Appal: Discount & Free Gift vs Tidebird: Free Gift Upsell
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 4, 2026.
The short answer
- Appal lists 6 features Tidebird’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automations, BOGO, Bulk discounts.
Head to head
- Netherlands
- Pakistan
- United Kingdom
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSet a spend or quantity threshold and the free gift is added to the cart at zero. Drop below it and the gift comes back out. Add tiers so a bigger cart earns a bigger gift, let shoppers choose from a list you pick, and set a different threshold per market. Offers run on Shopify's own discount engine, so they hold in the cart and at checkout without a code.
Tidebird runs a gift with purchase on your store. Pick real products as gifts and set up to three minimum spends: shoppers get one gift from the highest tier their cart reaches, and can choose between up to three gifts. A small widget shows how close they are. If the cart drops below the amount, checkout asks the shopper to remove the gift.
- Auto-add a free gift when the cart passes a spend or quantity threshold
- Stack gift tiers so bigger carts earn bigger gifts, or let shoppers pick one
- Buy X get Y, tiered, volume and shipping discounts from the same app
- Set up to three gift tiers, each with its own minimum spend
- Let shoppers choose one of up to three gifts in each tier
- Show progress, the next gift and the shipping goal in one small widget
- Checkout asks to remove the gift if the cart no longer qualifies
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 |  Appal | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 4 | 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 | Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment, Food, Beverages & Tobacco | Not published |
| Top store countries | Netherlands, Pakistan, United Kingdom | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Appal | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
Appal and Tidebird: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Appal lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Automations, BOGO, Bulk discounts, Discount codes. Tidebird lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Triggers and rules, Upsell discounts. 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 4, 2026; 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 4, 2026. 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.