Contribe vs Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 7, 2026 for Contribe, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt.
The short answer
- Only Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for Contribe and $4.99/month for Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt.
- Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt lists 8 features Contribe’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-processing, Campaigns, Custom charity.
Head to head
- Denmark
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
FREE TO INSTALL
- · Access to 500+ impact projects
- · Basic design options
- · Embed in store cart
- · Embed on product pages
26-50 ORDERS
- · 7-day free trial
- · Advanced design options
- · Everything in Free
- · High touch support team
51-120 ORDERS
- · 7-day free trial
- · Everything in Starter
- · High touch support team
- · Tailored onboarding
SCALE
- · 30-day free trial
- · A/B testing engine
- · Everything in Growth
- · Impact & revenue reporting
- · Priority support
Free
- · Basic UI & Design
- · Community support
- · Donation create ( one Campign)
- · Order Tagging
- · Portion of sale (fixed only)
Advanced
- · Advanced Analytics
- · Email notifications
- · Everything in Basic
- · Filters / pagination
- · Portion of sale (percentage based)
- · Priority support
Pro
- · Branding removal
- · Cancellation email notification
- · Custom email templates
- · Dynamic variables
- · Everything in Advanced
- · Unlimited logs
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAttract more customers who spend more and keep coming back by making a real impact. Contribe makes it effortless with our customisable donation plugin for your webshop. Skip the tedious NGO research and choose from our curated, vetted Impact Projects. Track your impact and KPIs on our Performance Dashboard and show your customers the difference you’re making.
Smart Donate helps merchants collect donations through preset amounts, round-up donations, portion-of-sale donations, and recurring donations from a single dashboard. Every donation automatically generates a branded email receipt with a downloadable PDF. Customers can also manage their recurring donations from their account.
- Get started with impact that your customers understand
- Attract more of today's impact-conscious customers
- Improve conversion, retention and AOV through heightened customer loyalty
- High-touch support team of impact experts available at your fingertips
- Preset, round-up, and portion-of-sale donation campaigns
- Recurring donation management
- Branded email receipts with downloadable PDFs
- Customer portal to manage recurring donations
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 |  Contribe |  Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 9 | 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 | Apparel & Accessories, Sporting Goods, Baby & Toddler | Not published |
| Top store countries | Denmark | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Contribe | Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 39 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Contribe | Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $39/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Contribe | Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #7(ahead) | #46 |
| Shopify App Charts | #2 on Pricing moves in Donations | #6 on Pricing moves in Donations |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 4, 2023 | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Contribe | Galaxy Weblinks Inc. |
FAQ
Contribe and Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt: common questions
- Is Contribe or Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt cheaper?
- Only Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for Contribe and $4.99/month for Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt. 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?
- Contribe lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Badges, Donation goals, Landing pages, Reports. Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-processing, Campaigns, Custom charity, Donation amount. 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 7, 2026 for Contribe, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt; 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 7, 2026 for Contribe, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt. 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.