Growave

Shopify loyalty and rewards app by Growave·The only retention stack that bundles Loyalty + Wishlist + Reviews + Referrals + VIP

Snapshot

4.80(1,230 reviews)#11of 360 inLoyalty and rewards

Ongoing.AI tracks Growave daily — category rank, keyword positions in App Store search, install footprint, listing changes, and reviewer sentiment — back to when we first observed the listing.

Rating

4.80

1,230 reviews

Pricing

From $15/mo

freemium

Built for Shopify

Yes

Years live

11

launched Jul 14, 2014

Last updated

Jun 30, 2026

Shopify listing

Recent activity

Review trajectory.

Daily review count and rating drift. The blue line is cumulative review count; the dashed amber overlay is the rating on the right axis. Boring is good — sudden swings stand out against an otherwise stable curve.

New reviews

7-day Δ

-1

28-day Δ

+2

Rating change

7-day Δ

+0.00

28-day Δ

+0.00

1,2321,2291,2271,2251,2225.003.752.501.250.00May 28Jun 5Jun 13Jun 21Jun 29Total reviewsRating (0–5)
Growave added 2 reviews over the last 28 days.

Category rank over time

Where Growave sits day-by-day in Loyalty and rewards.

Position across the Loyalty and rewards page, snapshot daily. Lower is better — the Y axis is inverted so the strongest ranks sit at the top of the chart. Open the full Loyalty and rewards leaderboard →

#17#21#24#28#31May 28Jun 5Jun 14Jun 22Jul 1Growave · #22Okendo · #21Affilitrak Affiliate Marketing · #23
Best position observed: #21. Growave climbed 4 positions over the window. Greyed lines: the apps sitting immediately around it on the latest snapshot.

Keyword rank over time

Where Growave shows up in App Store search.

Daily position on the Shopify App Store search-results page for every tracked term Growave ranks on. Lower is better — the Y axis is inverted so strong ranks sit at the top. Best so far: #10 on "loyalty".

#9#18#26#35#43May 28May 31Jun 4Jun 7Jun 11loyaltymembership
2 terms, 23 daily observations. Tracked daily from Ongoing.AI's App Store search snapshots — gaps are days the app fell off the captured pages entirely.
  • loyalty

    #13

    best #10

    −2 positions

  • membership

    #42

    best #38

    −2 positions

Catalog position

Where Growave sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Loyalty and rewards category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Loyalty and rewards

#11

of 360 active apps

Review count percentile

97th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

56th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

11

since 2014

Listing change cadence

What Growave has changed lately.

Every pricing tweak, tagline refresh, and Shopify-side listing ping. Captured from Ongoing.AI’s per-scrape diff log — the cadence and the content of changes, in one strip.

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Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-29 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 30

2026-06-28 → 2026-06-29

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 29

2026-06-27 → 2026-06-28

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

4.80(1,230 reviews)
  • 96%positive1,229
  • 1%neutral8
  • 3%negative42

Popular mentions

  • pricing
  • billing transparency
  • lack of value

Top themes

  1. pricing1
  2. billing transparency1
  3. lack of value1

What merchants praise

英語ができない日本人ですが問題なく使えます 管理画面のUIもシンプルで言語も日本語が選択できるので、基本的な設定はスムーズにできました。ヘルプページも機能ごとによくまとまっているので参考になります。 とは言え、ところどころ設定でつまづいた部分やストアの表示についてカスタマイズ要望があったので、メールでサポートに問い合わせました。サポートは日本語対応していませんが、翻訳ツールを使って快適にコミュニケーションが取れます(私は英語は全く使えません)。返信も半日以内で来ますし権限を付与して直接ストアのコード編集までしてくれます。 良心的な価格でここまで親切にサポートしてくれることにとても驚いてます。 ストアをオープンしたばかりなので現在はお気に入り機能とレビュー機能のみの利用ですが、ストアの成長に合わせて他の機能もぜひ活用したいです。
noblechairs日本公式オンラインストア · 5

What merchants complain about

This is the second time I review this app as the owners offered me 3 months of free trial for testing again. On the second day I arrived at the conclusion that this app is slow as hell... With the speed tester that Shopify provides, grew from 28 to 47 points just for deleting this app. The reviews widget has a lazy load with at least 2 sec. delay. The email templates and the wishlist are ugly and not very customizable. Not very recommended!
S3ART Store · 1

Plans

Growave pricing tiers.

