BuddyBoost: AOV Cart Targets vs Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for BuddyBoost, Nov 9, 2026 for Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO.
The short answer
- Only BuddyBoost lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for BuddyBoost and $9.99/month for Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO.
- Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO lists 8 features BuddyBoost’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcement bar, Cart upsell, Conversion rates.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free to Install
- · Free for development stores
200 orders/mo
- · Chat & email support
- · Performance reporting
- · Personal goal per shopper
- · Popup customization (to match brand)
- · Up to 200 orders per month
500 orders/mo
- · Performance reporting
- · Personal goal per shopper
- · Popup customization (to match brand)
- · Priority chat & email support
- · Up to 500 orders per month
1,000+ orders/mo
- · Performance reporting
- · Personal goal per shopper
- · Popup customization (to match brand)
- · Priority chat & email support
- · Single‑use, non‑shareable discount codes
- · Up to 1,000+ orders per month
Basic
- · Advanced analytics
- · Display pop-up upsells on add to cart
- · Free for development stores
- · Highly customisable block designs
- · Live chat support
- · Product add-ons and gift banners
Shopify
- · Advanced analytics
- · Display pop-up upsells on add to cart
- · Free for development stores
- · Highly customisable block designs
- · Live chat support
- · Product add-ons and gift banners
Advanced
- · Advanced analytics
- · Display pop-up upsells on add to cart
- · Free for development stores
- · Highly customisable block designs
- · Live chat support
- · Product add-ons and gift banners
Shopify Plus
- · Advanced analytics
- · Display pop-up upsells on add to cart
- · Free for development stores
- · Highly customisable block designs
- · Live chat support
- · Product add-ons and gift banners
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBuddyBoost gives every shopper a live, personal spend target the moment they add an item to cart. BuddyBoost calculates a target for them and they see exactly how much more they need to add to unlock a reward. Most of them add it. The reward is a discount code that works once, for that shopper, in that session.
Koala Free Gift & Upsell helps you boost revenue by adding free gifts, upsells, pop-ups, and product add-ons to the shopping experience. With features like BOGO (Buy One Get One) and BXGY (Buy X Get Y), you can effortlessly increase AOV and conversions.
- Automatically pair live shoppers by cart value
- Set personal cart goals that nudge higher order value
- Create single‑use, non‑shareable discount codes that can’t leak
- Show relevant upsell products directly inside checkout
- Create upsell pop-ups, product add-ons and gift offers from templates
- Automatically add gifts to the cart when specific items are added to the cart
- Set custom upsell offers to be applied to the items which are being added
- Set up rules to offer upsells to customers based on their previous behaviour
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 |  BuddyBoost |  Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 887 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −32 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 26 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 21% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Health & Beauty, Apparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | BuddyBoost | Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 393 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 19% |
Pricing
| Measure | BuddyBoost | Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | $9.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | BuddyBoost | Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #180 | #10 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #7 in Gifts - Other |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Apr 15, 2026 | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Eight Eighteen Labs | ProfitKoala |
FAQ
BuddyBoost and Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO: common questions
- Is BuddyBoost or Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO cheaper?
- Only BuddyBoost lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for BuddyBoost and $9.99/month for Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO. 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?
- BuddyBoost lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Checkout upsell, Product recommendations, Volume discounts. Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Announcement bar, Cart upsell, Conversion rates, Custom rules. 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 14, 2026 for BuddyBoost, Nov 9, 2026 for Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO; 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 14, 2026 for BuddyBoost, Nov 9, 2026 for Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO. 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.