11 Best BON Loyalty Alternatives for Shopify (2026)

Looking for BON Loyalty alternatives? BON is a strong Shopify loyalty app, but it is not the only option, and it may not be the right fit for your store.

Maybe you need reviews and memberships in the same app. Maybe you want deeper analytics, developer access, or a lower bill as your order volume climbs. This guide compares the 11 best BON Loyalty alternatives for Shopify in 2026, with pricing, features and App Store ratings verified against live listings.

Full transparency: Yuko and Shopjar are apps our team builds. We have included them alongside established competitors, applied the same criteria to all of them, and listed honest cons for each. Every rating and price below links to the source so you can check it yourself.

Quick facts

• Most popular all-in-one alternative: Yuko
• Typical migration time: 1 to 2 days, with points and tier balances preserved
• Top reasons merchants switch: they need features BON does not offer (reviews, memberships), or their bill grows faster than their order volume

Best BON Loyalty alternatives: quick summary

Best overall: Yuko , free plan available, paid from $12/month. Loyalty, referrals, VIP tiers and memberships in one app, with reviews as a $12/month add-on.

Best budget loyalty: Appstle Loyalty , free plan available, paid from $10/month.

Best established platform: Smile.io , free plan available, paid from $15/month.

Best enterprise: LoyaltyLion , free to install, paid plans from around $199/month.

Best for referrals and affiliates: Shopjar , from $7/month.

Quick decision framework

• Need loyalty plus reviews plus referrals in one app? Look at Yuko or Growave .
• Just loyalty, on a tight budget? Look at Appstle Loyalty or Joy .
• Selling in many languages and want to pay less than BON? Look at TrustWILL .
• Need enterprise analytics and segmentation? Look at LoyaltyLion or Yotpo .
• Need API access and custom CSS? Look at Rivo .
• Only need referrals, not points? Look at Shopjar .

Why Shopify merchants look for BON Loyalty alternatives

BON Loyalty holds a 5.0 rating from more than 1,780 reviews on the Shopify App Store and carries the Built for Shopify badge. It is a genuinely good app. Merchants still look elsewhere for five reasons.

They need features BON does not have. BON covers points, VIP tiers and referrals. It does not do product reviews or paid memberships. If you want those, you are adding a second and third app.

They want to consolidate the stack. Running BON plus a reviews app plus a membership app means three dashboards, three bills and three sets of customer data that do not talk to each other. All-in-one platforms like Yuko and Growave pull that into one place.

They need deeper customisation. BON’s customisation is good but bounded. Rivo offers API access and extensive CSS control for teams with developer resources.

They need more advanced analytics. BON’s reporting is solid for small and mid-size stores. Brands past roughly $5M in annual revenue often want the segmentation and cohort analysis that LoyaltyLion and Yotpo provide.

Cost at scale. BON’s free plan is generous, but the top tier reaches $349/month. Appstle covers 2,000 monthly orders for $30, and Yuko’s Advanced plan covers 300 orders for $30 with $5 per additional 100.

If you are comparing loyalty apps more broadly, our guide to free vs paid Shopify loyalty apps breaks down what each free tier actually includes.

How we evaluated these apps

We installed each app on a test Shopify store, checked plan limits and pricing against the live App Store listing and each vendor’s pricing page, and ran through the setup flow end to end.

Criteria

• Feature completeness. Does it match BON’s core (points, VIP tiers, referrals)? What does it add?
• Real pricing. Entry price, order limits, overage fees and what the bill looks like at 500, 1,000 and 2,000 orders per month.
• Setup time. How long from install to a live widget.
• Shopify integration. Built for Shopify badge, POS support, checkout extensions, Shopify Flow.
• Customisation. Branding, custom CSS, API access.
• Support. Channels, availability and documentation quality.
• Merchant reviews. App Store rating and review volume, read for recurring complaints rather than headline score.

All ratings, review counts and prices in this article were verified against live Shopify App Store listings on 28 July 2026. App Store pricing changes often. Check the listing before you commit.

