Shopify app comparison · updated Sep 16, 2026
Alia vs LoyaltyLion
Compare Alia and LoyaltyLion for Shopify using current ratings, review activity, pricing, features, and OngoingAI-observed adoption.
Alia
Alia: Email & SMS Popups
AI-powered popups for email and SMS capture that accelerate list growth and drive revenue.
- Rating
- 4.60
- Reviews
- 114
- Review growth · 30d
- +7 · +6.5%
- Pricing
- Free trial available
- Years on Shopify
- 3
- Stores observed
- 1,885
LoyaltyLion
LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program
Increase repeat purchase rates and CLV with your own unique loyalty and rewards program
- Rating
- 4.60
- Reviews
- 533
- Review growth · 30d
- +60 · +12.7%
- Pricing
- Free to install
- Years on Shopify
- 12
- Stores observed
- 1,433
Our read
Alia has the stronger observed market footprint in OngoingAI's data — it appears on 1.3× more tracked stores. Ratings and recent review growth are closer.
- Rating
- Level4.6 vs 4.6
- Review growth
- LoyaltyLion faster+12.7% vs +6.5%
- Review depth
- LoyaltyLion4.6× more reviews
- Observed adoption
- Alia1.3× more tracked stores
Review trajectory
How each app's Shopify reviews are moving.
Daily App Store review counts since we began tracking — who's gaining reviews fastest, who holds the larger base, and how the race is developing.
LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program leads total reviews and is adding them fastest over the tracked window.
Reviews each app has gained since the start of this tracking window. · Tracking window · Aug 18 – Sep 16, 2026
Head-to-head
The signals, side by side.
Each row reads straight from the live App Store listing and OngoingAI’s census. The Difference column states the gap — not a buyer recommendation.
| Dimension | Alia | LoyaltyLion | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.60 | 4.60 | Level |
| Reviews | 114 | 533 | LoyaltyLion 4.6× |
| Review growth · 30d | +7 · +6.5% | +60 · +12.7% | LoyaltyLion faster |
| Listed pricing | Free trial available | Free to install | Not directly comparable |
| Years on Shopify | 3 | 12 | LoyaltyLion +9y |
| Stores observed | 1,885 | 1,433 | Alia leads |
Review corpus
What merchants actually report.
Alia
4.87 avg · 112 reviews
LoyaltyLion
4.65 avg · 482 reviews
| Signal | Alia | LoyaltyLion | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-star share | 96% | 84% | Alia leads |
| Rating · last 90 days | — | 4.82 | Level |
| Replies to reviews | 26% | 83% | LoyaltyLion leads |
| Replies to critical (≤3★) | 0% | 97% | LoyaltyLion leads |
| Long-term reviewers (1yr+) | 2% | 34% | LoyaltyLion leads |
| Top market | United States 68% | United States 48% | — |
| Reviews analyzed | 112 | 482 | — |
Based on public merchant reviews, with newer feedback given more weight. OngoingAI matches each review to an identifiable store and the app they use.
Which fits your requirements?
Choose by what you actually need.
Choose Alia if…
- You need pop-ups
- You need sales pop-ups
- You need email pop-ups
- A larger observed Shopify footprint is reassuring
Choose LoyaltyLion if…
- You need loyalty and rewards
- You need reward programs
- You need memberships
- Recent review-growth signals matter to you
Tied to observable requirements only — listed capabilities, ratings, review growth, adoption and price. It doesn’t assert usability or support quality.
Feature differences
What Alia and LoyaltyLion each do that the other doesn’t.
They cover largely the same ground — 3% of listed capabilities overlap. The decision material is the rest: what each lists that the other doesn’t.
Alia only
36
- Pop-ups
- Sales pop-ups
- Email pop-ups
- SMS pop-ups
- Cart pop-ups
- Exit intent
- Rewards
- Spin the wheel
- Countdown timers
- Forms
- Games
- Surveys
- Quizzes
- Age verification
- Reviews pop-up
- Custom pop-ups
- Editor tool
- Templates
- AI generation
- Custom code
- Custom fonts
- Translation
- Localization
- Email capture list
LoyaltyLion only
23
- Loyalty and rewards
- Reward programs
- Memberships
- VIP tiers
- Referrals
- Subscriptions
- Custom programs
- Points
- Coupons
- Gifts
- Gift cards
- Store credit
- POS rewards
- Shipping rates
- Free shipping
- Free products
- Early access
- Exclusive access
- Membership perks
- Events
- Services
- Donations
- Custom rewards
1 shared capabilities
- Discounts
Observed adoption
Who actually runs each, on real stores.
The stores OngoingAI’s weekly census observes running each app, and the platform each skews toward — observed presence, not vendor-reported install totals.
Alia
1,885
stores observed
Skews Shopify · 99%
LoyaltyLion
1,433
stores observed
Skews Shopify · 99%
Scope
What this comparison measures.
What it measures
Shopify App Store ratings and review counts, rating distribution, developer reply rates, reviewer tenure and geography, listed pricing and capabilities, category data, and OngoingAI-observed storefront adoption for Alia and LoyaltyLion.
What it doesn’t
Hands-on usability, customer-support quality, deliverability, merchant sentiment from review text, or revenue impact. We draw a sharp line around what we can observe.
Methodology
Where the numbers come from.
Ratings, review counts, pricing, and categories come from the live Shopify App Store listing, refreshed daily. Review growth compares the observed snapshots across the trailing 30-day window. “Stores observed” and the platform split come from OngoingAI’s weekly storefront census — the real stores running each app, not the listing’s claimed totals. Comparison generated Sep 16, 2026.
See who’s switching — as it happens.
Track app adoption on live ecommerce stores. Find merchants running Alia or LoyaltyLion, follow stack changes, and see when a store installs, removes, or replaces an app.