Retainful Email Marketing, SMS vs Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026.
The short answer
- Retainful Email Marketing, SMS is detected on 7.7× as many Shopify stores as Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms: 23 vs 3 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Retainful Email Marketing, SMS 4.4 from 28 reviews and Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Only Retainful Email Marketing, SMS lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $14/month for Retainful Email Marketing, SMS and $60/month for Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms.
- Retainful Email Marketing, SMS lists 30 features Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms’s listing doesn’t mention, including Abandoned cart, Analytics, Automations.
Head to head
Abandoned Cart, Thank you, Winback Email Marketing Automation
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Sweden
- United States
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 100+ Readymade Email Templates
- · 500 emails / month
- · Abandoned Cart Recovery
- · Email Campaigns & Newsletters
- · Flows - Welcome, winback, post purchase
- · Lists & Segmentation
Pro
- · Abandoned Cart Recovery
- · Email Campaigns & Newsletters
- · Flows - Welcome, winback, post purchase
- · Lists & Segmentation
- · Live Chat Support
- · Monthly Email Sends: 10x list size
Essential
- · 100+ campaign templates
- · 14-day free trial, no card required
- · 3 users included
- · 50 survey responses/mo included
- · From 50k pageviews/mo, scales to 250k
- · Gamification and referral campaigns
Pro
- · 100 survey responses/mo included
- · 14-day free trial, no card required
- · 3 users included
- · A/B testing
- · Advanced targeting and segmentation
- · Everything in Essential
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRetainful combines email marketing, SMS campaigns in one dashboard for Shopify stores. Create automated workflows that recover abandoned carts, welcome new customers, and drive repeat purchases through next order coupons. Build your contact list with customizable popups and forms that convert visitors into leads. The drag-and-drop email builder includes 100+ professional templates.
Triggerbee is an all-in-one customer engagement platform. Design and launch beautiful and high-converting campaigns with unprecedented targeting All accounts include popups, forms, surveys, gamification, referral marketing, and sales nudges with ease. Launch quickly with 100+ templates for email and SMS signups, cart recovery, upsells, product promotion, gamification, and engagement.
- Email and SMS Popups that adapts to each user based on targeting & segmentation
- Targeting based on CRM data, web behavior & purchase data from past transactions
- Reward customers with discounts, custom shipping terms or other incentives
- Product Recommendation Quizzes, Spinning wheels, Scratch cards, and Surveys
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 |  Retainful Email Marketing, SMS |  Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 23(ahead) | 3 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +1 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Arts & Entertainment | Apparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Sweden, United States |
Reviews
| Measure | Retainful Email Marketing, SMS | Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.4 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 28(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Retainful Email Marketing, SMS | Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $14/month(ahead) | $60/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Retainful Email Marketing, SMS | Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #215 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Apr 8, 2020 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | Retainful | Triggerbee |
FAQ
Retainful Email Marketing, SMS and Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms: common questions
- Which is more popular, Retainful Email Marketing, SMS or Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms?
- Retainful Email Marketing, SMS is detected on 7.7× as many Shopify stores as Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms: 23 vs 3 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- Is Retainful Email Marketing, SMS or Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms cheaper?
- Only Retainful Email Marketing, SMS lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $14/month for Retainful Email Marketing, SMS and $60/month for Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms. 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, Retainful Email Marketing, SMS or Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms?
- On the Shopify App Store: Retainful Email Marketing, SMS 4.4 from 28 reviews and Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Retainful Email Marketing, SMS lists 30 the others don’t mention, such as Abandoned cart, Analytics, Automations, Cart emails. Triggerbee Popups, Quiz, Forms lists 17 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, AI generation, Banners, Browse abandonment. 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 9, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
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 9, 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.