BON Loyalty alternatives compared side by side

App	App Store rating	Starting price	Reviews	Loyalty	Referrals	Memberships	Best for
BON Loyalty	5.0 (1,786)	Free, paid from ~$25/mo	No	Yes	Yes	No	Multi-language loyalty
Yuko	5.0 (6)	Free, paid from $12/mo	Add-on, $12/mo	Yes	Yes	Yes (Growth plan)	All-in-one retention
Shopjar	4.8 (111)	From $7/mo	No	No	Yes	No	Referrals and affiliates
TrustWILL (Loloyal)	4.9 (781)	Free, paid from $19/mo	No	Yes	Yes	Perks only	Multilingual budget loyalty
Joy Loyalty	4.9 (1,689)	Free, paid from $24.99/mo	No	Yes	Yes	Limited	Design-led loyalty
Smile.io	4.9 (4,264)	Free, paid from $15/mo	No	Yes	Yes	No	Most established platform
Rivo	4.8 (1,361)	Free, paid from $49/mo	No	Yes	Yes	No	Developer-friendly
Growave	4.8 (1,228)	Free, paid from $19/mo	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Loyalty plus wishlist
Appstle Loyalty	5.0 (1,182)	Free, paid from $10/mo	No	Yes	Yes	Separate app	Cheapest at scale
Stamped	4.7 (3,410)	From $23/mo	Yes	Yes	Limited	No	Reviews-first stores
Yotpo Loyalty	4.7 (937)	Free to install, paid from ~$199/mo	Separate app	Yes	Yes	No	Enterprise marketing suite
LoyaltyLion	4.6 (469)	Free to install, paid from ~$199/mo	No	Yes	Yes	No	Enterprise analytics

The 11 best BON Loyalty alternatives for Shopify

1. Yuko: all-in-one loyalty, referrals, memberships and reviews

View on the Shopify App Store | 5.0 (6 reviews) | Free plan available

Yuko combines loyalty points , referrals , VIP tiers , memberships and product reviews in a single Shopify app. Instead of running BON alongside a separate reviews app and a separate membership app, everything sits in one dashboard on one bill.

Best for

• Growing stores that want reviews and loyalty without paying for two apps
• Merchants tired of reconciling customer data across tools
• Brands that want paid memberships as a recurring revenue line
• Stores looking to cut monthly app spend without losing features

Key features

• Points-based loyalty with 15+ earning rules, including sign-ups, birthdays and anniversaries
• VIP tiers with automatic progression and points expiry
• Referral program with a dedicated landing page and fraud prevention
• Paid memberships with recurring billing (Growth plan)
• Product reviews, photo reviews, Q&A and store reviews as a $12/month add-on
• Store credit rewards, free product rewards, discounts and free shipping
• Klaviyo and Shopify Flow integration
• Shopify POS for in-store rewards
• Checkout extensions for Shopify Plus (Growth plan)
• Workflows and custom loyalty rules
• REST API and webhooks (Growth plan)
• Free migration from BON, Smile, Yotpo, Judge.me and others

Plan	Price	Orders included
Free	$0/mo	Up to 50 orders/mo
Basic	$12/mo	100 orders/mo, then $5 per extra 100
Advanced	$30/mo	300 orders/mo, then $5 per extra 100
Growth	$199/mo	Unlimited orders
Reviews add-on	+$12/mo	Any paid plan

Pros

• Loyalty plus referrals plus reviews for $42/month at 300 orders, against roughly $65 to $70 for BON plus a separate reviews app
• One customer record across loyalty, referrals and reviews, so no sync issues
• Memberships are included on Growth, which most direct competitors do not offer at all
• Free migration on every plan, including white-glove help
• Permanent free plan, not a trial
• Live in about 15 minutes

Cons

• Newest platform here, with only 6 App Store reviews. If review volume is your trust signal, that is a real drawback
• Memberships, checkout extensions and API access sit on the $199 Growth plan
• Smaller third-party integration list than Smile or Yotpo
• Reviews are an add-on, not bundled into the base price

Bottom line

If you want more than BON offers without paying enterprise prices, Yuko is the strongest fit. BON does loyalty and referrals well. Yuko does those plus reviews and memberships, and the entry price is lower. The honest caveat is track record: Yuko is new, and BON has four years and 1,780 reviews behind it.

