Instant Pop vs Lumifish: Popups, Bars & Forms
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 6, 2026 for Instant Pop, Oct 14, 2026 for Lumifish.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for Instant Pop and $2.99/month for Lumifish.
- Instant Pop lists 5 features Lumifish’s listing doesn’t mention, including Announcements, Automations, Campaigns.
Head to head
Engage your Shopify visitors with a stunning pop-up!
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 1 live campaign
- · All templates and styling
- · Animations and attention effects
- · Gradients, images, icons and fonts
- · Page, device and schedule targeting
- · Position, timing and frequency control
Pro
- · 7-day free trial
- · A/B testing
- · CSV export
- · Cart and customer rules
- · Everything in Free
- · Results by message, device and page
Lifetime
- · Everything in Pro
- · Limited-time offer
- · One payment, no renewals
Free
- · 1 live pop-up, unlimited traffic
- · 5 AI design credits per month
- · Email capture into Shopify customers
- · Free file download after signup
- · Full editor, all types and templates
Basic
- · 20 AI design credits per month
- · 3 active pop-ups, unlimited traffic
- · 30-day analytics history
- · Countdown timer element
- · No "Powered by" badge
Pro
- · 100 AI credits, 90-day analytics
- · Cart rules and free-shipping progress
- · Discount codes shown in the pop-up
- · Exit-intent, scroll, element triggers
- · Scheduling: start and end dates
- · Unlimited active pop-ups
Plus
- · 300 AI design credits per month
- · Everything in Pro
- · Priority support
- · Spin-to-win prize wheel
- · Unique single-use codes per subscriber
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureInstant Pop shows popup notifications that match your store's design and reach the right shoppers. Create announcements, store notices, free shipping offers, holiday promotions and product spotlights with one-click add to cart, or start from a template. Target popups by page, device, schedule, cart value, customer tags and order history.
Design email popups, announcement bars, slide-ins and corner widgets without code - or describe what you want and let AI design it for you, ready to edit. Pop-ups adapt to mobile automatically, and you can fine-tune them for small screens. Subscribers go straight into your Shopify customer list with your tags and marketing consent.
- Custom Popup Design – Personalize colors, text, and padding to match your brand.
- Flexible Popup Position – Display popups in any screen corner as you prefer.
- Control Display Timing – Set show and hide times to manage popup visibility.
- Use a user-friendly drag-and-drop popup editor.
- Choose from a bunch of stunning pop-up templates.
- Set your own pop-up timing and other settings.
- Build and manage separate pop-ups for desktop and mobile stores.
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 |  Instant Pop |  Lumifish |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Instant Pop | Lumifish |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 3.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 7 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Instant Pop | Lumifish |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $6.99/month | $2.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Instant Pop | Lumifish |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #427 | #275(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #16 on Pricing moves in Pop-ups | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 14, 2026 | Mar 30, 2017 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | NimbleApps HQ | MB LUMIUS |
FAQ
Instant Pop and Lumifish: common questions
- Is Instant Pop or Lumifish cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for Instant Pop and $2.99/month for Lumifish. 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 Pop lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Announcements, Automations, Campaigns, Reviews pop-up. Lumifish lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Custom fonts, Discounts, Email pop-ups, Templates. 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 6, 2026 for Instant Pop, Oct 14, 2026 for Lumifish; 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 6, 2026 for Instant Pop, Oct 14, 2026 for Lumifish. 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.