Giftship: Gift Options & More vs Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 11, 2026.
The short answer
- Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards is detected on 2.4× as many Shopify stores as Giftship: 610 vs 259 as of Nov 11, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Giftship 4.8 from 274 reviews and Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards 5.0 from 53 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $29.99/month for Giftship and $14/month for Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards.
- Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards lists 21 features Giftship’s listing doesn’t mention, including Balance page, Branded, Bulk.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- 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.
Micro
- · * Option Set Blocks Include: Upsells,
- · **For stores on the Shopify Basic Plan**
- · Drawer (Slide) Cart w/ Option Blocks
- · Gift Messages (+ Digital), Datepicker,
- · Info Banners File Upload, and much more!
- · Order Printer w/ Custom Print Sizes
Essential
- · * Option Set Blocks Include: Upsells,
- · Box Builder w/ Multiple Themes
- · Drawer (Slide) Cart w/ Option Blocks
- · Gift Messages (+ Digital), Datepicker,
- · Info Banners File Upload, and much more!
- · Order Printer w/ Custom Print Sizes
Plus
- · All Essential Features +
- · Delivery Method Display Rules
- · Priority Support
- · Shipping Rate Filters
Enterprise
- · All Features +
- · Personalized Onboarding
- · Priority Feature Requests
Intro
- · Create bulk gift cards, send bulk cards
- · Create integrations with our admin API
- · Create product bundles and sell as gifts
- · Custom gifting flows with storefront API
- · Import thousands of gift cards into Givy
- · Send emails from your own custom domain
Basic
- · Create a custom redemption flow
- · Create bulk gift cards, send bulk cards
- · Customize the gifting flow
- · Import thousands of gift cards into Givy
- · Send emails from your own custom domain
- · Send merchandise / product gifts in bulk
Growth
- · Access to all features
- · BFCM, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule
- · Gift wrapping and gift notes available
- · Let customers purchase last minute gifts
- · Must have Black Friday Cyber Monday app
- · Onboarding session to optimize program
Enterprise
- · Dedicated account manager
- · Designed for high-volume merchants
- · Developers available to help your team
- · Submit priority feature requests
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGiftship is the all-in-one gifting platform on Shopify. Add dozens of blocks such as gift notes, gift wrap, date pickers, upsells, and custom fields to product pages, cart page, drawer cart or checkout (Shopify Plus). All blocks can be displayed dynamically. Ship to multiple recipients from your storefront or dashboard for bulk gifting. Build gift boxes and bundles with a step-by-step box builder.
Easily sell multi-currency gift cards, let customers send gift cards as gifts. Make any product, bundle, subscription, membership, or gift card giftable. Send a personal message, add a GIF, gift wrapping & note, schedule the gift delivery. Sell vouchers with fixed or custom amounts, and create gift cards for customer loyalty. Print gift cards in bulk or link them to physical gift cards.
- Functionality Blocks that you can add to Product, Cart, or Checkout pages.
- Blocks include: Upsells, Gift Message, Datepicker, File upload, and Much More.
- Enhanced Checkout: Ship to multiple addresses from a single checkout.
- Dynamic tools: Box Builder + Dynamic Drawer Cart (Slide Cart)
- Product gifting → enable gifting on any product, send gift cards as a gift
- Custom amounts → sell gift cards in the denomination that your customers choose
- Bulk gift cards & campaigns → email thousands of gift cards to loyal customers
- Multi-currency and multi-lingual → gifting in any currency or language
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 |  Giftship |  Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 259 | 610(ahead) |
| Net store change, 28 days | +3 | −13 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 8(ahead) | 7 |
| Big-brand share | 12% | 26% |
| Top store categories | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Home & Garden, Arts & Entertainment | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Food, Beverages & Tobacco |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | United States, Australia, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | Giftship | Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 274(ahead) | 53 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 6(ahead) | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 36% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Giftship | Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29.99/month | $14/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Giftship | Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #15 | #10 |
| Shopify App Charts | #11 in Gifts - Other | #4 in Gift cards |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Launched | Sep 8, 2017 | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 6 |
| Developer | Gist | Givy |
FAQ
Giftship and Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards: common questions
- Which is more popular, Giftship or Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards?
- Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards is detected on 2.4× as many Shopify stores as Giftship: 610 vs 259 as of Nov 11, 2026.
- Is Giftship or Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $29.99/month for Giftship and $14/month for Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Giftship or Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards?
- On the Shopify App Store: Giftship 4.8 from 274 reviews and Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards 5.0 from 53 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Giftship lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as File upload, Gift receipts, Gift wrap. Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards lists 21 the others don’t mention, such as Balance page, Branded, Bulk, Bulk send. 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 11, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
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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 11, 2026. 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.