HiTide vs Listrak

HiTide: Grow your SMS List and Listrak: Email, SMS & Identity 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.

On pricing, Listrak: Email, SMS & Identity offers a free tier (Free to install) while HiTide: Grow your SMS List starts at From $179/month. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly at low usage volumes where the entry-paid tier can outpace the value delivered.

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.

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Is HiTide: Grow your SMS List or Listrak: Email, SMS & Identity cheaper?

Listrak: Email, SMS & Identity is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free to install). HiTide: Grow your SMS List starts at From $179/month. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.

Which has better reviews, HiTide: Grow your SMS List or Listrak: Email, SMS & Identity?

HiTide: Grow your SMS List (5.0★, 21 reviews) and Listrak: Email, SMS & Identity (5.0★, 23 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.

Should I choose HiTide: Grow your SMS List or Listrak: Email, SMS & Identity?

AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. Listrak: Email, SMS & Identity does carry the larger published review base (23 vs 21). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, HiTide: Grow your SMS List or Listrak: Email, SMS & Identity?

Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Listrak: Email, SMS & Identity has the deeper published review base (23 vs 21), 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.

Which works better for small vs large Shopify App Store merchants?

HiTide: Grow your SMS List typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (21 reviews). Listrak: Email, SMS & Identity typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (23 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.