Best Yotpo Loyalty alternatives reviewed in 2027

Short answer: It depends on why you're leaving Yotpo. When pricing is the problem, choose Love Loyalty, because it offers a points programme, VIP tiers, POS, paid memberships and Apple and Google Wallet passes for up to 2,000 orders at $79/month, and unlimited orders for $399/month. When you want to keep Yotpo Reviews and replace only loyalty, choose LoyaltyLion.

Yotpo Loyalty's 20+ ready-made campaigns fit neatly beside Yotpo's reviews and SMS tools, and it holds 4.7 stars from 966 reviews. But its Pro plan starts at $199 with no middle tier, and VIP tiers and Shopify POS sit on its Premium plan, a custom quote.

So I installed 7 Yotpo alternatives on a test store. Below, you'll find what each one is built for, what it costs as of November 2026 and what you'd give up by moving.

Why do merchants look for a Yotpo alternative?

From what customers shared in the reviews I read, slow support is the main reason merchants leave Yotpo. The price of its $199 Pro plan and bugs that changed customers' points push others away.

Of the 78 reviews I read where customers shared a problem, 32 mention support. In October 2026, A. Taylor Intimates said it took 8 attempts to reach support. In my review of the alternatives, Growave and LoyaltyLion replied to almost every review where customers shared a problem, and Kangaroo offers phone support.

Price came up in 16. Yotpo's Pro plan starts at $199 for 500 orders, then adds $0.20 per order, and in September 2025 Unique Diamond saw its bill reach $259 at 800 orders. When I priced each app at 2,000 orders, Yotpo's Pro plan came to $499 without VIP tiers, while every alternative here cost less, apart from Gameball, which charges by rewarded customers. Love Loyalty costs $79 on its Growth plan at that volume.

Bugs came up in 10. In May 2023, Meraki Lashes said its points-to-dollar ratio changed on its own and doubled customer rewards.

These come from 78 of Yotpo's 966 reviews, so most merchants don't report them.

Which Yotpo alternatives made my shortlist?

I selected apps that do the same job as Yotpo Loyalty, with a rating of 4.7 or higher and a live app in November 2026. These 7 alternatives made my shortlist:

• Love Loyalty: an all-in-one native loyalty app with fixed pricing
• Smile: POS and referrals on a free plan
• LoyaltyLion: keeping Yotpo Reviews while you replace loyalty
• Rivo: a page builder for your own loyalty page
• Gameball: games, streaks and spin-the-wheel campaigns
• Kangaroo: stores that also sell through Lightspeed or Heartland
• Growave: reviews, wishlists and loyalty in one app

I've put each app's rating, starting price and how it charges in this table, with Yotpo first as the baseline:

Prices as of November 2026.

For the support problem, compare Growave and LoyaltyLion first. For the price, start with Love Loyalty, Kangaroo and Smile, because all 3 cost $199 or less at 2,000 orders, against $499 on Yotpo's Pro plan.

How did I review these Yotpo alternatives?

I installed each app on a test store, then went through every plan and what customers shared in their newest reviews. I used Yotpo as the baseline for each comparison.

I looked at these details for each app:

• VIP tiers: which plan includes them and what it costs at 2,000 orders
• Shopify POS: whether customers can earn and redeem in store, and from which plan
• Support: which channels each plan includes and how the developer answers reviews where customers shared a problem
• AI features: what AI does in each app
• Integrations: which review, email and SMS apps it works with, including Yotpo Reviews
• Setup: how long each app took me to get a points programme live
• Design: how it looked on my test store and whether it matched my theme's fonts
• Pricing: how each app charges and what each plan includes
• Reviews: what customers shared in their newest reviews, including about support
• Moving: what you can bring across from Yotpo

Love Loyalty comes first because it offers VIP tiers, POS, bonus campaigns and paid memberships for up to 2,000 orders at $79/month, while Yotpo keeps VIP tiers and POS behind a custom quote. Its $399 Plus plan includes unlimited orders. The order of the other 6 isn't a ranking.

