Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Allow customers to create, manage, and share gift list or gift registry for any occasion.
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| Metric | Gift Registry Guru | Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | 4 | ★ 1.3k |
| 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 |
| Languages | 32 supported | 16 supported |
| Listed since | May 2026 | Jul 2014 |
Gift Registry Guru edges out Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist on rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
Pricing entry tiers: Gift Registry Guru at Free plan available, Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist 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.
Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist has the larger user base (1,292 reviews vs 4), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Gift Registry Guru's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Gift Registry Guru; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist's 1,292-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Gift Registry Guru'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 Registry Guru audit • Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist audit
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| Keyword | Gift Registry Guru | Growave |
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| gift registry | #51 | #7 |
| registry | #7 | #9 |
| gift registries and wishlists | #136 | #16 |
| registration | #229 | #40 |
Both Gift Registry Guru and Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist offer paid plans only. Gift Registry Guru starts at Free plan available; Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Gift Registry Guru has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 4 reviews) compared to Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist (4.8★ from 1,292 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Gift Registry Guru holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★). 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. Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist has the deeper published review base (1,292 vs 4), 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 Registry Guru typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (4 reviews). Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,292 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 Registry Guru and Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist 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 Registry Guru" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
