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Automate your campaigns across email, SMS, WhatsApp, and social to boost engagement and sales.
| Metric | Flashy: Email Marketing & SMS | Freshmarketer: Email & SMS |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.7 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 22 | 19 |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | From $40/month | ★ Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Feb 2019 | Mar 2022 |
Flashy: Email Marketing & SMS edges out Freshmarketer: Email & 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, Freshmarketer: Email & SMS offers a free tier (Free plan available) while Flashy: Email Marketing & SMS starts at From $40/month. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly at low usage volumes where the entry-paid tier can outpace the value delivered.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Flashy: Email Marketing & SMS; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Freshmarketer: Email & SMS's 19-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Flashy: Email Marketing & SMS'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: Flashy: Email Marketing & SMS audit • Freshmarketer: Email & SMS audit
| Keyword | Flashy | Freshmarketer |
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| #33 | #172 | |
| instagram agent | #104 | #226 |
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Freshmarketer: Email & SMS is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free plan available). Flashy: Email Marketing & SMS starts at From $40/month. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
Flashy: Email Marketing & SMS has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 22 reviews) compared to Freshmarketer: Email & SMS (4.7★ from 19 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Flashy: Email Marketing & SMS holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.7★). 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. Flashy: Email Marketing & SMS has the deeper published review base (22 vs 19), 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.
Flashy: Email Marketing & SMS typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (22 reviews). Freshmarketer: Email & SMS typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (19 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. Flashy: Email Marketing & SMS and Freshmarketer: Email & SMS 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 Freshmarketer: Email & SMS" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
