Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Motivate your customers to spend more with free gift with purchase (GWP) & BOGO offers.
| Gift Box • Free Gift Purchase | Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways | |
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Run giveaways where purchases, social actions and referrals earn entries and grow your list
| Metric | Gift Box • Free Gift Purchase | Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways |
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| Rating | 4.9 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 223 | 87 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 1 | 1 |
| Languages | 7 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Apr 2019 | Apr 2020 |
Gift Box • Free Gift Purchase and Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways 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: Gift Box • Free Gift Purchase at Free plan available, Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways 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.
Gift Box • Free Gift Purchase has the larger user base (223 reviews vs 87), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways'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: Gift Box • Free Gift Purchase audit • Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways audit
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| Keyword | Gift Box • Free Gift Purchase | Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways |
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| giveaways and contests | #3 | #1 |
| and contests | #7 | #1 |
| contests | #8 | #1 |
| giveaways and | #9 | #1 |
| giveaways | #10 | #1 |
Both Gift Box • Free Gift Purchase and Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways offer paid plans only. Gift Box • Free Gift Purchase starts at Free plan available; Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Gift Box • Free Gift Purchase (4.9★, 223 reviews) and Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways (5.0★, 87 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways 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. Gift Box • Free Gift Purchase has the deeper published review base (223 vs 87), 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.
Gift Box • Free Gift Purchase typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (223 reviews). Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (87 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. Gift Box • Free Gift Purchase and Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways 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 Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.