PuzzlePower ‑ AI Puzzle Maker vs UserLoop Contests & Giveaways
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 PuzzlePower, Oct 13, 2026 for UserLoop Contests & Giveaways.
The short answer
- Only UserLoop Contests & Giveaways lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for PuzzlePower and $29/month for UserLoop Contests & Giveaways.
- UserLoop Contests & Giveaways lists 9 features PuzzlePower’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-winner selection, Conversion tracking, Form fields.
Head to head
Free
Beginner
- · Advanced Reward Rules
- · Basic Support
- · Everything in Free plus
- · Scheduled Launches
Leader
- · Everything in Basic Plus
- · Klaviyo Integration
- · Priority Support
Scale
- · Custom Puzzle Requests
- · Everything in Growth plus
- · Higher play limit
Free
- · 1 active contest
- · 50 entries per month
- · Analytics & tracking
- · Contest design customization
- · Popup & App Block Support
- · QR code sharing
Pro
- · Automated winner claim & fulfillment
- · Bonus entry actions
- · CSV export
- · Everything in Free
- · Integrations (Klaviyo)
- · Unlimited active contests
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePuzzlePower converts your catalog into daily puzzles - word searches, crosswords, cryptograms, and word scrambles; all built around your brand! AI generates fresh puzzles using your actual products, blogs, categories, and page content. Customers stay longer, come back daily, and discover products while playing. Reward solvers with gift cards & discount codes to drive conversions.
UserLoop Contests turns giveaways into a growth loop for your Shopify store. Bonus entry actions like Instagram follows, referrals, photo uploads and trivia mean entrants promote your brand to improve their odds. Every confirmed entrant can get their own single-use Shopify discount code, so the ones who do not win still have a reason to shop.
- Automatically generate word searches, crosswords, cryptograms, and word searches
- Use AI to create context-rich puzzles based on your store content & datapoints.
- Capture customer emails by requiring an email to play puzzles and win prizes.
- Bonus actions: social follows, referrals, photos, and trivia earn entries
- AI setup wizard recommends contests based on your store and products
- Smart popup triggers on scroll depth, exit intent, or time delay
- Entries auto-sync to Klaviyo for post-contest email flows
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 |  PuzzlePower |  UserLoop Contests & Giveaways |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | PuzzlePower | UserLoop Contests & Giveaways |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 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 | PuzzlePower | UserLoop Contests & Giveaways |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | PuzzlePower | UserLoop Contests & Giveaways |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #53 | #20(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Apr 20, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Umbrella | UserLoop |
FAQ
PuzzlePower and UserLoop Contests & Giveaways: common questions
- Is PuzzlePower or UserLoop Contests & Giveaways cheaper?
- Only UserLoop Contests & Giveaways lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for PuzzlePower and $29/month for UserLoop Contests & Giveaways. 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?
- PuzzlePower lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Games, Multi-language. UserLoop Contests & Giveaways lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-winner selection, Conversion tracking, Form fields, Photo contests. 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 PuzzlePower, Oct 13, 2026 for UserLoop Contests & Giveaways; 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 PuzzlePower, Oct 13, 2026 for UserLoop Contests & Giveaways. 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.