Cost comparison at 300 orders/month

• BON paid plan (~$25) + Judge.me Awesome ($15) = $40/month for loyalty and reviews
• Yuko Advanced ($30) + Reviews add-on ($12) = $42/month for loyalty, referrals and reviews in one dashboard

The two are close on price. The difference is one app instead of two, and one customer record instead of two.

2. Shopjar: referral and affiliate marketing

View on the Shopify App Store | 4.8 (111 reviews) | From $7/month

Shopjar is a dedicated referral and affiliate app. If your goal is word-of-mouth growth rather than a points program, Shopjar gives you deeper referral tooling than BON’s built-in referral module, at a much lower price.

Best for

• Stores with strong customer satisfaction that are ready to lean on word of mouth
• Brands that want referrals and influencer affiliates without paying for loyalty features they will not use
• Merchants who find BON’s referral reporting too thin

Key features

• Unique referral links and coupon codes for sharing on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube
• Branded referral landing pages
• Post-purchase and thank-you-page referral popups
• Rewards as discounts, cash or store credit
• Affiliate signup forms and an affiliate dashboard
• Commission management and payouts
• Referral tracking with conversion attribution
• Fraud prevention rules
• Automated reminder emails

Pricing: from $7/month, free trial available. Check the listing for current tiers.

Pros

• Very low entry price for a dedicated referral tool
• Referral analytics and attribution are stronger than a bundled referral module
• Handles both customer referrals and influencer affiliates in one app
• Setup takes under 15 minutes
• Responsive support, which is the recurring theme in its App Store reviews

Cons

• No loyalty points, so it is a complement to a loyalty app rather than a replacement for BON
• Small review base (111) compared with the loyalty leaders
• Limited email template customisation on the entry plan
• Fewer segmentation options than enterprise tools

Bottom line

Shopjar is not a like-for-like BON replacement. It replaces the referral half of BON and does it better. Pair it with a loyalty app, or use Yuko if you want both in one place.

3. TrustWILL Loyalty and Referrals: multilingual loyalty on a small budget

View on the Shopify App Store | 4.9 (781 reviews) | Free plan available

Naming note: this app was called Loloyal until recently and now appears as TrustWILL Loyalty and Referrals, from developer CWILL. Same listing, same rating, same setups. Most comparison articles still list it under the old name, so if you have searched for Loloyal and found nothing, that is why.

TrustWILL is the closest thing to a direct BON substitute at a lower entry price. It launched in October 2021, the same year as BON, carries the Built for Shopify badge, and competes on the exact dimension BON is strongest on: multi-language support, with 20 storefront languages.

Best for

• Stores selling across several languages that want BON’s global reach for less
• Early-stage stores that need a real free plan rather than a demo tier
• Merchants who want points and referrals live for under $20/month
• Brands already using Judge.me, Klaviyo, PageFly or Seal Subscriptions

Key features

• Points program with limited-time offer campaigns
• Dual-sided referral rewards for both the referrer and the invited customer
• VIP tiers with points and reward expiry (Growth plan)
• Dedicated loyalty page and customer account extension (Growth plan)
• Multi-language support across 20 languages
• Shopify POS for in-store rewards
• Checkout extensions and API access (Plus plan)
• Popups and email campaigns
• Review rewards, with a native Judge.me integration
• Klaviyo integration (Growth plan)
• Custom CSS, available even on the free plan
• 24/7 support on every plan

Pricing

Plan	Price	Orders included
Free	$0/mo	50 orders/mo
Starter	$19/mo	200 orders/mo
Growth	$69/mo	500 orders/mo
Plus	$499/mo	5,000 orders/mo

Annual billing saves 17%. Paid plans include a 14-day free trial.

