Kai Progress bar & Free Gift vs Yaco Progress Bar
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 1, 2026.
The short answer
- Kai Progress bar & Free Gift is detected on 1.2× as many Shopify stores as Yaco Progress Bar: 187 vs 158 as of Nov 1, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Kai Progress bar & Free Gift 5.0 from 52 reviews and Yaco Progress Bar 4.9 from 26 reviews.
- Only Yaco Progress Bar lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for Kai Progress bar & Free Gift and $6.90/month for Yaco Progress Bar.
- Kai Progress bar & Free Gift lists 33 features Yaco Progress Bar’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Announcements, BOGO.
Head to head
- United States
- Germany
- Australia
- United States
- France
- Germany
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic Plan
- · Campaign scheduling
- · Discount tiers, Free Gift, Free Shipping
- · Live support
- · Multi Market & All languages supported
- · Unlimited campaigns
- · Unlimited customizations - New templates
Pro plan
- · AI-Powered Upsell Recommendations
- · Advanced analytics
- · Everything in the Basic Plan
- · Per-rule order analytics
- · Priority Premium Support
- · Target Campaigns by Customer Attributes
Growth plan
- · Cart timer, trust badges & reviews
- · Conversion-ready cart drawer
- · Everything in Pro
- · Express checkout & discount code
- · Progress bar & free gifts in the drawer
- · Ready-made templates, multi-language
One tier
- · 14 days all tiers, then 1 active tier
- · Cart, drawer, product page & checkout
- · Free shipping, gifts and discounts
- · Product recommendations
- · Targeting, markets and translations
- · Yaco AI MCP (beta)
Starter
- · Everything in the free plan
- · Stores up to 50 orders/30 days
- · Unlimited tiers
Premium
- · Everything in the free plan
- · No order limit
- · Unlimited tiers
Optimize
- · A/B testing of tiers and designs (beta)
- · Beta price, $14.90 after beta
- · Everything in Premium
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureKai's cart progress bar turns cart goals into higher AOV. Reward each tier with a free gift with purchase (GWP): auto add to cart, pick-a-gift popup or mystery gift. Add a free shipping bar, tiered automatic discounts, BOGO and Buy X Get Y. Built-in cart upsell shows an upsell carousel with AI product recommendations inside the progress bar, so shoppers hit the next reward faster.
Yaco Progress Bar adds a tiered rewards progress bar to your cart drawer, cart page and product page, and to checkout on Shopify Plus. Stack tiers for free shipping, a free gift added automatically with a variant picker, and percentage or amount discounts. VIP tiers reward lifetime spend or order count. Target tiers by market, tag or segment, with a threshold per market. Match your theme with the design editor.
- Progress bar tier rewards: Amount discount,% discount, Free Shipping & Free Gift
- Fully customizable, Unlimited tiers, Mobile friendly, Place it where you like
- Free Gift: Auto Add to Cart, Pick from popup & BOGO, BXGY: Buy X Get Y Discounts
- Run unlimited campaigns, Target specific products or collections, Advanced rules
- Up to 2 goals
- Unlimited customization
- Custom placement: cart drawer, cart page, etc.
- Congratulations message when a goal is reached
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 |  Kai Progress bar & Free Gift |  Yaco Progress Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 187(ahead) | 158 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +17 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 22 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Health & Beauty, Apparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco |
| Top store countries | United States, Germany, Australia | United States, France, Germany |
Reviews
| Measure | Kai Progress bar & Free Gift | Yaco Progress Bar |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 52(ahead) | 26 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 0% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Kai Progress bar & Free Gift | Yaco Progress Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5.99/month(ahead) | $6.90/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Kai Progress bar & Free Gift | Yaco Progress Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #40 | #73 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #9 on Pricing moves in Upsell and cross-sell |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Launched | Nov 18, 2024 | Jan 20, 2021 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Scalix eCom | Yaco Studio |
FAQ
Kai Progress bar & Free Gift and Yaco Progress Bar: common questions
- Which is more popular, Kai Progress bar & Free Gift or Yaco Progress Bar?
- Kai Progress bar & Free Gift is detected on 1.2× as many Shopify stores as Yaco Progress Bar: 187 vs 158 as of Nov 1, 2026.
- Is Kai Progress bar & Free Gift or Yaco Progress Bar cheaper?
- Only Yaco Progress Bar lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for Kai Progress bar & Free Gift and $6.90/month for Yaco Progress Bar. 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, Kai Progress bar & Free Gift or Yaco Progress Bar?
- On the Shopify App Store: Kai Progress bar & Free Gift 5.0 from 52 reviews and Yaco Progress Bar 4.9 from 26 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Kai Progress bar & Free Gift lists 33 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Announcements, BOGO, Bulk discounts. Yaco Progress Bar lists 16 the others don’t mention, such as Cart drawer, Cart upsell, Custom CSS, Custom HTML. 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 1, 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 1, 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.