders
Appstle costs $30 at 2,000 monthly orders and Smile costs $199. Eight loyalty apps priced at 500, 2,000 and 10,000 orders.
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Shopify appsBest Shopify Order Editing Apps: Orderify Costs $8.99
Orderify prices by your Shopify plan, not your order volume, where OrderEditing.com charges $99. Seven apps and who each one suits.
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Shopify appsJudge.me Alternatives: Six Apps, and Why Most Should Stay
Judge.me is the only Shopify review app with no order cap, which is why 592,507 stores use it. Six alternatives and the job each one wins.
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Shopify appsAppstle Loyalty Review: VIP Tiers for $30, Not $199
Appstle puts VIP tiers on a $30 plan where Smile.io charges $199. The full pricing ladder, and where the published plans run out.
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Shopify appsUpPromote vs GoAffPro: Only One Takes a Cut
UpPromote charges 2% of referred sales on top of its monthly fee. GoAffPro and BixGrow charge no percentage at any tier.
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Shopify appsBest Shopify Affiliate Apps: GoAffPro 0%, UpPromote 2%
GoAffPro charges no percentage at any tier. UpPromote takes 2% of referred sales on top of $29.99. Ten apps on cost and free-plan honesty.
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Shopify apps12 Best Referral Program Software for 2026 (Compared by Use Case, Price & Features)
A side-by-side look at 12 referral program tools, sorted by what they're actually best for, with real starting prices and honest tradeoffs.
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Shopify appsOkendo vs Yotpo: Pricing and features compared (2026)
Okendo doesn't gate VIP tiers behind any plan, they're included from Essential at $19 a month. Yotpo holds VIP tiers back for Premium, a plan with no published price. Here's what else separates these two Shopify loyalty apps, verified straight from their own listings.
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Shopify appsYotpo vs LoyaltyLion: Bundled suite or dedicated platform? (2026)
Yotpo's $199 Pro plan and LoyaltyLion's $199 Classic plan cost the same, and neither includes VIP tiers. Neither publishes what the plan above that actually costs. Here's what else separates these two Shopify loyalty apps, verified straight from their own pricing pages.
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Shopify appsRivo vs BON: Pricing and features compared (2026)
Rivo unlocks VIP tiers at $49 a month. BON doesn't get you there until $129. Here's what else separates these two Shopify loyalty apps, verified straight from their own pricing pages.
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Shopify appsSmile.io vs Rivo: Platform reach or paid membership? (2026)
Smile.io also runs on BigCommerce, an ecommerce platform Rivo doesn't touch. Rivo is Shopify only, but it's the only one of the two with a native paid membership tier. Here's what else separates these Shopify loyalty apps, verified straight from their pricing pages and help centers.
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