Side-by-side comparison
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| Metric | Drop Hint 2.0 SMS Email Postal | Ribbon | Gifting |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | ★ 4.6 ★ | 3.7 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 103 | 13 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free to install | Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 |
On the measured data here, Drop Hint 2.0 SMS Email Postal leads on more dimensions (4 vs 0). Pick Ribbon 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: Drop Hint 2.0 SMS Email Postal audit • Ribbon | Gifting audit
| Field | Drop Hint 2.0 SMS | Ribbon | Gifting |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 83/100 listing audit | 75/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
| Platforms | ||
| Developer |
| 5 |
| Languages | 4 supported | 1 supported |
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| Listed since | Oct 2021 | Jun 2024 |
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| Listed |
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| Keyword | Drop Hint 2.0 SMS | Ribbon | Gifting |
|---|---|---|
| email sms | #6 | Not ranked |
| whatsapp sms | #8 | Not ranked |
| gift wrap options | Not ranked | #10 |
| wrap options | Not ranked | #13 |
| gift registry | #16 | Not ranked |
Both Drop Hint 2.0 SMS Email Postal and Ribbon | Gifting offer a free plan. Drop Hint 2.0 SMS Email Postal lists no paid plan with a published price; Ribbon | Gifting 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.
Drop Hint 2.0 SMS Email Postal has the higher average rating (4.6★ from 103 reviews) compared to Ribbon | Gifting (3.7★ from 13 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Drop Hint 2.0 SMS Email Postal holds the higher average rating (4.6★ vs 3.7★). 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. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Drop Hint 2.0 SMS Email Postal has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (103 vs 13).
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: Drop Hint 2.0 SMS Email Postal has 103 published reviews; Ribbon | Gifting has 13 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Drop Hint 2.0 SMS Email Postal and Ribbon | Gifting 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 Ribbon | Gifting" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.