I don't give speed scores, because they depend on your theme and your other apps. Your own store is the better test, and 6 of the 7 apps have a free plan or trial.

What did I find when I compared them with Yotpo?

These alternatives fall into 2 groups. Love Loyalty, Smile, LoyaltyLion and Rivo focus on the core loyalty experience: points, VIP tiers, referrals and rewards. Gameball, Kangaroo and Growave spread across other features, such as games, SMS and email campaigns, product reviews or wishlists.

I liked the first group most. You aren't paying for reviews, SMS or game tools that many stores already run in other apps. I've also found that when an app splits its work across all of those, the loyalty programme is the part that gets compromised. On my test store, the 3 apps that looked native, Love Loyalty, LoyaltyLion and Rivo, all came from the first group.

I found 4 main differences from Yotpo. Check which you need before you compare prices:

• How the bill grows: Yotpo adds $0.20 per order on its $199 Pro plan and moves you to its Premium plan, a custom quote, from 2,500 orders. Love Loyalty's $79 Growth plan includes up to 2,000 orders, and its $399 Plus plan includes unlimited orders, so it doesn't charge by order volume. Kangaroo charges the same at any volume, and Growave adds $10 to $20 per 100.
• Price at 2,000 orders: Yotpo charges $499 on its Pro plan, without VIP tiers. Love Loyalty charges $79 on its Growth plan, Kangaroo $79 on its Core plan, Smile $199 on its Growth plan, Growave $274 on its Growth plan, LoyaltyLion $349 on its Classic plan and Rivo $369 on its Scale plan. Gameball prices by rewarded customers instead.
• Shopify POS: Yotpo keeps it on its Premium plan. Smile and Gameball include it free, Love Loyalty from $12 and Rivo and Growave from $15.
• Free plans: Yotpo's includes fewer than 100 orders. LoyaltyLion's includes 400, Smile's, Rivo's and Growave's 200, Love Loyalty's 150 and Gameball's 100 rewarded customers. Kangaroo has none.

I also found these differences in how the apps work:

• AI features: Yotpo uses AI only for its support chatbot. Love Loyalty suggests a loyalty programme for your store with AI on its $79 Growth plan. LoyaltyLion connects to Claude and Sidekick on every plan, and Gameball's AI loyalty experts come with its $999 Guru plan.
• Setup: each app took me 15 to 20 minutes, against Yotpo's 19. Love Loyalty was fastest at 15.
• Design: Love Loyalty, LoyaltyLion and Rivo looked native on my test store, while Yotpo, Smile, Gameball, Kangaroo and Growave used a widget or sticky bar. Gameball and Kangaroo didn't match my fonts, and Rivo, LoyaltyLion and Growave needed CSS or adjusting.
• Speed: the total number of apps on your store matters more than one app.

What are the best Yotpo alternatives?

Love Loyalty is my top pick for Yotpo stores that don't need loyalty tied to Yotpo Reviews. For Shopify stores, I'd choose its $79 Growth plan, which includes wallet passes, referrals and 20+ placements from product pages to checkout for up to 2,000 orders a month. For Shopify Plus brands, I'd choose its $399 Plus plan, with everything in Growth and unlimited orders.

Growave comes next for stores that use Yotpo for reviews as well as loyalty. The other 5 suit free-plan stores, Yotpo Reviews users, stores that want to build their own loyalty page, gamified programmes and stores on more than one POS. But most of them cost more. At 2,000 orders a month, Love Loyalty's Growth plan costs $79, while Smile costs $199, Growave $274, LoyaltyLion $349 and Rivo $369. Kangaroo's Core plan costs the same $79, and Gameball charges by rewarded customers instead of orders.

