Shopify app comparison · updated Sep 16, 2026
LoyaltyLion vs Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit
Compare LoyaltyLion and Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit for Shopify using current ratings, review activity, pricing, features, and OngoingAI-observed adoption.
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
Rise.ai
Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit
AI-powered customer retention with gift cards, store credit, loyalty, rewards, cashback & refunds
- Rating
- 4.70
- Reviews
- 755
- Review growth · 30d
- +49 · +6.9%
- Pricing
- Free trial available
- Years on Shopify
- 12
- Stores observed
- 1,123
Our read
LoyaltyLion 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
- Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit leads slightly4.7 vs 4.6
- Review growth
- LoyaltyLion faster+12.7% vs +6.9%
- Review depth
- Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit1.4× more reviews
- Observed adoption
- LoyaltyLion1.3× 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.
Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit leads total reviews, while LoyaltyLion Loyalty Program is adding them faster over the tracked window.
Reviews each app has gained since the start of this tracking window. · Tracking window · Aug 18 – Sep 15, 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 | LoyaltyLion | Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.60 | 4.70 | Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit +0.10 |
| Reviews | 533 | 755 | Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit 1.4× |
| Review growth · 30d | +60 · +12.7% | +49 · +6.9% | LoyaltyLion faster |
| Listed pricing | Free to install | Free trial available | Not directly comparable |
| Years on Shopify | 12 | 12 | Level |
| Stores observed | 1,433 | 1,123 | LoyaltyLion leads |
Review corpus
What merchants actually report.
LoyaltyLion
4.65 avg · 482 reviews
Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit
4.82 avg · 704 reviews
| Signal | LoyaltyLion | Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-star share | 84% | 91% | Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit leads |
| Rating · last 90 days | 4.82 | 3.86 | LoyaltyLion leads |
| Replies to reviews | 83% | 54% | LoyaltyLion leads |
| Replies to critical (≤3★) | 97% | 85% | LoyaltyLion leads |
| Long-term reviewers (1yr+) | 34% | 24% | LoyaltyLion leads |
| Top market | United States 48% | United States 64% | — |
| Reviews analyzed | 482 | 704 | — |
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 LoyaltyLion if…
- You need points
- You need discounts
- You need coupons
- Recent review-growth signals matter to you
Choose Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit if…
- You need branded
- You need bulk
- You need digital
- 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 LoyaltyLion and Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit each do that the other doesn’t.
They cover largely the same ground — 35% of listed capabilities overlap. The decision material is the rest: what each lists that the other doesn’t.
LoyaltyLion only
10
- Points
- Discounts
- Coupons
- Shipping rates
- Exclusive access
- Membership perks
- Events
- Services
- Donations
- Custom rewards
Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit only
26
- Branded
- Bulk
- Digital
- Physical
- Reloadable
- Custom amounts
- Custom design
- Custom email
- Redemption page
- Balance page
- Gift messages
- Expiry date
- Reminders
- Gift card import
- Bulk send
- Custom date
- Scheduled delivery
- SMS
- In-person
- Wishlists
- Stamp or punch cards
- Gift card programs
- Cash back programs
14 shared capabilities
- Loyalty and rewards
- Reward programs
- Memberships
- VIP tiers
- Referrals
- Subscriptions
- Custom programs
- Gifts
- Gift cards
- Store credit
- POS rewards
- Free shipping
- Free products
- Early access
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.
LoyaltyLion
1,433
stores observed
Skews Shopify · 99%
Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit
1,123
stores observed
Skews Shopify · 100%
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 LoyaltyLion and Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit.
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 LoyaltyLion or Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit, follow stack changes, and see when a store installs, removes, or replaces an app.