Giftship: Gift Options & More 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 Nov 9, 2026 for Giftship, Jun 14, 2026 for Gift Pulse.
The short answer
- Giftship lists 8 features Gift Pulse’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-tagging, Delivery date, File upload.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Micro
- · * Option Set Blocks Include: Upsells,
- · **For stores on the Shopify Basic Plan**
- · Drawer (Slide) Cart w/ Option Blocks
- · Gift Messages (+ Digital), Datepicker,
- · Info Banners File Upload, and much more!
- · Order Printer w/ Custom Print Sizes
Essential
- · * Option Set Blocks Include: Upsells,
- · Box Builder w/ Multiple Themes
- · Drawer (Slide) Cart w/ Option Blocks
- · Gift Messages (+ Digital), Datepicker,
- · Info Banners File Upload, and much more!
- · Order Printer w/ Custom Print Sizes
Plus
- · All Essential Features +
- · Delivery Method Display Rules
- · Priority Support
- · Shipping Rate Filters
Enterprise
- · All Features +
- · Personalized Onboarding
- · Priority Feature Requests
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGiftship is the all-in-one gifting platform on Shopify. Add dozens of blocks such as gift notes, gift wrap, date pickers, upsells, and custom fields to product pages, cart page, drawer cart or checkout (Shopify Plus). All blocks can be displayed dynamically. Ship to multiple recipients from your storefront or dashboard for bulk gifting. Build gift boxes and bundles with a step-by-step box builder.
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.
- Functionality Blocks that you can add to Product, Cart, or Checkout pages.
- Blocks include: Upsells, Gift Message, Datepicker, File upload, and Much More.
- Enhanced Checkout: Ship to multiple addresses from a single checkout.
- Dynamic tools: Box Builder + Dynamic Drawer Cart (Slide Cart)
- 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 |  Giftship |  Gift Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 249 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +2 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 7 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 12% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Home & Garden, Arts & Entertainment | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Giftship | Gift Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 273 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 6 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 33% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Giftship | Gift Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Giftship | Gift Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #15 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #11 in Gifts - Other | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 8, 2017 | May 13, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Gist | Zuam |
FAQ
Giftship and Gift Pulse: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Giftship lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-tagging, Delivery date, File upload, Gift boxes. 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 Giftship, 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 Nov 9, 2026 for Giftship, 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.