Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
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| AfterShip Product Reviews | Essential Trust Badges & Icons | |
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One-step reviews app that enables brands to boost conversions with great-looking social proof.
| Metric | AfterShip Product Reviews | Essential Trust Badges & Icons |
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| Rating | 4.9 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 784 | ★ 1.2k |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | ★ 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 20 supported |
| Listed since | Nov 2020 | Jun 2023 |
AfterShip Product Reviews and Essential Trust Badges & Icons are evenly matched on rating (4.9★ vs 5.0★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
Pricing entry tiers: AfterShip Product Reviews at Free plan available, Essential Trust Badges & Icons at Free plan available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Essential Trust Badges & Icons has the larger user base (1,162 reviews vs 784), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. AfterShip Product Reviews's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most merchants the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone.
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 Product Reviews audit • Essential Trust Badges & Icons audit
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| Keyword | AfterShip Product Reviews | Essential Trust Badges & Icons |
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| badge and icon | Not ranked | #1 |
| trust badges and | Not ranked | #2 |
| payment trust icons | Not ranked | #2 |
| product reviews | #53 | Not ranked |
| reviews | #76 | Not ranked |
Both AfterShip Product Reviews and Essential Trust Badges & Icons offer paid plans only. AfterShip Product Reviews starts at Free plan available; Essential Trust Badges & Icons starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
AfterShip Product Reviews (4.9★, 784 reviews) and Essential Trust Badges & Icons (5.0★, 1,162 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Essential Trust Badges & Icons holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Essential Trust Badges & Icons has the deeper published review base (1,162 vs 784), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
AfterShip Product Reviews typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (784 reviews). Essential Trust Badges & Icons typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,162 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. AfterShip Product Reviews and Essential Trust Badges & Icons 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 AfterShip Product Reviews" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
