Hextom: WhatsApp, SMS & Push vs Stream: Email & SMS Marketing
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026.
The short answer
- Hextom is detected on 1.1× as many Shopify stores as Stream: 134 vs 118 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Hextom 4.7 from 295 reviews and Stream 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Hextom lists 38 features Stream’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Auto-notifications, Automated workflows.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- India
- Hong Kong
- United States
- China
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free Plan
- · 1000 free monthly Web Push
- · Back in stock, price drop automation
- · Campaign
- · Subscriber collection tool
- · Unlimited subscribers
- · WhatsApp marketing
Business Plan
- · 10,000+ free monthly Web Push
- · Abandoned browser recovery
- · Abandoned cart & checkout recovery
- · Campaign scheduling
- · Free plan+
- · SMS marketing
Enterprise Plan
- · 50,000+ free monthly Web Push
- · Business plan+
- · Campaign sent and delivery scheduling
- · Unique discount code
Free install
basic
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureEffortlessly expand your marketing reach with our all-in-one platform, featuring WhatsApp, SMS, and Web Push channels. Grow your subscriber list and create sales-boosting campaigns across these channels. Recover lost sales with abandoned cart and checkout automations, and drive new sales with back-in-stock and price-drop alerts.
Stream provides a complete set of marketing operation solutions for independent website sellers. Sellers do not need to create strategies, nor conduct AB tests. One-click open our operation&marketing strategies. The Stream Strategy Center help sellers collect full user info. (generally 10%-30% of website visitors) and conduct targeted recalls for customers who have abandoned orders, purchases and browsing.
- Easily create customizable popups to grow WhatsApp, SMS and Web Push subscribers
- Create multi-channel campaigns in minutes with WhatsApp, SMS and Web Push
- Auto recover abandoned cart, abandoned checkout, and abandoned browser
- Auto send back in stock and price drop reminders automatically to drive new sale
- Stream made personalized strategies, which collect users' emails & phone.
- Accurately matching of people and goods is realized. Users' shopping easily.
- Users' needs are ever-changing, Stream implements vary by their different needs.
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 |  Hextom |  Stream |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 134(ahead) | 118 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +11 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 3 | 11(ahead) |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Home & Garden, Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, India | Hong Kong, United States, China |
Reviews
| Measure | Hextom | Stream |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.7 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 295(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 6(ahead) | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 9% | Not enough data |
FAQ
Hextom and Stream: common questions
- Which is more popular, Hextom or Stream?
- Hextom is detected on 1.1× as many Shopify stores as Stream: 134 vs 118 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- Which has better reviews, Hextom or Stream?
- On the Shopify App Store: Hextom 4.7 from 295 reviews and Stream 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Hextom lists 38 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Auto-notifications, Automated workflows, Back in stock. Stream lists 21 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Automations, Banners, Campaigns. 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 9, 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 9, 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.