1. Love Loyalty: Best for an all-in-one native loyalty app with fixed pricing

Love Loyalty is an all-in-one native loyalty app for Shopify and Shopify Plus brands. It offers points, VIP tiers, referrals and paid memberships in one app, at a published monthly price. I'd choose it when you want VIP tiers and POS without asking Yotpo for a Premium quote.

Why I like this app: The cart redemption impressed me first. Customers on my test store spent their points in the cart in 2 steps, with no pop-up widget in the way. That keeps the reward right where they're about to pay.

It also gave me the most native result of any app I tested. The loyalty page sat inside my theme, points showed on the product page and every placement used my theme's fonts and colours, so I didn't touch any CSS. Your programme looks like part of the store from the first day.

Setup took me 15 minutes, the fastest of the 7.

Compared with Yotpo: At 2,000 orders a month, Love Loyalty costs $79/month on its Growth plan and offers a points programme, VIP tiers, POS, bonus campaigns, paid memberships and Apple and Google Wallet passes. Yotpo's Pro plan costs $499 at that volume and still leaves VIP tiers and POS for its Premium plan, a custom quote. So moving lowers your bill by $420 a month.

Above 2,000 orders a month, Love Loyalty costs $399/month on its Plus plan and offers everything in Growth, API access and unlimited orders, so it doesn't charge by order volume. Yotpo moves stores to its Premium plan, a custom quote, from 2,500 orders.

But you'd give up Yotpo Reviews and SMS from the same vendor. Check how much of that suite you use before you move.

Features:

• Loyalty data stored in Shopify metafields, so you can see it in your Shopify admin
• B2B loyalty with separate earning and redemption rules per customer segment, on the $79 Growth plan
• 20+ native placements across product pages, cart, checkout, customer accounts and thank-you pages, on the $12 Professional plan
• Points, referrals and cart redemption on the free plan
• POS, a loyalty page and points expiry on the $12 Professional plan
• Integrations with Klaviyo, Recharge, Shopify Flow and 30+ other apps on the $12 Professional plan
• VIP tiers, paid memberships, rewards for activities, wallet passes, bonus campaigns and AI programme suggestions on the $79 Growth plan
• Checkout extensions, API access and unlimited orders on the $399 Plus plan

Pricing: Love Loyalty charges by monthly orders:

• Free: 150 orders a month
• Professional: $12/month, 500 orders
• Growth: $79/month, up to 2,000 orders
• Plus: $399/month, unlimited orders
• Trial: 14 days

Reviews: Love Loyalty has 5.0 stars from 428 reviews on the Shopify App Store. Merchants who left reviews praise fast live chat and cart redemption. In October 2026, Northern Bead asked for points to apply automatically once a customer reaches a reward tier.

Best for: Shopify stores that want VIP tiers, POS and wallet passes in one native app on the $79 Growth plan, and Shopify Plus brands that want unlimited orders on the $399 Plus plan.

I wouldn't choose it if: You want product reviews and loyalty in the same app. Love Loyalty doesn't include product reviews or wishlists, so you'd keep a separate reviews app. Growave includes photo reviews, a wishlist and loyalty.

See Love Loyalty on the Shopify App Store.

2. Smile: Best for POS and referrals on a free plan

Smile is a points, VIP and referral app with Shopify POS on every plan. Choose it when you want POS from the free plan up, with VIP tiers on its $199 Growth plan as you grow.

Why I like this app: When I checked its plans, I found points, referrals and Shopify POS on the free plan for 200 orders. Full branding customisation is on every plan, and on my test store its fonts matched my theme. Its Loyalty Hub added rewards tidily to customer accounts, but only on the $199 Growth plan.

Compared with Yotpo: At 2,000 orders a month, Smile costs $199/month on its Growth plan and offers points, referrals, POS, VIP tiers, points expiry and the Loyalty Hub in customer accounts. Yotpo's Pro plan costs $499 at that volume without VIP tiers, so Smile lowers your bill by $300 a month. On my test store, Smile matched my fonts with no CSS, while Yotpo needed its Advanced CSS editor on its Premium plan, a custom quote. You'd give up Yotpo Reviews and SMS from the same vendor.

