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Send SMS notifications to your customers regarding the status of every & keep them in the loop.
| Metric | HiTide: Grow your SMS List | OKURU Order SMS |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 21 | 10 |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | From $179/month | ★ Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 3 tiers | 2 tiers |
| Listed features | 4 | ★ 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jul 2023 | Jul 2021 |
HiTide: Grow your SMS List and OKURU Order SMS 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, OKURU Order SMS offers a free tier (Free plan available) while HiTide: Grow your SMS List starts at From $179/month. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly for stores at sub-1K monthly orders 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 of orders 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: HiTide: Grow your SMS List audit • OKURU Order SMS audit
| Keyword | HiTide | OKURU Order SMS |
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OKURU Order SMS is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free plan available). HiTide: Grow your SMS List starts at From $179/month. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store marketplace; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
HiTide: Grow your SMS List (5.0★, 21 reviews) and OKURU Order SMS (5.0★, 10 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. HiTide: Grow your SMS List fits better if you prioritize broader integrations; OKURU Order SMS is the call if you need the larger user base. 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. HiTide: Grow your SMS List has more onboarding documentation maturity (21 reviews vs 10), 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.
HiTide: Grow your SMS List typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (21 reviews). OKURU Order SMS aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (10 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. HiTide: Grow your SMS List and OKURU Order SMS 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 OKURU Order SMS" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
