btwn vs Referral Candy & Affiliate

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for btwn, Nov 10, 2026 for Referral Candy & Affiliate.

The short answer

  • Paid plans start at $50/month for btwn and $39/month for Referral Candy & Affiliate.
  • Referral Candy & Affiliate lists 15 features btwn’s listing doesn’t mention, including Achievement tracking, Analytics, Bulk link generation.

Head to head

Detected stores

btwn: —
Referral Candy & Affiliate: 794

App Store reviews

btwn: —
Referral Candy & Affiliate: 1,481

Stores added, 28 days

btwn: —
Referral Candy & Affiliate: 21
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Pitch

Free Word-of-Mouth Marketing

Reach new customers with a referral marketing program

Categories
  • Affiliate programs
  • Loyalty and rewards
  • Loyalty and rewards
  • Affiliate programs
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Jan 19, 2021
Sep 28, 2010
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Built for Shopify
Reviews per month
—
5 last full month
Detected stores
0active installs
794active installs
  • ALOHAS
  • Revice
  • The 'Pause Life by Dr. Mary Claire Haver
  • Platanomelón
  • Pvolve
+789 more
Most common store size
—
11-50 products34%
Top countries
—
  • United States38%
  • United Kingdom14%
  • Germany6%

Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

0510DecFebAprJunAugOctReferral Candy & Affiliate: 3 reviews in December 2025Referral Candy & Affiliate: 6 reviews in January 2026Referral Candy & Affiliate: 9 reviews in February 2026Referral Candy & Affiliate: 5 reviews in March 2026Referral Candy & Affiliate: 6 reviews in April 2026Referral Candy & Affiliate: 7 reviews in May 2026Referral Candy & Affiliate: 4 reviews in June 2026Referral Candy & Affiliate: 9 reviews in July 2026Referral Candy & Affiliate: 4 reviews in August 2026Referral Candy & Affiliate: 3 reviews in September 2026Referral Candy & Affiliate: 5 reviews in October 2026
btwnReferral Candy & AffiliateCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
$50/month
From $39 to $799/month
Plans
Standard$50/month
7-day free trial
Basic$39/month
7-day free trial10.5% success fee on referral sales
  • · All features on every plan
  • · For brands getting started
Grow$79/month
7-day free trial3.5% success fee on referral sales
  • · All features on every plan
  • · For brands scaling referral revenue
Scale$249/month
7-day free trial1.5% success fee on referral sales
  • · All features on every plan
  • · For high-volume where margins matter
Enterprise$799/month
7-day free trial0.25% success fee on referral sales
  • · All features on every plan
  • · Dedicated onboarding & account manager
Coverage
12 of 28 features43%
27 of 28 features96%
Unique strengths
  • Custom dashboards
  • Achievement tracking
  • Analytics
  • Bulk link generation
  • Commission
  • +11 more
Affiliate programs
50%8/16
94%15/16
Affiliate experience
75%3/4
75%3/4
Commission options
67%2/3
100%3/3
Payments
100%1/1
100%1/1
Referral management
25%2/8
100%8/8
Loyalty and rewards
33%4/12
100%12/12
Program types
60%3/5
100%5/5
Rewards you can offer
14%1/7
100%7/7
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btwnReferral Candy & Affiliate28 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Works with also listed by another
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  • Checkout
  • Customer accounts
  • ReCharge
  • Klaviyo
  • Skio
  • Awtomic
  • Appstle
  • Loop
How it sells itself

Introducing btwn, your ultimate marketing partner developed by b.plat LLC in 2020. Our platform is designed to seamlessly connect your business with customers, prioritizing your success and fostering stronger customer relationships through automated processes. With our rewards system, you can show appreciation to your loyal customers, effectively driving revenue growth.

Grow your brand with referral & affiliate programs, instead of expensive ads. ReferralCandy helps you get more sales by rewarding loyal customers and working with affiliates. Our new Referral Expert, a built-in AI assistant, helps you launch and fine-tune campaigns from your store's real data. You already own the best acquisition channels: your own customers & affiliates.

Key points
  • Attract new customers through referral bonuses
  • Enhance customer retention with cash rewards for their purchases
  • Engage customers to leave reviews and refer their friends
  • Ease business decisions with metrics analysis through our merchant dashboard
  • Set up a referral or affiliate program and get the first sales within 30 minutes
  • Enable post-purchase popups, emails and pages to enroll customers in the program
  • Automate customer rewards: Cash and coupons for one-off and subscription sales
  • Customize your referral program with your logo, images and brand colors
Screenshots
My Business Profile
Main dashboardCustomer Summary
referralcandy affiliate shopify referral app refer a friend
referral candy generate revenuereferral candy track affiliate sales data dashboard

All the numbers

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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

MeasurebtwnReferral Candy & Affiliate
Detected storesNot published794as of Nov 10, 2026
Net store change, 28 days0estimated−3estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough data21new and returning
Big-brand shareNot enough data21%of stores of known size
Top store categoriesNot publishedHealth & Beauty, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Apparel & Accessories
Top store countriesNot publishedUnited States, United Kingdom, Germany

Reviews

MeasurebtwnReferral Candy & Affiliate
App Store ratingNot published4.9 ★
App Store reviewsNot published1,481
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough data0
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough data12%

Pricing

MeasurebtwnReferral Candy & Affiliate
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$50/month$39/month(ahead)
Longest free trial7 days7 days
Plans listed14

Listing

MeasurebtwnReferral Candy & Affiliate
Shopify category rankNot enough data#12in Affiliate programs
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s charts#16 in Affiliate programs
Built for ShopifyNoYes
LaunchedJan 19, 2021Sep 28, 2010
Languages1English1English
DeveloperbtwnReferralCandy

FAQ

btwn and Referral Candy & Affiliate: common questions

Is btwn or Referral Candy & Affiliate cheaper?
Paid plans start at $50/month for btwn and $39/month for Referral Candy & Affiliate. 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?
btwn lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Custom dashboards. Referral Candy & Affiliate lists 15 the others don’t mention, such as Achievement tracking, Analytics, Bulk link generation, Commission. 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 13, 2026 for btwn, Nov 10, 2026 for Referral Candy & Affiliate; 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 13, 2026 for btwn, Nov 10, 2026 for Referral Candy & Affiliate. 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.