GiftUnlock: Cart Goal Rewards vs Tidebird: Free Gift Upsell
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 4, 2026.
The short answer
- Only GiftUnlock lists a free plan.
- GiftUnlock lists 7 features Tidebird’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Automations, Cart discounts.
Head to head
Free
- · Cart bar and product page blocks
- · Free gift, shipping and discount goals
- · Up to 50 offer orders a month
Unlimited
- · Cart bar and product page blocks
- · Free gift, shipping and discount goals
- · Unlimited offer orders
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGiftUnlock adds a progress bar to your cart that shows shoppers what they unlock next: a free gift with purchase, free shipping, or buy more, save more discounts. Unlock the gift by spend or by chosen products, set tiers that take a percentage off the whole cart, and show the offer on product pages. The gift is your real product, so stock stays accurate, and discount codes set to combine keep working.
Tidebird runs a gift with purchase on your store. Pick real products as gifts and set up to three minimum spends: shoppers get one gift from the highest tier their cart reaches, and can choose between up to three gifts. A small widget shows how close they are. If the cart drops below the amount, checkout asks the shopper to remove the gift.
- Free gift with purchase, unlocked by spend or by chosen products
- Free shipping goal with a live progress bar in the cart
- Buy more, save more tiers that take a percentage off the whole cart
- The gift is your real product, so your stock stays accurate
- Set up to three gift tiers, each with its own minimum spend
- Let shoppers choose one of up to three gifts in each tier
- Show progress, the next gift and the shipping goal in one small widget
- Checkout asks to remove the gift if the cart no longer qualifies
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 4, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | BARQ DEV LLC | Tidebird |
FAQ
GiftUnlock and Tidebird: common questions
- Is GiftUnlock or Tidebird cheaper?
- Only GiftUnlock 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?
- GiftUnlock lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Automations, Cart discounts, Discount stacking. Tidebird lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Upsell discounts. 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 4, 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 4, 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.