100% FREE FOREVER

Free

  • [3 APPS IN ONE PLACE FOR FREE]
  • 200 orders/month
  • Loyalty points program
  • Wishlist
  • Product Reviews
  • Data imports/exports
  • Growave branding
  • 48hr email support

ENTRY

$15/month

  • Advanced rewards
  • Referral program and fraud protection
  • Nudges (on-site reminders)
  • Review request email series
  • Shopify POS and Shopify Flow
  • +1 integration (e.g. Klaviyo)
  • Customizable emails
  • 24/7 email support

GROWTH

$199/month

  • VIP Tiers program, Store Credit
  • Full loyalty page customization
  • Shopify POS Loyalty QR
  • Points expiration & Gift cards
  • Account extensions & Review attributes
  • Google Shopping Reviews & Instagram UGC
  • Back-in-stock wishlist emails
  • 5* Onboarding, 24/7 email/chat support

PLUS

$499/month

  • Checkout extensions
  • Headless: API & SDK
  • Custom loyalty page design
  • Custom reward actions
  • B2B & Unlimited integrations
  • Customer success manager
  • Dedicated launch plan
  • 24/7 email / live chat / phone support

Capabilities

What Growave can do.

The 45 capabilities Growave lists across each of its 2 categories, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

Loyalty and rewards

Program types

9
  • Reward programs
  • Memberships
  • VIP tiers
  • Affiliate programs
  • Referrals
  • Wishlists
  • Stamp or punch cards
  • Gift card programs
  • Custom programs

Rewards you can offer

13
  • Points
  • Discounts
  • Coupons
  • Gifts
  • Gift cards
  • Store credit
  • POS rewards
  • Free shipping
  • Free products
  • Membership perks
  • Badges
  • Donations
  • Custom rewards

Wishlists

List types

8
  • Custom registry
  • Gift registry
  • In-store registry
  • Online registry
  • Public wishlist
  • Favorites
  • Save for later
  • Guest wishlist

List management

8
  • Email sharing
  • Social sharing
  • Share links
  • Dashboard
  • Multiple lists
  • Import and export
  • Add to cart
  • Conversion analytics

Customization

7
  • Custom branding
  • Custom icons
  • Multi-language
  • Email templates
  • Purchase alerts
  • Price alerts
  • Stock alerts

FAQ

Growave — frequently asked questions.

What is Growave on Shopify?
Growave, officially listed on the Shopify App Store as Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist, is a Shopify app in the Loyalty and rewards category. Growave is an all-in-one retention platform that helps you build customer loyalty, collect and showcase reviews, and drive referral growth. Instead of managing multiple tools, Growave brings everything together, giving DTC and B2B brands access to enterprise-level features without added complexity. This helps increase repeat purchases, customer lifetime value, and engagement, while creating a unified experience across your website, checkout, POS, and mobile from first visit to long-term loyalty. It averages 4.80 out of 5 across 1,230 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does Growave cost?
Growave offers a free plan and 3 paid plans starting at $15/month and going up to $499/month. The free plan includes [3 APPS IN ONE PLACE FOR FREE], 200 orders/month, Loyalty points program, and Wishlist. The paid plans unlock advanced features beyond what's available on the free tier.
Is Growave free?
Yes — Growave offers a free plan alongside paid options. The free plan includes [3 APPS IN ONE PLACE FOR FREE], 200 orders/month, and Loyalty points program. Paid plans start at $15/month for advanced features.
When was Growave launched?
Growave launched on July 14, 2014 — over 11 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 1,230 merchant reviews.
Is Growave Built for Shopify?
Yes — Growave carries Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. This certification is awarded to apps that meet Shopify's published standards for performance, ease of use, and merchant value, and is reviewed by the Shopify team rather than self-declared by the developer.
What are the best Growave alternatives?
Merchants commonly compare Growave with Appstle℠ Subscriptions, Smile, Stamped Reviews & Loyalty, and UpPromote Affiliate Marketing. Each alternative covers a similar use case but differs on pricing model, integration depth, and the specific themes merchants praise in reviews — see the alternatives section above for a side-by-side.
What complaints come up about Growave?
3% of analyzed merchant reviews are negative. The pain points most often raised in critical reviews are pricing, billing transparency, and lack of value — see the review fingerprint above for the per-merchant detail.

Methodology

Where the numbers come from.

Ratings, review counts, pricing tiers, “Built for Shopify”, launch date, and category memberships come from the live Shopify App Store listing — refreshed daily by Ongoing.AI’s crawler. The review-count trajectory is the diff between today’s snapshot and snapshots from 7 and 28 days ago. Topic counts and sentiment come from the review corpus, topic-tagged with Claude. Install footprint is observed via Ongoing.AI’s tech-detection pass against actively-tracked Shopify storefronts. Catalog position is computed at snapshot time against every active app sharing the primary category. Snapshot generated .

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