Monster CartUpsell — Free Gift

Shopify cart customization app by Monster Apps·Boost revenue with cart upsells, product page volume discounts, free gifts & progress bar rewards

Snapshot

4.70(507 reviews)#16of 471 inCart customization

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

CategoriesCart customization

Rating

4.70

507 reviews

Pricing

From $12/mo

freemium

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

5

launched Jul 7, 2020

Last updated

Jul 1, 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

+0

Rating change

7-day Δ

+0.00

28-day Δ

+0.10

5105085065045025.003.752.501.250.00May 28Jun 5Jun 14Jun 22Jul 1Total reviewsRating (0–5)
Monster CartUpsell — Free Gift added 0 reviews over the last 28 days, rating moved +0.10.

Category rank over time

Where Monster CartUpsell — Free Gift sits day-by-day in Cart customization.

Position across the Cart customization 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 Cart customization leaderboard →

#52#54#57#59#61May 28Jun 5Jun 14Jun 23Jul 2Monster CartUpsell — Free Gift · #59Assortion · #58Also Bought CBB · #60
Best position observed: #54. Monster CartUpsell — Free Gift held steady over the window. Greyed lines: the apps sitting immediately around it on the latest snapshot.

Catalog position

Where Monster CartUpsell — Free Gift sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Cart customization category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Cart customization

#16

of 471 active apps

Review count percentile

97th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

51th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

5

since 2020

Listing change cadence

What Monster CartUpsell — Free Gift 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 2

2026-06-30 → 2026-07-01

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-29 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 30

2026-06-28 → 2026-06-29

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

4.70(507 reviews)
  • 94%positive528
  • 1%neutral7
  • 4%negative25

Popular mentions

  • customer support
  • billing issue
  • bug
  • performance
  • discount bugs
  • checkout issues
  • app stability

Top themes

  1. customer support3
  2. billing issue1
  3. bug1
  4. performance1
  5. discount bugs1
  6. checkout issues1
  7. app stability1

What merchants praise

“I had some issues initially and Ty has been amazing at helping me fix everything personally. He has spent so much time trying to make it right and I now have everything set up on my store and am so excited to use all the features available. Absolutely amazing customer service and app! Cart features and campaigns are easy to set up and look amazing.”
Chronic Relief co. · 5★

What merchants complain about

“I canceled the plugin, but they still charged me on my monthly bill. I emailed them requesting a refund, but they haven't responded for five days. I was considering whether to reinstall it in the future, but their attitude has left me disappointed.”
polymerholster · 1★

Plans

Monster CartUpsell — Free Gift pricing tiers.

FREE For Partners

Free

  • Monster Cart Free on any partner store
  • These stores are mainly used for testing

Starter

$12.99/month

  • FREE Design Customization (Contact Team)
  • Upsell Cart
  • Progress Bars
  • Free Gifts
  • One Tick Upsells
  • Buy More Save More
  • Frequently Bought Together
  • + More!

Scaler

$21.99/month

  • FREE Design Customization (Contact Team)
  • Upsell Cart
  • Progress Bars
  • Free Gifts
  • One Tick Upsells
  • Buy More Save More
  • Frequently Bought Together
  • + More!

Capabilities

What Monster CartUpsell can do.

The 24 capabilities Monster CartUpsell lists across its category, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

Cart display

12
  • Announcements
  • Custom styles
  • Custom rules
  • Custom CSS
  • Discount fields
  • Promotions
  • Gift wrap
  • Mobile responsive
  • Cart drawer
  • Sticky cart
  • Terms checkbox
  • Countdown timers

Upselling

9
  • Product recommendations
  • Buy more, save more
  • Free shipping
  • Frequently bought together
  • Shipping bar
  • Rewards redemption
  • Tiered rewards
  • Free gifts
  • Bulk discounts

Checkout customization

3
  • Custom notes
  • Automatic discounts
  • One-click upsell

FAQ

Monster CartUpsell — frequently asked questions.

What is Monster CartUpsell on Shopify?
Monster CartUpsell, officially listed on the Shopify App Store as Monster CartUpsell — Free Gift, is a Shopify app in the Cart customization category. Monster Cart helps merchants increase average order value across their entire store. On product pages, Buy More Save More volume discount widgets encourage larger purchases. In the cart drawer, progress bars unlock free gifts, free shipping, and store credit rewards. Smart upsells powered by Shopify recommend products customers actually want. One tick upsells add shipping protection, warranties, and extras. Fully customizable design with a dedicated team to match your brand. It averages 4.70 out of 5 across 507 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does Monster CartUpsell cost?
Monster CartUpsell offers a free plan and 2 paid plans starting at $12/month and going up to $21.99/month. The free plan includes Monster Cart Free on any partner store and These stores are mainly used for testing. The paid plans unlock advanced features beyond what's available on the free tier.
Is Monster CartUpsell free?
Yes — Monster CartUpsell offers a free plan alongside paid options. The free plan includes Monster Cart Free on any partner store and These stores are mainly used for testing. Paid plans start at $12/month for advanced features.
When was Monster CartUpsell launched?
Monster CartUpsell launched on July 7, 2020 — over 5 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 507 merchant reviews.
Is Monster CartUpsell Built for Shopify?
Monster CartUpsell 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 Monster CartUpsell alternatives?
Merchants commonly compare Monster CartUpsell with Upsell.com, Essential Upsell & Cross Sell, EG Auto Add to Cart Free Gift, and Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell. 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 Monster CartUpsell?
4% of analyzed merchant reviews are negative. The pain points most often raised in critical reviews are customer support, billing issue, and bug — see the review fingerprint above for the per-merchant detail.

Alternatives

Apps merchants pick instead.

Upsell.com ex ReConvert

Upsell.com ‑ ReConvert Upsell

4.80★2,831

Known for: bug-variant-images

Essential Bundles & Upsells

Essential Upsell & Cross Sell

5.00★2,182

506

EG Auto Add to Cart Free Gift

5.00★1,052

Kaching Bundles & Upsells

Kaching CartDrawer Cart Upsell

5.00★1,033

Known for: ease-of-use

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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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