Bold Discounts ‑ Flash Sales vs Run Promo
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 7, 2026 for Bold Discounts, Nov 9, 2026 for Run Promo.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Bold Discounts and $19.90/month for Run Promo.
- Run Promo lists 19 features Bold Discounts’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Auto-position, Checkout discounts.
Head to head
Storewide sales, discount, flash-sales, & scheduled sales.
- France
- Italy
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
** DEV SHOP ONLY
- · ** THIS PLAN IS FOR DEVELOPMENT SHOPS **
- · Auto-Tag Product On Sale
- · Automatic Scheduled Sales
- · LIVE Customizable Countdown Timers
- · Sale Icons for Collection and PDP Image
- · Show/Hide Text, or HTML when Sale Active
Essentials
- · Auto-Tag Product On Sale
- · Automatic Scheduled Sales
- · Hand Selected, or by Collection,
- · LIVE Customizable Countdown Timers
- · Sale Icons for Collection and PDP Image
- · Show/Hide Text, or HTML when Sale Active
Basic
- · - Custom Labels
- · - Instant Price discounts.
- · - Maximum 3 Campaigns .
- · - Schedule start and end time .
- · - Variant selection upto 100 .
ACE
- · - Instant price discounts
- · - Schedule start and end time .
- · - Unlimited Variants & Products
- · -Custom product labels to indicate sale
- · -Text and image upload for custom labels
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRun store-wide Black Friday flash sales in seconds! Bold's Shopify Discount App lets you run flash sales with NO COUPON CODES REQUIRED Schedule clearance sales, daily deals or any automatic promotion, with a few clicks! Manage discounting and wholesale pricing. Display Sale COUNTDOWN TIMERS or sale icons to create customer urgency and entice shoppers. 100% customizable!
Running a Flash sale, Christmas sale or any other sale??Need a developer every time you create custom badges and run sales promotions? Not anymore! Run Promo automates bulk discount creation, creation of custom badges and scheduling your promotions for your store. You can apply discounts to unlimited number of products( not limited to 100). Discounts and badges appear on your category, product and cart pages.
- Set your discount, apply it to products, collections, or your entire store
- Create urgency with a real-time countdown on your site to promote your sale
- Run an unlimited number of promotions without the risk of discount stacking
- Run promotions with advanced scheduling. Ideal for Black Friday and other events
- Create custom badges without the need of a developer. Just upload and go live.
- Upload images or create text based badges. Just click and go live
- Easily create bulk discounts for unlimited # of products( not limited to 100).
- Create unlimited number of promotions. Set up and delete anytime you want.
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 |  Bold Discounts |  Run Promo |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 3 |
| 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 | Home & Garden, Apparel & Accessories |
| Top store countries | Not published | France, Italy |
Reviews
| Measure | Bold Discounts | Run Promo |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 505 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Bold Discounts | Run Promo |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month | $19.90/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Bold Discounts | Run Promo |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #732 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 24, 2012 | May 27, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Bold | Promo Solutions |
FAQ
Bold Discounts and Run Promo: common questions
- Is Bold Discounts or Run Promo cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Bold Discounts and $19.90/month for Run Promo. 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?
- Bold Discounts lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Banners, Bulk editing, Fixed discounts, Fixed pricing. Run Promo lists 19 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Auto-position, Checkout discounts, Collection pages. 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 7, 2026 for Bold Discounts, Nov 9, 2026 for Run Promo; 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 7, 2026 for Bold Discounts, Nov 9, 2026 for Run Promo. 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.