Instant Giveaways ‑ Best Viral vs SwagUp

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Instant Giveaways, Feb 19, 2026 for SwagUp.

The short answer

  • Only Instant Giveaways lists a free plan.
  • Instant Giveaways lists 6 features SwagUp’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Coupons, Editor tool.

Head to head

App Store reviews

Instant Giveaways: 13
SwagUp: —
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Pitch

Go viral with easy giveaways, contests and sweepstakes

Set up Shop with SwagUp! — High Quality Swag Packs & More

Categories
  • Discounts
  • Giveaways and contests
  • Dropshipping
Languages
  • English
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Launched
Oct 25, 2018
Jul 16, 2020
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
1 last full month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

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Instant GiveawaysSwagUpCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $64/month
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Plans
Free PlanFree
  • · Awards
  • · Social sharing options
  • · Start date, end date, time zone
  • · Title, description, cover image
Premium Plan$19/month
7-day free trial
  • · 7 Day Free Trial
  • · Facebook pixel code
  • · Free promote on Eggoffer.com
  • · Parking domain
  • · White label: Remove Eggflow logo
Extra Plan$64/month
7-day free trial
  • · Instant Buy
  • · Instant Giveaway
  • · Instant Traffic
  • · Instant Upsell
  • · Premium for all Eggflow Apps
  • · Save 25 USD/month
Free
Coverage
6 of 6 features100%
0 of 6 features0%
Unique strengths
  • Analytics
  • Coupons
  • Editor tool
  • Gifts
  • +2 more
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Discounts
100%6/6
0%0/6
Discount types
100%3/3
0%0/3
Managing discounts
100%3/3
0%0/3
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Instant GiveawaysSwagUp6 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Works with also listed by another
  • eggflow
  • instant traffic
  • facebook
  • pinterest
  • mailchimp
  • bemeapps
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How it sells itself

Grow your online presence and drive sales with Instant Giveaway. Create viral giveaways, contests, and sweepstakes to promote your website. Boost brand awareness and build a qualified email list with an irresistible award. Track visitors with Facebook Pixel and retarget them with ads. Automatically generate and customize sweepstake pages with ease.

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Key points
  • Go explosively viral with easy giveaways, contests, and sweepstakes
  • Get people to talk about your store on social media
  • Retarget advertising with Facebook Pixel and Pinterest Tag
  • Support fully responsive design makes your giveaway page look awesome
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Screenshots
sweepstakes giveaway report
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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.

Showing only the rows where the apps differ.

Adoption

MeasureInstant GiveawaysSwagUp
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureInstant GiveawaysSwagUp
App Store rating3.0 ★Not published
App Store reviews13Not published
New reviews, 28 days0Not enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureInstant GiveawaysSwagUp
Free planYesNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$19/monthNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trial7 daysNot listed
Plans listed3Not published

Listing

MeasureInstant GiveawaysSwagUp
Shopify category rank#32in Giveaways and contestsNot enough data
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedOct 25, 2018Jul 16, 2020
Languages1EnglishNot published
DeveloperEggflow, LLCSwagUp Inc

FAQ

Instant Giveaways and SwagUp: common questions

Is Instant Giveaways or SwagUp cheaper?
Only Instant Giveaways 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?
Instant Giveaways lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Coupons, Editor tool, Gifts. 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 13, 2026 for Instant Giveaways, Feb 19, 2026 for SwagUp; 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 13, 2026 for Instant Giveaways, Feb 19, 2026 for SwagUp. 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.