Growave review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Loyalty, referrals, wishlists and reviews for Shopify stores
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Growave report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for loyalty, referrals and reviews for Shopify stores
Growave bundles reviews with loyalty points, referrals and a wishlist for Shopify stores. The free plan covers 100 orders a month, but video reviews and AI summaries need Growth at $199, a big step up from Entry at $15.
Who Growave is for
- Fits if you run a Shopify store and want loyalty and reviews from one app
- Works for new stores under 100 orders a month on the free plan
Who Growave is not for
- Pricey if you outgrow Entry, as Growth is $199 a month
- Skip it if you are not on Shopify, because it is sold through the Shopify App Store
- Watch out: extra orders are charged, $20 per 100 on Entry and $15 on Growth
- Watch out: video reviews and AI review summaries are not on Entry
- Tight if you want several integrations, as Entry has 1 and Growth 3
Why Growave gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyEntry is $15 a month for 500 orders, under the $19 where review tools start. The next step, Growth, is $199, and each extra 100 orders costs $20 on Entry.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan for new stores covers up to 100 monthly orders, and paid plans have a 14-day trial. 100 orders is a cap a growing shop will reach.
- CFeaturesReviews are one part of a loyalty bundle, with points, VIP tiers, referrals and a wishlist. Video reviews and AI summaries are not on Entry, and Entry allows 1 integration.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. It is a Shopify app with programs to configure.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, through the Shopify App Store, with Klaviyo, Gorgias, Omnisend, Recharge and Postscript, and an API on Plus.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Growave's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/growave#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/growave.svg" alt="Growave: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Growave stands among customer review tools
Growave's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 18 of the 34 other customer review tools we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 25 of 34) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $15 a month, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 3 of the 28 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 35 customer review tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Growave’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 25 of 34, level with 7
- CFree plan and trialAbove 14 of 34, level with 18
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 34, level with 13
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 34, level with 33
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 34, level with 31
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 29 customer review tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Growave, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Growave you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $180 a year.
What you could make
- Review collection: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- It plugs into other products, Shopify, Shopify POS and Klaviyo among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Growave’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Growave?
Growave bundles a points and VIP loyalty program, referrals, wishlists, Instagram content and product reviews into one app for Shopify stores. Reviews include photo and video submissions and AI review summaries on higher plans. Pricing is a monthly fee that covers a set number of orders, with a per-100-order charge beyond that.
Worth knowing
- Pricing follows monthly orders, with a charge for each extra 100 orders above the plan's included amount.
- Video reviews and AI review summaries are not on Entry.
- The jump from Entry at $15 to Growth at $199 is large, and the integrations count is capped at 1 and 3 on those plans.
- It is built for Shopify stores and sold through the Shopify App Store.
Key features
- Product reviews
- Photo reviews are on every paid plan; video reviews, AI review summaries and reviews in the Google Shopping feed start on Growth.
- Loyalty points and VIP tiers
- A points program on every plan, with VIP tiers, a dedicated loyalty page and bonus point events from Growth.
- Referral program
- Customers can refer friends for rewards; the program is included from the Entry plan.
- Wishlist and Instagram UGC
- A wishlist is on every plan, with back-in-stock wishlist emails and Instagram content added on Growth.
- Developer options
- Plus adds Shopify Hydrogen and headless commerce support, an API and SDK, and custom reward actions.
Growave pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Growave has a free plan, and paid plans start at $15 per month (Entry, includes 500 monthly orders).
- Starts at
- $15 per month (Entry, includes 500 monthly orders)
- Free plan
- A free plan through the Shopify App Store for new stores: up to 100 monthly orders and core loyalty and reviews features.
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial on paid plans
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | $15per month for 500 orders, then $20 per extra 100 orders | Points and referral programs, photo reviews, wishlist, nudges, 1 integration and Shopify POS integration. |
| Growth | $199per month for 1,500 orders, then $15 per extra 100 orders | Adds VIP tiers, store credit, video reviews and AI review summaries, Instagram UGC and 3 integrations. |
| Plus | $499per month for 3,000 orders, then $10 per extra 100 orders | Adds checkout extensions, headless and API access, B2B points, unlimited integrations and a customer success manager. |
| Unlimited | $999per month, fixed price with no order limit | No order limits, custom integrations, an enterprise success manager and high-priority support. |
Read from growave.io on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Growave before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Growave have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Growave is listed for Web.
Does Growave have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Growave is listed for Web.
Is Growave open source?
Growave is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Growave have an API?
Yes. Growave offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.