Features:

• Points, referrals and Shopify POS free for up to 200 orders
• Free-product rewards and a loyalty page on the $15 Essential plan
• Points on product pages and the order thank-you page on the $79 Standard plan
• VIP tiers, points expiry and VIP sync to Shopify metafields on the $199 Growth plan
• Judge.me and Loox for reviews, alongside Klaviyo and Gorgias

I didn't find any AI features in it.

Pricing: Smile charges by monthly orders:

• Free: 200 orders a month
• Essential: $15/month, 500 orders
• Standard: $79/month, 1,000 orders
• Growth: $199/month, 2,500 orders, then $20 per 100
• Smile Plus: $999/month, paid yearly
• Trial: 14 days

Reviews: Smile has 4.9 stars from 4,673 reviews on the Shopify App Store. In May 2026, Moehair USA waited 2 to 3 days for support replies.

Best for: Small stores that want points, referrals and POS free, with VIP tiers on the $199 Growth plan as they grow.

I wouldn't choose it if: You need VIP tiers for less than $199 at 2,000 orders. Smile keeps them on its $199 Growth plan. Love Loyalty's Growth plan includes them for $79 at that volume.

See Smile on the Shopify App Store.

3. LoyaltyLion: Best for keeping Yotpo Reviews

LoyaltyLion is a London loyalty platform, sold mostly through sales calls. I'd choose it when you want to keep Yotpo Reviews and replace only the loyalty app.

Why I like this app: The Yotpo integration impressed me most. LoyaltyLion connects to Yotpo Reviews, alongside Klaviyo and Gorgias, so you can keep your reviews and swap only the loyalty app. On my test store, the loyalty page sat inside the storefront, and points and VIP status showed inside the customer account. It also replied to 41 of the 42 reviews I read where customers shared a problem.

Compared with Yotpo: At 2,000 orders a month, LoyaltyLion costs $349/month on its Classic plan and offers points, referrals, CLV and RFM reports, a loyalty page and a Claude and Sidekick connection. Yotpo's Pro plan costs $499 at that volume, so LoyaltyLion lowers your bill by $150 a month. Neither includes VIP tiers at that price, because LoyaltyLion sells them as an add-on and Yotpo keeps them on its Premium plan, a custom quote. On my test store, its components needed CSS to match my fonts. You'd give up Yotpo's SMS tools from the same vendor.

Features:

• A Yotpo Reviews integration alongside Klaviyo, Attentive and Gorgias
• Points for reviews and referrals on the Classic plan ($199 to $549/month)
• VIP and conditional tiers on the Advanced plan, a custom quote
• RFM segments and CLV tracking on every paid plan
• An MCP link to Claude and Sidekick, with the Loyalty Agent, on every plan
• API and headless API access on every paid plan

Pricing: LoyaltyLion charges by average monthly orders:

• Free: 400 orders a month
• Classic: $199/month at 500 orders, rising to $549 at 4,000
• Advanced and Plus: custom quote
• Trial: 14 days, through the App Store

Reviews: LoyaltyLion has 4.7 stars from 550 reviews on the Shopify App Store. Merchants who left reviews praise strategic support. In September 2025, Fendrihan said custom plans rise 20% to 30% a year.

Best for: Yotpo Reviews users who want RFM reports and a Claude and Sidekick connection.

I wouldn't choose it if: You want a price that won't change as you grow. LoyaltyLion's Classic plan rises from $199 to $549, while Kangaroo's plans cost the same at any volume, from $79 on its Core plan.

See LoyaltyLion on the Shopify App Store.

4. Rivo: Best for building your loyalty page inside your theme

Rivo is a loyalty, referral and VIP app for direct-to-consumer brands. Choose it when you want to replace Yotpo's sticky bar with a loyalty page you build inside your theme.

