Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Grow your sales with referral, affiliate and influencer marketing, all in one platform.
| Referral Candy & Affiliate | Affiliate Marketing Short Link | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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All-in-1 Affiliate marketing app & Create trackable Short Link to drive sales from influencers.
| Metric | Referral Candy & Affiliate | Affiliate Marketing Short Link |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 1.5k | 15 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free trial available | Free |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | — |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Sep 2010 | Oct 2024 |
Referral Candy & Affiliate and Affiliate Marketing Short Link are evenly matched on rating (4.9★ vs 5.0★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
Pricing entry tiers: Referral Candy & Affiliate at Free trial available, Affiliate Marketing Short Link at Free. 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 (1,487 reviews vs 15), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Affiliate Marketing Short Link's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
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: Referral Candy & Affiliate audit • Affiliate Marketing Short Link audit
| Keyword | Referral Candy & Affiliate | Affiliate Marketing Short Link |
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| affiliate link shortener | #12 | #11 |
| affiliate marketing | #11 | #233 |
| custom form | #31 | #134 |
| custom forms | #31 | #134 |
| registration | #40 | #213 |
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Both Referral Candy & Affiliate and Affiliate Marketing Short Link offer paid plans only. Referral Candy & Affiliate starts at Free trial available; Affiliate Marketing Short Link starts at Free. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Referral Candy & Affiliate (4.9★, 1,487 reviews) and Affiliate Marketing Short Link (5.0★, 15 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Affiliate Marketing Short Link 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. Referral Candy & Affiliate has the deeper published review base (1,487 vs 15), 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 (1,487 reviews). Affiliate Marketing Short Link typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (15 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 Marketing Short Link 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 Marketing Short Link" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
