Rately: Product Reviews vs ReviewsYard — 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.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Rately and $14.95/month for ReviewsYard.
- Rately lists 10 features ReviewsYard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automations, Badges, Filtering.
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
- · Moderation + BYOK AI
- · Unlimited reviews with photo & video
- · Widgets, star badge & SEO snippets
Starter
- · 1,000 email requests/mo + SMS
- · Analytics + Shop/Google feeds
- · Q&A and attribute reviews
Growth
- · 10,000 email requests/mo
- · AI summaries, sentiment, incentives
- · Advanced analytics + export
Pro
- · Multi-store management
- · Unlimited dropship imports
- · Unlimited requests & seats
Trial/Dev Plan
- · Free for Shopify Partner
- · Free for Shopify Trial shops
- · Not applicable to shops on paid plans
Pro Plan
- · Easy Migration
- · Incentives and discounts
- · Reply to reviews
- · Schedule request emails
- · Unlimited review requests
- · Unlimited reviews
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRately collects star, photo, and video reviews with verified-buyer badges, automated email and SMS review requests, and product-page Q&A. A moderation queue with auto-rules and sentiment badges keeps you in control, while SEO rich snippets put stars in your Google results.
Automatically request reviews from your customers using in-email forms, fully automate asking customers for product reviews after purchase.
- Unlimited photo and video reviews with verified-buyer badges, free
- Automated email + SMS review requests with reminders and A/B timing
- BYOK AI summaries, sentiment, and translation with zero markup
- Elegantly display your customer reviews on your store
- Automatically request reviews from your customers after purchase
- Schedule products review request emails
- Send incentives and discounts to your customers for leaving a review
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 |  Rately |  ReviewsYard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Rately | ReviewsYard |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Rately | ReviewsYard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $14.95/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Rately | ReviewsYard |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #476 | 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 5, 2026 | Apr 28, 2023 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Webb9 | MerchantYard |
FAQ
Rately and ReviewsYard: common questions
- Is Rately or ReviewsYard cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Rately and $14.95/month for ReviewsYard. 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?
- Rately lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Automations, Badges, Filtering, Media galleries. 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; 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. 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.