Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
A refer-a-friend system, for organic growth and a strong customer base
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All-in-one loyalty program with loyalty rewards, VIP tiers, referral, membership, POS support & more
| Metric | Friendly Referrals | Love Loyalty Program & Rewards |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 1 | ★ 350 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 3 | ★ 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Apr 2025 | Oct 2024 |
Friendly Referrals and Love Loyalty Program & Rewards are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ 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: Friendly Referrals at Free plan available, Love Loyalty Program & Rewards 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.
Love Loyalty Program & Rewards has the larger user base (350 reviews vs 1), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Friendly Referrals'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: Friendly Referrals audit • Love Loyalty Program & Rewards audit
| Keyword | Friendly Referrals | Love Loyalty Program & Rewards |
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| loyalty rewards | Not ranked | #1 |
| rewards vip tiers | Not ranked | #2 |
| loyalty and rewards | Not ranked | #8 |
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Both Friendly Referrals and Love Loyalty Program & Rewards offer paid plans only. Friendly Referrals starts at Free plan available; Love Loyalty Program & Rewards starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Friendly Referrals (5.0★, 1 reviews) and Love Loyalty Program & Rewards (5.0★, 350 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. Love Loyalty Program & Rewards does carry the larger published review base (350 vs 1). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Love Loyalty Program & Rewards has the deeper published review base (350 vs 1), 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.
Friendly Referrals typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1 reviews). Love Loyalty Program & Rewards typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (350 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. Friendly Referrals and Love Loyalty Program & Rewards 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 Friendly Referrals" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
