Advanced Automatic Discounts vs ADU: Automatic Discounts
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026.
The short answer
- ADU is detected on 434× as many Shopify stores as Advanced Automatic Discounts: 434 vs 1 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Advanced Automatic Discounts 4.8 from 39 reviews and ADU 4.3 from 194 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $49/month for Advanced Automatic Discounts and $9.99/month for ADU.
- Advanced Automatic Discounts lists 13 features ADU’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Automations, Campaigns.
Head to head
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- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
Momentum
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Basic
- · 25 automatic & unlimited discount codes
- · For Shopify Basic, Grow, Advanced Store
- · Strikethrough pricing on product pages
- · Tiered, volume & Buy X Get Y discounts
Advanced
- · All features in Basic
- · For Shopify Plus Store
- · POS-only, pickup-only discounts
- · discount API for developers
Test the waters
- · No base monthly fee
Basic Essentials
Startup
BUSINESS
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSet exactly who qualifies—by customer tag, login status, market, pickup-only, or POS-only. Display strikethrough pricing on product pages so customers see the deal before they add to cart. Run one discount code with different rates per collection or product, without creating a new code for every campaign. Setup in minutes, works with most popular themes. When the sale ends, you'll know if it made money.
Automatically apply smart discounts across your store. Create BOGO, tiered, or gift-with-purchase offers and let the app auto apply the best deal to each cart. Schedule and stack discounts. Simplify promotions, avoid coupon errors, and increase your average order value with automatic, rule-based discounts that run seamlessly in the background.
- Boost loyalty: Target VIP customers with discounts based on tags & locations
- Save time: Create powerful vouchers & discounts with our intuitive interface
- Increase AOV: Apply different product discounts to products in a single code
- Enhance customer experience: Show discounts in cart, checkout & draft orders
- Set up and manage automatic discounts based on predefined rules and conditions
- Apply bulk discounts to drive sales and reward customers for larger orders
- Manage all your promotions, aligning them seamlessly with your store's design
- Pre-built promotions - activate ready-to-use promotions with a single click
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 |  Advanced Automatic Discounts |  ADU |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 1 | 434(ahead) |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +1 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 7 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 20% |
| Top store categories | Home & Garden | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Food, Beverages & Tobacco |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Canada, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | Advanced Automatic Discounts | ADU |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★(ahead) | 4.3 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 39 | 194(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Advanced Automatic Discounts | ADU |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $49/month | $9.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Advanced Automatic Discounts | ADU |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #198(ahead) | #269 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 6, 2024 | Aug 4, 2016 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Shoppilot Apps | Staytuned |
FAQ
Advanced Automatic Discounts and ADU: common questions
- Which is more popular, Advanced Automatic Discounts or ADU?
- ADU is detected on 434× as many Shopify stores as Advanced Automatic Discounts: 434 vs 1 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Is Advanced Automatic Discounts or ADU cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $49/month for Advanced Automatic Discounts and $9.99/month for ADU. 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, Advanced Automatic Discounts or ADU?
- On the Shopify App Store: Advanced Automatic Discounts 4.8 from 39 reviews and ADU 4.3 from 194 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Advanced Automatic Discounts lists 13 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Automations, Campaigns, Currency conversion. ADU lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Banners, Bulk discounts, Discount codes, Discount stacking. 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 8, 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 8, 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.