Best Shopify Giveaway Apps (and How to Choose One)
Choosing between the best Shopify giveaway apps comes down to one question: which limit will your campaign hit first? Most don’t charge for features. Instead, they charge for people: Giveaway Ninja and Social Boost cap monthly entrants on every plan, ViralSweep caps tracked orders, and Gleam puts branding removal and leaderboards on its higher tiers.
The five best Shopify giveaway apps for 2026 are SweepWidget (the widest set of entry methods, with unlimited entries on every plan including Free, paid plans from $29/mo), ViralSweep (the most-reviewed app, from $49/mo), Giveaway Ninja (purchase-powered entries, from $49/mo), Social Boost by AppsMav (every feature on every plan, from $49.95/mo) and Gleam Competitions (a free plan with fraud detection, from $59/mo). For most stores, SweepWidget is the best fit, because entrants can follow, share, refer and buy their way in across the social platforms your customers use, and a giveaway that takes off doesn’t push you into a higher tier. What’s more, SweepWidget’s homepage reports 50M+ leads created through its giveaways. To help you make the best choice, this guide shows which tool fits each kind of giveaway.
Best Shopify giveaway apps at a glance
| App | Best For | Starting Price on Shopify | Key Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| SweepWidget | Stores that want social reach and purchase entries without an entry cap | Free plan; paid from $29/mo | 120+ entry methods, 20+ social platforms on Pro (30+ on Business and above), unlimited entries on every plan |
| ViralSweep | Brands that want the most-reviewed app and sweepstakes, instant wins and waitlists | $49/mo; 7-day trial | 4.5 stars from 149 reviews, with the Built for Shopify badge |
| Giveaway Ninja | DTC stores whose giveaway exists to drive orders | Free plan (50 entrants/mo); paid from $49/mo | Entry rules stacked across spend, products, bundles and date-range multipliers |
| Social Boost by AppsMav | Small stores that want every feature on the free plan | Free plan (50 participants); paid from $49.95/mo | All features and unlimited campaigns on every plan, priced only by participants |
| Gleam Competitions | Stores that want a strong free plan or already use other Gleam apps | Free plan; paid from $59/mo | Advanced Fraud Detection and Verified Action on the free plan |
Prices, ratings and review counts verified on each app’s Shopify App Store listing, November 9, 2026; Gleam’s rating rechecked November 9, 2026. Monthly billing unless stated.
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What should you look for in a Shopify giveaway app?
- What you’re charged for. Most apps here price by monthly entrants, participants or tracked orders. A giveaway that goes viral can push you up a tier mid-campaign, so check the cap before the features.
- Purchase-based entries. When the goal is sales, the app should award entries per dollar spent and also track them against real Shopify orders.
- Entry methods beyond email. Follows, shares, referrals and photo uploads give a campaign more ways to spread, but only on the platforms your customers use.
- Fraud controls on the plan you’ll use. Anti-cheating tools, VPN blocking and duplicate-entry checks matter because they keep the winner pool defensible.
- Reviews, with the count. A 5.0 from 87 reviews and a 4.5 from 149 reviews both mean something; a high score from a handful of reviews means less.
The 5 best Shopify giveaway apps
1. SweepWidget: the widest reach with no entry cap
SweepWidget embeds giveaways, raffles, sweepstakes, photo contests and referral campaigns in your store, with 120+ entry methods, 20+ social platforms on Pro and 30+ on Business and above, 30+ email integrations and 65+ API integrations in total. Pro ($29/mo) includes unlimited entries, friend-referral entries, photo and video contests, anti-cheating tools, VPN blocking and per-IP entry limits, per SweepWidget’s pricing page. Pro also includes entries for purchases, tracking up to 100 orders per giveaway. Business ($59/mo) then adds leaderboards, instant coupons and prizes and Zapier, and tracks up to 1,000 orders; Premium ($119/mo) adds white label, custom CSS and 5,000 tracked orders.
How purchase entries work in SweepWidget
- Entries for every $1 spent (Pro plan and up). SweepWidget connects to your store and reads your orders. You choose how many entries a dollar earns, store-wide or per product, and can limit it to certain products or collections, set a minimum spend and cap entries per person.
- Real orders, not claims. Paid and partly refunded orders count. Orders sync every 30 minutes, and purchases made while the giveaway is live count even if the customer enters later.
- Enter every buyer automatically. Customers who buy can be entered without ever visiting the giveaway (the setting is called “Automatically enter all people who made a purchase”).
