Candidly: Product Reviews Q&A vs ReviewsYard — Product Reviews
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 10, 2026 for Candidly, Oct 13, 2026 for ReviewsYard.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Candidly and $14.95/month for ReviewsYard.
- Candidly lists 5 features ReviewsYard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automations, Filtering, Q&A.
Head to head
- United States
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free Plan
- · 100 review requests
- · Customizable email templates
- · Q&A
Basic Plan
- · 500 review requests
- · Customizable email templates
- · Q&A
- · Reward incentives
- · Unlimited custom questions
Pro Plan
- · 2000 review requests
- · Customizable email templates
- · Q&A
- · Reward incentives
- · Unlimited custom questions
Advanced Plan
- · 10000 review requests
- · Customizable email templates
- · Q&A
- · Reward incentives
- · Unlimited custom questions
Trial/Dev Plan
- · Free for Shopify Partner
- · Free for Shopify Trial shops
- · Not applicable to shops on paid plans
Pro Plan
- · Easy Migration
- · Incentives and discounts
- · Reply to reviews
- · Schedule request emails
- · Unlimited review requests
- · Unlimited reviews
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCandidly is an all-inclusive product reviews app with Q&A, automated review request, and custom question functionality. Configure initial and follow up review requests while customizing your review form with multiple choice questions, and optionally displaying the answers in reviews, to gain valuable insights from your customers.
Automatically request reviews from your customers using in-email forms, fully automate asking customers for product reviews after purchase.
- Attach custom multiple choice questions to your review forms
- Send automated initial and follow up review requests
- Configure various types of reward incentives to encourage quality reviews
- Elegantly display your customer reviews on your store
- Automatically request reviews from your customers after purchase
- Schedule products review request emails
- Send incentives and discounts to your customers for leaving a review
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 |  Candidly |  ReviewsYard |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 1 | 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 | Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Candidly | ReviewsYard |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Candidly | ReviewsYard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $14.95/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Candidly | ReviewsYard |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 18, 2025 | Apr 28, 2023 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | MotionSoftware | MerchantYard |
FAQ
Candidly and ReviewsYard: common questions
- Is Candidly or ReviewsYard cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Candidly and $14.95/month for ReviewsYard. 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?
- Candidly lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Automations, Filtering, Q&A, Rich snippets. ReviewsYard lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Import and export, Promotions, Review migration, Review summaries. 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 10, 2026 for Candidly, Oct 13, 2026 for ReviewsYard; 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 10, 2026 for Candidly, Oct 13, 2026 for ReviewsYard. 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.