Advanced Automatic Discounts vs Special URL Discount
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for Advanced Automatic Discounts, Oct 13, 2026 for Special URL Discount.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Advanced Automatic Discounts 4.8 from 39 reviews and Special URL Discount 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $49/month for Advanced Automatic Discounts and $5/month for Special URL Discount.
- Advanced Automatic Discounts lists 18 features Special URL Discount’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Automations, BOGO.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
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
Pro Plan
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.
Special URL Discount lets you apply automatic discounts at the collection level. Select a specific collection in the app settings, set your discount percentage, and customers will receive the discount when purchasing products from that collection—no coupon codes needed. Perfect for running collection-based sales, seasonal offers, and targeted promotions with simple controls.
- 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 flat discount at specific collection page
- Set percentage discount at specific collection page
- Discount will not be applicable on direct access of product page
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 |  Special URL Discount |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 1 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Advanced Automatic Discounts | Special URL Discount |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 39(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 | Advanced Automatic Discounts | Special URL Discount |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $49/month | $5/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Advanced Automatic Discounts | Special URL Discount |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #198(ahead) | #644 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 6, 2024 | Mar 9, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Shoppilot Apps | Xceptive Solutions LLP |
FAQ
Advanced Automatic Discounts and Special URL Discount: common questions
- Is Advanced Automatic Discounts or Special URL Discount cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $49/month for Advanced Automatic Discounts and $5/month for Special URL Discount. 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 Special URL Discount?
- On the Shopify App Store: Advanced Automatic Discounts 4.8 from 39 reviews and Special URL Discount 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Advanced Automatic Discounts lists 18 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Automations, BOGO, Campaigns. 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 for Advanced Automatic Discounts, Oct 13, 2026 for Special URL Discount; 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 for Advanced Automatic Discounts, Oct 13, 2026 for Special URL Discount. 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.