Rave: Referral, Affiliate, UGC vs Tyne: Text Referral Program
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for Rave, Oct 13, 2026 for Tyne.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $59/month for Rave and $19/month for Tyne.
- Rave lists 17 features Tyne’s listing doesn’t mention, including Achievement tracking, Auto-payments, Branded portal.
Head to head
- United States
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Premium
- · 2 Reward Programs
- · 2.5% commission on Rave transactions
- · Advanced fraud management
- · Automated Payouts
- · Risk-free integration
Plus
- · 1% commission on Rave transactions
- · Everything in Basic +
- · Free gift rewards
- · Unlimited rewards programs
- · Unlimited sign-up links
Risk Free
- · No monthly fee
- · Pay only when a referral makes a sale
- · Text-first referral sharing
- · Unlimited advocates
Plus
- · Automatic sale tracking by code
- · Lower 6% commission
- · Pay by Venmo, PayPal, bank, gift card
- · Unlimited advocates
Premium
- · Best for high-volume stores
- · Lowest 2% commission
- · Priority email support
- · Unlimited advocates
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGet customers excited (and sharing) with cash and free items! The Rave’s platform lets you quickly set up effective referral marketing, affiliate, and UGC (User Generated Content) campaigns in less than 15 minutes. Turn everyday shoppers into referral partners and content creators with our integrated touchpoints.
Tyne is a referral program built for group chats (where wedding parties, baby showers, and graduations actually decide what to buy). After checkout, customers get a personal referral link and discount code to share by text. When a friend orders, Tyne tracks the sale automatically: no cookies, no clicks. You review each referral, then pay commissions via Tremendous: Venmo, PayPal, bank, or gift card.
- Cash rewards + free gifts for successful referrals
- Gamified and ladder based referral and affiliate incentives
- Touch points throughout the entire user journey increase sharing
- End-to-end UGC collection and management
- Referral program launches from the checkout thank-you page
- Customers share referral links & discount codes by text
- Sales tracked automatically by code (no cookies or clicks needed)
- Pay commissions via Tremendous: Venmo, PayPal, bank transfer, or gift card
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 |  Rave |  Tyne |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 2 | 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 | Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Rave | Tyne |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 14 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
Rave and Tyne: common questions
- Is Rave or Tyne cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $59/month for Rave and $19/month for Tyne. 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?
- Rave lists 17 the others don’t mention, such as Achievement tracking, Auto-payments, Branded portal, Bulk link generation. Tyne lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as APIs and webhooks, Bulk discounts, Cart discounts, Checkout discounts. 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 Nov 8, 2026 for Rave, Oct 13, 2026 for Tyne; 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 Nov 8, 2026 for Rave, Oct 13, 2026 for Tyne. 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.