Joy Loyalty Program Rewards vs Riptide

Joy is the loyalty platform for ambitious Shopify brands, built for power and flexibility. It is free for up to 250 orders a month, with points, referrals, and the loyalty widget included. Joy rewards Instagram comments, story mentions, and DMs automatically. Customers redeem points and store credit in cart, at checkout, and on POS, with passes in Apple and Google Wallet. Widget and loyalty page ship in 8 languages. Paid membership, VIP tiers, and a rule engine shape any program.

Riptide is a loyalty system that helps Shopify merchants reward repeat customers and earn referrals. Customers earn points on purchases and redeem them at checkout for fixed-dollar discounts, percentage-off discounts, or shipping rewards. Merchants can run time-limited specials with point multipliers, set up VIP tiers with their own perks, and run two-sided referral rewards. Built natively for Shopify with theme extensions, customer accounts, checkout, and Shopify Flow.