Pros

• $19/month entry price undercuts BON’s paid tier
• 20 languages, which is the main reason merchants pick BON in the first place
• Built for Shopify badge
• Custom CSS on the free plan, which most competitors gate behind paid tiers
• 4.9 from 781 reviews, with 95% at five stars
• 24/7 support at every tier, including free

Cons

• VIP tiers require the $69 Growth plan, so the $19 tier is points and referrals only
• Klaviyo integration is also gated to $69, which catches people out
• Checkout extensions and API access sit on the $499 Plus plan
• The $499 tier caps at 5,000 orders, where BON gives unlimited at a similar price
• No product reviews module, so you still need a second app
• Recent rebrand means older documentation and tutorials still say Loloyal

Bottom line

If you like BON but want to pay less, TrustWILL is the most direct swap on this list. It matches BON on languages and beats it on entry price. Read the plan tiers carefully though: VIP tiers and Klaviyo both sit at $69, so compare against what you are actually using in BON today rather than against the headline $19.

4. Joy Loyalty: design-led loyalty on a budget

View on the Shopify App Store | 4.9 (1,689 reviews) | Free plan available

Joy Loyalty is a close BON competitor with a generous free plan and a strong focus on widget design. It carries the Built for Shopify badge and is popular with fashion, beauty and pet brands where the look of the loyalty widget matters.

Best for

• Budget-conscious stores that still want advanced rules
• Fashion and beauty brands that need an on-brand loyalty widget
• Growing stores between 100 and 2,000 orders per month
• Merchants who want loyalty across online and POS

Key features

• Advanced rule engine for layered loyalty campaigns
• VIP tiers with automatic progression
• Referral program with flexible reward types
• Membership perks with automatic checkout discounts
• Custom loyalty landing page
• Shopify POS sync
• Email automation for loyalty updates
• Real-time analytics dashboard
• Multi-language and multi-currency
• Integrations with Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Judge.me and Gorgias

Pricing: free plan up to 150 orders/month; Basic $24.99/month; higher tiers scale by order volume. Check the listing for current tiers.

Pros

• Strong free plan for testing
• Advanced campaign rules at a mid-market price
• Best-in-class widget customisation for visual brands
• Solid POS integration
• Good documentation and onboarding
• Built for Shopify badge

Cons

• No built-in reviews, so you still need a second app
• The rule engine can feel over-complicated if your needs are simple
• Some features are gated to higher tiers
• Not a Shopify Technology Partner, which matters for enterprise procurement

Bottom line

Joy is the closest head-to-head BON alternative. Both are 4.9 to 5.0 rated, both are Built for Shopify, and both target the same segment. Pick Joy if widget design and the rule engine matter most. Pick BON if you sell across many languages.

5. Smile.io: the most established loyalty platform

View on the Shopify App Store | 4.9 (4,264 reviews) | Free plan available

Smile.io has been in the Shopify ecosystem since 2014 and is the largest loyalty platform in it. It is the only loyalty app that holds both the Built for Shopify badge and Shopify Technology Partner certification, which matters if your procurement team asks about security audits.

Best for

• Merchants who prioritise track record and platform stability
• Stores that need a wide third-party integration list
• Shopify Plus brands that want enterprise-grade certification
• Teams that value extensive documentation

Key features

• Points-based rewards with flexible earning rules
• VIP tiers with tiered benefits
• Built-in referral program
• Automated email campaigns
• Custom loyalty page
• POS integration
• Integrations across Klaviyo, Gorgias, Recharge and more
• Checkout extensions on higher plans
• Analytics dashboard
• 24/7 support on higher tiers

Pricing: free plan available; Essential from around $15/month; Starter $49/month; Growth $199/month; Pro $599/month; Plus custom. Check the listing for current tiers.

