Shopify app comparison · updated Sep 16, 2026
Influence vs LoyaltyLion
Compare Influence and LoyaltyLion for Shopify loyalty and rewards using current ratings, review activity, pricing, features, and OngoingAI-observed adoption.
Reviews.io
Influence: Loyalty & Referral
Reward loyalty. Drive growth. Keep customers coming back.
- Rating
- 4.30
- Reviews
- 32
- Review growth · 30d
- +4 · +14.3%
- Pricing
- Free plan available
- Years on Shopify
- 5
- Stores observed
- 72
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
LoyaltyLion has the stronger observed market footprint in OngoingAI's data — it appears on 19.9× more tracked stores and carries 16.2× the App Store review depth. Ratings and recent review growth are closer.
- Rating
- LoyaltyLion leads4.6 vs 4.3
- Review growth
- Influence faster+14.3% vs +12.7%
- Review depth
- LoyaltyLion16.2× more reviews
- Observed adoption
- LoyaltyLion19.9× 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 | Influence | LoyaltyLion | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.30 | 4.60 | LoyaltyLion +0.30 |
| Reviews | 32 | 533 | LoyaltyLion 16.2× |
| Review growth · 30d | +4 · +14.3% | +60 · +12.7% | Influence faster |
| Listed pricing | Free plan available | Free to install | Not directly comparable |
| Years on Shopify | 5 | 12 | LoyaltyLion +7y |
| Stores observed | 72 | 1,433 | LoyaltyLion leads |
Review corpus
What merchants actually report.
Influence
4.48 avg · 31 reviews
LoyaltyLion
4.65 avg · 482 reviews
| Signal | Influence | LoyaltyLion | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-star share | 77% | 84% | LoyaltyLion leads |
| Rating · last 90 days | 5.00 | 4.82 | Influence leads |
| Replies to reviews | 42% | 83% | LoyaltyLion leads |
| Replies to critical (≤3★) | 100% | 97% | Influence leads |
| Long-term reviewers (1yr+) | 23% | 34% | LoyaltyLion leads |
| Top market | United Kingdom 45% | United States 48% | — |
| Reviews analyzed | 31 | 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 Influence if…
- You need stamp or punch cards
- You need commission
- Recent review-growth signals matter to you
Choose LoyaltyLion if…
- You need subscriptions
- You need custom programs
- You need shipping rates
- A higher App Store rating is a priority
Tied to observable requirements only — listed capabilities, ratings, review growth, adoption and price. It doesn’t assert usability or support quality.
Feature differences
What Influence and LoyaltyLion each do that the other doesn’t.
They cover largely the same ground — 88% of listed capabilities overlap. The decision material is the rest: what each lists that the other doesn’t.
Influence only
2
- Stamp or punch cards
- Commission
LoyaltyLion only
3
- Subscriptions
- Custom programs
- Shipping rates
21 shared capabilities
- Loyalty and rewards
- Reward programs
- Memberships
- VIP tiers
- Referrals
- Points
- Discounts
- Coupons
- Gifts
- Gift cards
- Store credit
- POS rewards
- Free shipping
- Free products
- Early access
- Exclusive access
- Membership perks
- Events
- Services
- 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.
Influence
72
stores observed
Skews Shopify · 96%
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 Influence 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 Influence or LoyaltyLion, follow stack changes, and see when a store installs, removes, or replaces an app.