ShareitEffect: More Referrals vs Viru : Go Viral , Sell More
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 ShareitEffect, Oct 14, 2026 for Viru.
The short answer
- Only ShareitEffect lists a free plan.
- ShareitEffect lists 5 features Viru’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automations, Checkout discounts, Custom discounts.
Head to head
Customers Recommend Your Products to Hundreds
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
FREE Plan
- · Customer and Technical Support
- · Up to 5 Posts/mo
- · ≈ 1,690 Views/mo
Basic
- · Customer and Technical Support
- · Up to 50 Posts/mo
- · ≈ 16,900 Views/mo
Pro
- · Dedicated Account Manager
- · Unlimited Customer and Technical Support
- · Unlimited Posts/mo
- · ≈ 135,200+ Views/mo
Usage based
- · Billing stops on uninstall
- · Charges shown in Shopify billing
- · No charge if nothing is claimed
- · No monthly fees or subscriptions
- · No setup costs to get started
- · One charge per discount claimed
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureReferral Marketing. Your customers share, on their personal social media, about the purchase they make on your Shopify website and eagerly recommend your business to hundreds of their followers.
Viru adds a WhatsApp sharing prompt above the checkout button. Shoppers share your store with friends to unlock an instant discount, turning every checkout into word-of-mouth growth. Store owners set a custom discount amount, and share message from the app settings. The discount applies automatically when the share step is completed.
- Your customers will naturally influence their followers to buy from you.
- Word-of-mouth: you do it, I do it, and now your customers will do it for you!
- Your customers will post your products, brand and URL on their social media.
- Friend-to-friend referral traffic is driven directly to your product page(s).
- WhatsApp share prompt at checkout to unlock instant discounts
- Customizable discount amount, and share message
- Discount code applies automatically when share step is completed
- Usage-based billing — only charged when a discount is claimed
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 |  ShareitEffect |  Viru |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ShareitEffect | Viru |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 3.4 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 3 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ShareitEffect | Viru |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $17/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | ShareitEffect | Viru |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #668 | #161 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 1, 2022 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | ShareitEffect | Niraj K Kanjani |
FAQ
ShareitEffect and Viru: common questions
- Is ShareitEffect or Viru cheaper?
- Only ShareitEffect lists a free plan. 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?
- ShareitEffect lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Automations, Checkout discounts, Custom discounts, Discount codes. 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 ShareitEffect, Oct 14, 2026 for Viru; 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 ShareitEffect, Oct 14, 2026 for Viru. 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.