Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Boost sales: free gift with purchase, buy X get Y, BOGO, tiered & volume discounts, progress bars
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Grow repeat purchases with a loyalty rewards program: points, store credit cashback, VIP tiers, POS
| Metric | Essent Loyalty Program Rewards | Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 476 | ★ 1.2k |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 1 |
| Review velocity (30d) | — | 111 new |
| Languages | 20 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Nov 2024 | Jun 2023 |
Essent Loyalty Program Rewards and Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
Pricing entry tiers: Essent Loyalty Program Rewards at Free plan available, Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO at Free to install. 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.
Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO has the larger user base (1,187 reviews vs 476), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Essent Loyalty Program Rewards'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: Essent Loyalty Program Rewards audit • Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO audit
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| Keyword | Essent Loyalty Program Rewards | Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO |
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| triggers | #12 | #6 |
| discount codes | #20 | #8 |
| dynamic pricing | #22 | #15 |
| gift cards and rewards | #18 | #23 |
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| Signal | Essent Loyalty Program Rewards | Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO |
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| Average rating | 5.0 ★ (476) | 4.9 ★ (1.2k) |
| Rating distribution | 5— 4— 3— 2— 1— | 595% 44% 31% 20% 10% |
| Reviews · last 7 days | — | +25 |
| Reviews · last 30 days | — | +111 |
| Reviews · last 90 days | — | +338 |
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Both Essent Loyalty Program Rewards and Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO offer paid plans only. Essent Loyalty Program Rewards starts at Free plan available; Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO starts at Free to install. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Essent Loyalty Program Rewards (5.0★, 476 reviews) and Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO (4.9★, 1,187 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Essent Loyalty Program Rewards 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. Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO has the deeper published review base (1,187 vs 476), 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.
Essent Loyalty Program Rewards typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (476 reviews). Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,187 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.
Janet has been very helpful and responsive in getting me onboarded and thinking through the complexities of the offers we are trying to execute. Many thanks!
Good app for discounts, it let us create specific discounts with unique logic and conditions. and their support is very friendly and quick to solve our queries
all good
Kite app is good for offer our client. and it too working app on shopify store . its help to improve our sale genarete.thanks
Great App and awesome service of customer care :)
Migration support varies by app and category. Essent Loyalty Program Rewards and Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO 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 Essent Loyalty Program Rewards" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
