AfterShip Referral & Affiliate vs Datima: Affiliate & Referral
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 10, 2026 for AfterShip Referral & Affiliate, Nov 9, 2026 for Datima.
The short answer
- AfterShip Referral & Affiliate lists 24 features Datima’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Automated rules, Bulk editing.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureLeverage word-of-mouth marketing to turn your customers into brand advocates. Motivate your existing customers to refer your brand to friends, family, and acquaintances to grow your business. Reward them for successful referrals and offer discounts to new referred customers on their next purchase. Invite and collaborate with influencers and pay commissions on new sales they drive to your store.
Creators, partners and loyal customers already talk about your products. Give them a link and pay them for the sales they bring. Set your commission and terms once. Partners apply on a page of your own store, you approve them, and each gets a referral link. Orders through the link are credited with the commission and the reason; cancellations and full refunds take it back.
- One click referral campaigns setup with unique referral links and reward coupons
- Automated reward emails to advocates with easy-to-redeem coupon codes
- Bulk email invites to influencers and easy monitoring through one dashboard
- Free gifts to influencers as commission to reduce marketing costs
- Affiliates apply on a signup page of your own store, in your theme
- Each approved affiliate gets a referral link; their orders are credited to them
- Commission per order, percent or fixed, on merchandise after discounts
- Every order shows who earned what and why; cancellations reverse it
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 |  AfterShip Referral & Affiliate | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 2,963 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −6 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 17 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 6% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | AfterShip Referral & Affiliate | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 1,004 | 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 | AfterShip Referral & Affiliate | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | AfterShip Referral & Affiliate | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #8 in Affiliate programs | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 15, 2021 | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | AfterShip | Datima |
FAQ
AfterShip Referral & Affiliate and Datima: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- AfterShip Referral & Affiliate lists 24 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Automated rules, Bulk editing, Campaigns. Datima lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Custom registration, Page creation, 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 Nov 10, 2026 for AfterShip Referral & Affiliate, Nov 9, 2026 for Datima; 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 10, 2026 for AfterShip Referral & Affiliate, Nov 9, 2026 for Datima. 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.