A Little Hint: Gift Hints vs Showdrop: Manage Partnerships
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 A Little Hint, Feb 19, 2026 for Showdrop.
The short answer
- A Little Hint lists 18 features Showdrop’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Cart emails, Consent collection.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic
- · Active support
- · Custom design to match your brand
- · Email template editor
- · Free onboarding - just reach out.
- · Klaviyo integration
- · Sending from your verified domain
Advanced
- · Everything from "Basic"
Pro
- · Everything from "Advanced"
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureA Little Hint adds a hint button to your product pages. Shoppers choose the piece they love, add a personal note, and send an elegant email to a partner, friend or family member. It is the easiest way to drop a hint before a birthday, anniversary or holiday. You design the email in a drag-and-drop editor so it matches your brand.
App is custom made for purpose, enabling brands to easily offer discounts to customers while also tracking sampling campaign performance live.
- Send a hint in one click – a quick way for shoppers to say "This one."
- Brand-matched design – customize all elements to align with your brand
- Add hint senders and receivers to Klaviyo lists and trigger flows.
- Knowledgeable support that actually cares
- Automatic generation of discount codes for each customer
- Automatic tracking of campaign performance
- Post-campaign analytics supported through Shopify data
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 |  A Little Hint |  Showdrop |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | A Little Hint | Showdrop |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | A Little Hint | Showdrop |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | A Little Hint | Showdrop |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #132(ahead) | #289 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Apr 27, 2026 | May 12, 2022 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | SEASIDE | Showdrop |
FAQ
A Little Hint and Showdrop: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- A Little Hint lists 18 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Cart emails, Consent collection, Custom code. 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 A Little Hint, Feb 19, 2026 for Showdrop; 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 A Little Hint, Feb 19, 2026 for Showdrop. 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.