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Loyalty and Retention Apps for Shopify: Rankings and Comparisons

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Stackgrade compares Shopify loyalty and retention apps with a written scoring method out of 100. Two subcategories are covered so far: store credit, led by Bulk Store Credit (95), and gift cards, where Bulk Gift Cards and Datora tie at 75, as of October 2026.

Loyalty and retention apps give customers a reason to come back and spend again. This section holds store credit apps and gift card apps, our two largest subcategories. The publisher builds Bulk Store Credit and Bulk Gift Cards, which is disclosed on every ranking. Read the disclosure and the method.

Store credit

Issuing, tracking and spending store credit, including bulk CSV issuing. 8 apps scored in rankings, 5 reports

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Gift cards

Selling and issuing gift cards, bulk creation, code export and fees. 8 apps scored in rankings, 6 reports

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