Recommerce vs Tern Trade‑in
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 27, 2026 for Recommerce, Oct 13, 2026 for Tern Trade‑in.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Recommerce 5.0 from 1 reviews and Tern Trade‑in 5.0 from 10 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $89.70/month for Recommerce and $299/month for Tern Trade‑in.
- Tern Trade‑in lists 5 features Recommerce’s listing doesn’t mention, including Discount codes, Email notifications, Return portal.
Head to head
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Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Standard Plan
- · 30 items per month included
- · Great support by email
- · Instant store credit quotes
- · Smart pricing rules
- · Trade-in through your Shopify site
Standard: Trade-in
- · 100 Trade-in orders per month + 5 users
- · Auto-generate shipping labels & rewards
- · Build custom trade-in catalog
- · Calculate dynamic values by condition
- · Capture data + validate w/ image upload
- · Customise design + translate/edit copy
Pro: Resale
- · 200 Trade-in orders per month + 10 users
- · ALL Standard tier features, plus...
- · Advanced Trade-in Offers service
- · Automated Shopify resale relisting
- · Restock items against original SKU
- · Run scheduled reports
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRecommerce helps your brand incentivise customer loyalty, reach new shoppers, and build a new revenue stream from selling secondhand. With the Recommerce app, your customers can trade in secondhand items when no longer needed, in exchange for cash (bank transfer) or store credit with your Shopify store. With smart pricing rules and automated shipping labels, the Recommerce app makes buyback frictionless.
Enable customers to trade-in products bought directly from you or somewhere else, then relist them for resale directly on your site. You define the trade-in rules and set the trade-in value, Tern automates the process, making it easy for your customers – and your team.
- Automated store credit vouchers
- Automated shipping labels
- Smart pricing rules
- Full control over trade-in credit pricing and eligibility criteria
- Flexible logistics make it easy to send back (or drop-off) trade-in items
- Automatically issue trackable credit for goods that are received
- Relist products for resale, reusing the data associated with every trade-in
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 |  Recommerce |  Tern Trade‑in |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Recommerce | Tern Trade‑in |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 10(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Recommerce | Tern Trade‑in |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $89.70/month(ahead) | $299/month |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Recommerce | Tern Trade‑in |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #166 | #83(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 26, 2022 | Aug 6, 2021 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Relished | Tern Eco Ltd |
FAQ
Recommerce and Tern Trade‑in: common questions
- Is Recommerce or Tern Trade‑in cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $89.70/month for Recommerce and $299/month for Tern Trade‑in. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Recommerce or Tern Trade‑in?
- On the Shopify App Store: Recommerce 5.0 from 1 reviews and Tern Trade‑in 5.0 from 10 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Tern Trade‑in lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Discount codes, Email notifications, Return portal, Return tracking. 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 27, 2026 for Recommerce, Oct 13, 2026 for Tern Trade‑in; 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 27, 2026 for Recommerce, Oct 13, 2026 for Tern Trade‑in. 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.