Rateful: Product Reviews vs ShopReviews ‑ Product Reviews
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 Rateful, Oct 14, 2026 for ShopReviews.
The short answer
- Only Rateful lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Rateful and $3.99/month for ShopReviews.
- ShopReviews lists 5 features Rateful’s listing doesn’t mention, including All reviews page, Custom requests, Grid layout.
Head to head
Reviews, Product Reviews, photo reviews, Store reviews
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 500 review request emails a month
- · Photo and video reviews
- · Small Rateful link in the widget
- · Unlimited reviews
Starter
- · 3,000 review request emails a month
- · No Rateful branding
- · Photo and video reviews
- · Unlimited reviews
Growth
- · 15,000 review request emails a month
- · No Rateful branding
- · Photo and video reviews
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited reviews
Standard
- · 300 monthly Email Review Requests
- · Review email notification
- · SEO
- · Social Share
Professional
- · 1000 monthly review request emails
- · All Reviews page
- · All Standard Features
- · Display Rate List
- · Import old reviews
Enterprise
- · All Standard and Professional Features
- · Unlimited monthly review request emails
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRateful emails each customer after their order ships with one-tap stars, so reviews come in without you asking. Reviews show on product pages with photos, videos, a rating histogram and your replies. Star ratings appear on collection pages and in Google search results using Shopify's own rating fields.
Positive reviews can establish greater trust in business. ShopReviews is a featured product review application, allowing businesses to collect reviews automatically with photos as the powerful assets for increasing brand awareness and improving conversion rates. Our features such as Reviews, Emails, SEO, Social Share etc. will be done in very simple steps.
- Automatic review request emails with one-tap stars after each order ships
- Photo reviews with verified buyer badges
- Star ratings on product and collection pages, plus Google rich results
- Bring your existing reviews over from another app with one CSV upload
- Customers can upload multiple photos with reviews to share their experience.
- Automatic email review requests. Share customer reviews in social media
- Display reviews star rating at product title and category. Display Rate List
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 |  Rateful |  ShopReviews |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Rateful | ShopReviews |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| 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 | Rateful | ShopReviews |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $3.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Rateful | ShopReviews |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #475 | #166(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 28, 2026 | Apr 27, 2018 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | COCO SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS | Waytoapps |
FAQ
Rateful and ShopReviews: common questions
- Is Rateful or ShopReviews cheaper?
- Only Rateful lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Rateful and $3.99/month for ShopReviews. 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?
- Rateful lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Automations, Filtering, Review migration. ShopReviews lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as All reviews page, Custom requests, Grid layout, Import and export. 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 Rateful, Oct 14, 2026 for ShopReviews; 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 Rateful, Oct 14, 2026 for ShopReviews. 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.