Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Make gift cards easy to gift! An easier way for your customers to buy & send gift cards directly.
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| Metric | Gist | Gift Card Pro Tools | Giftnote: Gift Message & Cards |
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| Rating | 4.3 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 87 | ★ 163 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free trial available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 2 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 7 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Feb 2022 | Mar 2022 |
Based on the data on this page, Giftnote: Gift Message & Cards is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Gist | Gift Card Pro Tools's 4.3★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base. Pricing entry tiers: Gist | Gift Card Pro Tools at Free trial available, Giftnote: Gift Message & Cards 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 (apps, orders, integrations) varies. Giftnote: Gift Message & Cards has the larger user base (163 reviews vs 87), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Gist | Gift Card Pro Tools's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat. Recommended by store size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Giftnote: Gift Message & Cards; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Gist | Gift Card Pro Tools's 87-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Giftnote: Gift Message & Cards'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: Gist | Gift Card Pro Tools audit • Giftnote: Gift Message & Cards audit
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| Keyword | Gist | Gift Card Pro Tools | Giftnote |
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| digital gift cards | #6 | #3 |
| bulk gift | #6 | #5 |
| card | #16 | #2 |
| bulk gift cards | #6 | #13 |
| cards | #17 | #4 |
Both Gist | Gift Card Pro Tools and Giftnote: Gift Message & Cards offer paid plans only. Gist | Gift Card Pro Tools starts at Free trial available; Giftnote: Gift Message & Cards starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Giftnote: Gift Message & Cards has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 163 reviews) compared to Gist | Gift Card Pro Tools (4.3★ from 87 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. Gist | Gift Card Pro Tools fits better if you prioritize broader integrations; Giftnote: Gift Message & Cards is the call if you need the higher-rated option. Read both apps' detail pages on AppRanks for the full feature breakdown, install counts, and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store marketplace. Giftnote: Gift Message & Cards has more onboarding documentation maturity (163 reviews vs 87), which usually translates to better-tested setup wizards and quicker time-to-value. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for merchant-reported install experience.
Gist | Gift Card Pro Tools typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (87 reviews). Giftnote: Gift Message & Cards aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (163 reviews). Larger review bases generally mean the app has been load-tested at scale — relevant if you're processing high order volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Gist | Gift Card Pro Tools and Giftnote: Gift Message & Cards 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 Gist | Gift Card Pro Tools" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