Pros

• Largest review base of any app here, by a wide margin
• Only loyalty app with both Shopify certifications
• Extensive integration ecosystem
• Comprehensive knowledge base
• Recognisable to customers, which helps program adoption

Cons

• Pricing scales steeply, with a large jump from $49 to $199
• VIP tiers sit on higher plans, so the cheap tiers are points-only
• Free plan is capped at 200 members
• Some merchants report slower support than smaller competitors
• No built-in reviews

Bottom line

Smile is the safe institutional choice. You pay a premium for that. For most small and mid-size stores, BON, Joy or Yuko deliver comparable core loyalty at a lower price. For Shopify Plus procurement, Smile’s certifications are hard to argue with.

6. Rivo: developer-friendly loyalty

View on the Shopify App Store | 4.8 (1,361 reviews) | Free plan available

Rivo is built for teams that want to customise beyond what a standard widget allows. API access, custom CSS and a modern stack make it the pick for brands with developer resources.

Best for

• Tech-savvy teams or brands with in-house developers
• Stores that need customisation beyond template options
• Merchants who want API access for custom integrations
• Fast-growing DTC brands building a distinctive loyalty experience

Key features

• Points, referrals and VIP tiers
• Developer toolkit with API access
• Custom CSS for full design control
• Automated email campaigns
• Reward expiry to create urgency
• Analytics dashboard
• Integrations with Klaviyo, Gorgias and Postscript
• Works inside the Shopify admin
• Mobile-optimised widget
• 24/7 live chat support

Pricing: free plan available; Scale from $49/month; Plus from $499/month. Check the listing for current tiers.

Pros

• Generous free plan
• Developer toolkit is genuinely deeper than BON’s
• Clean, modern interface
• 24/7 live chat, including on the free plan
• Built natively for Shopify, so page impact is low
• Built for Shopify badge

Cons

• API access and the deepest customisation sit on the $499 Plus plan
• Smaller integration list than Smile
• You need technical resources to get the value out of it
• No reviews or memberships

Bottom line

If you have developer resources and BON’s customisation ceiling is the problem, Rivo is your answer. If you do not, you are paying for flexibility you will not use. Our Rivo alternatives guide covers the trade-offs in more detail.

7. Growave: loyalty, reviews and wishlist in one

View on the Shopify App Store | 4.8 (1,228 reviews) | Free plan available

Growave bundles reviews, loyalty, referrals, wishlists and Instagram UGC. Like Yuko, it is a consolidation play, but with a heavier lean toward visual marketing and social proof.

Best for

• Stores that want reviews and loyalty from one vendor
• Visual brands in fashion, beauty and home decor
• Merchants consolidating several marketing apps
• Budget-conscious stores that want breadth over depth

Key features

• Product reviews with photo and video
• Points-based loyalty program
• Referral program
• Wishlist with email reminders
• Instagram UGC galleries
• VIP tiers
• Email automation
• Social login
• Multi-language support
• Shopify POS integration

Pricing: free plan up to 100 orders/month; paid from $19/month; higher tiers scale by order volume. Check the listing for current tiers.

Pros

• Good value when you need reviews and loyalty together
• Wishlist drives repeat visits and gives you intent data
• Instagram integration is genuinely useful for visual brands
• Built for Shopify badge
• Lower entry price than most bundled competitors

Cons

• The interface gets cluttered with this many modules
• Each module is less deep than a dedicated app
• VIP tiers sit on higher plans
• Setup takes longer because there is more to configure
• Some merchants report occasional bugs

Bottom line

Growave is the strongest direct competitor to Yuko on the all-in-one axis. Growave adds wishlists and Instagram. Yuko adds memberships and a lower entry price. Neither matches a dedicated reviews app like Judge.me on reviews depth alone.

8. LoyaltyLion: enterprise loyalty analytics

View on the Shopify App Store | 4.6 (469 reviews) | Free to install

LoyaltyLion targets established DTC and Shopify Plus brands with sophisticated retention needs. Its differentiator is analytics depth and customer segmentation, not breadth of features.

