It depends on what else you need. If you want a full promotions suite (bundles, volume discounts, upsells), BOGOS or Kite make sense. If you want a new cart drawer with gifting built in, look at Corner. If gift-with-purchase is the whole job, a focused app like Promo Party Pro is simpler: gift picker with variant choice, scheduling, stock-out auto-pause, and discount code stacking at a flat $19 per month.
The Best Shopify Gift with Purchase Apps, Compared
There are dozens of gift-with-purchase apps on the Shopify App Store, and they split into two camps: broad promotion suites that include gifting, and focused apps that do gifts and nothing else. We build Promo Party Pro, one of the focused ones, so read this as a vendor-written comparison. The tradeoff we offer: every number below comes from published pricing pages and app listings, and when another app is the better fit for your store, we say so.
TL;DR. Need bundles, volume discounts, and upsells alongside gifts? Pick a suite like BOGOS. Want a new cart drawer with gifting built in? Corner. Just want gift-with-purchase to work, with a variant picker, scheduling, and a flat price? That is the job Promo Party Pro was built for.
Every Shopify Gift App, Side by Side
| App | Pricing | Free trial | Focus | Gift picker popup | Stacks with discount codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promo Party Pro | $19/mo flat, all features | 15 days | Gift-with-purchase only | Yes, shopper picks the variant | Yes, built on Discount Functions |
| BOGOS | Free plan, then $29.99–$99.99/mo, can scale with orders | Free plan | Full promo suite: BOGO, bundles, volume, upsell | Yes | Yes, configurable |
| Gift Box | $19.99–$99.99/mo plus order-based tiers | Yes | Gifting, with features gated by tier | Yes, mobile-first | Varies by plan |
| Kite Discount | $19/mo or $49/mo, by Shopify plan | On paid plans | Discounts and gifts, multi-tier progress bars | Yes | Yes, via Discount Functions |
| Corner Free Gift | Free drawer, gifts on $15–$59/mo plans | Free plan (drawer only) | Cart drawer replacement with gifting inside | Gift selection inside the drawer | Yes, with some config |
| EasyGift | $14.99/mo or $29.99/mo | 5 days | Auto-add gift rules | No, auto-add focused | Plan and cart dependent |
| KOALA | $9.99–$49.99/mo, tied to Shopify plan | 14 days | Gifts plus upsell pop-ups | Via upsell templates | Depends on configuration |
Pricing and features verified against each app's Shopify App Store listing. Every app links to a full head-to-head comparison with the complete feature table.
How to Choose
Pick BOGOS if you need one app to run every promo type: BOGO, bundles, mix and match, volume discounts, and gifts. Largest review count in the category, POS support, seven languages. You pay for that surface area in setup complexity and order-scaled pricing.
Pick Gift Box if you want a long track record and a mobile-first gift picker, and you are comfortable with plan tiers deciding which gift types you get.
Pick Kite Discount if multi-tier progress bars ("spend $25 more to unlock...") are central to your promo strategy and you want gifts and discounts from one app.
Pick Corner if you were going to replace your slide cart anyway. Its gifting lives inside its cart drawer, which is great if you want the drawer and redundant if you like your theme's cart.
Pick EasyGift if you want the cheapest simple auto-add rule and your shoppers never need to choose a gift variant.
Pick KOALA if you want gifting bundled with upsell pop-ups and templates, and plan-based pricing works for your store.
Pick Promo Party Pro if gift-with-purchase is the whole job and you want it done right: spend thresholds, a gift picker popup with variant choice, scheduled campaigns that start and stop themselves, automatic pause when gift stock runs out, and clean stacking with discount codes. One flat $19 per month plan, every feature included. Across stores running Promo Party, 57% of shoppers offered a gift take it.
What Actually Matters in a GWP App
After a decade of running these campaigns for Shopify clients, five features decide whether a promo drives AOV or generates support tickets:
- Variant choice. A gift picker popup where the shopper picks their size or color. Auto-adding a random variant creates returns and complaints.
