Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Turn orders into memorable gifts with gift wrap, gift messages, and custom gift options.
| Gift Engine | eCardWidget | |
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Let customers personalize and send your branded eCards. Every send brings you new customer leads.
| Metric | Gift Engine: Gifting, Notes | eCardWidget: Sell & Send Cards |
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| Rating | — | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 0 | 5 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free trial available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 2 tiers | ★ 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 4 | ★ 5 |
| Languages | 5 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jun 2026 | Dec 2020 |
Based on the data on this page, eCardWidget: Sell & Send Cards is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Gift Engine: Gifting, Notes's 0.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Gift Engine: Gifting, Notes at Free trial available, eCardWidget: Sell & Send 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 (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to eCardWidget: Sell & Send Cards; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Gift Engine: Gifting, Notes's 0-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than eCardWidget: Sell & Send 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: Gift Engine: Gifting, Notes audit • eCardWidget: Sell & Send Cards audit
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| Keyword | Gift Engine | eCardWidget |
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| gift options | #17 | Not ranked |
| gift wrap and message | #23 | Not ranked |
| add gift | #24 | Not ranked |
| Not ranked | #225 |
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Both Gift Engine: Gifting, Notes and eCardWidget: Sell & Send Cards offer paid plans only. Gift Engine: Gifting, Notes starts at Free trial available; eCardWidget: Sell & Send Cards starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating, because neither publishes one. eCardWidget: Sell & Send Cards does carry the larger published review base (5 vs 0). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. eCardWidget: Sell & Send Cards has the deeper published review base (5 vs 0), 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 Engine: Gifting, Notes typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 reviews). eCardWidget: Sell & Send Cards typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (5 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 Engine: Gifting, Notes and eCardWidget: Sell & Send 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 Gift Engine: Gifting, Notes" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