Why I like this app: The landing page builder impressed me most. On my test store, it made a loyalty and referral page inside my theme, and theme extensions added points to the product page. VIP tiers and points expiry come with the $49 Scale plan.

Compared with Yotpo: At 2,000 orders a month, Rivo costs $369/month on its Scale plan and offers a loyalty page builder, product-page points, POS, VIP tiers, points expiry and bonus campaigns. Yotpo's Pro plan costs $499 at that volume without VIP tiers, so Rivo lowers your bill by $130 a month. On my test store, Rivo looked native, but my fonts only lined up after I used its custom CSS setting. You'd give up Yotpo Reviews and SMS from the same vendor.

Features:

• Shopify POS and theme extensions for product pages on the $15 Essential plan
• VIP tiers, points expiry and analytics on the $49 Scale plan
• A loyalty page made with its landing page builder, from the $49 Scale plan
• Checkout extensions from the $499 Plus plan
• Postscript and Attentive for SMS, plus Klaviyo and Gorgias

I didn't find any AI features in it.

Pricing: Rivo charges by monthly orders:

• Free: 200 orders a month
• Essential: $15/month, 500 orders
• Scale: $49/month, 400 orders, then $20 per 100, up to 2,500 orders
• Plus: $499/month, up to 2,500 orders, then a custom quote
• Trial: 14 days

Reviews: Rivo has 4.7 stars from 1,441 reviews on the Shopify App Store. Merchants who left reviews praise hands-on support. In July 2026, CHAPTER 23 received two scripted emails and then nothing.

Best for: Stores under 1,000 orders that want to design their own loyalty page, with VIP tiers on the $49 Scale plan.

I wouldn't choose it if: You expect to pass 2,500 orders. Rivo offers only a custom plan above that. Love Loyalty's $399 Plus plan includes unlimited orders.

See Rivo on the Shopify App Store.

5. Gameball: Best for gamified loyalty

Gameball is a game-led loyalty app. I'd choose it when you want customers to play for points as well as earn them on purchases.

Why I like this app: The games impressed me most. Its $34 Starter plan includes spin-the-wheel and slot machine campaigns, streaks, 5 VIP tiers and points expiry.

Compared with Yotpo: Gameball charges by customers who earn rewards each month, not by orders. Its $34 Starter plan offers points, POS, games and 5 VIP tiers for 300 rewarded customers. Yotpo's Pro plan costs $499 at 2,000 orders and keeps VIP tiers and POS on its Premium plan, a custom quote, so Gameball costs less while under 1,000 customers earn rewards each month. On my test store, its widget and game pop-ups didn't match my fonts, because the font only changes on the $159 Pro plan. You'd give up Yotpo Reviews and SMS from the same vendor.

Features:

• Points, referrals and Shopify POS from the free plan
• Review rewards and 5 VIP tiers on the $34 Starter plan
• RFM segments and unlimited VIP tiers on the $159 Pro plan
• Two AI loyalty experts that recommend campaigns on the $999 Guru plan
• Priority support on the $999 Guru plan
• Judge.me, Klaviyo, Attentive and Recharge integrations

Pricing: Gameball charges by customers who earn rewards each month:

• Free: 100 rewarded customers
• Starter: $34/month, 300 rewarded customers
• Pro: $159/month, 1,000 rewarded customers
• Guru: $999/month, 10,000 rewarded customers
• Trial: 7 days on Starter and Pro

Reviews: Gameball has 4.7 stars from 149 reviews on the Shopify App Store. In September 2025, Quest Corner called support very responsive but found the $159 Pro plan "super cher". In October 2025, Petfast.shop hit "something went wrong" errors during email and domain setup.

Best for: Brands that want spin-the-wheel games, streaks and VIP tiers on a $34 plan.

I wouldn't choose it if: You connect many apps on a mid-priced plan. Gameball's $159 Pro plan allows up to 3 integrations. Smile's $199 Growth plan allows unlimited integrations.

