Cart specials app vs SMART Bundles App & Upsells
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Feb 19, 2026 for Cart specials, Nov 12, 2026 for SMART Bundles App & Upsells.
The short answer
- SMART Bundles App & Upsells lists 32 features Cart specials’s listing doesn’t mention, including BOGO, Bulk discounts, Coupons.
Head to head
- 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.
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureIt adds an automatic “Buy 4, Get 1 item (cheapest item)” promotion to your store customers will be able to buy products on your store and enjoy a discount on the cheapest product they add when every 4 products are added to the cart.
Let shoppers bundle and save with bundle deals, product bundles, bundle kits, mix and match bundles and fixed bundle prices. Add quantity breaks, volume discounts, tiered pricing, bulk pricing, BOGO, Buy X Get Y and free gifts. Upsell and cross-sell with product add-ons, subscribe and save, a countdown timer, a sticky add to cart bar and a variant picker. Target products, collections, customer tags or cart value.
- Counts eligible items in real time.
- For every group of 4, marks the cheapest one item.
- For every 8 products sold, 2 of the cheapest products will be free
- Automatically apply discounts based on cart rules or customer behavior
- Create custom discount rules for seamless promotional campaigns.
- Boost sales with personalized, time-limited automatic discounts
- Simplify complex discount setups with an intuitive interface
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 |  Cart specials |  SMART Bundles App & Upsells |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 1,719 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +41 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 44 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 13% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Australia, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | Cart specials | SMART Bundles App & Upsells |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 602 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 3% |
Pricing
| Measure | Cart specials | SMART Bundles App & Upsells |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Cart specials | SMART Bundles App & Upsells |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #1 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #23 in Upsell and cross-sell |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Nov 21, 2025 | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | WebFootprint | SMART Bundle | Bundles & Upsells |
FAQ
Cart specials and SMART Bundles App & Upsells: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Cart specials lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as APIs and webhooks, Automations. SMART Bundles App & Upsells lists 32 the others don’t mention, such as BOGO, Bulk discounts, Coupons, Cross-sell discounts. 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 Feb 19, 2026 for Cart specials, Nov 12, 2026 for SMART Bundles App & Upsells; 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 Feb 19, 2026 for Cart specials, Nov 12, 2026 for SMART Bundles App & Upsells. 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.