Aetherwave Recommendations vs Rocket: Custom Product Pairs

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Aetherwave Recommendations, Oct 14, 2026 for Rocket.

The short answer

  • Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Aetherwave Recommendations and $9.99/month for Rocket.
  • Aetherwave Recommendations lists 5 features Rocket’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI recommendations, Conversion rates, Multi-language.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Categories
  • Upsell and cross-sell
  • Upsell and cross-sell
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • English
Launched
Oct 12, 2023
May 6, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
1 last full month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

035AprMayJunJulAugSepAetherwave Recommendations: 1 reviews in April 2024Aetherwave Recommendations: 2 reviews in May 2024Aetherwave Recommendations: 1 reviews in June 2024Aetherwave Recommendations: 1 reviews in July 2024Aetherwave Recommendations: 4 reviews in August 2024Aetherwave Recommendations: 1 reviews in September 2024
Aetherwave RecommendationsRocketCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $9.99/month
From $0 to $9.99/month
Plans
Development StoresFree
  • · 100% free preview for Development stores
Basic$9.99/month
14-day free trial
  • · Analytics and reporting
  • · Customisable Recommendation Widgets
  • · Unlimited Recommendations
StarterFree
  • · No algorithms — full manual control
  • · Recommend by product or variant
  • · Up to 3 manual product bundles
  • · Widget customisation
Pro$9.99/month
14-day free trial
  • · 14-day free trial
  • · Analytics
  • · Cart page recommendations
  • · Excel import & export
  • · Full widget customisation
  • · Per-variant recommendation overrides
Coverage
7 of 10 features70%
5 of 10 features50%
Unique strengths
  • AI recommendations
  • Conversion rates
  • Multi-language
  • Optimization suggestions
  • +1 more
  • Bundles
  • Cart upsell
  • Product add-ons
Upsell and cross-sell
70%7/10
50%5/10
Analytics
100%3/3
0%0/3
Customization
67%2/3
67%2/3
Offers and recommendations
50%2/4
75%3/4
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Aetherwave RecommendationsRocket10 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

Unlock the power of AEtherwave Product Recommendations for success! Maximize revenue with tailored product recommendations and curated upsell bundles. Whether it's our ML algorithm or your personal touch, elevate your sales game effortlessly. Showcase enticing lookbooks on product pages, suggest complementary items, and boost conversions.

Custom Product Pairs gives merchants full control over which products appear as recommendations on product and cart pages. Unlike automated recommendation engines, you choose exactly which products are shown together — ideal for curated catalogues, specific pairings, and variant-level recommendations. Use bulk import to manage hundreds of recommendations at once, and customise the widget to match your store’s design.

Key points
  • Precision in every pick! Elevate sales with our relevant product recommendations
  • Hand craft manual recommendations to showcase your tailored lookbooks
  • Propose discounts for additional products to increase conversion
  • Manual product recommendations with full control over every pairing
  • Variant-level recommendations for specific product combinations
  • Bulk import and export using Excel files
  • Customizable widget to match your store design
Screenshots
Effortless theme integration
Main promoAnalyticsPromote with discounts
Product recommendations editor with product list
Product recommendations widget on cart pageManual product recommendations with full controlRecommender app dashboard and setup checklist

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.

Showing only the rows where the apps differ.

Adoption

MeasureAetherwave RecommendationsRocket
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureAetherwave RecommendationsRocket
App Store ratingNot publishedNot published
App Store reviewsNot publishedNot published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureAetherwave RecommendationsRocket
Free planYesYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$9.99/month$9.99/month
Longest free trial14 days14 days
Plans listed22

Listing

MeasureAetherwave RecommendationsRocket
Shopify category rank#742in Upsell and cross-sell#663(ahead)in Upsell and cross-sell
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedOct 12, 2023May 6, 2026
Languages2English, Spanish1English
Developeraetherwave appsRocket Launchpad

FAQ

Aetherwave Recommendations and Rocket: common questions

Is Aetherwave Recommendations or Rocket cheaper?
Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Aetherwave Recommendations and $9.99/month for Rocket. 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?
Aetherwave Recommendations lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as AI recommendations, Conversion rates, Multi-language, Optimization suggestions. Rocket lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Bundles, Cart upsell, Product add-ons. 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Aetherwave Recommendations, Oct 14, 2026 for Rocket; 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Aetherwave Recommendations, Oct 14, 2026 for Rocket. 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.