See Gameball on the Shopify App Store.

6. Kangaroo: Best for stores on more than one POS

Kangaroo is a Montreal loyalty platform that works with Shopify, Lightspeed and Heartland. Choose it when your shops use a POS other than Shopify's and you want one programme online and in store.

Why I like this app: I liked that its plans cost the same at any volume. The $79 Core plan includes points, pay-with-points and free-shipping rewards, and the $199 Plus plan adds tiers, referrals, spin to win, email and SMS campaigns and multi-location support. So a busy season doesn't change your bill.

Compared with Yotpo: At 2,000 orders a month, Kangaroo costs $79/month on its Core plan and offers points, pay-with-points and free-shipping rewards, custom offers and one POS or ecommerce connection. Yotpo's Pro plan costs $499 at that volume, so Kangaroo lowers your bill by $420 a month, and its $199 Plus plan adds tiers at the same flat price at any volume. On my test store, Kangaroo's branding didn't extend to my fonts. You'd give up Yotpo Reviews from the same vendor and Yotpo's free plan.

Features:

• Review rewards and SMS campaigns on the $199 Plus plan
• Pay-with-points and free-shipping rewards on the $79 Core plan
• Segments and automated workflows on the $199 Plus plan
• A branded mobile app and AI-powered campaigns on the $349 Elite plan
• Klaviyo, Judge.me, Gorgias and Lightspeed

Pricing: Kangaroo charges a flat fee per plan:

• Core: $79/month, 1 POS or ecommerce connection
• Plus: $199/month, 2 connections
• Elite: $349/month, unlimited connections
• Trial: none listed

When I checked Kangaroo's plans in Shopify, its Plus plan cost $199 for 1,000 orders, then $0.20 per extra order, which comes to $399 at 2,000. Confirm which price applies to you before you choose.

Reviews: Kangaroo has 4.9 stars from 59 reviews on the Shopify App Store. In November 2025, Retrofix Games said Shopify purchases stopped earning points, and Kangaroo fixed it.

Best for: Retailers with Lightspeed or Heartland shops who want one loyalty programme across shops and Shopify.

I wouldn't choose it if: You want to try the app free before paying. Smile's free plan includes 200 orders with POS.

See Kangaroo on the Shopify App Store.

7. Growave: Best for reviews and loyalty in one app

Growave is a retention suite that combines loyalty, referrals, product reviews and wishlists. I'd choose it when you use Yotpo for reviews as well as loyalty and want one app for both.

Why I like this app: I liked that the $15 Entry plan includes points, referrals, photo reviews, a wishlist and POS. Its $199 Growth plan adds VIP tiers, video reviews, AI review summaries, wallet passes and account extensions that add loyalty to the customer account.

Compared with Yotpo: At 2,000 orders a month, Growave costs $274/month on its Growth plan and offers VIP tiers, photo and video reviews, AI review summaries, a wishlist and wallet passes. Yotpo's Pro plan costs $499 at that volume for loyalty alone, without VIP tiers, so Growave lowers your bill by $225 a month. On my test store, the loyalty and wishlist elements needed adjusting to sit well with my theme. You'd give up Yotpo's SMS tools from the same vendor.

Features:

• Loyalty points and photo reviews in one app on the $15 Entry plan
• Video reviews, review attributes and AI summaries on the $199 Growth plan
• VIP tiers and Apple and Google Wallet passes on the $199 Growth plan
• Checkout extensions, B2B points and an API on the $499 Plus plan
• Klaviyo, Postscript, Recharge and Gorgias

Pricing: Growave charges by monthly orders:

• Free: 200 orders a month
• Entry: $15/month, 500 orders, then $20 per 100
• Growth: $199/month, 1,500 orders, then $15 per 100
• Plus: $499/month, 3,000 orders, then $10 per 100
• Unlimited: $999/month, unlimited orders
• Trial: 14 days

Reviews: Growave has 4.8 stars from 1,287 reviews on the Shopify App Store, and it replied to 48 of the 50 reviews I read where customers shared a problem. Merchants who left reviews like replacing separate apps with one, though some report conflicts with cart drawers and themes.

