Checkout Buddy vs Qikify Checkout Customizer
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 5, 2026.
The short answer
- Checkout Buddy is detected on 1.7× as many Shopify stores as Qikify Checkout Customizer: 237 vs 141 as of Nov 5, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Checkout Buddy 4.9 from 27 reviews and Qikify Checkout Customizer 4.9 from 73 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $12/month for Checkout Buddy and $99/month for Qikify Checkout Customizer.
- Qikify Checkout Customizer lists 7 features Checkout Buddy’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Announcement bar, Click-through rates.
Head to head
- United States
- Germany
- Denmark
- United States
- Denmark
- Netherlands
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
- · Purchase limits
- · 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
Free
- · Available for all Shopify plans
- · Checkout MCP for AI agents
- · Checkout validation
- · Custom branding style (only Plus stores)
- · Custom delivery methods
- · Live chat support
Checkout Premium
- · Custom fields, UTM display conditions
- · Everything in Free plan
- · Extra widgets, badges, testimonials
- · Free testing for Sandbox/Dev stores
- · Post-purchase & B2B extensions
- · Premium prioritized support
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, 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 and purchase limits.
Fully customize and optimize your checkout page. On any plan, hide or rename payment methods, add custom delivery methods, prevent fraud with checkout validation rules and connect AI agents like Claude or Cursor via Checkout MCP. On Shopify Plus, add branded checkout blocks shown by UTM & more conditions, dynamic fields, checkout discounts, checkout upsells, post-purchase or B2B checkout.
- 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
- Customize checkout fields by adding more fields to the checkout page with rules
- Cross-sell product and upsell in checkout with Shopify native discounts combined
- Update product item selections directly in checkout page & sell extra services
- Extra checkout widgets: Testimonials, Banners, Buttons (Phone number, Link),...
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 |  Qikify Checkout Customizer |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 237(ahead) | 141 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 38% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Health & Beauty, Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | United States, Germany, Denmark | United States, Denmark, Netherlands |
Reviews
| Measure | Checkout Buddy | Qikify Checkout Customizer |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 27 | 73(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | 1(ahead) |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Checkout Buddy | Qikify Checkout Customizer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $12/month(ahead) | $99/month |
| Longest free trial | 10 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Checkout Buddy | Qikify Checkout Customizer |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #64 | #47(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #4 on Pricing moves in Checkout - Other | #17 in Checkout - Other |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Sep 27, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Languages | 1 | 8 |
| Developer | Keylay Apps | Qikify Plus |
FAQ
Checkout Buddy and Qikify Checkout Customizer: common questions
- Which is more popular, Checkout Buddy or Qikify Checkout Customizer?
- Checkout Buddy is detected on 1.7× as many Shopify stores as Qikify Checkout Customizer: 237 vs 141 as of Nov 5, 2026.
- Is Checkout Buddy or Qikify Checkout Customizer cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $12/month for Checkout Buddy and $99/month for Qikify Checkout Customizer. 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 Qikify Checkout Customizer?
- On the Shopify App Store: Checkout Buddy 4.9 from 27 reviews and Qikify Checkout Customizer 4.9 from 73 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Checkout Buddy lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Custom rules, Frequently bought together, Multi-language, Tiered discounts. Qikify Checkout Customizer lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Announcement bar, Click-through rates, Gift wrap. 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 5, 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 5, 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.