- A free way to enter. When you add a purchase entry, SweepWidget adds a Refer-A-Friend entry method too, so people can earn entries without buying. As SweepWidget’s Shopify help doc puts it, people need an equal chance of winning whether they spend money or not, so keep the free route real.
- In your store in a click. After publishing, enter a page URL and SweepWidget creates the Shopify page with the giveaway already embedded.
- WooCommerce too, if you also sell outside Shopify (WooCommerce purchases help doc).
The honest gaps: SweepWidget’s Shopify listing has fewer reviews than the others here, 4.0 stars from 13, and API access needs Enterprise ($249/mo). However, it’s rated higher off Shopify, at 4.8 out of 5 on G2 (19 reviews) and 4.7 on Capterra (52).
Best for: Stores that want social reach and purchase entries in one widget, without a cap on entries.
Pricing: Free; Pro $29/mo; Business $59/mo; Premium $119/mo; Enterprise $249/mo. Annual billing saves 17%.
Free trial: A permanent free plan with unlimited campaigns and entries; no credit card required.
Bottom line: The most entry methods here, with unlimited entries on every paid plan, where Giveaway Ninja and Social Boost cap entrants.
2. ViralSweep: the most-reviewed app on Shopify
ViralSweep runs sweepstakes, contests, instant wins and waitlists, with bonus entries for social sharing and purchase-based giveaways. It integrates with Klaviyo, Mailchimp and Aweber, carries the Built for Shopify badge and has been on the App Store since 2013. However, its plans cap tracked orders for purchase entries, from 100 on Starter to unlimited on Elite. White label and custom CSS also start on Business, per ViralSweep’s pricing page.
Best for: Brands that want a long track record and plan to run sweepstakes, instant wins or waitlists.
Pricing: Starter $49/mo; Business $199/mo; Premium $399/mo; Elite $999/mo. Billed yearly: $490, $1,990, $3,990 and $9,990, about 17% off.
Free trial: 7 days on every plan; no free plan.
Bottom line: The strongest review record here, 4.5 stars from 149 reviews, but the step from Starter to Business is $150 a month. See SweepWidget vs ViralSweep.
3. Giveaway Ninja: built to drive orders
Giveaway Ninja stacks entry rules across spend, products, bundles and thresholds in one campaign, targets products and variants, and adds date-range multipliers for product drops. In addition, giveaways run on a landing page with an optional pop-up, and entries sync to Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Omnisend and Zapier. The AOV Booster, on Premium and above, multiplies an order’s entries when a booster product is in the cart, per Giveaway Ninja’s pricing page.
However, its plans cap monthly entrants. As a result, once you pass the cap, new entrants’ details are hidden and they’re left out of draws and exports until you upgrade.
Best for: DTC stores where the giveaway’s job is revenue, not reach.
Pricing: Free (50 entrants/mo); Starter $49/mo (500); Pro $99/mo (2,000); Premium $199/mo (5,000). Billed yearly: $468, $948 and $1,908.
Free trial: 7 days on paid plans, plus the free plan.
Bottom line: A perfect 5.0 from 87 reviews and the most flexible purchase rules here, within a monthly entrant cap. See SweepWidget vs Giveaway Ninja.
4. Social Boost by AppsMav: every feature on every plan
Social Boost runs giveaways, contests, sweepstakes, refer-a-friend campaigns, post-purchase promotions and instant wins, with templates, anti-cheat protection and integrations including Klaviyo, Mailchimp and judge.me. Unlike most apps here, every plan, including free, has every feature and unlimited campaigns, so you pay only for more participants.
Best for: Small stores that want to test every feature before paying.
Pricing: Free (50 participants); $49.95/mo (500); $99/mo (2,000); $179/mo (5,000). Annual billing saves 30%.
Free trial: The free plan, with all features, fills that role.
Bottom line: 4.8 stars from 56 reviews and no feature gating, but a 50-participant free plan and caps on every paid plan.
5. Gleam Competitions: a strong free plan
Gleam Competitions offers unlimited campaigns, a hosted landing page and Advanced Fraud Detection and Verified Action on its free plan. Paid plans then build on that: Pro ($59/mo) adds viral sharing, user data and pixel tracking; Business ($179/mo) adds custom fields, custom CSS and removes “Powered by Gleam”; Premium ($499/mo) adds the leaderboard embed, Entry API and webhooks. It also bundles with Gleam’s Rewards, Captures and Galleries apps.
Best for: Stores that want fraud detection for free, or already pay for other Gleam apps.
Pricing: Free; Pro $59/mo ($468/yr); Business $179/mo ($1,428/yr); Premium $499/mo ($3,588/yr). Yearly billing saves 34% to 40%.