Best for: Brands that want reviews, wishlists and VIP loyalty on the $199 Growth plan.

I wouldn't choose it if: You only need loyalty with VIP tiers. Smile's Growth plan includes them for $199 at 2,000 orders, against $274 on Growave's $199 Growth plan.

See Growave on the Shopify App Store.

How do you choose between Yotpo and these alternatives?

Name the reason you're leaving, then confirm that the new app fixes it at a price you can pay. These 4 questions will shorten the list.

When support is the problem, check how fast each developer answers reviews where customers shared a problem. When it's price, compare the plan you'd need at next month's volume.

List the Yotpo features you use. Many stores on Yotpo's $199 Pro plan never use VIP tiers, so compare loyalty-only plans too. For example, Smile's Standard plan costs $79 at 1,000 orders, against $299 on Yotpo's Pro plan, and neither includes VIP tiers.

Decide what happens to your reviews. LoyaltyLion integrates with Yotpo Reviews, and Growave replaces both apps.

Check how it works with your POS and theme. For Lightspeed or Heartland, Kangaroo is the one on this list that connects to them. Preview the loyalty page on a copy of your theme and check the fonts.

Choose Love Loyalty when you want a loyalty app on its own rather than part of Yotpo's wider suite. At 2,000 orders a month, it costs only $79/month on its Growth plan and offers points, VIP tiers, POS, paid memberships and B2B loyalty, with its data stored in Shopify metafields. Yotpo's Pro plan costs $499 at that volume. For Shopify Plus brands, Love Loyalty's $399 Plus plan offers unlimited orders, so it doesn't charge by order volume.

Choose Growave if you want reviews and loyalty together, and LoyaltyLion if you're keeping Yotpo Reviews. Stay on Yotpo when you rely on its reviews and SMS suite.

Will a Yotpo alternative cost you less?

Yes. When I priced each app at 2,000 orders a month, every alternative here with an order-based or flat price cost less than the $499 Yotpo charges on its Pro plan, which still leaves out VIP tiers.

Yotpo charges $199 for 500 orders on its Pro plan, then $0.20 per order. Most alternatives also charge by orders, while Kangaroo charges a flat fee and Gameball charges by rewarded customers. Each price below is for the plan each app charges at 2,000 orders.

Say you run 2,000 orders a month. Yotpo costs $499/month on its Pro plan. These alternatives cost:

• Love Loyalty: $79/month on its Growth plan
• Kangaroo: $79/month on its Core plan
• Smile: $199/month on its Growth plan
• Growave: $274/month on its Growth plan, with product reviews
• LoyaltyLion: $349/month on its Classic plan
• Rivo: $369/month on its Scale plan

Gameball doesn't price by orders. Its $34 Starter plan includes 300 rewarded customers a month, and its $159 Pro plan includes 1,000.

Over 2 years at 2,000 orders, Yotpo's Pro plan costs about $11,976 on monthly billing, before any move to its Premium plan, a custom quote. Love Loyalty costs about $1,896 over the same 2 years.

Ask each developer what counts as an order before you compare prices.

Can you keep reviews and loyalty together when you leave Yotpo?

Yes. Growave combines loyalty and product reviews in one app from $15, and LoyaltyLion integrates with Yotpo Reviews if you'd rather keep them.

Growave's $15 Entry plan includes photo reviews and points for reviews, and its $199 Growth plan adds video reviews and AI summaries. Smile, Love Loyalty and Gameball connect to Judge.me.

Before you leave, export your Yotpo reviews and check which app will display them.

When does it make sense to stay on Yotpo?

I'd stay on Yotpo if you use Yotpo Reviews and SMS and want one vendor for all three, or if you sell on more than one ecommerce platform.

