Affilo: Affiliate Marketing vs Mad Circle
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 Affilo, Sep 23, 2026 for Mad Circle.
The short answer
- Affilo lists 15 features Mad Circle’s listing doesn’t mention, including Bank transfers, Custom forms, Custom registration.
Head to head
World-class Affiliate Marketing, Referrals, MLM for your store
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Standard
- · Affiliate Discount Codes
- · Cancel any order
- · Custom Rules
- · Detailed Analytics
- · Easy MLM
- · Unlimited Affiliates & Orders
Pro
- · + more
- · Bulk messaging/Newsletter
- · Create Discount Codes in app
- · Detailed Reporting
- · Discount Links
- · Pay via Store Credit
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAffilo is a complete Affiliate Marketing solution helping you create your own affiliate program in any way you like. Create unlimited affiliate programs, track unlimited numbers of orders, and recruit unlimited number of affiliates. Setup different commissions for different influencers/affiliates and tiers.
MadCircle is an affiliate and trade-partner platform built to make performance partnerships simple, transparent, and scalable. Merchants can create affiliate programs, manage commissions, track referred orders, handle payouts, prevent fraud, and monitor performance all from one clean dashboard.
- Unlimited Everything - Unlimited Affiliates, Orders, Sales, Tracking & Links.
- Pay via PayPal, manually or via Store Credits. Give bonuses and extra rewards.
- Modern & easy to understand UX and User interface design
- Affiliate Discount codes & Affiliate Discounted Links.
- Affiliate Management — Manage, approve, and track affiliates easily.
- Commission & Payout Tracking — Track commissions, payout status, and payment his
- Fraud Protection — Detect suspicious activity, coupon leaks, and blocked affilia
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 |  Affilo |  Mad Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 172 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −3 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Health & Beauty, Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, Canada, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Affilo | Mad Circle |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.3 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 26 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Affilo | Mad Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $39/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Affilo | Mad Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #130(ahead) | #210 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Feb 15, 2019 | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Affilo | Brilliant Madness |
FAQ
Affilo and Mad Circle: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Affilo lists 15 the others don’t mention, such as Bank transfers, Custom forms, Custom registration, Fraud protection. Mad Circle lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Branded portal, Custom commission, Custom dashboards, Multi-currency. 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 Affilo, Sep 23, 2026 for Mad Circle; 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 Affilo, Sep 23, 2026 for Mad Circle. 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.