Checkout Buddy vs FeeBee ‑ Bottle Deposit Fees
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
- FeeBee is detected on 1.4× as many Shopify stores as Checkout Buddy: 191 vs 139 as of Nov 3, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Checkout Buddy 4.9 from 30 reviews and FeeBee 5.0 from 30 reviews.
- Only Checkout Buddy lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $12/month for Checkout Buddy and $9.99/month for FeeBee.
- Checkout Buddy lists 10 features FeeBee’s listing doesn’t mention, including Checkout upsell, Custom rules, Free gifts.
Head to head
- United States
- Canada
- Germany
- Germany
- United States
- Canada
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
PREMIUM PLAN
- · Apply Fees to Products & Collections
- · Fixed Price and Percentage Fees
- · Great Support
- · Supports POS and Express Checkout
- · Try 14 Days Free
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.
Charge fixed or percentage bottle deposits, tariffs, handling fees and other required fees. Apply fees to selected products, variants, collections, customer tags, or markets. You can also add a fee to the entire order. Use FeeBee for local deposit schemes such as Singapore's BCRS or Portugal's Volta. Fees also work with Express Checkout, Shopify POS, and draft orders. Works with all Shopify plans.
- 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
- Add automatic fees and surcharges to your products to your products
- Display fees on your PDP, cart and checkout pages
- Works with all themes. No customisations or coding required
- Works with Apple & Google Pay accelerated checkout
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 |  FeeBee |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 139 | 191(ahead) |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +8 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 18 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Health & Beauty, Vehicles & Parts |
| Top store countries | United States, Canada, Germany | Germany, United States, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | Checkout Buddy | FeeBee |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 30 | 30 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | 1(ahead) |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Checkout Buddy | FeeBee |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $12/month | $9.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 10 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Checkout Buddy | FeeBee |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #64 | #6 |
| Shopify App Charts | #4 on Pricing moves in Checkout - Other | #2 in Pricing - Other |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Sep 27, 2022 | Jun 26, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | Keylay Apps | codelayer GmbH |
FAQ
Checkout Buddy and FeeBee: common questions
- Which is more popular, Checkout Buddy or FeeBee?
- FeeBee is detected on 1.4× as many Shopify stores as Checkout Buddy: 191 vs 139 as of Nov 3, 2026.
- Is Checkout Buddy or FeeBee cheaper?
- Only Checkout Buddy lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $12/month for Checkout Buddy and $9.99/month for FeeBee. 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 FeeBee?
- On the Shopify App Store: Checkout Buddy 4.9 from 30 reviews and FeeBee 5.0 from 30 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Checkout Buddy lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Checkout upsell, Custom rules, Free gifts, Free shipping. FeeBee lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Bundles, Product page upsell. 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.