- Scheduling. Start and end dates so a holiday campaign launches and ends itself. If you have to log in at midnight, the app failed.
- Stock-out handling. The campaign should pause automatically when gift inventory hits zero, not promise shoppers a gift that never arrives.
- Discount code stacking. Built on Shopify's Discount Functions API, gifts and codes combine cleanly. Anything else risks a broken checkout on your biggest weekend.
- Flat pricing. Order-scaled tiers mean your best month is also your most expensive one. Know what a promo costs before it succeeds.
What About Shopify's Native Buy X Get Y?
Shopify's built-in BXGY discount is free and fine for a one-off. It cannot do gift picker popups, variant choice, scheduling, stock-out pause, or analytics. We wrote up the full breakdown: Shopify native BXGY vs Promo Party.
Full Head-to-Head Comparisons
Looking for an honest alternative to BOGOS, alternative to Gift Box, alternative to Kite Discount, alternative to Corner Free Gift, alternative to EasyGift, or alternative to KOALA? Each comparison covers pricing, the complete feature table, who each app is really built for, and where we think the other tool is the better call.
- Promo Party vs Gift Box
Gift Box (by DigiSmoothie) has a huge install base and a long track record in gift-with-purchase. We line up its tiered pricing against Promo Party's $19 flat plan and show where Gift Box's plan tiers can push your monthly cost up. - Promo Party vs BOGOS
BOGOS (formerly Free Gifts by Secomapp) has thousands of reviews and a full suite that covers bundles, BXGY, volume discounts, and more. See how the all-in-one platform stacks up when you only need a clean GWP workflow. - Promo Party vs Kite Discount
Kite positions itself as a broad discount and promotions engine. We compare the pure gift-with-purchase experience, campaign scheduling, and setup complexity. - Promo Party vs Free Gift, BOGO (Corner)
Corner's Free Gift, BOGO app is a common pick for merchants looking for a free tier. Side-by-side feature and pricing look at what each app actually delivers. - Promo Party vs EasyGift
EasyGift focuses on lightweight gift rules. We compare rule flexibility, spend thresholds, and the gift picker popup experience. - Promo Party vs KOALA
KOALA offers gifting alongside broader conversion tools. See where a dedicated GWP app makes a cleaner merchant experience and where KOALA's broader feature set earns its keep.
How We Compare
Every comparison follows the same structure: a quick TL;DR, a feature table covering pricing, free trial, GWP campaigns, spend thresholds, the gift picker popup, scheduling, discount code compatibility, multi-language support, setup complexity, and support. We call out competitor strengths. When the other tool is the better choice for a given store, we say so.
Still deciding whether a gift beats a discount at all? Run your store's numbers through our free GWP ROI calculator first.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Partially. Shopify's native Buy X Get Y discount can add a free item, but it has no gift picker popup, no variant choice for the shopper, no campaign scheduling, no automatic pause when gift stock runs out, and no analytics. Stores usually outgrow it after their first real campaign. See the full breakdown in Shopify native BXGY vs Promo Party.
Most fall between $9.99 and $99.99 per month. Watch for two pricing patterns: tiers that gate features to higher plans, and pricing that scales with your order volume or Shopify plan. Promo Party Pro is a flat $19 per month with every feature included; BOGOS and Gift Box paid tiers can scale with orders; Kite and KOALA price by your Shopify plan.
Not always, and it is the most common source of broken promos. Apps built on Shopify's Discount Functions API (like Promo Party Pro and Kite) stack cleanly with discount codes when combinations are enabled. Older approaches can conflict, so test code stacking during your trial before a campaign goes live.
Five things separate the good ones: a gift picker popup where the shopper chooses their variant (size or color), scheduling with automatic start and end dates, automatic pause when gift inventory runs out, clean stacking with discount codes, and pricing that does not creep as your order volume grows.