Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Your all-in-one affiliate & referral marketing solution.
| Referral Candy & Affiliate | Affiliate & Ambassador | |
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Turn your biggest fans into a word-of-mouth sales channel — ambassadors, affiliates & creators.
| Metric | Referral Candy & Affiliate | Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | ★ 4.9 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 1.5k | 21 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free trial available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Sep 2010 | Oct 2022 |
Referral Candy & Affiliate edges out Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster on rating (4.9★ 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: Referral Candy & Affiliate at Free trial available, Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster 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.
Referral Candy & Affiliate has the larger user base (1,488 reviews vs 21), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster'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 Referral Candy & Affiliate; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster's 21-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Referral Candy & Affiliate'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: Referral Candy & Affiliate audit • Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster audit
| Keyword | Referral Candy & Affiliate | Affiliate & Ambassador |
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| custom forms | #34 | #1061 |
| custom form | #36 | #107 |
| registration | #50 | #165 |
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Both Referral Candy & Affiliate and Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster offer paid plans only. Referral Candy & Affiliate starts at Free trial available; Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Referral Candy & Affiliate has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 1,488 reviews) compared to Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster (4.8★ from 21 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Referral Candy & Affiliate holds the higher average rating (4.9★ 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. Referral Candy & Affiliate has the deeper published review base (1,488 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.
Referral Candy & Affiliate typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,488 reviews). Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (21 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. Referral Candy & Affiliate and Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster 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 Affiliate & Ambassador: Roster" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
