Friendbuy: Referrals & Loyalty vs Gluesale: Reward Marketing
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Friendbuy, Jun 2, 2026 for Gluesale.
The short answer
- Friendbuy lists 16 features Gluesale’s listing doesn’t mention, including Badges, Cash back, Coupons.
Head to head
- United States
- Canada
- Slovakia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
Free
- · $500 monthly cap (raise anytime)
- · 10 free successful referral
- · Billed securely through Shopify
- · No setup fees, cancel anytime
- · Then $5 per successful referred customer
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAcquire new customers at a jaw-droppingly low CPA through word-of-mouth referrals, and increase customer retention with personalized loyalty rewards. Friendbuy automatically injects Friendbuy code into Shopify themes and checkout pages, so you can display referral and loyalty widgets and track conversions.
Gluesale turns your happy customers into a sales channel. After any order, your customer gets a unique referral link automatically. Their friends unlock a first-order discount, and when they buy, your original customer earns a thank you reward all powered by native Shopify discount codes. No spreadsheets. No manual codes. No theme edits. Add Gluesale and your referral program is live.
- Customizable Referral Program and Loyalty Program templates to get live fast
- Comprehensive reporting, analytics, and concurrent A/B testing
- Reliable fraud detection that prevents self referrals, and accounts for returns
- Zero storefront impact, no scripts, no theme code
- Two sided rewards (friend + referrer), fully configurable
- Branded invite and reward emails sent under your store name
- Live dashboard: claims, conversions, conversion rate, spend
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 |  Friendbuy |  Gluesale |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 107 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +1 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, Canada, Slovakia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Friendbuy | Gluesale |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 14 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
Friendbuy and Gluesale: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Friendbuy lists 16 the others don’t mention, such as Badges, Cash back, Coupons, Custom rewards. 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 9, 2026 for Friendbuy, Jun 2, 2026 for Gluesale; 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 9, 2026 for Friendbuy, Jun 2, 2026 for Gluesale. 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.