Donate Bee ‑ Easy Donations 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 Donate Bee, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Donate Bee and $4.99/month for Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt.
- Donate Bee lists 5 features Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt’s listing doesn’t mention, including Donation goals, Impact tracking, Landing pages.
Head to head
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 1 Donation goal
- · 1 Landing page
- · 5 Donations per month
- · Donation popup
- · Flexible donation options
- · No extra charges
Basic
- · Donation popup
- · Flexible donation options
- · No extra charges
- · Real-Time progress
- · Unlimited donation goals
- · Unlimited donations
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 featureDonateBee brings fundraising directly into your Shopify store, making it easy to turn customer support into real impact. Set up and manage multiple donation goals, track progress with live updates, and show customers exactly how their contributions help.
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.
- Set up Multiple Donation Goals
- Show Real-Time Progress
- Flexible Donation Options
- Seamless Integration
- 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 |  Donate Bee |  Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 39 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +2 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 3 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Health & Beauty | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, Canada, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Donate Bee | Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.5 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 21 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 2 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Donate Bee | Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Donate Bee | Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #4(ahead) | #46 |
| Shopify App Charts | #16 in Donations | #6 on Pricing moves in Donations |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Mar 1, 2024 | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Languages | 6 | 1 |
| Developer | AppHive | Galaxy Weblinks Inc. |
FAQ
Donate Bee and Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt: common questions
- Is Donate Bee or Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Donate Bee 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?
- Donate Bee lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Donation goals, Impact tracking, Landing pages, Live counter. Smart Donate Recurring/Receipt lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Email notifications, Environmental, Roundup amount, Tax receipts. 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 Donate Bee, 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 Donate Bee, 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.