Affiliate Loop vs FirstShake: UGC & Influencers
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Affiliate Loop, Nov 3, 2026 for FirstShake.
The short answer
- Only FirstShake lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for Affiliate Loop and $79/month for FirstShake.
- Affiliate Loop lists 10 features FirstShake’s listing doesn’t mention, including Achievement tracking, Affiliate links, Analytics.
Head to head
Starter
Growth
Scale
Launch
- · 1 admin seat
- · 10 total orders
- · 15GB content storage
- · Automated creator emails
- · Basic creator CRM (tag & sort)
- · Creators can find and buy from you
Growth
- · 250GB content storage
- · 3 team seats
- · 50 orders/month
- · Advanced creator CRM (lists, CSV export)
- · Create fully custom content briefs
- · Priority email support
Professional
- · 10 team seats
- · 100 orders/month
- · 2TB content storage
- · Customizable branding (emails, pages)
- · Minimal FirstShake branding
- · Priority email + chat support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAffiliate Loop gives every creator a referral link and their own Shopify discount code, then tracks each sale through to a payout you can audit. Commission is held through your return window, and a refund reverses it automatically along with the creator's lifetime total. When you put ad spend behind a creator's content, the sales that ad produces are tagged and settled at a separate, lower rate.
Another DM: "Send me product and I'll post!" You ship it. They ghost. Inventory gone. FirstShake fixes that. Creators buy first. You approve and ship, then they create. Content lands in your dashboard. Approve to release cashback, request edits, or decline. Creator doesn't deliver? You still made a sale. They do? You get content, and a customer. No more wasted product, just orders and content.
- Referral links plus a personal Shopify discount code for every creator
- A separate, lower rate for sales your own ad spend produced
- Refunds reverse commission and lifetime sales automatically
- No delivery? Sale made. Content delivered? Content earned. Win-win.
- Tier cashback per creator — full refund for proven, zero for testers.
- Approve work, request edits, or decline before releasing any cashback.
- Track who ghosts vs. who delivers to build your proven creator roster.
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 |  Affiliate Loop |  FirstShake |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 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 | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Affiliate Loop | FirstShake |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 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 | Affiliate Loop | FirstShake |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $49/month(ahead) | $79/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Affiliate Loop | FirstShake |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #157 | #74(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 10, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Hatzlacha Management LLC | FirstShake |
FAQ
Affiliate Loop and FirstShake: common questions
- Is Affiliate Loop or FirstShake cheaper?
- Only FirstShake lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for Affiliate Loop and $79/month for FirstShake. 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?
- Affiliate Loop lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Achievement tracking, Affiliate links, Analytics, Auto-tracking. 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 14, 2026 for Affiliate Loop, Nov 3, 2026 for FirstShake; 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 14, 2026 for Affiliate Loop, Nov 3, 2026 for FirstShake. 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.