AfterShip Referral & Affiliate vs Tyne: Text Referral Program
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for AfterShip Referral & Affiliate, Oct 13, 2026 for Tyne.
The short answer
- Tyne lists 19 features AfterShip Referral & Affiliate’s listing doesn’t mention, including ACH payments, APIs and webhooks, Auto-tracking.
Head to head
Ambassador KOL Influencer, Refer a Friend, Affiliate Program
- 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.
Risk Free
- · No monthly fee
- · Pay only when a referral makes a sale
- · Text-first referral sharing
- · Unlimited advocates
Plus
- · Automatic sale tracking by code
- · Lower 6% commission
- · Pay by Venmo, PayPal, bank, gift card
- · Unlimited advocates
Premium
- · Best for high-volume stores
- · Lowest 2% commission
- · Priority email support
- · Unlimited advocates
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.
Tyne is a referral program built for group chats (where wedding parties, baby showers, and graduations actually decide what to buy). After checkout, customers get a personal referral link and discount code to share by text. When a friend orders, Tyne tracks the sale automatically: no cookies, no clicks. You review each referral, then pay commissions via Tremendous: Venmo, PayPal, bank, or gift card.
- 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
- Referral program launches from the checkout thank-you page
- Customers share referral links & discount codes by text
- Sales tracked automatically by code (no cookies or clicks needed)
- Pay commissions via Tremendous: Venmo, PayPal, bank transfer, or gift card
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 |  Tyne |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 2,937 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −7 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 19 | 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 | Tyne |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 1,005 | 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 | Tyne |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $19/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | AfterShip Referral & Affiliate | Tyne |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #279 |
| Shopify App Charts | #8 in Affiliate programs | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 15, 2021 | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | AfterShip | Canary Street, LLC |
FAQ
AfterShip Referral & Affiliate and Tyne: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- AfterShip Referral & Affiliate lists 13 the others don’t mention, such as Branded portal, Bulk editing, Campaigns, Custom dashboards. Tyne lists 19 the others don’t mention, such as ACH payments, APIs and webhooks, Auto-tracking, Bank transfers. 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 8, 2026 for AfterShip Referral & Affiliate, Oct 13, 2026 for Tyne; 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 8, 2026 for AfterShip Referral & Affiliate, Oct 13, 2026 for Tyne. 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.