Gift Union ‑ Group Gifting vs Loopz 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 $10/month for Loopz Gift Cards.
- Loopz Gift Cards lists 11 features Gift Union’s listing doesn’t mention, including Branded, Bulk, Custom date.
Head to head
Sell branded digital gift cards and issue store credit.
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
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
Lite
- · 100 monthly gift card transactions
- · Customize checkout & emails
- · Gift card API
- · Issue store credit
- · Sell and redeem gift cards
Standard
- · 300 monthly gift card transactions
- · All Lite plan features
- · Bonus gift card incentives
- · Shopify POS Integration
Advanced
- · 1000 monthly gift card transactions
- · All Standard plan features
- · Bulk actions on gift cards
- · Send emails from a custom domain
Pro
- · 25,000 monthly gift card transactions
- · All Advanced plan features
- · Reduced over usage fee
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.
Customize our gift card experience with your branding and styles. Create multiple card designs for different occasions for customers to choose from. Customers can choose their gift amount, recipient details and enter a personal message. Gift cards can be delivered at a time of the purchaser's choosing or delivered instantly.
- 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
- Sell customizable digital and physical gift cards on your Shopify store and POS.
- Issue store credit to issue new gift cards or existing gift cards.
- Sync gift cards to other Shopify stores, Clover and Square POS.
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 |  Loopz Gift Cards | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 199 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −5 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Canada, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | Loopz Gift Cards | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.4 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 16 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Loopz Gift Cards | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | $10/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Loopz Gift Cards | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #14 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #10 in Gift cards |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 12, 2026 | May 5, 2022 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Digital Angels | Loopz Technologies Inc. |
FAQ
Gift Union and Loopz Gift Cards: common questions
- Is Gift Union or Loopz Gift Cards cheaper?
- Only Gift Union lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Gift Union and $10/month for Loopz Gift Cards. 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. Loopz Gift Cards lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Branded, Bulk, Custom date, Custom email. 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.