AmbassadorFlow Referrals vs Gather: Refer a Friend
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 30, 2026 for AmbassadorFlow Referrals, Oct 13, 2026 for Gather.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: AmbassadorFlow Referrals 5.0 from 7 reviews and Gather 5.0 from 38 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $99/month for AmbassadorFlow Referrals and $350/month for Gather.
- Gather lists 18 features AmbassadorFlow Referrals’s listing doesn’t mention, including Affiliate programs, Contests, Coupons.
Head to head
Refer a Friend Programs. Reward Tiers. Grow Sales or Leads.
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Performance
- · Fraud detection
- · Multi-language & multi-currency
- · Onboarding support
- · Only pay for extra sales - no fixed cost
- · Unlimited ambassadors & invites
Grow
- · Everything in Performance Plan
- · Only 3% fee instead of 10%
- · Predictable costs at any scale
- · Priority support
Scale
- · Everything in Grow Plan
- · Highest priority support
- · Keep 99% of every sale
- · Manual optimization by our team
- · Priority access to new features
Business Plan
- · 5000 Advocates & 500k site views / month
- · All features Included
- · Multiple campaigns
- · No commission fees
- · Set up consultation
- · Unlimited referrals
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureTurn word of mouth into an automatic growth channel. AmbassadorFlow invites every customer to become an ambassador. They share a personal link and earn rewards when their friends buy. Invitations are sent across multiple touchpoints, increasing participation. More ambassadors mean more referrals, more sales, and more revenue. Recruitment, tracking, payouts, and fraud prevention run automatically.
Activate your customer base as a new, acquisition channel. Deploy a high ROAS, low CPA acquisition channel through your existing customer base. Embed the Refer a Friend experience on your site with a click of a button. With Gather you can deploy a single or tiered reward system for your referral program. Deploy single or double sided referral program.
- Recruit ambassadors automatically from multiple touchpoints.
- Reward ambassadors automatically using store credit
- Win-win: friends get discounts, ambassadors earn store credit.
- Block self-referrals and discount abuse automatically.
- Sales growth, newsletter growth or lead-gen with referrals.
- Invitations, including: email with contact search, social media and messaging.
- Deploy reward tiers / milestones. Provide One-sided or two-sided rewards.
- Enrol members in a post-purchase CTA sidebar and directly from Klaviyo.
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 |  AmbassadorFlow Referrals |  Gather |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AmbassadorFlow Referrals | Gather |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 7 | 38(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | AmbassadorFlow Referrals | Gather |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $99/month(ahead) | $350/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | AmbassadorFlow Referrals | Gather |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #59(ahead) | #166 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 2, 2026 | Jun 10, 2016 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | AmbassadorFlow - Referral Program | Gather |
FAQ
AmbassadorFlow Referrals and Gather: common questions
- Is AmbassadorFlow Referrals or Gather cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $99/month for AmbassadorFlow Referrals and $350/month for Gather. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, AmbassadorFlow Referrals or Gather?
- On the Shopify App Store: AmbassadorFlow Referrals 5.0 from 7 reviews and Gather 5.0 from 38 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- AmbassadorFlow Referrals lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Store credit. Gather lists 18 the others don’t mention, such as Affiliate programs, Contests, Coupons, Custom programs. 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 30, 2026 for AmbassadorFlow Referrals, Oct 13, 2026 for Gather; 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 30, 2026 for AmbassadorFlow Referrals, Oct 13, 2026 for Gather. 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.