Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Conditional free shipping discounts: by rate name, customer tag, cart total, product or country
| Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC | Rural Shipping NZ ‑ KiwiSprout | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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Rural shipping made easy. Hide or show rates to your rural customers based on their postcodes.
| Metric | Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC | Rural Shipping NZ ‑ KiwiSprout |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 96 | 10 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free trial available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Aug 2024 | Feb 2024 |
Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC and Rural Shipping NZ ‑ KiwiSprout 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.
Pricing entry tiers: Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC at Free plan available, Rural Shipping NZ ‑ KiwiSprout at Free trial 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.
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: Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC audit • Rural Shipping NZ ‑ KiwiSprout audit
| Keyword | Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC | Rural Shipping NZ ‑ KiwiSprout |
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| shipping discounts | #1 | Not ranked |
| free shipping | #2 | Not ranked |
| rate | #16 | Not ranked |
| hide shipping | Not ranked | #24 |
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Both Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC and Rural Shipping NZ ‑ KiwiSprout offer paid plans only. Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC starts at Free plan available; Rural Shipping NZ ‑ KiwiSprout starts at Free trial available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC (5.0★, 96 reviews) and Rural Shipping NZ ‑ KiwiSprout (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.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC does carry the larger published review base (96 vs 10). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC has the deeper published review base (96 vs 10), 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.
Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (96 reviews). Rural Shipping NZ ‑ KiwiSprout typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (10 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. Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC and Rural Shipping NZ ‑ KiwiSprout 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 Rural Shipping NZ ‑ KiwiSprout" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
