Checkout Buddy vs Checkout Links
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 3, 2026.
The short answer
- Checkout Links is detected on 1.9× as many Shopify stores as Checkout Buddy: 263 vs 139 as of Nov 3, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Checkout Buddy 4.9 from 30 reviews and Checkout Links 5.0 from 45 reviews.
- Only Checkout Buddy lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $12/month for Checkout Buddy and $25/month for Checkout Links.
- Checkout Links lists 21 features Checkout Buddy’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Analytics, Cart pages.
Head to head
- United States
- Canada
- Germany
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Germany
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Custom fields, banners, and trust badges
- · Payment and shipping customization
- · Thank you page and account blocks
- · Try any one customization free
Thanks & Accounts
- · Delivery dates on the thank you page
- · Next-order codes, referrals, offers
- · Reorder, help, and return buttons
- · Store credit, VIP perks, loyalty offers
- · Unlimited customer account blocks
- · Unlimited thank you page blocks
Discounts & Rules
- · Address validation and checkout blocking
- · Hide, rename, reorder payment & shipping
- · Product, order, and shipping discounts
- · Unlimited discounts and checkout rules
- · Volume discounts and tiered pricing
Buddy
- · Branding, A/B testing, and analytics
- · Checkout blocks, discounts, all features
- · Custom fields and forms
- · Delivery & pickup date and time picker
- · Free gifts and line item upsells
- · Trust badges, banners, free shipping bar
Checkout Links
- · Analytics & revenue tracking
- · B2B invoice & wholesale order links
- · Direct to checkout links with promotions
- · Dynamic links with personalized carts
- · Influencer gifting & PR seeding
- · Integrations with top apps, Flow and POS
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCheckout Buddy puts checkout upsells, discounts, thank you page and account tools in one app. On Shopify Plus, add product offers, add-ons, free gifts, custom fields and trust badges to checkout. On every Shopify plan, run volume, tiered, product, order and shipping discounts, and set payment and shipping rules.
Checkout Links turns any offer into a direct checkout link. The cart is pre-filled, the discount is applied, and the customer lands on checkout, or in a popup where they pick first. Share it from Meta ads, Klaviyo email, SMS, Instagram DMs, QRs, or anywhere you can paste a link. Dynamic links even recognise the customer: shipping address pre-filled, last order or abandoned cart rebuilt in one tap.
- Increase sales with upsells, cross sells, free gifts, and discounts
- Capture customer input with custom fields and checkboxes, build your own form
- Increase conversions with social proof blocks, text, links, images, and more
- Apply flexible display rules based on cart, customer, address, market, page
- Reorder Links: A checkout link or QR code that prefills the cart w customer info
- Checkout Links: Directs customers straight to the checkout w applied discounts
- Landing Page Links: Mini-landing pages for hyper-personalized marketing
- A/B Test Links: Test links for higher conversion rates with built-in reporting
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Checkout Buddy |  Checkout Links |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 139 | 263(ahead) |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +1 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 27% |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Health & Beauty, Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | United States, Canada, Germany | United States, United Kingdom, Germany |
Reviews
| Measure | Checkout Buddy | Checkout Links |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 30 | 45(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | 1(ahead) |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Checkout Buddy | Checkout Links |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $12/month(ahead) | $25/month |
| Longest free trial | 10 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Checkout Buddy | Checkout Links |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #64 | #23(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #4 on Pricing moves in Checkout - Other | #5 in Checkout - Other |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Sep 27, 2022 | Sep 7, 2022 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Keylay Apps | Checkout Links |
FAQ
Checkout Buddy and Checkout Links: common questions
- Which is more popular, Checkout Buddy or Checkout Links?
- Checkout Links is detected on 1.9× as many Shopify stores as Checkout Buddy: 263 vs 139 as of Nov 3, 2026.
- Is Checkout Buddy or Checkout Links cheaper?
- Only Checkout Buddy lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $12/month for Checkout Buddy and $25/month for Checkout Links. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Checkout Buddy or Checkout Links?
- On the Shopify App Store: Checkout Buddy 4.9 from 30 reviews and Checkout Links 5.0 from 45 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Checkout Buddy lists 12 the others don’t mention, such as Checkout upsell, Conversion rates, Custom rules, Free gifts. Checkout Links lists 21 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Analytics, Cart pages, Collections. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 3, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
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How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 3, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.