RecoMelon vs Squirrel Upsell & Cross Sell
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 RecoMelon, Sep 3, 2026 for Squirrel Upsell & Cross Sell.
The short answer
- RecoMelon lists 24 features Squirrel Upsell & Cross Sell’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI recommendations, Analytics, Color and font.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · $1/day trial for first 30 days
- · Customisation options
- · Dealbreaker product filtering
- · Onboarding support
- · Performance reporting
- · Supports up to 1,000 SKUs
Growth
- · Everything in Starter
- · Supports up to 5,000 SKUs
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRecoMelon replaces generic product carousels with intelligent AI enhanced recommendations based on visual similarity, shared attributes and complementary purposes. It suggests look-alike or visually complementary items and can exclude products with unwanted attributes like sleeve type, design patterns or fabric. No manual tagging is needed, and you can add the galleries without custom theme work.
Squirrel Upsell & Cross Sell helps you set up cross-sell and upsell recommendations across thousands of products, so even the largest catalogs are covered in minutes. Use rule-based targeting by price range and keywords (title, variant title, vendor, description, category, product type), as well as by collections, tags, metafields, and more.
- Visual AI Matches- Stop random recommendations. Suggest visually coherent items.
- Dealbreaker Filters- Shoppers can zone in on product attributes they care about.
- Smart PDP Embeds- Install style-matched recommendations with theme app blocks.
- Customisation- Control layout, filters & style to match your storefront design.
- Use a flexible rule-based system to select suitable product recommendations.
- Track statistics on recommendation widgets and adjust rule settings as needed.
- Convenient admin panel for quickly creating, managing, and displaying widgets.
- User-friendly color scheme and widget layout settings.
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 |  RecoMelon |  Squirrel Upsell & Cross Sell |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 33 | 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 | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Hardware | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | RecoMelon | Squirrel Upsell & Cross Sell |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | RecoMelon | Squirrel Upsell & Cross Sell |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $179/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | RecoMelon | Squirrel Upsell & Cross Sell |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #72 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #22 in Product comparison | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 25, 2026 | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Sauce Social Commerce | Squirrel dev |
FAQ
RecoMelon and Squirrel Upsell & Cross Sell: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- RecoMelon lists 24 the others don’t mention, such as AI recommendations, Analytics, Color and font, Conversion rates. Squirrel Upsell & Cross Sell lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom rules, Pop-ups. 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 RecoMelon, Sep 3, 2026 for Squirrel Upsell & Cross Sell; 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 RecoMelon, Sep 3, 2026 for Squirrel Upsell & Cross Sell. 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.