Competition Buildr vs Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways
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 Competition Buildr, Nov 9, 2026 for Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways.
The short answer
- Only Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Competition Buildr and $49/month for Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways.
- Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways lists 11 features Competition Buildr’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-entry, Conversion tracking, Custom CSS.
Head to head
Simply build competitions to engage customer loyalty
Grow traffic and sales with Giveaways, Sweepstakes & Referrals
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
All
FREE
- · API + Tracking Pixel
- · All entry actions
- · Refer-a-friend
- · Unlimited Orders
- · Up to 50 Monthly Users
STARTER
- · API + reCaptcha + Tracking Pixel
- · All entry actions
- · Analytics
- · E-mail Validation +Confirmation
- · Refer-a-friend
- · Unlimited Orders
PRO
- · API + reCaptcha + Tracking Pixel
- · All entry actions
- · Analytics
- · E-mail Validation +Confirmation
- · Refer-a-friend
- · Unlimited Orders
PREMIUM
- · AOV Booster + White Glove Onboarding
- · API + reCaptcha + Tracking Pixel
- · All entry actions
- · Analytics
- · E-mail Validation +Confirmation
- · Refer-a-friend
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureTurn purchases into contest entries and track real revenue uplift. Automatically convert Shopify orders into entries with configurable rates. Monitor campaign ROI with detailed analytics showing revenue impact, new vs returning customers, and cost per entry. Includes fraud detection, legal compliance templates, and email marketing integrations.
Giveaways and sweepstakes that reward every purchase and action. Give extra entries for purchases per dollar spent, target specific products or variants, and stack bonus rules for bundles and spending thresholds. Date-range multipliers create urgency at launch and before the campaign ends. Run it on a branded landing page or embed the giveaway widget, ready to capture any traffic you send.
- Effortless manage competitions
- Automation for all processes during the competition life cycle
- Each competition comes with different pages with unique functionalities
- Create your giveaway in minutes, host it on your branded landing page
- Purchase-based Giveaways: reward entries per order value, ex. $1 spent = 1 entry
- Reward users with entries for completing actions like follow, refer & many more
- Refer-a-friend: turn visitors into ambassadors and win new 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 |  Competition Buildr |  Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 2 |
| 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 | Apparel & Accessories |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Competition Buildr | Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 92 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 3 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Competition Buildr | Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $10/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | 5 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Competition Buildr | Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #62 | #2(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #10 in Giveaways and contests |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 26, 2018 | Apr 17, 2020 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Varify | CrazyRocket |
FAQ
Competition Buildr and Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways: common questions
- Is Competition Buildr or Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways cheaper?
- Only Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Competition Buildr and $49/month for Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways. 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?
- Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-entry, Conversion tracking, Custom CSS, 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Competition Buildr, Nov 9, 2026 for Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways; 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 Competition Buildr, Nov 9, 2026 for Giveaway Ninja • Giveaways. 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.