Side-by-side comparison
Run a creator affiliate program with referral links, discount codes and your own sign-up page.
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| Metric | Affiliate King | AfterShip Referral & Affiliate |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | — | 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 0 | 1k |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Pricing tiers | 2 tiers | — |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since |
On the measured data here, AfterShip Referral & Affiliate leads on more dimensions (3 vs 1). Pick Affiliate King if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
Built only from the Shopify App Store listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology
Read each app's audit: Affiliate King audit • AfterShip Referral & Affiliate audit
| Field | Affiliate King | AfterShip Referral & Affiliate |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 84/100 listing audit | 87/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
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| Developer |
| Oct 2026 |
| Jun 2021 |
| Listed |
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| Keyword | Affiliate King | AfterShip Referral & Affiliate |
|---|---|---|
| affiliate | Not ranked | #13 |
| affiliate program | Not ranked | #19 |
| affiliate programs | Not ranked | #23 |
Both Affiliate King and AfterShip Referral & Affiliate offer a free plan. Affiliate King lists no paid plan with a published price; AfterShip Referral & Affiliate lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating, because neither publishes one. AfterShip Referral & Affiliate does carry the larger published review base (1,001 vs 0). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; AfterShip Referral & Affiliate has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (1,001 vs 0).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: Affiliate King has 0 published reviews; AfterShip Referral & Affiliate has 1,001 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Affiliate King and AfterShip Referral & Affiliate both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Affiliate King" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.