Is Judge.me Product Reviews App cheaper than First Pen?

For most accounts under typical category usage, the answer depends on tier. Judge.me Product Reviews App is in the freemium band (Free plan available), while First Pen is freemium (Free to install). At parity scale, the cheaper option can save 30–60% — but feature-for-feature swaps usually narrow the gap above the second tier.

Which alternative has the highest rating?

Judge.me Product Reviews App 5.00★, TikTok 4.80★, Appstle℠ Subscriptions App 5.00★. Audit scores are the better tiebreaker when ratings cluster — they reflect listing depth, screenshots, and description quality. Judge.me Product Reviews App carries an audit score of 95/100.

Why isn't every option on this list?

This page surfaces 12 alternatives ranked by blended score. Apps just outside the top-12 typically have lower feature similarity (under 40%), thinner listings (audit under 65), or have flagged review-quality issues. If you have a specific app in mind, check the full Shopify catalog for its profile.

How is the ranking built?

Three signals, weighted: feature similarity (45%) from N-gram match against First Pen's feature signature, audit + rating (35%) blending listing quality with rolling 90-day rating, and review velocity (20%) tracking 30-day review additions normalized by category baseline. We don't accept paid placement and we publish the rules so you can audit them yourself.

When was this ranking last updated?

This page rebuilds daily. Source data — First Pen's listing and the 12 alternatives' listings — is scraped every 24 hours. Audit scores re-run on the same cadence. If a rating shifts more than 0.05★ overnight, that's a real change in the marketplace, not a model artifact.

Can I track First Pen alongside its alternatives in AppRanks?

Yes — that's the dashboard product. Add up to 12 competitors to any app you track, and AppRanks will surface daily ranking deltas, ad activity, keyword overlap, and rating-curve divergence. The free tier covers 1 app + 3 competitors. Try free →

First Pen alternatives — Shopify apps ranked by audit score

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First Pen alternatives — Shopify apps ranked by audit score

SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON

First Pen versus the top 3.

Five rows, all loaded above the fold. Wins are highlighted; nothing's hidden behind a tab.

YOU'RE LEAVING

First Pen

#1 in Gift card

Rating—

Reviews0

Audit70/100

PricingFree to install

Best forGift card workflows

TOP PICK

Judge.me Product Reviews App

#1 in Apps

Rating5.00★

Reviews46,392 ★

Audit95/100 ★

PricingFree plan available

MatchNot measured

Best forApps workflows

RANK #2

TikTok

#2 in Apps

Rating4.80

Reviews15,861

Audit84/100

PricingFree to install

MatchNot measured

Best forApps workflows

RANK #3

Appstle℠ Subscriptions App

#3 in Apps

Rating5.00★

Reviews8,582

Audit91/100

PricingFree plan available

MatchNot measured

Best forApps workflows

	YOU'RE LEAVING First Pen #1 in Gift card	TOP PICK Judge.me Product Reviews App #1 in Apps	RANK #2 TikTok #2 in Apps	RANK #3 Appstle℠ Subscriptions App #3 in Apps
Average rating	—	5.00 (highest in this row)	4.80	5.00

Alternatives to First Pen

Three highly-rated Shopify apps to compare against First Pen.

Judge.me Product Reviews App

TikTok

Appstle℠ Subscriptions App

First Pen versus the top 3.

First Pen

Judge.me Product Reviews App

TikTok

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How these alternatives are ranked

Four reasons people leave.

Pricing has outgrown your usage

You need a feature outside the focus

Support response has slowed you down

Your scale has changed since you picked

Answers built from the data.

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