CK: WhatsApp Marketing & Chat vs WappEngage
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 6, 2026 for CK, Nov 9, 2026 for WappEngage.
The short answer
- Only CK lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for CK and $24.99/month for WappEngage.
- CK lists 14 features WappEngage’s listing doesn’t mention, including Business hours, Cart recovery, Chat assignment.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free Forever
- · 100 Manual cart abandonment messages
- · Chat button for WhatsApp
- · No branding of ours
- · Reports
- · Share button for WhatsApp
- · Unlimited chats
VIP
- · Automated recovery messages
- · COD Confirmation messages
- · Free +
- · Order CRM
- · Order confirmation & shipping messages
- · Priority Support & Email alerts
Advanced
- · Automation using your number
- · Custom template messages
- · Marketing
- · Multiple automated abandoned messages
- · Team Inbox with 1000 incoming messages
- · VIP features+
Starter
- · 1,000 WhatsApp subscribers
- · Automated cart recovery journey
- · Basic revenue attribution (last-touch)
- · Broadcast campaigns to custom segments
- · Email Support
- · Order confirmation & delivery notificati
Pro
- · 4-signal attribution engine (all models)
- · AI-powered segments
- · Broadcast campaigns to custom segments
- · Direct Support
- · Unique discount code generation per cust
- · Unlimited WhatsApp subscribers
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSend marketing messages for sales with the highest open rate via WhatsApp API. Send WhatsApp abandoned cart recovery messages through WhatsApp business automatically and increase your conversion rate. Sending WhatsApp order notifications and WhatsApp Shipping confirmation increase trust and many other WhatsApp automation. Verify COD orders before fulfilling the order.
WappEngage is a WhatsApp marketing app for Shopify. Send automated cart recovery, COD-to-prepaid nudges, and post-purchase journeys — then prove exactly which message drove which order. Our 4-signal attribution engine matches every order to its source: discount code, UTM click, pixel session, or subscriber match. See your WhatsApp ROAS, campaign revenue, and subscriber growth — all inside Shopify Admin.
- Send automation, marketing & abandoned cart recovery via WhatsApp API
- WhatsApp button for chat and share with ability to customise and one click setup
- Connect your existing WhatsApp business app number
- Collect reviews from your Loox / Google / Judge.me / Trust reviews
- Automated WhatsApp cart recovery with 3-step message sequences.
- 4-signal attribution — prove which WhatsApp message drove each order.
- COD-to-prepaid conversion nudges reduce returns and improve cash flow.
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 |  CK | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 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 | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | CK | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 304 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 17% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | CK | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $24.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | CK | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #10 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #14 on Featured by Shopify in Chat | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jun 25, 2020 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Languages | 26 | 1 |
| Developer | Carthike | Icon Pillar Digital Solutions |
FAQ
CK and WappEngage: common questions
- Is CK or WappEngage cheaper?
- Only CK lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for CK and $24.99/month for WappEngage. 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?
- CK lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Business hours, Cart recovery, Chat assignment, Chat buttons. WappEngage lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Behavior tracking, Conversion tracking, Custom discount codes. 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 6, 2026 for CK, Nov 9, 2026 for WappEngage; 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 6, 2026 for CK, Nov 9, 2026 for WappEngage. 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.