Advanced Automatic Discounts vs Student (Education) Discount
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Advanced Automatic Discounts, Oct 14, 2026 for Student (Education) Discount.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $49/month for Advanced Automatic Discounts and $2.99/month for Student (Education) Discount.
- Advanced Automatic Discounts lists 10 features Student (Education) Discount’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, BOGO, Campaigns.
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
Student Starter
- · 1 active discount rule
- · Filter products by tags
Campus Advantage
- · Filter by collections
- · Filter by product types
- · Filter by tags
- · Filter by vendors
- · Up to 7 discount rules
Honor Roll
- · Filter by collections
- · Filter by product types
- · Filter by tags
- · Filter by vendors
- · Up to 20 discount rules
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.
Simplify student discount management with automatic verification and flexible discount rules. Merchants can set discounts by product, collection, tags or other criteria and choose between fixed or percentage-based reductions. The app offers customizable email verification and expiration settings. Compatible with any Shopify theme, making student discounts easy to implement.
- 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
- Quick setup and easy management for smooth discount control.
- Verify student status worldwide with university email authentication
- Customize discount block and emails to match your store’s branding
- Seamless integration with any Shopify theme — no coding required.
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 |  Student (Education) 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 | Student (Education) Discount |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 39 | Not published |
| 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 | Student (Education) Discount |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $49/month | $2.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Advanced Automatic Discounts | Student (Education) Discount |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #198(ahead) | #590 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 6, 2024 | May 5, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Shoppilot Apps | TroveTools |
FAQ
Advanced Automatic Discounts and Student (Education) Discount: common questions
- Is Advanced Automatic Discounts or Student (Education) Discount cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $49/month for Advanced Automatic Discounts and $2.99/month for Student (Education) 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.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Advanced Automatic Discounts lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, BOGO, Campaigns, Currency conversion. Student (Education) Discount lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Discount stacking, Filtering, Fixed pricing, Flat discounts. 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 for Advanced Automatic Discounts, Oct 14, 2026 for Student (Education) 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 9, 2026 for Advanced Automatic Discounts, Oct 14, 2026 for Student (Education) 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.