Essential Upsell & Cross Sell vs MAG: Upsell+Crosssell

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026.

The short answer

  • Essential Upsell & Cross Sell is detected on 14843× as many Shopify stores as MAG: 14,843 vs 1 as of Nov 8, 2026.
  • Only Essential Upsell & Cross Sell lists a free plan.
  • Essential Upsell & Cross Sell lists 23 features MAG’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI recommendations, Automatic discounts, Bulk discounts.

Head to head

Detected stores

Essential Upsell & Cross Sell: 14,843
MAG: 1

App Store reviews

Essential Upsell & Cross Sell: 2,481
MAG: —

New reviews, 28 days

Essential Upsell & Cross Sell: 60
MAG: —

Stores added, 28 days

Essential Upsell & Cross Sell: 363
MAG: —
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Cart customization
  • Upsell and cross-sell
  • Upsell and cross-sell
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Jun 10, 2024
Jul 23, 2025
Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Reviews per month
85 last full month
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Detected stores
14,843active installs
  • Quest Nutrition
  • Worldstar HipHop
  • Pink Rose tk
  • Gas Monkey Garage
  • Baseballism Online
+14,838 more
1active installs
  • RSO
Most common store size
11-50 products26%
1-10 products100%
Top countries
  • United States20%
  • United Kingdom8%
  • Australia5%
  • Italy100%

Momentum

New reviews each month

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

0100200DecFebAprJunAugOctEssential Upsell & Cross Sell: 143 reviews in December 2025Essential Upsell & Cross Sell: 115 reviews in January 2026Essential Upsell & Cross Sell: 125 reviews in February 2026Essential Upsell & Cross Sell: 107 reviews in March 2026Essential Upsell & Cross Sell: 111 reviews in April 2026Essential Upsell & Cross Sell: 95 reviews in May 2026Essential Upsell & Cross Sell: 83 reviews in June 2026Essential Upsell & Cross Sell: 87 reviews in July 2026Essential Upsell & Cross Sell: 74 reviews in August 2026Essential Upsell & Cross Sell: 67 reviews in September 2026Essential Upsell & Cross Sell: 85 reviews in October 2026
Essential Upsell & Cross SellMAGCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $39.99/month
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Plans
FreeFree
  • · Analytics​
  • · Post-purchase offers
  • · Product page offers
  • · Translations
  • · Up to $100 additional revenue generated
Starter$9.99/month
14-day free trial
  • · Analytics​
  • · Post-purchase offers
  • · Product page offers
  • · Translations
  • · Up to $500 additional revenue generated
Essential$19.99/month
14-day free trial
  • · Analytics​
  • · Cart page offers
  • · Post-purchase offers
  • · Product page offers
  • · Translations
  • · Up to $1000 additional revenue generated
Growth$39.99/month
14-day free trial
  • · Analytics​
  • · Cart page offers
  • · Post-purchase offers
  • · Product page offers
  • · Translations
  • · Up to $2500 additional revenue generated
Free
Coverage
27 of 27 features100%
2 of 27 features7%
Unique strengths
  • AI recommendations
  • Automatic discounts
  • Bulk discounts
  • Bundles
  • +19 more
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Cart customization
100%11/11
0%0/11
Cart display
100%5/5
0%0/5
Checkout customization
100%2/2
0%0/2
Upselling
100%4/4
0%0/4
Upsell and cross-sell
100%16/16
13%2/16
Analytics
100%1/1
0%0/1
Customization
100%7/7
14%1/7
Offers and recommendations
100%8/8
13%1/8
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Essential Upsell & Cross SellMAG27 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
  • Checkout
  • PageFly Landing Page Builder
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How it sells itself

Boost AOV with the Essential Upsell app, offering customizable product upsell & cross-sell & "add to cart" widgets. Display frequently bought together (FBT), related products & product addons on product page & cart drawer. Create upsell and cross-sell strategies with "also like" product recommendations, product bundles, buy x get y & one-click upsells.

MAG: Upsell+Crosssell helps merchants increase Average Order Value through strategic product recommendations. Display Frequently Bought Together, related products, and pre-purchase offers on product pages, cart drawers, and before checkout.

Key points
  • Sell more by recommending frequently bought products & related products
  • Add automatic discounts to your upsell and cross-sell products.
  • Select from 20 pre-madde templates, all of which are easily customizable.
  • Product page upsell - Add upsell & cross-sell products to your product page.
  • Create multiple upsell & cross-sell offers
  • Show offers on product, related product & cart pages
  • Display “Frequently Bought Together” products
  • Apply custom discount codes on upsell items
Screenshots
Essential Shopify cart page upsell and cart drawer upsell
Essential Shopify upsell app has a great supportEssential Shopify product page upsellEssential Shopify product page upsell is highly customisable
Apply custom discount codes on upsell items
Show offers on product pagesCreate multiple upsell & cross-sell offersDisplay Frequently Bought Together products

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

MeasureEssential Upsell & Cross SellMAG
Detected stores14,843(ahead)as of Nov 8, 20261as of Nov 8, 2026
Net store change, 28 days−8estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 days363new and returningNot enough data
Big-brand share13%of stores of known sizeNot enough data
Top store categoriesApparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & GardenHealth & Beauty
Top store countriesUnited States, United Kingdom, AustraliaItaly

Reviews

MeasureEssential Upsell & Cross SellMAG
App Store rating5.0 ★Not published
App Store reviews2,481Not published
New reviews, 28 days60Not enough data
Reviewers a year or more in12%Not enough data

Pricing

MeasureEssential Upsell & Cross SellMAG
Free planYesNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$9.99/monthNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trial14 daysNot listed
Plans listed4Not published

Listing

MeasureEssential Upsell & Cross SellMAG
Shopify category rank#13(ahead)in Upsell and cross-sell#883in Upsell and cross-sell
Shopify App Charts#47 on the Shoplist 100Not on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyYesNo
LaunchedJun 10, 2024Jul 23, 2025
Languages1English1English
DeveloperEssential Bundles & UpsellsMyAppGurus

FAQ

Essential Upsell & Cross Sell and MAG: common questions

Which is more popular, Essential Upsell & Cross Sell or MAG?
Essential Upsell & Cross Sell is detected on 14843× as many Shopify stores as MAG: 14,843 vs 1 as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is Essential Upsell & Cross Sell or MAG cheaper?
Only Essential Upsell & Cross Sell lists a free plan. 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?
Essential Upsell & Cross Sell lists 23 the others don’t mention, such as AI recommendations, Automatic discounts, Bulk discounts, Bundles. 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 8, 2026; 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 8, 2026. 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.