Perk Buddy: Loyalty & Referral vs PerkDay Rewards
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Perk Buddy, Nov 13, 2026 for PerkDay Rewards.
The short answer
- Only Perk Buddy lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $89/month for Perk Buddy and $59/month for PerkDay Rewards.
- Perk Buddy lists 6 features PerkDay Rewards’s listing doesn’t mention, including Cash back, Cash back programs, Coupons.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free Plan
- · Directory listing
- · First order points
- · Member pricing
- · Notification emails
- · Points program
- · Referral points
Starter Plan
- · 10,000 Credits/month
- · All free plan features
- · Analytics overview
- · Branded widget
- · Data exports
- · Directory listing
Growth Plan
- · 25,000 Credits/month
- · All free plan features
- · Analytics overview
- · Branded widget
- · Directory listing
- · Up to $25,000 in Attributed Sales
Ultimate Plan
- · 100,000 Credits/month
- · All free plan features
- · Analytics overview
- · Branded widget
- · Directory listing
- · Up to $100,000 in Attributed Sales
Standard
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePerk Buddy is a modern loyalty app for Shopify brands built to drive retention, acquisition, and customer connection. Reward purchases, offer member pricing, grow referrals, and join the Perk Buddy Network, where customers can earn points at one store and redeem them at another. Cross-store loyalty that helps shoppers discover more brands and gives merchants more reasons to bring customers back.
PerkDay gives Shopify POS merchants a straightforward rewards system inside Shopify. Customers earn points from eligible POS purchases and redeem them for customer-bound discounts at checkout. Staff can view balances and activity, make reasoned adjustments, review interrupted redemptions, and export rewards data.
- Build customer loyalty for your brand with reward points
- Share your brand with thousands of potential customers
- Create your own special offers for first time customers
- Enable bonus points for referrals and build your community
- Earn points automatically from eligible Shopify POS purchases.
- Redeem available points as customer-bound discounts at checkout.
- Reverse earned points when an order is refunded or canceled.
- Review balances, activity, expirations, and held redemptions.
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 |  Perk Buddy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Perk Buddy | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 3 | 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 | Perk Buddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $89/month | $59/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Perk Buddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #276 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 2, 2024 | Nov 13, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Perk Buddy | Perkday |
FAQ
Perk Buddy and PerkDay Rewards: common questions
- Is Perk Buddy or PerkDay Rewards cheaper?
- Only Perk Buddy lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $89/month for Perk Buddy and $59/month for PerkDay Rewards. 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?
- Perk Buddy lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Cash back, Cash back programs, Coupons, Membership perks. 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 14, 2026 for Perk Buddy, Nov 13, 2026 for PerkDay Rewards; 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 14, 2026 for Perk Buddy, Nov 13, 2026 for PerkDay Rewards. 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.