Ship Pulse vs Shipping calculator: ShipMagic
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Ship Pulse, Nov 3, 2026 for Shipping calculator.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Ship Pulse and $14/month for Shipping calculator.
- Shipping calculator lists 18 features Ship Pulse’s listing doesn’t mention, including Carrier-based, Custom rules, Customer-based.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 3 scans per month
- · Health score 0–100
- · View up to 5 issues
- · Zone & rate audit
Pro
- · Bulk Fix — batch update missing weights
- · CSV Export — share issues with your team
- · Unlimited scans
- · View all issues
Sandbox / Test
- · Customizable shipping discounts
- · Hide, rename, sort shipping rates
- · Live Carrier Rates
- · Rate blending
- · Rates by zipcode, products, customer
- · Use full app in test mode only
Starter
- · Customizable shipping discounts
- · Hide shipping rates conditionally
- · Live chat + Email support
- · Rename & reorder rates conditionally
- · Use customizations in live mode
- · Use shipping discounts in live mode
Pro
- · Advanced rate blending
- · All features in "Starter" plan
- · Developer API
- · Live Carrier Rates
- · Live chat + Email support
- · Rates by zipcode, products, customer
Pro+
- · All features in "Starter" plan
- · Custom coded shipping rate logic
- · Developer API
- · Live chat + Email support
- · Skilled human developer for coding
- · Use shipping rates in live mode
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureProducts without weights get wrong shipping rates. Empty zones block checkout entirely. And most merchants never notice until a customer complains. ShipPulse scans your entire shipping setup and surfaces every misconfiguration with a clear 0–100 health score. Issues are ranked by severity so you fix what matters first.
Set up custom shipping rates, rules and discounts in minutes - no coding required. Create shipping rates using product, cart, customer, zipcode, distance, metafields, dimensions and 25+ params to control exactly what shipping rates customers see at checkout. Show live carrier rates, tiered rates, per item rates, percentage rates, etc. Blend shipping rates from multiple profiles or rules.
- Health score — know instantly if your shipping setup is costing you sales
- Prioritized issues — fix the problems that lose the most orders first
- One-click bulk fix — add missing weights to all products at once
- Zone and rate audit — find the empty zones silently blocking checkout
- Set shipping rates by 25+ parameters like product tag, cart total, pincode, etc
- Assign different package sizes for different product & show live carrier rates
- Charge shipping rates per product in cart
- Avoid doubling of shipping rates because of multiple locations (flat rates only)
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 |  Ship Pulse | Shipping calculator |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ship Pulse | Shipping calculator |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 123 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 35% |
Pricing
| Measure | Ship Pulse | Shipping calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $14/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Ship Pulse | Shipping calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #1093 | #41 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Apr 17, 2026 | Jul 7, 2023 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | OFFSHOOT LABS | Speedy Squirrel |
FAQ
Ship Pulse and Shipping calculator: common questions
- Is Ship Pulse or Shipping calculator cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Ship Pulse and $14/month for Shipping calculator. 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?
- Shipping calculator lists 18 the others don’t mention, such as Carrier-based, Custom rules, Customer-based, Delivery time. 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 14, 2026 for Ship Pulse, Nov 3, 2026 for Shipping calculator; 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 14, 2026 for Ship Pulse, Nov 3, 2026 for Shipping calculator. 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.