Best for

• Established stores above roughly 5,000 orders per month
• Data-driven teams that will actually use cohort analysis
• Brands that want a dedicated account manager
• Shopify Plus stores with complex loyalty rules

Key features

• Advanced points and rewards engine
• Referral program
• Sophisticated customer segmentation
• Deep loyalty analytics and cohort reporting
• Behaviour-based rewards
• Automated loyalty communications
• API access for custom integrations
• Multi-currency and multi-language
• Dedicated account manager on higher tiers

Pricing: free to install, with paid plans from around $199/month and custom enterprise pricing above that. Check the listing for current tiers.

Pros

• Analytics and segmentation are a clear step up from BON
• Proven with large, complex brands
• Powerful API
• Dedicated account management on higher tiers
• Strong POS integration, which merchants consistently praise

Cons

• The lowest rating in this comparison at 4.6, and merchants cite price increases as the main complaint
• Expensive relative to BON, Joy and Appstle
• Overkill for stores under 5,000 orders/month
• Steeper learning curve and longer setup
• No built-in reviews

Bottom line

LoyaltyLion is what you move to when BON’s reporting genuinely limits you, not before. At roughly eight times BON’s paid plan, the analytics have to be driving real decisions to justify it.

9. Yotpo Loyalty: part of a larger marketing suite

View on the Shopify App Store | 4.7 (937 reviews) | Free to install

Yotpo Loyalty (formerly Swell) sits inside Yotpo’s wider suite of reviews, SMS, email and subscriptions. Its main appeal is the ecosystem, not the loyalty app on its own.

Best for

• Brands already using Yotpo Reviews or Yotpo SMS
• Enterprise merchants who want reviews, loyalty and SMS under one contract
• Well-funded teams that are not price sensitive

Key features

• Loyalty and rewards with 20+ prebuilt campaigns
• VIP tiers
• Referral marketing
• Deep integration with Yotpo Reviews, SMS and email
• Advanced analytics
• Shopify POS sync and mobile wallet passes
• Dedicated support on higher tiers

Pricing: free to install, with paid plans from around $199/month. Reviews, SMS and subscriptions are priced separately. Check the listing for current tiers.

Pros

• Strongest option if you are already inside the Yotpo ecosystem
• Customer data flows between loyalty, reviews and SMS without custom work
• Mature SMS marketing capability
• Dedicated CSM on higher tiers

Cons

• No Built for Shopify badge on the listing
• Expensive once you add the modules that make the ecosystem worthwhile
• Complex pricing with several add-ons
• Merchants report weak multi-language support despite what they are told pre-sale
• External dashboard rather than working inside the Shopify admin

Bottom line

Yotpo makes sense as an ecosystem decision, not a loyalty-app decision. If you are only choosing a loyalty app, cheaper options do the same job. See our Yotpo alternatives guide and Yotpo comparison for the full picture, or the Yotpo migration guide if you are already leaving.

10. Appstle Loyalty: the cheapest option at scale

View on the Shopify App Store | 5.0 (1,182 reviews) | Free plan available

Appstle Loyalty comes from the team behind one of Shopify’s largest subscription apps. It carries the Built for Shopify badge and is by some distance the cheapest serious option once your order volume grows.

Best for

• Extremely budget-conscious stores
• Merchants who want VIP tiers without paying $199/month for them
• Stores that need 24/7 support on a small budget
• Brands already using Appstle Subscriptions or Memberships

Key features

• Points-based loyalty with store credit rewards
• VIP perks and points expiry
• Referral program
• Cart and checkout point redemption
• Shopify POS integration
• Multi-language and multi-currency
• Native integration with Appstle Memberships
• Analytics dashboard
• 24/7/365 support

Pricing: free plan available; Starter $10/month; Business $30/month; Business Premium $100/month. Annual billing saves 20%. Check the listing for current tiers.

