Giftship: Gift Options & More vs Storydots | WhatsApp greetings
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 3, 2026 for Giftship, Oct 13, 2026 for Storydots.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Giftship 4.8 from 358 reviews and Storydots 5.0 from 4 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $29.99/month for Giftship and $24/month for Storydots.
- Giftship lists 15 features Storydots’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-tagging, Custom code, Custom design.
Head to head
Gift Messages, Datepicker, Upsells / Wraps, Bulk Orders + More
Offer your clients to record a greeting in the sales for gift.
- 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
Initial
- · 25 virtual greetings included
- · Branded experience
- · Integration & setup support
- · Mark as a gift
- · Set greetings sale price
- · WhatsApp Integration
Advanced
- · 150 virtual greetings included
- · Customers redirection
- · Dashboard > User metrics
- · Everything from Initial plan
- · Premium Support
- · Printable tags
Premium
- · 3 taylormade frames
- · 500 virtual greetings included
- · Everything from Advanced plan
- · Social Media pixels on App
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.
Lots of e-commerce don’t allow you to mark a purchase as a gift, so, the experience is gonna be flat. Storydots integrates into online store's cart allowing customers to check an order as a gift, and also provides them a way to send a virtual greeting. It’s an innovative and funny way to surprise the receiver, and for the store, it means they can collect invaluable data, boosting new sales.
- 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)
- Speed tested: low impact to your online store
- Seamless workflow: use directly in Shopify admin
- Up-to-date tech: works with the latest themes
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 |  Storydots |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 231 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +3 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 10 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 11% | 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 | Storydots |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 358(ahead) | 4 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 4(ahead) | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 35% | Not enough data |
FAQ
Giftship and Storydots: common questions
- Is Giftship or Storydots cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $29.99/month for Giftship and $24/month for Storydots. 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, Giftship or Storydots?
- On the Shopify App Store: Giftship 4.8 from 358 reviews and Storydots 5.0 from 4 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Giftship lists 15 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-tagging, Custom code, Custom design, Delivery date. 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 3, 2026 for Giftship, Oct 13, 2026 for Storydots; 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 3, 2026 for Giftship, Oct 13, 2026 for Storydots. 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.