CartBloom ‑ Progress Bar vs Kai Progress bar & Free Gift
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 CartBloom, Nov 9, 2026 for Kai Progress bar & Free Gift.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for CartBloom and $5.99/month for Kai Progress bar & Free Gift.
- Kai Progress bar & Free Gift lists 37 features CartBloom’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Announcements, Automatic discounts.
Head to head
- United States
- Germany
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 1 live offer, 3 tiers
- · Full design control
- · Shopper-chosen gifts
- · Unlimited draft offers
Growth
- · 5 live offers, 6 tiers each
- · 7-day free trial
- · Full design control
- · Shopper-chosen gifts
Pro
- · 25 live offers, 12 tiers each
- · 7-day free trial
- · Full design control
- · Shopper-chosen gifts
Free
- · Free for all development stores.
Basic Plan
- · Discount tiers, Free Gift, Free Shipping
- · Live support
- · Multi Market & All languages supported
- · Unlimited campaigns
- · Unlimited customizations - New templates
- · Unlimited placement options
Pro plan
- · AI-Powered Upsell Recommendations
- · Customer-Based Targeting
- · Everything in the Basic Plan
- · Integrated Upsell with Progress Bar
- · Magic link rules for email
- · Priority Premium Support
Growth plan
- · Cart timer, trust badges & reviews
- · Conversion-ready cart drawer
- · Everything in Pro
- · Express checkout & discount code
- · Progress bar & free gifts in the drawer
- · Ready-made templates, multi-language
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCartBloom adds a progress bar to your cart that fills as shoppers add items, with a reward at each milestone you set - free shipping, a discount, or a gift. You decide how rewards combine: shoppers can keep a gift from every tier they reach, or only one. When it is only one, you choose whether that is the most valuable tier, a specific tier, or the shopper's own pick.
Kai's cart progress bar turns cart goals into higher AOV. Reward each tier with a free gift with purchase (GWP): auto add to cart, pick-a-gift popup or mystery gift. Add a free shipping bar, tiered automatic discounts, BOGO and Buy X Get Y. Built-in cart upsell shows an upsell carousel with AI product recommendations inside the progress bar, so shoppers hit the next reward faster.
- Tiered rewards: free shipping, a percentage or amount off, or a free or discount
- Live preview with a cart-value slider so you check a ladder without a test order
- Shopper-chosen gifts, picked from the products you select for each tier
- Progress bar tier rewards: Amount discount,% discount, Free Shipping & Free Gift
- Fully customizable, Unlimited tiers, Mobile friendly, Place it where you like
- Free Gift: Auto Add to Cart, Pick from popup & BOGO, BXGY: Buy X Get Y Discounts
- Run unlimited campaigns, Target specific products or collections, Advanced rules
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 |  CartBloom |  Kai Progress bar & Free Gift |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 249 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 24% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Germany, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | CartBloom | Kai Progress bar & Free Gift |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 50 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 0% |
Pricing
| Measure | CartBloom | Kai Progress bar & Free Gift |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $6.99/month | $5.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | CartBloom | Kai Progress bar & Free Gift |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #447 | #41(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #7 on Pricing moves in Discounts |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Aug 5, 2026 | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Pinion Labs Inc | Scalix eCom |
FAQ
CartBloom and Kai Progress bar & Free Gift: common questions
- Is CartBloom or Kai Progress bar & Free Gift cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for CartBloom and $5.99/month for Kai Progress bar & Free Gift. 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?
- Kai Progress bar & Free Gift lists 37 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Announcements, Automatic discounts, BOGO. 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 CartBloom, Nov 9, 2026 for Kai Progress bar & Free Gift; 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 CartBloom, Nov 9, 2026 for Kai Progress bar & Free Gift. 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.