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Quick Order Fulfillment SMS for stores and other important store information to your clients.
| Metric | HiTide: Grow your SMS List | SMS Notify ‑SMS Gateway Center |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 21 | 8 |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Pricing | From $179/month | ★ From $0.99 |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 3 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 4 | ★ 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jul 2023 | Aug 2022 |
HiTide: Grow your SMS List and SMS Notify ‑SMS Gateway Center are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
Pricing differs significantly: SMS Notify ‑SMS Gateway Center at From $0.99 vs HiTide: Grow your SMS List at From $179/month (HiTide: Grow your SMS List is roughly 180.8x the entry-tier cost of SMS Notify ‑SMS Gateway Center). The pricier tier typically signals deeper feature coverage or higher capacity ceilings; confirm the gap matches your actual feature requirements before treating cost as the deciding factor.
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.
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 • SMS Notify ‑SMS Gateway Center audit
| Keyword | HiTide | SMS Notify ‑SMS Gateway Center |
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| #140 | #73 |
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Both HiTide: Grow your SMS List and SMS Notify ‑SMS Gateway Center offer paid plans only. HiTide: Grow your SMS List starts at From $179/month; SMS Notify ‑SMS Gateway Center starts at From $0.99. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
HiTide: Grow your SMS List (5.0★, 21 reviews) and SMS Notify ‑SMS Gateway Center (4.9★, 8 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
HiTide: Grow your SMS List holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★). 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. HiTide: Grow your SMS List has the deeper published review base (21 vs 8), 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.
HiTide: Grow your SMS List typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (21 reviews). SMS Notify ‑SMS Gateway Center typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (8 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. HiTide: Grow your SMS List and SMS Notify ‑SMS Gateway Center 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 SMS Notify ‑SMS Gateway Center" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
