Gift Union ‑ Group Gifting vs Kartuu ‑ Printable Gift Cards
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 12, 2026.
The short answer
- Only Gift Union lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Gift Union and $19/month for Kartuu.
- Kartuu lists 5 features Gift Union’s listing doesn’t mention, including Branded, Custom date, Custom email.
Head to head
FREE
- · Animated gift card to recipient
- · Auto-imported store branding
- · Email notifications
- · Email support
- · Unlimited collections
- · Unlimited contributors
Pro
- · Animated card customization
- · Custom email templates
- · Custom logo, colors & fonts
- · Custom messaging & copy
- · Everything in Free
- · Priority support
Premium
- · Everything in Pro
- · Google Analytics Integration
- · Google Tag Manager Integration
- · No Gift Union branding
- · Shopify Flow Triggers
- · Switch off app emails, use your own ESP
Kartuu Free
- · 2.9 % of each voucher's value
- · All features of Kartuu Standard
- · Cancelled vouchers are credited back
- · No monthly fee
- · Switch to Standard at any time
Kartuu Standard
- · As many gift card products as you like
- · Delivery on the date the buyer picks
- · Design editor with logo and handwriting
- · Folding card PDF to print at home
- · Live preview on the product page
- · No revenue share, no limits
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGift Union enables group gifting on your Shopify store. An organizer creates a collection for a recipient, sets a goal amount, and shares a link with friends and family. Each contributor pays their share through your store's checkout. When the collection completes, a Shopify gift card is automatically created for the full pooled amount.
Your customer buys a gift card or a gift certificate for a service and fills in who it's for, who it's from and what it should say – with a live preview on the product page. Once paid, Kartuu creates a real Shopify gift card and sets everything on a folded card in your design: one A4 or US Letter sheet, folded once or into quarters.
- Unlimited group gift card collections
- Branded customer experience auto-styled to match your store's theme
- One-click theme block adds a "Start a Group Gift" button to products
- Full branding control: custom logo, colors, fonts, and copy
- Customers personalise the card while buying and see it live before paying
- A real Shopify gift card, created as soon as the order is paid
- Value or service voucher ("3-hour massage") as a printable folded card
- Issued gift cards stay valid, even without a Kartuu subscription
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 |  Kartuu | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 1 |
| 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 | Arts & Entertainment |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Kartuu | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Kartuu | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | $19/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Kartuu | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #20 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 12, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | Digital Angels | KYTH. Systems UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
FAQ
Gift Union and Kartuu: common questions
- Is Gift Union or Kartuu cheaper?
- Only Gift Union lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Gift Union and $19/month for Kartuu. 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?
- Gift Union lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Custom amounts. Kartuu lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Branded, Custom date, Custom email, In-person. 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 12, 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 12, 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.