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| Metric | AfterShip Email Marketing,SMS | HiTide: Grow your SMS List |
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| Rating | 4.7 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 2k | 21 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | ★ Free plan available | From $179/month |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | ★ 5 | 4 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jul 2019 | Jul 2023 |
HiTide: Grow your SMS List edges out AfterShip Email Marketing,SMS on rating (5.0★ vs 4.7★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number. On pricing, AfterShip Email Marketing,SMS offers a free tier (Free plan available) while HiTide: Grow your SMS List starts at From $179/month. For early-stage stores or merchants validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real orders before committing budget. AfterShip Email Marketing,SMS has the larger user base (1,974 reviews vs 21), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. HiTide: Grow your SMS List's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat. Recommended by store size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to HiTide: Grow your SMS List; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — AfterShip Email Marketing,SMS's 1,974-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than HiTide: Grow your SMS List's broader-but-shallower coverage. This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: AfterShip Email Marketing,SMS audit • HiTide: Grow your SMS List audit
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AfterShip Email Marketing,SMS is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free plan available). HiTide: Grow your SMS List starts at From $179/month. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store marketplace; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
HiTide: Grow your SMS List has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 21 reviews) compared to AfterShip Email Marketing,SMS (4.7★ from 1,974 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. AfterShip Email Marketing,SMS fits better if you prioritize broader integrations; HiTide: Grow your SMS List is the call if you need the higher-rated option. Read both apps' detail pages on AppRanks for the full feature breakdown, install counts, and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store marketplace. AfterShip Email Marketing,SMS has more onboarding documentation maturity (1,974 reviews vs 21), which usually translates to better-tested setup wizards and quicker time-to-value. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for merchant-reported install experience.
AfterShip Email Marketing,SMS typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (1,974 reviews). HiTide: Grow your SMS List aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (21 reviews). Larger review bases generally mean the app has been load-tested at scale — relevant if you're processing high order volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. AfterShip Email Marketing,SMS and HiTide: Grow your SMS List 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 HiTide: Grow your SMS List" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
