Essential Loyalty

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Growth & Revenue Unclaimed · our research only We found: Free plan; paid from $10 🔎 1 cost-trap flag
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Our pricing checkRead on their own pricing page, 18 Sep 2026
Cost-trap flags🧮 Usage-metered 🆓 Free tier
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Our pricing check · re-read 2026-09-18 on…Four tiers, every amount unchanged since 22 August 2026, and the meter is still the whole decision: it counts loyalty-influenced orders — repeat sales and referrals — rather than every…
What will cost you money if you skim itTwo things to read closely before you pay.

Cost-trap flags — each with its evidence

🧮 Usage-metered — Credits, overages or percentage fees on top of the subscription
“Free covers up to 250 of those and is unusually complete: the point program, VIP tiers, a referral program, twelve-plus ways to earn points, product,…”
🆓 Free tier — A genuinely free plan or version exists
“The free plan advertises an 'Advanced loyalty point program' while Starter at $10 advertises a 'Free loyalty point program', which read literally mea…”

Genuinely good for

Shopify stores with genuine repeat business that want a loyalty programme priced on the orders it influences rather than on total volume — and stores selling in person too, since POS support arrives at $10 and the free tier carries VIP tiers and referrals

Skip it if

your customers buy once and rarely return, because a loyalty programme has nothing to work with and the free tier shows you that within a month; or you need API work from the start, since integrations are 'on request' and only on the $79 tier

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