Pros

• Cheapest app here at every volume tier
• The $30 Business plan includes VIP tiers and points expiry and covers up to 2,000 monthly orders, which competitors charge $199 for
• 5.0 rating from over 1,180 reviews
• Built for Shopify badge
• 24/7/365 support even on low tiers
• Store credit rewards instead of discount codes, which some merchants prefer

Cons

• No reviews module
• Memberships require a separate Appstle app
• Interface is functional rather than polished
• Fewer marketing integrations than Smile or Yotpo
• Best value is on annual billing, which reduces flexibility

Bottom line

If price per order is your deciding factor, Appstle wins outright. The $30 Business plan covering 2,000 orders with VIP tiers included is the single best value in this comparison. What you give up is polish and breadth.

11. Stamped: reviews first, loyalty second

View on the Shopify App Store | 4.7 (3,410 reviews) | From $23/month

Stamped is primarily a reviews platform with a loyalty module attached. For stores where reviews matter more than points, that ordering makes sense.

Best for

• Stores that need reviews first and basic loyalty second
• Merchants comparing “BON plus a reviews app” against a single bundled tool
• Brands that want Q&A alongside product reviews

Key features

• Product reviews with photo and video
• Automated review request emails
• Questions and answers
• Points-based loyalty module
• VIP tiers
• Referral rewards
• Instagram integration
• Email automation
• Review rich snippets for search
• Analytics across reviews and loyalty

Pricing: from $23/month. Loyalty sits on higher tiers than the reviews-only entry plan. Check the listing for current tiers.

Pros

• Large, mature review base at 3,410 reviews
• Reviews functionality genuinely competes with Judge.me and Yotpo
• Rich snippet support helps product pages in search
• One vendor for reviews plus basic loyalty

Cons

• No free plan
• Loyalty is noticeably less capable than BON’s dedicated focus
• No standalone loyalty pricing, you pay for reviews whether you want them or not
• Interface feels dated next to newer apps
• No Built for Shopify badge

Bottom line

Stamped is a reviews app that also does loyalty. BON is a loyalty app. If reviews are your priority, Stamped is a reasonable single-vendor answer. Our Stamped alternatives guide and Stamped migration guide go deeper.

Feature by feature: what you actually get

Feature	BON	Yuko	Joy	TrustWILL	Smile	Rivo	Growave	Appstle	LoyaltyLion	Yotpo
Points program	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
VIP tiers	Yes	Yes	Yes	$69 plan	Higher tiers	Yes	Higher tiers	Yes ($30)	Yes	Yes
Referrals	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Product reviews	No	Add-on $12	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Separate app
Memberships	No	Yes (Growth)	Limited	Perks only	No	No	No	Separate app	No	No
Store credit rewards	Yes	Yes	Yes	Limited	Yes	Yes	Limited	Yes	Yes	Yes
API access	Limited	Growth plan	Enterprise	Plus plan	Higher tiers	Plus plan	Limited	Yes	Yes	Yes
Shopify POS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Checkout extensions	Yes	Growth plan	Limited	Plus plan	Higher tiers	Plus plan	No	Plus only	Yes	Yes
Multi-language	250+	Yes	20+	20	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Limited
Built for Shopify	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Free plan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Free to install	Free to install
Entry paid price	~$25/mo	$12/mo	$24.99/mo	$19/mo	~$15/mo	$49/mo	$19/mo	$10/mo	~$199/mo	~$199/mo

Key takeaways

Best value at low volume: Appstle at $10/month and Yuko at $12/month are the cheapest paid entry points.

Best value at 2,000 orders: Appstle’s $30 Business plan, which includes VIP tiers that Smile and Growave gate behind $199 plans.

Only apps with memberships built in: Yuko (Growth plan). Appstle offers them through a separate app.

Only apps with reviews in the same platform: Yuko (add-on), Growave and Stamped.

Best free plan: Rivo and Smile for pure loyalty. Yuko for feature breadth on a free tier.

Watch where VIP tiers sit. They are included in BON, Yuko, Joy, Rivo and Appstle’s $30 plan, but gated to $69 on TrustWILL and to $199 plans on Smile and Growave. This is the single biggest reason a headline price misleads.

How to switch from BON Loyalty in 5 steps

Migrating is straightforward and most alternatives offer free help. Your customers keep their points.

