Checky ‑ Gift Card Balance vs Vify: Professional Gift Cards
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 Checky, Nov 8, 2026 for Vify.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Checky 5.0 from 2 reviews and Vify 4.9 from 137 reviews.
- Only Vify lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Checky and $9.99/month for Vify.
- Vify lists 20 features Checky’s listing doesn’t mention, including Balance page, Branded, Bulk.
Head to head
- United States
- Australia
- Germany
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Unlimited
- · All features are included
FREE
- · Custom product pages
- · Custom redemption page
- · Email configuration
- · Gift card (GC) management
STARTER
- · Bulk GC import
- · Custom Email Branding
- · Custom GC value
- · Custom email templates
- · Expiry Reminder
- · For Basic Shopify
PREMIUM
- · Bulk GC import
- · Custom Email Branding
- · Custom GC value/email templates
- · Expiry Reminder
- · For Shopify/Advance Shopify
- · GC Value Adjustment
ULTIMATE
- · Bulk GC import
- · Custom Email Branding
- · Custom GC value
- · Custom email templates
- · Expiry Reminder
- · For Shopify Plus
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureChecky helps merchants streamline gift card management by enabling balance checks on POS terminals, online stores and checkout pages. Perfect for businesses looking to enhance customer satisfaction and reduce support inquiries, Checky makes it easy for customers to check their gift card balances, boosting loyalty and repeat purchases.
Vify's Professional Gift Cards simplifies the process of creating digital and physical gift cards for your store, making it easy and professional. By just a few clicks, you can quickly design new gift cards with varying values and amounts, and issue them with custom date & time.
- Enable quick gift card balance checks on POS for seamless in-store transactions.
- Add an online widget for customers to check gift card balances with ease.
- Reduce support inquiries with self-service options for gift card balance checks
- Easily manage gift card balances with our intuitive balance adjustment feature.
- Enable your customers to choose a custom value for their gift card when purchase
- Gift Card Expired Reminder: Enhance customer engagement and loyalty
- Balance checking page for customer to check the remain balance of gift card.
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 |  Checky |  Vify |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 33 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −12 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Australia, Germany |
Reviews
| Measure | Checky | Vify |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 137(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 10% |
FAQ
Checky and Vify: common questions
- Is Checky or Vify cheaper?
- Only Vify lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Checky and $9.99/month for Vify. 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, Checky or Vify?
- On the Shopify App Store: Checky 5.0 from 2 reviews and Vify 4.9 from 137 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Vify lists 20 the others don’t mention, such as Balance page, Branded, Bulk, Bulk send. 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 Checky, Nov 8, 2026 for Vify; 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 Checky, Nov 8, 2026 for Vify. 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.