Yotpo holds 4.7 stars from 966 reviews and works on Shopify, BigCommerce, Adobe Commerce and WooCommerce. On my test store, its fonts needed the Advanced CSS editor, which sits on its Premium plan, a custom quote.

Its Pro plan starts at $199 for 500 orders, and I found no trial. See Yotpo on the Shopify App Store.

Before you leave, check your contract end date.

How do you move from Yotpo to another app?

Most alternatives import members and balances. Growave offers to pay for the rest of an existing contract, and Kangaroo offers 6 months free to switchers. Your customers, orders and discount codes stay in Shopify.

I'd save these from Yotpo before you change anything:

• Every campaign and reward, with point values and expiry settings
• Each member's points balance and referral history, as an export
• Your rewards page and emails, as screenshots
• Klaviyo and Recharge settings that use Yotpo data

Use these steps with any of the apps:

1. Export your members and write down every campaign and reward.
2. Install the new app on its free plan or trial, and set it up on a copy of your theme.
3. Import your members, then check a few customer balances by hand.
4. Set up the same rewards you have on Yotpo, so you're comparing like with like, then check them on your phone.
5. Upgrade only if it does the job, then publish the theme.
6. Remove Yotpo Loyalty and its theme code, before your next billing date.

Setup took me 15 to 20 minutes per app on my test store. Love Loyalty includes free migration on its $79 Growth plan, and Kangaroo includes white-glove migration with its switch offer.

Tell customers about the move before you switch, and keep your Yotpo export for at least a year.

What changes in unusual situations?

Most differences show up at high volume and across brands.

From 2,500 orders, Yotpo moves you to its Premium plan, a custom quote. Kangaroo's plans stay flat at any volume, from $79 on its Core plan, and Love Loyalty's Plus plan costs $399 with unlimited orders, so it doesn't charge by order volume.

For more than one brand, Yotpo's Enterprise plan, a custom quote, supports a cross-brand programme, and LoyaltyLion's Plus plan, also a custom quote, includes Cross-Store Rewards.

Which Yotpo alternative would I start with?

I'd start with Love Loyalty. For Shopify stores, its $79 Growth plan offers VIP tiers, POS, bonus campaigns and paid memberships for up to 2,000 orders, where Yotpo needs a custom quote for VIP tiers. For Shopify Plus brands, its $399 Plus plan adds unlimited orders. Choose Growave when you want reviews and loyalty in one app, and LoyaltyLion when you're keeping Yotpo Reviews. Stay on Yotpo when you rely on its full suite.

Install 2 finalists on a copy of your theme and compare them on your phone.

My guide to the best Shopify loyalty apps compares the wider category.

What do merchants often ask about Yotpo alternatives?

Which Yotpo alternative is best for VIP tiers?

Love Loyalty is the closest match. It offers VIP tiers, POS and wallet passes on its $79 Growth plan for up to 2,000 orders, and unlimited orders on its $399 Plus plan for Shopify Plus brands. Smile's Growth plan includes VIP tiers for $199 at 2,000 orders.

Is there a free alternative to Yotpo Loyalty?

Yes. Love Loyalty's free plan includes 150 orders a month. LoyaltyLion's includes 400, and Smile's includes 200 with POS.

How much does Yotpo Loyalty cost in 2026?

Yotpo Loyalty is free for fewer than 100 orders a month. Its Pro plan starts at $199 for 500 orders, then $0.20 per order, and its Premium plan is a custom quote.

Is Yotpo Loyalty a good app?

It's a reliable choice for stores already on Yotpo Reviews, with 4.7 stars from 966 reviews. An alternative makes more sense when you want VIP tiers or POS without a custom quote.

Can you move your points from Yotpo to another app?

Yes. Export your members and balances, then import them into the new app.

Do Yotpo alternatives slow down a store?

The total number of apps matters more than one app. Test any app on your own store before and after you install it.