Competition Buildr vs Social Boost by AppsMav

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, Oct 16, 2026 for Social Boost by AppsMav.

The short answer

  • Only Social Boost by AppsMav lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Competition Buildr and $49.95/month for Social Boost by AppsMav.
  • Social Boost by AppsMav lists 52 features Competition Buildr’s listing doesn’t mention, including Age verification, Analytics, APIs and webhooks.

Head to head

App Store reviews

Competition Buildr: —
Social Boost by AppsMav: 58

New reviews, 28 days

Competition Buildr: —
Social Boost by AppsMav: 1
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Pitch

Simply build competitions to engage customer loyalty

Giveaways, Contests, Referrals, Post Purchase, Sweepstakes

Categories
  • Giveaways and contests
  • Pop-ups
  • Giveaways and contests
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Sep 26, 2018
May 4, 2016
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
—
1 last full month
Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
—
—
Top countries
—
—

Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

035NovJanMayJulNovMarMaySocial Boost by AppsMav: 4 reviews in November 2023Social Boost by AppsMav: 3 reviews in December 2023Social Boost by AppsMav: 1 reviews in January 2024Social Boost by AppsMav: 1 reviews in March 2024Social Boost by AppsMav: 1 reviews in May 2024Social Boost by AppsMav: 1 reviews in June 2024Social Boost by AppsMav: 2 reviews in July 2024Social Boost by AppsMav: 1 reviews in September 2024Social Boost by AppsMav: 2 reviews in November 2024Social Boost by AppsMav: 2 reviews in February 2025Social Boost by AppsMav: 2 reviews in March 2025Social Boost by AppsMav: 1 reviews in May 2025
Competition BuildrSocial Boost by AppsMavCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
$10/month
From $0 to $179/month
Plans
All$10/month
5-day free trial
FULL FEATURED:50Free
  • · 50 users
  • · All features included
  • · Footer Credit is an optional add-on
  • · Unlimited campaigns
FULL FEATURED:500$49.95/month
  • · 500 users
  • · All features included
  • · Footer Credit is an optional add-on
  • · Unlimited campaigns
FULL FEATURED:2000$99/month
  • · 2000 users
  • · All features included
  • · Footer Credit is an optional add-on
  • · Unlimited campaigns
FULL FEATURED:5000$179/month
  • · 5000 users
  • · All features included
  • · Footer Credit is an optional add-on
  • · Unlimited campaigns
Coverage
0 of 54 features0%
54 of 54 features100%
Unique strengths
—
  • Age verification
  • Analytics
  • APIs and webhooks
  • Auto-entry
  • +48 more
Giveaways and contests
0%0/23
100%23/23
Campaign types
0%0/5
100%5/5
Customization
0%0/7
100%7/7
Submission management
0%0/11
100%11/11
Pop-ups
0%0/31
100%31/31
Managing pop-ups
0%0/16
100%16/16
Pop-up types
0%0/15
100%15/15
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Competition BuildrSocial Boost by AppsMav54 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Works with also listed by another
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  • MailChimp
  • Facebook
  • klaviyo
  • Active Campaign
  • judge.me
  • Instagram
How it sells itself

Turn 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.

Want a Holiday season boost? Launch giveaways, contests, referrals, post-purchase chance-to-win and sweepstakes with ready templates for Halloween, Thanksgiving, BFCM and Christmas. Set up in minutes with no design or code. incentivize to capture leads with custom forms, sync to tools, and reward actions including purchases with bonus entries per dollar.

Key points
  • Effortless manage competitions
  • Automation for all processes during the competition life cycle
  • Each competition comes with different pages with unique functionalities
  • Run Giveaways, Contests, Refer A Friend, Instant Win, Post Purchase Campaigns
  • Template Library Available To Run Goals Based And Festivals Campaigns
  • Reward Entrants For Subscribing, Following, Surveys, Sharing, Watching And More.
  • Run Purchase-for-chance-to-win giveaways. Increase AOV.
Screenshots
Admin - Showing individual competition
Frontend - Preview draft competitionAdmin - Competition requirement and participantsAdmin - Whowing all competitions
Viral share and refer a friend giveaways example
Examples of giveaways, instant win, viral share, refer campaignsList of entry methodsrefer a friend, referral, refer to win, viral share

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.

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Adoption

MeasureCompetition BuildrSocial Boost by AppsMav
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureCompetition BuildrSocial Boost by AppsMav
App Store ratingNot published4.8 ★
App Store reviewsNot published58
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough data1
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureCompetition BuildrSocial Boost by AppsMav
Free planNot listedYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$10/month(ahead)$49.95/month
Longest free trial5 daysNot listed
Plans listed14

Listing

MeasureCompetition BuildrSocial Boost by AppsMav
Shopify category rank#62in Giveaways and contests#154in Pop-ups
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedSep 26, 2018May 4, 2016
Languages1English1English
DeveloperVarifyMaverick Mav Pty Limited

FAQ

Competition Buildr and Social Boost by AppsMav: common questions

Is Competition Buildr or Social Boost by AppsMav cheaper?
Only Social Boost by AppsMav lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Competition Buildr and $49.95/month for Social Boost by AppsMav. 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?
Social Boost by AppsMav lists 52 the others don’t mention, such as Age verification, Analytics, APIs and webhooks, Auto-entry. 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, Oct 16, 2026 for Social Boost by AppsMav; 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, Oct 16, 2026 for Social Boost by AppsMav. 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.