Gift Wrap Plus vs Gift Pulse: Gift Messages
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 30, 2026 for Gift Wrap Plus, Jun 14, 2026 for Gift Pulse.
The short answer
- Only Gift Wrap Plus lists a free plan.
- Gift Wrap Plus lists 2 features Gift Pulse’s listing doesn’t mention, including Gift boxes, Gift receipts.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Small
- · 1 Gift Product
- · Free Support
- · Only for All Store Option
- · Up to 5 Gift Orders
Medium
- · For All Store Option
- · Free Support
- · Product Based Gift-Wrap
- · Product-Based Gift Notes
- · Unlimited Gift Products
- · Up to 20 Gift Orders
Large
- · All Medium plan features
- · Detailed Gift Order Reports
- · Up to 70 Gift Orders
X-Large
- · All Large plan features
- · Collection Based Gift-Wrap
- · Up to 150 Gift Orders
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBy default Shopify doesn't come with a gift wrap feature, customers who want to gift wrap their products can now use our app with many extra features to customize it at the same time. It automatically adds the gift wrap feature to your stores allowing you to create different price ranges for different gift wrap products. You can add a gift wrap on a product level.
Gift Message Bridge Lite lets merchants collect shopper gift notes from storefront surfaces, review saved messages in the admin, customize simple print templates, and create short-lived print pages for packing teams. It keeps the workflow focused on gift notes, sender and recipient names, product references, printed status, and support requests.
- Create Gift Wrap for choice of Collections Only
- Easy to install Gift Wrap Plus, no code knowledge required.
- See Stats of your best performing gift wraps and other activities.
- Create Gift Wrap for All Store Products
- Collect gift messages on product or cart.
- Review saved notes inside the embedded admin
- Customize printable gift-message templates
- Create short-lived print links for packing teams
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 |  Gift Wrap Plus |  Gift Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gift Wrap Plus | Gift Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 69 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Gift Wrap Plus | Gift Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $3.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Gift Wrap Plus | Gift Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #22 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Dec 6, 2016 | May 13, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Nulls.Net | Zuam |
FAQ
Gift Wrap Plus and Gift Pulse: common questions
- Is Gift Wrap Plus or Gift Pulse cheaper?
- Only Gift Wrap Plus 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?
- Gift Wrap Plus lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Gift boxes, Gift receipts. Gift Pulse lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom code, Custom design. 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 30, 2026 for Gift Wrap Plus, Jun 14, 2026 for Gift Pulse; 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 30, 2026 for Gift Wrap Plus, Jun 14, 2026 for Gift Pulse. 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.