Free trial: A permanent free plan.
Bottom line: The best free plan for fraud checks, but the lowest rating here, 3.9 stars from 33 reviews, and leaderboards cost $499/mo. See SweepWidget vs Gleam and our best Gleam alternatives.
Which Shopify giveaway app is right for your store?
- SweepWidget: if you want followers, shares and purchases in one giveaway, with 120+ entry methods and no entry cap on paid plans.
- Giveaway Ninja: when your giveaway exists to drive orders, with spend, product and date-range rules.
- ViralSweep: for the longest track record and the most reviews.
- Social Boost: if you’re testing on a small store and want every feature free, up to 50 participants.
- Gleam Competitions: when you need fraud detection on a free plan.
A setup that works for most stores
- Entries for every dollar spent on the products you want to move, with a minimum spend.
- A free way to enter, like referring a friend.
- A newsletter signup and one or two social follows.
- A random draw at the end, then a check that the winner’s order wasn’t refunded in full.
How we picked the best Shopify giveaway apps
- What you’re charged for. Entrant, participant, order or entry caps by plan, and the price of each step up.
- Entry methods and purchase entries. Social, referral and purchase-based entries, and which plan includes them.
- Fraud controls, and which plan they sit on.
- Review record. Shopify App Store ratings and review counts.
To keep it fair, prices, plans, ratings and review counts were read off each app’s Shopify App Store listing on October 23, 2026, and cross-checked against the vendor’s own pricing page where one exists; strengths and gaps come from each listing’s features and public reviews.
What’s the best Shopify giveaway app overall?
For most Shopify stores, SweepWidget is the best place to start: it’s free to start, has the widest set of entry methods, and its paid plans don’t cap entries, so a giveaway that takes off doesn’t change your bill. Choose Giveaway Ninja if the giveaway’s only job is orders, ViralSweep for the longest review record, Social Boost to test every feature free, and Gleam Competitions for a free plan with fraud detection.
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FAQ
For most stores, SweepWidget is the best Shopify giveaway app. It offers 120+ entry methods, 20+ social platforms on the Pro plan (30+ on the Business plan and above), purchase entries and no entry cap on paid plans, which start at $29/month. However, if your giveaway exists only to drive orders, Giveaway Ninja is the better pick.
It depends on which limit matters to you. SweepWidget’s free plan has no cap on campaigns or entries, and you can view and download up to 10 entrants’ emails. By contrast, Giveaway Ninja’s free plan caps you at 50 entrants a month. Similarly, Social Boost’s free plan includes every feature but stops at 50 participants. Finally, Gleam Competitions’ free plan is the pick for fraud protection, with Advanced Fraud Detection and Verified Action.
Paid plans on this list start at $29/month (SweepWidget Pro), $49/month (ViralSweep and Giveaway Ninja), $49.95/month (Social Boost) and $59/month (Gleam Competitions Pro). Most price by entrants, participants or tracked orders, so the right tier depends on how big your campaign gets. Prices checked November 9, 2026.
Four of the five list purchase-based entries on their Shopify listings. Giveaway Ninja has the most flexible rules, across spend, products, bundles and date ranges. SweepWidget and ViralSweep cap tracked orders by plan, and Social Boost includes purchase-based and post-purchase campaigns on every plan. Gleam Competitions’ listing doesn’t mention purchase entries.
Giveaway Ninja is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 87 reviews, Social Boost 4.8 from 56, ViralSweep 4.5 from 149, SweepWidget 4.0 from 13 and Gleam Competitions 3.9 from 33, on the Shopify App Store (checked October 23, 2026; Gleam’s rating rechecked November 9, 2026).
Not with SweepWidget. You can enter everyone who buys automatically, even if they never open the giveaway.
Offer one. SweepWidget adds a Refer-A-Friend entry method for this automatically. Check the rules where you and your entrants are.
Yes. SweepWidget gives entries for purchases on both Shopify and WooCommerce, with the same options, so the same giveaway approach works on either store.
About the author
Cindy Tran, Marketing Manager at SweepWidget
Cindy Tran is a digital marketer with 20 years of experience in SEO, content and growth marketing. At SweepWidget she runs giveaway campaigns and tests competing giveaway platforms first-hand, checking every price and plan limit on each vendor’s own pages before publishing. She also holds certifications in Advanced Google Analytics from LinkedIn Training, Advanced Google Tag Manager from Google Digital Academy and SEO from the University of California. Connect on LinkedIn
