Royalty Payouts Paladin vs SplitLayer
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 28, 2026 for Royalty Payouts Paladin, Oct 13, 2026 for SplitLayer.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.99/month for Royalty Payouts Paladin and $49/month for SplitLayer.
Head to head
Free
- · Unlimited royalty shares
- · Up to 10 products (SKUs)
- · Up to 2 creators
Basic
- · Unlimited royalty shares
- · Up to 10 creators
- · Up to 2 Project Modes
- · Up to 20 products (SKUs)
Growth
- · Unlimited creators
- · Unlimited royalty shares
- · Up to 100 products (SKUs)
- · Up to 8 Project Modes
Pro
- · Creator portal
- · Email reports
- · Multi-store Linking
- · PayPal payouts
- · Unlimited Project Modes
- · Unlimited creators
Free
- · 1 active policy
- · 3 partners
- · 50 orders/mo
Growth
- · 10 active policies
- · 2,000 orders/mo
- · 25 partners
- · Reports & export
- · Simulation engine
Scale
- · 20,000 orders/mo
- · Reports & export
- · Simulation engine
- · Unlimited active policies
- · Unlimited partners
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShare the wealth! Many products that you sell are: licensed goods, artist collaborations, and publisher catalogs. Set a royalty rate per product with multi-recipient splits and optional advance recoupment. Every paid order accrues to an auditable ledger, refunds reverse earnings automatically, and payout batches wait for your approval before any money moves.
SplitLayer calculates revenue shares, commissions, and payout amounts for creators, partners, and vendors from order and refund events. Define split rules and effective dates, then track amounts owed in an append-only ledger. Each entry shows the rule used and calculation inputs for review. Export payout reports by period and run simulations before activating rule changes. Need help setting up your payout rules?
- Per-product royalty rates with multi-recipient splits and advance recoupment
- Refund-aware, append-only royalty ledger with CSV export for your accountant
- Approval workflow: review every payout batch before creators receive a cent
- Set split rules with effective dates by product, variant, or tag.
- Ledger shows rule applied and inputs used for each allocation.
- Refunds post linked reversals based on the original allocation.
- Export payout summaries for creators, partners, or vendors by period.
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 |  Royalty Payouts Paladin |  SplitLayer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Royalty Payouts Paladin | SplitLayer |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Royalty Payouts Paladin | SplitLayer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $2.99/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Royalty Payouts Paladin | SplitLayer |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #20(ahead) | #52 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 3, 2026 | May 18, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Ioun Developers | SplitLayer |
FAQ
Royalty Payouts Paladin and SplitLayer: common questions
- Is Royalty Payouts Paladin or SplitLayer cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.99/month for Royalty Payouts Paladin and $49/month for SplitLayer. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 28, 2026 for Royalty Payouts Paladin, Oct 13, 2026 for SplitLayer; 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 28, 2026 for Royalty Payouts Paladin, Oct 13, 2026 for SplitLayer. 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.