Influence

Shopify loyalty and rewards app by Reviews.io·Reward loyalty. Drive growth. Keep customers coming back.

Snapshot

4.30(30 reviews)#73of 361 inLoyalty and rewards

Ongoing.AI tracks Influence 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

4.30

30 reviews

Pricing

From $49/mo

freemium

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

4

launched Dec 20, 2021

Last updated

Jun 29, 2026

Shopify listing

Keyword rank over time

Where Influence shows up in App Store search.

Daily position on the Shopify App Store search-results page for every tracked term Influence ranks on. Lower is better — the Y axis is inverted so strong ranks sit at the top. Best so far: #70 on "loyalty".

#69#76#84#91#98May 28May 31Jun 4Jun 7Jun 11loyalty
1 term, 13 daily observations. Tracked daily from Ongoing.AI's App Store search snapshots — gaps are days the app fell off the captured pages entirely.
  • loyalty

    #97

    best #70

    −26 positions

Catalog position

Where Influence 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

#73

of 361 active apps

Review count percentile

80th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

50th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

4

since 2021

Listing change cadence

What Influence 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 · Jun 30

2026-06-27 → 2026-06-29

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 28

2026-06-26 → 2026-06-27

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 27

2026-06-25 → 2026-06-26

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

4.30(30 reviews)
  • 89%positive31
  • 0%neutral0
  • 11%negative4

Popular mentions

  • bugs
  • customer support
  • performance
  • ui issues

Top themes

  1. bugs1
  2. customer support1
  3. performance1
  4. ui issues1

What merchants praise

The customer support team is very quick to answer and provides quick solutions. The integration has worked well for us so far.
HOFMANNs · 5 · 2026-01-09

What merchants complain about

The price isn't cheap, and honestly, it’s not worth it for what you get. The app added its content across all of my pages — it completely took over my storefront. I reached out to customer support over 3 months ago, and the issue is still unresolved. Even after giving their team full access, they keep asking basic questions instead of just checking things themselves. I really don’t understand why they can’t investigate directly and fix the problem. Very disappointing experience.
SunnyHair · 1 · 2025-06-24

Plans

Influence pricing tiers.

Free

Free

  • Up to 300 orders
  • Basic earn rules
  • Percentage redeem rules
  • Basic widget
  • Customer email notifications
  • Customer account extensions

Starter

$49/month

  • Unlimited monthly orders
  • Platform migration support
  • Referral program
  • Full POS support
  • Digital StampCard
  • Extra earn & redeem rules
  • Dedicated landing page
  • Memberships

Plus

$199/month

  • Loyalty Tiers
  • Full API access
  • Scheduled earn rules
  • Monthly recurring rewards
  • Advanced earn & redeem rules
  • Unlimited Membership groups
  • Collaborator access
  • Custom email & referral domain

Capabilities

What Influence can do.

The 22 capabilities Influence lists across its category, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

Program types

5
  • Reward programs
  • Memberships
  • VIP tiers
  • Referrals
  • Stamp or punch cards

Rewards you can offer

17
  • Points
  • Discounts
  • Coupons
  • Gifts
  • Gift cards
  • Store credit
  • POS rewards
  • Free shipping
  • Free products
  • Commission
  • Early access
  • Exclusive access
  • Membership perks
  • Events
  • Services
  • Donations
  • Custom rewards

FAQ

Influence — frequently asked questions.

What is Influence on Shopify?
Influence, officially listed on the Shopify App Store as Influence: Loyalty & Referral, is a Shopify app in the Loyalty and rewards category. Influence is a powerful loyalty and referral platform built for scaling eCommerce brands. Launch personalized rewards programs with VIP tiers and referral incentives that increase repeat purchases and customer lifetime value. Influence integrates with Klaviyo, Gorgias, and your existing stack — with fast, no-code setup and deep customization. Grow with support from a customer-first team who understands loyalty strategy, not just software. It averages 4.30 out of 5 across 30 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does Influence cost?
Influence offers a free plan and 2 paid plans starting at $49/month and going up to $199/month. The free plan includes Up to 300 orders, Basic earn rules, Percentage redeem rules, and Basic widget. The paid plans unlock advanced features beyond what's available on the free tier.
Is Influence free?
Yes — Influence offers a free plan alongside paid options. The free plan includes Up to 300 orders, Basic earn rules, and Percentage redeem rules. Paid plans start at $49/month for advanced features.
When was Influence launched?
Influence launched on December 20, 2021 — over 4 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 30 merchant reviews.
Is Influence Built for Shopify?
Influence does not currently carry Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. The badge is awarded to apps that meet Shopify's published standards for performance, ease of use, and merchant value — many high-quality apps operate without it.
What are the best Influence alternatives?
Merchants commonly compare Influence 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 Influence?
11% of analyzed merchant reviews are negative. The pain points most often raised in critical reviews are bugs, customer support, and performance — 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 .

Find every brand running Influence.

Ongoing.AI tracks every Shopify brand’s app stack daily. Pull the full install list, filter by vertical or geography, and catch the moment merchants install — or churn off.

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