Gender‑API.com vs Shopify Flow
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Gender‑API.com, Nov 6, 2026 for Shopify Flow.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Gender‑API.com 5.0 from 1 reviews and Shopify Flow 4.7 from 15,333 reviews.
- Only Gender‑API.com lists a free plan.
- Shopify Flow lists 35 features Gender‑API.com’s listing doesn’t mention, including Abandoned cart, Automations, Browse abandonment.
Head to head
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Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 25 free name lookups per month
- · Automatic customer enrichment
- · Basic gender detection
Basic
- · 5,000 name lookups per month
- · Advanced gender detection
- · Automatic customer enrichment
- · Bulk enrichment
- · Priority support
Premium
- · 100,000 name lookups per month
- · Advanced gender detection
- · Automatic customer enrichment
- · Bulk enrichment
- · Priority support
Ultra
- · 2,000,000 name lookups per month
- · Advanced gender detection
- · Automatic customer enrichment
- · Bulk enrichment
- · Priority support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAccurately predict customer gender from first names via Gender-API.com. Gender and confidence scores sync to configurable Shopify metafields and work instantly with Klaviyo, Mailchimp, and Shopify Flow. Build gender-based segments so customers see the most relevant products. Fast, secure, and GDPR-compliant.
Flow makes it easy to build custom workflows to automate marketing, order fulfillment, inventory management, fraud prevention, and more. Boost productivity and reclaim your time by automating tasks, streamlining business processes, customizing how your store works, or connecting to your favorite apps and external services.
- Auto-enrich new customer records in real time.
- One-click bulk processing with job progress and logs.
- Configurable metafield namespace and keys for gender and probability.
- Automate your store with hundreds of example templates for popular use cases.
- Customize by adding conditional logic and as many actions as you need.
- Works with tags, metafields, fulfillment, B2B, Slack, Google Sheets, and more.
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 |  Gender‑API.com |  Shopify Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gender‑API.com | Shopify Flow |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.7 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 15,333(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 678 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 62% |
Pricing
| Measure | Gender‑API.com | Shopify Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $6.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Gender‑API.com | Shopify Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #363 | #1 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 22, 2026 | Sep 18, 2017 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Markus Perl It Solutions | Shopify |
FAQ
Gender‑API.com and Shopify Flow: common questions
- Is Gender‑API.com or Shopify Flow cheaper?
- Only Gender‑API.com 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.
- Which has better reviews, Gender‑API.com or Shopify Flow?
- On the Shopify App Store: Gender‑API.com 5.0 from 1 reviews and Shopify Flow 4.7 from 15,333 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Shopify Flow lists 35 the others don’t mention, such as Abandoned cart, Automations, Browse abandonment, Conditional logic. 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Gender‑API.com, Nov 6, 2026 for Shopify Flow; 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Gender‑API.com, Nov 6, 2026 for Shopify Flow. 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.