Shopify app comparison · updated Aug 25, 2026
Growavevs
LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program
Compare Growave and LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program for Shopify loyalty and rewards using current ratings, review activity, pricing, features, and OngoingAI-observed adoption.
Growave
Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist
The only retention stack that bundles Loyalty + Wishlist + Reviews + Referrals + VIP
- Rating
- 4.80
- Reviews
- 1,172
- Review growth · 30d
- +0 · +0.0%
- Pricing
- Free plan available
- Years on Shopify
- 12
- Stores observed
- 669
LoyaltyLion
LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program
Increase repeat purchase rates and CLV with your own unique loyalty and rewards program
- Rating
- 4.70
- Reviews
- 476
- Review growth · 30d
- +2 · +0.4%
- Pricing
- Free to install
- Years on Shopify
- 12
- Stores observed
- 917
Our read
- Ratings
- Growave higher (4.80 vs 4.70)
- Review growth
- LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program faster (+0.4% vs +0.0%)
- Review depth
- Growave 2.5× more reviews
- Adoption
- LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program larger (917 vs 669)
OngoingAI's data favors LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program on observed Shopify adoption (917 vs 669 stores), with faster recent review growth.
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 | Growave | LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.80 | 4.70 | Growave +0.10 |
| Reviews | 1,172 | 476 | Growave 2.5× |
| Review growth · 30d | +0 · +0.0% | +2 · +0.4% | LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program faster |
| Listed pricing | Free plan available | Free to install | Not directly comparable |
| Years on Shopify | 12 | 12 | Level |
| Stores observed | 669 | 917 | LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program leads |
Which fits your requirements?
Choose by what you actually need.
Choose Growave if…
- You need affiliate programs
- You need wishlists
- You need stamp or punch cards
- A higher App Store rating is a priority
Choose LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program if…
- You need subscriptions
- You need shipping rates
- You need exclusive access
- 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
48% of listed capabilities overlap.
These apps cover largely the same ground. The decision material is what each lists that the other doesn’t.
Growave only
21
- Affiliate programs
- Wishlists
- Stamp or punch cards
- Gift card programs
- Cash back programs
- Digital wallets
- Cash back
- Badges
- Custom registry
- Gift registry
- In-store registry
- Online registry
- Public wishlist
- Favorites
- Save for later
- Guest wishlist
- Email sharing
- Social sharing
- Share links
- Dashboard
- Multiple lists
LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program only
5
- Subscriptions
- Shipping rates
- Exclusive access
- Events
- Services
Show 19 shared capabilities
- Loyalty and rewards
- Reward programs
- Memberships
- VIP tiers
- Referrals
- Custom programs
- Points
- Discounts
- Coupons
- Gifts
- Gift cards
- Store credit
- POS rewards
- Free shipping
- Free products
- Early access
- Membership perks
- Donations
- Custom rewards
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.
Growave
669
stores observed
Skews Shopify · 100%
LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program
917
stores observed
Skews Shopify · 99%
Scope
What this comparison measures.
What it measures
Shopify App Store ratings, review counts and 30-day review growth, listed pricing and capabilities, category data, and OngoingAI-observed storefront adoption for Growave and LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program.
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.
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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 Aug 25, 2026.
See who’s switching — as it happens.
Track app adoption on live ecommerce stores. Find merchants running Growave or LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program, follow stack changes, and see when a store installs, removes, or replaces an app.