Lantern Loyalty & Rewards vs Pliven
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026.
The short answer
- Lantern Loyalty & Rewards is detected on 12× as many Shopify stores as Pliven: 24 vs 2 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- Paid plans start at $75/month for Lantern Loyalty & Rewards and $49/month for Pliven.
- Lantern Loyalty & Rewards lists 19 features Pliven’s listing doesn’t mention, including Cash back, Cash back programs, Coupons.
Head to head
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Hong Kong
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free to develop
- · Our free plan allows you to test
Starter
- · Email & Live chat support
- · Loyalty, Referrals, Customer Accounts
- · No coding required editor
Momentum
- · Email & Live chat support
- · Loyalty, Referrals, Customer Accounts
- · No coding required editor
Growth
- · Dedicated Account Manager
- · Email & Live chat support
- · Loyalty, Referrals, Customer Accounts
- · No coding required editor
Pro
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureLantern is built by the former head of front end design and front end dev of Shopify to power a seamless and personalized shopping experience. Create segment specific rewards with no coding required to lift LTV. Our promotion engine embeds across your site, giving customers a single place to engage with your brand—loyalty, referrals, and customer accounts, all for one price.
Pliven lets merchants create engagement campaigns, called Quests, that reward customers for completing tasks. Customers can follow your social accounts, or place an order, then receive a reward(e.g. discount codes). You build and manage Quests in the admin and display them on your storefront through a theme app block, with no coding required. Pliven gives merchants a way to engage customers with tasks and rewards.
- Wallet for rewards, discounts, gift cards. Displays in account and checkout
- Automatic and codeless discounts to avoid fraud
- No-Code required: Craft branded accounts with intuitive preset blocks
- Integrate with any app that has a Shopify Flow connection
- Create reward campaigns where customers complete tasks for rewards
- Set tasks like following social accounts, or ordering
- Reward task completion with automatically generated discount codes
- Show campaigns on your storefront with a no-code theme app block
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 |  Lantern Loyalty & Rewards |  Pliven |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 24(ahead) | 2 |
| 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 | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Food, Beverages & Tobacco | Apparel & Accessories, Media |
| Top store countries | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Australia, Hong Kong |
Reviews
| Measure | Lantern Loyalty & Rewards | Pliven |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 4 | 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 | Lantern Loyalty & Rewards | Pliven |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $75/month | $49/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Lantern Loyalty & Rewards | Pliven |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #231 |
| Shopify App Charts | #10 on Featured by Shopify in Loyalty and rewards | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 22, 2024 | May 28, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Lantern | Pliven |
FAQ
Lantern Loyalty & Rewards and Pliven: common questions
- Which is more popular, Lantern Loyalty & Rewards or Pliven?
- Lantern Loyalty & Rewards is detected on 12× as many Shopify stores as Pliven: 24 vs 2 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- Is Lantern Loyalty & Rewards or Pliven cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $75/month for Lantern Loyalty & Rewards and $49/month for Pliven. 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?
- Lantern Loyalty & Rewards lists 19 the others don’t mention, such as Cash back, Cash back programs, Coupons, Custom rewards. 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; 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. 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.