Smart Emails vs SmartrMail Email & SMS
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 6, 2026 for Smart Emails, Nov 9, 2026 for SmartrMail Email & SMS.
The short answer
- Only Smart Emails lists a free plan.
- SmartrMail Email & SMS lists 48 features Smart Emails’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Abandoned cart, AI generation.
Head to head
Newsletter, Pop up, Automation, SMS, Template, Email Marketing
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 30 professional design presets
- · Auto-save, never lose your work
- · Design & preview all 53 templates
- · Edit text, colors & footer anytime
- · Export 5 templates to your store
- · Full visual editor, no code
Annual
- · Built-in discounts & gift cards
- · Everything in Free, plus:
- · Export all 53 notification emails
- · Instant live changes, no re-export
- · Priority support
- · Product upsells & recommendations
Free Plan
- · 100+ Ready-to-use Email Templates
- · 8 emails per subscriber per month
- · AI Newsletters
- · AI Product Recommendations Emails
- · All Email, but Browse Abandonment
- · Coupons and Discounts
Essentials Plan
- · 12 emails per subscriber per month
- · AI Subject Line Suggestion Creation
- · All E-commerce Email Automations
- · Branded AI Flows Setup
- · Everything in Free +
- · One Click AI Newsletter Creation
Pro Plan
- · 24 emails per subscriber per month
- · A/B Testing Email and Sms flows
- · Everything in Essentials+
- · Managed Email Marketing Strategy
- · Monthly/Quarterly Account Review
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every feature30 professional presets. A visual editor for all 52 notification emails — no code needed. Change a color, text, or marketing section — live instantly across all templates. No re-export needed. Add discounts, product recommendations, gift cards, featured products, reorder buttons, or a message banner to turn every email into a sales channel.
SmartrMail is email and SMS marketing for Shopify stores that want to sell, not run an email agency. Recover abandoned carts and welcome new subscribers with automated flows. Send AI newsletters with personalized product recommendations — you review and approve before sending. Segment by purchase behavior with real Shopify data. Capture emails with pop-ups in your welcome flow.
- 30 presets, full visual editor — design every notification email, no code
- One change updates all 53 emails instantly — no re-export needed
- Add discounts, product recommendations, gift cards, or banners to any email
- 26 languages — select one, everything translates and installs automatically
- Abandoned Cart email, Welcome email, Back in Stock email, Thank you Email & more
- Email Marketing, Email Automation, Newsletter, Popup, 100+ Email Templates, SMS
- 1-to-1 Training, Easy Setup, One-Clic Automations, 24/5 Chat & Phone support
- Battle-tested Email funnel strategy, design + automation by our in-house agency
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 |  Smart Emails |  SmartrMail Email & SMS |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 142 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +4 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 8 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Australia, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | Smart Emails | SmartrMail Email & SMS |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.7 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 305 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Smart Emails | SmartrMail Email & SMS |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $10/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 15 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Smart Emails | SmartrMail Email & SMS |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #129 | #62(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 16, 2026 | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Languages | 25 | 2 |
| Developer | Saul Studio. | SmartrMail |
FAQ
Smart Emails and SmartrMail Email & SMS: common questions
- Is Smart Emails or SmartrMail Email & SMS cheaper?
- Only Smart Emails 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?
- Smart Emails lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Custom fonts, Localization, Translation. SmartrMail Email & SMS lists 48 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Abandoned cart, AI generation, Back-in-stock emails. 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 Nov 6, 2026 for Smart Emails, Nov 9, 2026 for SmartrMail Email & SMS; 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 Nov 6, 2026 for Smart Emails, Nov 9, 2026 for SmartrMail Email & SMS. 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.