Alpha: Loyalty Program, Points vs Star Promo Points

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 Alpha, Oct 13, 2026 for Star Promo Points.

The short answer

  • Only Star Promo Points lists a free plan.
  • Star Promo Points lists 8 features Alpha’s listing doesn’t mention, including Checkout discounts, Coupons, Custom code.

Head to head

Detected stores

Alpha: 3
Star Promo Points: —

App Store reviews

Alpha: 25
Star Promo Points: —
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Pitch
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Get Discount coupons using points

Categories
  • Loyalty and rewards
  • Discounts
  • Loyalty and rewards
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Sep 25, 2025
Jan 4, 2022
Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Reviews per month
5 last full month
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Detected stores
3active installs
  • CHIOMA® Co.
+2 more
0active installs
Most common store size
1,001-5,000 products33%
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Top countries
  • China33%
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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.

0510OctDecMarMayJulOctAlpha: Loyalty Program, Points: 6 reviews in October 2025Alpha: Loyalty Program, Points: 2 reviews in November 2025Alpha: Loyalty Program, Points: 1 reviews in December 2025Alpha: Loyalty Program, Points: 2 reviews in February 2026Alpha: Loyalty Program, Points: 3 reviews in March 2026Alpha: Loyalty Program, Points: 3 reviews in April 2026Alpha: Loyalty Program, Points: 2 reviews in May 2026Alpha: Loyalty Program, Points: 1 reviews in June 2026Alpha: Loyalty Program, Points: 1 reviews in July 2026Alpha: Loyalty Program, Points: 4 reviews in September 2026Alpha: Loyalty Program, Points: 5 reviews in October 2026
AlphaStar Promo PointsCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
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From $0 to $10.99/month
Plans
Free
Free PlanFree
  • · Max 1 discount offer for customers
  • · Max 2 plans create for customer joining
Business Plan$5.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · Max 1 paid plan to customer joining
  • · Max 5 discount offers for customers
  • · Unlimited Signup plans for customers
Premium Plan$10.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · Add Unlimited offers for customers
  • · Add unlimited paid plans for customers
  • · Add unlimited plans for customer joining
Coverage
9 of 18 features50%
13 of 18 features72%
Unique strengths
  • Badges
  • Free shipping
  • Gift cards
  • POS rewards
  • +1 more
  • Checkout discounts
  • Coupons
  • Custom code
  • Discount codes
  • +4 more
Discounts
0%0/7
100%7/7
Discount types
0%0/6
100%6/6
Managing discounts
0%0/1
100%1/1
Loyalty and rewards
82%9/11
55%6/11
Program types
67%2/3
67%2/3
Rewards you can offer
88%7/8
50%4/8
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AlphaStar Promo Points18 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

Customer loyalty app with points, VIP tiers and a dedicated loyalty page. Customers earn points for purchases, sign-ups, newsletter, birthdays, reviews and social follows, and redeem rewards: discounts, free shipping or free products. Run different programs for customer groups by tags, like wholesale and retail (B2B). Give bonus points on key products and collections, and retroactive points for past orders.

Star Promo Points app is use for the give discount to the customer based on earned points. Customer can purchase the discount code (Coupon code) to get the discount on to purchase an order. Customer can get reward on each purchase and also on register to the plan.

Key points
  • Loyalty points - customers earn/redeem points for attractive rewards
  • VIP tiers – exclusive perks based on points earned or money spent
  • Multiple Programs – launch different loyalty programs for different customers
  • POS support - let customers earn and redeem points in physical stores
  • Grow up your business
  • Customer rewards
  • Get More Customers
  • Customer can purchase the coupon code
Screenshots
Multiple ways to redeem points
Customize loyalty widgetSegment or A/B test programsBuild smart loyalty programs
Get discount coupons and Grow up your business
Points HistoryGet discount codes using pointsDashboard

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.

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Adoption

MeasureAlphaStar Promo Points
Detected stores3as of Nov 9, 2026Not published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesApparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Health & BeautyNot published
Top store countriesChinaNot published

Reviews

MeasureAlphaStar Promo Points
App Store rating5.0 ★Not published
App Store reviews25Not published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureAlphaStar Promo Points
Free planNot listedYes
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listed$5.99/month
Longest free trialNot listed7 days
Plans listedNot published3

Listing

MeasureAlphaStar Promo Points
Shopify category rank#36in Loyalty and rewards#994in Discounts
Shopify App Charts#8 on Rookies in Loyalty and rewardsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyYesNo
LaunchedSep 25, 2025Jan 4, 2022
Languages1English1English
DeveloperAlphalogicStarappsfirm

FAQ

Alpha and Star Promo Points: common questions

Is Alpha or Star Promo Points cheaper?
Only Star Promo Points lists a free plan. 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?
Alpha lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Badges, Free shipping, Gift cards, POS rewards. Star Promo Points lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Checkout discounts, Coupons, Custom code, Discount codes. 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 Alpha, Oct 13, 2026 for Star Promo Points; 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 Alpha, Oct 13, 2026 for Star Promo Points. 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.