# Growave review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Loyalty, referrals, wishlists and reviews for Shopify stores Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** Customer Review Tools - **Made by:** Growave - **Website:** https://www.growave.io/ - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you outgrow Entry, as Growth is $199 a month. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Growave has a free plan, and paid plans start at $15 per month (Entry, includes 500 monthly orders). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **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 | $15 per 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 | $199 per 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 | $499 per 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 | $999 per month, fixed price with no order limit | No order limits, custom integrations, an enterprise success manager and high-priority support. | Read from https://www.growave.io/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Growave before buying. ## 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. ## Good for - Shopify stores that want loyalty and reviews from one app - Brands replacing separate loyalty, wishlist and review apps - Stores whose order volume is small and steady ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: B.** Entry 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. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A 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. - **Features: C.** Reviews 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. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. It is a Shopify app with programs to configure. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, through the Shopify App Store, with Klaviyo, Gorgias, Omnisend, Recharge and Postscript, and an API on Plus. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/reviews ## Keep it, 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. - You could make: Review collection: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Shopify, Shopify POS and Klaviyo among them, and has an API. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Shopify, Shopify POS, Klaviyo, Gorgias, Omnisend, Recharge, Postscript **Tags:** Review collection, Online store, AI features, Public API ## Alternatives - [Yotpo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/yotpo): Product reviews, photo UGC and loyalty for online stores. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/growave-vs-yotpo) - [Okendo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/okendo): Product reviews for Shopify brands, with loyalty, quizzes and surveys. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/growave-vs-okendo) - [Stamped](https://toolgpa.com/tools/stamped): Product reviews, Q&A and a loyalty program for online stores. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/growave-vs-stamped) - [Loox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/loox): Photo and video product reviews with referrals for Shopify stores. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/growave-vs-loox) - [Judge.me](https://toolgpa.com/tools/judge-me): Product reviews for Shopify stores with a free plan and one paid tier. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/growave-vs-judge-me) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.growave.io/pricing - https://www.growave.io/integrations Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/growave Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).