Step 1: Export your data from BON

From your BON dashboard, export:

• Customer point balances
• VIP tier assignments
• Referral program data
• Transaction history
• Customer email lists

BON provides CSV export in the dashboard. Support can help if you get stuck.

Step 2: Choose your alternative

• Need reviews plus loyalty plus referrals: Yuko or Growave
• Need better loyalty only: Joy or Appstle
• Need enterprise analytics: LoyaltyLion or Yotpo
• Need the lowest cost: Appstle or Yuko
• Need referrals only: Shopjar

Start a free trial and test before you commit.

Step 3: Import your data

Most alternatives support CSV import:

1. Upload your BON export
2. Map the data fields, which is usually automatic
3. Preview the imported records
4. Confirm the import

Yuko includes free migration on every plan, including white-glove help where the team handles it for you.

Step 4: Configure your program

• Match brand colours and fonts
• Set earning and redemption rules
• Configure email templates
• Build your VIP tier structure
• Test in preview mode

Budget 30 to 60 minutes.

Step 5: Go live

• Disable BON widgets
• Enable the new app’s widgets
• Test on desktop and mobile
• Monitor for 24 to 48 hours
• Email customers about anything that changed, especially point values

Most merchants finish in 1 to 2 days including testing.

Migration support by app

• Yuko: free migration on every plan, including white-glove
• Joy Loyalty: migration assistance on paid plans
• Smile.io: dedicated migration support
• Rivo: help centre guides and live chat

If you are also moving your reviews, we have step-by-step guides for Judge.me , Yotpo , Okendo , Loox and Junip .

Do not want to do any of this yourself?

Send us your BON export and our team handles the whole migration for you: points, VIP tiers, referral history and widget setup. .

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Our top pick

After comparing pricing, features and App Store data across all 11 apps, Yuko is our pick for most Shopify stores leaving BON, with one honest caveat about track record.

Why Yuko

At $12/month to start and $30/month at 300 orders, Yuko’s entry pricing is below BON’s paid plan while adding referrals, VIP tiers and, with the $12 add-on, product reviews. Memberships on the Growth plan are something no direct competitor here offers natively.

One dashboard, one login, one bill, and one customer record across loyalty, referrals and reviews. That removes the sync problems that come with running BON plus Judge.me plus a membership app.

Migration is free on every plan. Setup takes about 15 minutes. The free plan is permanent, not a trial, so you can test with real orders before paying anything.

The caveat

Yuko has 6 App Store reviews. BON has 1,786 and Smile has 4,264. If review volume is how you evaluate risk, that is a legitimate reason to choose differently, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise.

Who should choose Yuko

• Growing DTC brands between 100 and 5,000 orders per month
• Merchants consolidating two or three retention apps into one
• Stores that want reviews and loyalty without paying two subscriptions
• Brands that want paid memberships as a revenue line

If Yuko is not the right fit

• Lowest cost at any volume: Appstle Loyalty at $10 to $30/month.
• Most established, lowest risk: Smile.io , the only app with both Shopify certifications.
• Closest swap for BON if you sell in many languages: TrustWILL from $19/month.
• Best widget design: Joy Loyalty .
• Deepest customisation: Rivo .
• Enterprise analytics: LoyaltyLion .
• Referrals only: Shopjar from $7/month.

One app instead of three

Loyalty, referrals, VIP tiers, memberships and reviews, on one bill and one customer record.

The bottom line

BON Loyalty is a good app. Its 5.0 rating across 1,786 reviews is earned. But the Shopify loyalty category has more options at more price points than it did two years ago, and you no longer have to choose between affordability and features.

If BON covers what you need at a price you are happy with, stay. If you are paying for a second app to fill a gap BON leaves, or your bill is climbing faster than your orders, it is worth an hour of comparison.

Also read

• 11 best Rivo alternatives
• Top Yotpo alternatives for Shopify
• Free vs paid Shopify loyalty apps
• 17 best review apps for Shopify
• How to set up Shopify product reviews
• Judge.me alternatives

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