AppLovin vs Kaivo
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 AppLovin, Apr 14, 2026 for Kaivo.
The short answer
Head to head
- United States
- Australia
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
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See every featureAppLovin helps Shopify brands acquire new customers by advertising inside mobile games, reaching over 1 billion potential customers worldwide. Getting live on AppLovin Ads is fast and easy. Simply install the app, connect your store, and you're ready to launch - no coding required. AppLovin Ads automatically sets up pixel tracking and syncs your product catalog so you can quickly run ads and start driving sales.
Kaivo helps merchants turn store products into multi platform advertising campaigns with a simpler workflow. Select a product, choose a goal and budget, and launch ads across social media, streaming audio and video, and search in more than 130 languages. Kaivo makes it easier to move from product selection to promotion without extra setup or repeated manual entry.
- Import your product catalogs to setup Dynamic Product Ads easily
- Setup events tracking with Web Pixel to optimize your ad campaigns
- Accurately attribute checkouts to understand campaign performance
- Turn products from your store into advertising campaigns with less setup.
- Launch ads across social media, streaming audio, video, and search.
- Reach customers in more than 130 languages across multiple channels.
- Choose campaign goals and budgets in a simple guided workflow.
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 |  AppLovin |  Kaivo |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 5,874 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +113 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 200 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 38% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Health & Beauty, Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, Canada | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | AppLovin | Kaivo |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 3.6 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 26 | 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
AppLovin and Kaivo: common questions
- 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 AppLovin, Apr 14, 2026 for Kaivo; 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 AppLovin, Apr 14, 2026 for Kaivo. 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.