Review Pulse 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 Review Pulse, Oct 14, 2026 for ShopReviews.

The short answer

  • Only Review Pulse lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Review Pulse and $3.99/month for ShopReviews.
  • ShopReviews lists 7 features Review Pulse’s listing doesn’t mention, including All reviews page, Badges, Custom requests.

Head to head

App Store reviews

Review Pulse: —
ShopReviews: 7
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Pitch
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Reviews, Product Reviews, photo reviews, Store reviews

Categories
  • Product reviews
  • Product reviews
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
May 19, 2026
Apr 27, 2018
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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1 last full month
Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
—
—
Top countries
—
—

Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

035OctDecFebMaySepAprJunReview Pulse: 1 reviews in June 2026ShopReviews ‑ Product Reviews: 3 reviews in October 2018ShopReviews ‑ Product Reviews: 1 reviews in November 2018ShopReviews ‑ Product Reviews: 2 reviews in December 2018ShopReviews ‑ Product Reviews: 2 reviews in January 2019ShopReviews ‑ Product Reviews: 2 reviews in February 2019ShopReviews ‑ Product Reviews: 1 reviews in March 2019ShopReviews ‑ Product Reviews: 2 reviews in May 2019ShopReviews ‑ Product Reviews: 1 reviews in June 2019ShopReviews ‑ Product Reviews: 1 reviews in September 2019ShopReviews ‑ Product Reviews: 1 reviews in October 2019ShopReviews ‑ Product Reviews: 1 reviews in April 2020ShopReviews ‑ Product Reviews: 1 reviews in September 2021
Review PulseShopReviewsCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $9.99/month
From $3.99 to $9.99/month
Plans
FreeFree
  • · Basic widgets
  • · CSV review import from competitors
  • · Standard email requests
  • · Text & Photo reviews
  • · Up to 50 orders/month
Pro$9.99/month
  • · AI Sentiment analytics
  • · Advanced widget customization
  • · Auto-approve 4 & 5-star reviews
  • · Discount incentives for reviewers
  • · Follow-up reminder emails
  • · Public store owner replies
Standard$3.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · 300 monthly Email Review Requests
  • · Review email notification
  • · SEO
  • · Social Share
Professional$5.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · 1000 monthly review request emails
  • · All Reviews page
  • · All Standard Features
  • · Display Rate List
  • · Import old reviews
Enterprise$9.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · All Standard and Professional Features
  • · Unlimited monthly review request emails
Coverage
5 of 12 features42%
11 of 12 features92%
Unique strengths
  • Carousels
  • All reviews page
  • Badges
  • Custom requests
  • Grid layout
  • +3 more
Product reviews
42%5/12
92%11/12
Display options
43%3/7
86%6/7
Ways to collect reviews
40%2/5
100%5/5
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Review PulseShopReviews12 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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How it sells itself

Review Pulse helps Shopify merchants collect and show product reviews. After orders are fulfilled, customers receive branded emails inviting them to leave reviews with optional photos. Reviews appear on the storefront via star badges, review lists, carousels, and trust badges. Existing reviews can be imported via CSV, and the dashboard tracks ratings, sentiment, and review volume.

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.

Key points
  • Automated email requests sent after order fulfillment
  • Storefront widgets: star ratings, review lists, carousels, and badges
  • Review moderation with auto-approve rules and merchant replies
  • Dashboard tracking ratings, sentiment, and review trends
  • 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
Screenshots
Review Pulse
Review InsightsReview Pulse Display WidgetReview Pulse Automated Review Collection
Recent review - Product reviews - photo reviews - reviews
Thumbnail Layout - - Reviews - Product reviews - photo reviewsReviews Rating at product title and catalog - Product reviewsTime Line Layout - - Reviews - Product reviews - photo reviews

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.

Showing only the rows where the apps differ.

Adoption

MeasureReview PulseShopReviews
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureReview PulseShopReviews
App Store ratingNot published5.0 ★
App Store reviewsNot published7
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough data0
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureReview PulseShopReviews
Free planYesNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$9.99/month$3.99/month(ahead)
Longest free trialNot listed7 days
Plans listed23

Listing

MeasureReview PulseShopReviews
Shopify category rank#474in Product reviews#162(ahead)in Product reviews
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedMay 19, 2026Apr 27, 2018
Languages1English1English
DeveloperMensorWaytoapps

FAQ

Review Pulse and ShopReviews: common questions

Is Review Pulse or ShopReviews cheaper?
Only Review Pulse lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Review Pulse 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?
Review Pulse lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Carousels. ShopReviews lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as All reviews page, Badges, Custom requests, Grid layout. 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 Review Pulse, 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 Review Pulse, 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.