CardCraft : Personal Greetings vs Giftnote: Gift Message & Cards
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 CardCraft, Nov 8, 2026 for Giftnote.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: CardCraft 3.0 from 2 reviews and Giftnote 5.0 from 177 reviews.
- Only Giftnote lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for CardCraft and $19/month for Giftnote.
- Giftnote lists 31 features CardCraft’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-tagging, Balance page, Branded.
Head to head
Automated gift messages and vouchers, sent via SMS and email
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
All-In-One Pro
- · 1,000+ Greeting Designs
- · Create your own Content
- · Customers can add Video Greetings & more
- · Digital or Printed
- · Product page & cart page
Gift Audit
- · Compare gift order value to other orders
- · Find gifts with mismatched addresses
- · Scan past orders for missed gifts
- · See what share of your orders are gifts
- · See your potential giftable revenue
- · Upgrade any time, your data is kept
Core Gifting
- · Digital gift cards & Cash back campaigns
- · Founder-led onboarding included free
- · Gifting Revenue Analytics Dashboard
- · Klaviyo, Attentive + Gift recipient Sync
- · On-delivery gift messages by SMS & email
Pro Plan
- · Branded storefronts & custom domains
- · Everything in Core Gifting, plus:
- · Giftnote API access
- · Multi Gift portal for corporate buyers
- · Order & gift card exports
- · Up to 1,000 recipients in one checkout
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureOur app solves a major pain point for gift-buying customers. It lets customers easily personalize gifts with a either a DIGITAL or PRINTED greeting card. With our greeting card add-on, your customers can include a fun greeting with their gift plus a message, gif or video. Merchants make incremental revenue and can set a price for each greeting.
Most stores print gift notes on packing slips, email gift cards to the buyer, and key bulk orders in by hand. Giftnote fixes all three. Shoppers add a gift message at product, cart or checkout. It sends by branded SMS or email when the parcel is delivered or ships, so there is nothing to print and it works with any 3PL. Gift cards and store credit go to the recipient.
- All in one solution: Offer a DIGITAL or PRINTED greeting card add-on option.
- 1000+ Designs included or create your own designs w/ our card-builder tool.
- Turn recipients into buyers and distribute a discount code in the greeting card.
- Stand out with a unique gift-buying experience that sets you apart
- Transform and grow your gifting with a customized on-site and message experience
- Surprise and delight by timing messages sent via Email/SMS when the gift arrives
- Send custom native gift cards via Email/SMS, directly to recipients
- Capture one-time gift recipients and convert them into loyal customers
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 | CardCraft |  Giftnote |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 602 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +17 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 24 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 41% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Australia, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | CardCraft | Giftnote |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 3.0 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 177(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | 6(ahead) |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 31% |
FAQ
CardCraft and Giftnote: common questions
- Is CardCraft or Giftnote cheaper?
- Only Giftnote lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for CardCraft and $19/month for Giftnote. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, CardCraft or Giftnote?
- On the Shopify App Store: CardCraft 3.0 from 2 reviews and Giftnote 5.0 from 177 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Giftnote lists 31 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-tagging, Balance page, Branded, Bulk. 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 CardCraft, Nov 8, 2026 for Giftnote; 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 CardCraft, Nov 8, 2026 for Giftnote. 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.