Donate Now: Donation & Charity vs Donation Pop | Pop‑up in cart
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 Donate Now, Oct 27, 2026 for Donation Pop.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Donate Now 5.0 from 3 reviews and Donation Pop 4.7 from 14 reviews.
- Only Donation Pop lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Donate Now and $9.99/month for Donation Pop.
- Donate Now lists 7 features Donation Pop’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Banners, Campaigns.
Head to head
Let your customers donate to a cause that your store supports.
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Standard
- · Donation dashboard, logs & reports
- · Donation email via Shopify flow
- · Donors cover payment processing fees
- · Launch unlimited donation campaigns
- · Let donors pick the cause they support
- · Set custom donation amount with limits
Pro
- · All Standard Plan Features +
- · Donation Dashboard, Logs & Reports
- · Donation on goal & show live progress
- · Live chat support + WhatsApp support
- · Record Your Offline Donations in Shopify
- · Round-up Donation on Cart
Business
- · All Pro Plan Features +
- · Celebrate Donors with a Public Wall
- · Donation Campaigns on Shopify POS
- · Donation Dashboard, Logs & Reports
- · Donation Overview in Storefront
- · Get Donation on Checkout (Shopify Plus)
Free
- · Collect donations before checkout
- · Completely free to use!
Premium
- · Additional premium options
- · Custom donation amount option
- · Hide 'Powered by Donation Pop' text
- · Premium support to fully customize app
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureDonate Now is the best Shopify donation app to raise more from every store visit. Add a donate button or campaign widget anywhere, with preset and custom amounts. Donors give once or start recurring donations: daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. Record offline donations as paid invoices or send an invoice link. Set up tax compliance for the UK, Netherlands, and US. Donors cover processing fees.
On the cart page and slide-out cart, a pop-up will appear when the checkout or Shop Pay button is clicked. The pop-up will ask the customer if they wish to leave a donation before it brings them to the checkout page. This is a great way to collect donations for a cause that your business is supporting. This is great if your business is mission driven and supporting a humanitarian or social cause.
- Empower your customers to make a real impact with customized donation popups!
- Let customers choose from unlimited preset donation amounts for flexibility!
- Showcase your brand in every donation pop-up for a personalized touch!
- Design donation pop-ups that seamlessly match your store’s theme and colors!
- Before checkout, the customer will be shown a donation pop-up.
- Donation amounts can be customized or be a flat dollar amount.
- All content on the donation pop-up and the design of it can be customized.
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 Now |  Donation Pop |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Donate Now | Donation Pop |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.7 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 3 | 14(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Donate Now | Donation Pop |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month(ahead) | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Donate Now | Donation Pop |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #15(ahead) | #25 |
| Shopify App Charts | #4 on Pricing moves in Donations | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 26, 2025 | Sep 10, 2021 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Objects | Aesymmetric |
FAQ
Donate Now and Donation Pop: common questions
- Is Donate Now or Donation Pop cheaper?
- Only Donation Pop lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Donate Now and $9.99/month for Donation Pop. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Donate Now or Donation Pop?
- On the Shopify App Store: Donate Now 5.0 from 3 reviews and Donation Pop 4.7 from 14 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Donate Now lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Banners, Campaigns, Custom pop-ups. Donation Pop lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom code, Multi-language. 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 Donate Now, Oct 27, 2026 for Donation Pop; 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 Donate Now, Oct 27, 2026 for Donation Pop. 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.