There is no single best Shopify free gift app, because the right one depends on whether you need gifts that add themselves to the cart, gifts the shopper chooses, a popup, thresholds by cart value, and how much you want to pay per month. This comparison covers six apps whose Shopify App Store listings mention free gifts, with every rating, price and feature taken from the listing as read on 2026-10-04. Disclosure: Tek Labs, the publisher of this blog, makes one of the six (Free Gifts BOGO & Upsell), so we explain how we chose and what we did not claim.
Key takeaways
- All six apps list free gift with purchase, and all six also list BOGO or Buy X Get Y on the same listing. The differences are in how the gift reaches the cart, pricing and the surrounding tools.
- Pricing structures differ more than features. Two listings show a free plan or free pricing for live stores (Tek Labs and AppHero), BOGOS shows a free plan with a lifetime order allowance, and the others charge monthly after a trial or are free only for development stores.
- Listings do not always say whether the shopper can choose the gift. We mark that as “not stated” rather than guessing, and you should confirm it in a demo or with the vendor.
- Ratings on the App Store are a signal of merchant satisfaction, not a ranking of quality for your store. Read recent reviews that match your theme and catalog size.
- Whatever you pick, test the gift with your discount codes and automatic discounts before a sale. Shopify’s own rules limit how Buy X Get Y discounts combine.
How we chose these six, and what we did not do
We started from one question: which apps do their own Shopify App Store listings describe as able to give a free gift with a purchase? We opened each listing on 2026-10-04 and kept only apps whose listing text mentions free gifts or gift with purchase in plain words. Then we recorded what each page shows: rating, review count, pricing plans and the gift-related features it lists.
Three limits apply to everything below.
- We state only what the listing shows. If a listing does not mention a capability, the table says “not stated in the listing”. That does not mean the app lacks it. Apps change, and listings are written to market the app, not to document every setting.
- We did not install and test the competitors. We did not set up offers in their admin screens, so we cannot say how easy any of them is to configure, how fast they run on your theme, or how good their support is.
- We do not rank them. A single winner would need a test plan we did not run. You will find criteria and a decision guide instead.
Other apps may also fit. We left out Rebuy because the listing we read describes personalization, upsells, bundles and cross-sells without mentioning free gifts in the text we read, and we left out other well-known names where we did not verify a listing on the date of writing. If you think an app is missing, the criteria below let you check it yourself in a few minutes. The weight we gave to Tek Labs’s own app is the same as the others: it appears in the same tables with the same kind of facts.
The selection criteria
Use these seven questions on any app, including the ones that are not in this guide.
- How does the gift reach the cart? Added automatically, chosen by the shopper, or both. Native Shopify cannot add it automatically, as explained later.
- What triggers the gift? Cart value, cart quantity, a specific product or collection, or a code.
- Can there be tiers? Multi-tier rewards (a small gift at one level, a larger one at the next) matter if your basket sizes vary widely.
- Where does the shopper see the offer? Product page, cart, popup, checkout. An offer announced late is an offer that is easy to miss.
- What else does it do? BOGO, Buy X Get Y, bundles, volume discounts and upsells. If you need one app for all of them, check the listing for each.
- What does it cost as you grow? Look at the plan caps (orders per month, bundle sales per month, or a per-order fee) and the next plan up.
- How does it behave with your other discounts? Shopify has combination rules that every app must respect, and each app adds its own settings on top.
If you want the background on gift types, thresholds and cost math before you choose, start with our guide to Shopify free gift with purchase and the free gift threshold worked example.
Why an app at all: what native Shopify does and does not do
Shopify’s own Buy X get Y discount is the baseline. It can be a code or an automatic discount, and for a “buy this, get that free” promotion it can be enough. But Shopify’s help center says: “Customers must add all items to their cart manually. The free or discounted ‘get’ item is never automatically added to the cart.” If you want the gift to appear without the shopper doing anything, you need an app or custom code.
There are also combination limits. On the discount combinations page, Shopify says that for all plans except Shopify Plus, all products that are part of a Buy X get Y discount are ineligible for further product discounts, and that a store can have a maximum of 25 active automatic discounts including app-based ones. Apps that create discounts through Shopify Functions work within these discount classes: the developer documentation says Shopify Functions enable “discount functionality that isn’t offered out of the box with Shopify”, with product, order and shipping discount types. Shopify’s discounts overview also notes that you can create other types of discount by using a third-party app. In short, an app extends what is possible, and the platform’s combination rules still shape the result. We cover native versus app behavior in detail in our comparison of Shopify’s default Buy X Get Y and third-party providers.
The six apps at a glance
All numbers are as shown on each app’s Shopify App Store listing on 2026-10-04.
| App (developer) | Rating (reviews) | Pricing shown on the listing |
|---|---|---|
| Free Gifts BOGO & Upsell (Tek Labs) | 4.9 (521) | Free plan; no paid plan shown |
| BOGOS: Free Gift Bundle Upsell (BOGOS) | 5.0 (4,436) | Free plan (30 free orders lifetime); $29.99, $49.99 and $109.99 per month |
| AppHero: Free Gifts BOGO Offer (AppHero) | 5.0 (404) | Free |
| Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO (ProfitKoala) | 4.9 (384) | $9.99, $29.99, $49.99 and $99.99 per month; free for development stores; 14-day free trial |
| Gift Box: Free Gift Purchase (Digismoothie) | 4.9 (227) | Trial & Dev free; $29.99, $49.99 and $79.99 per month by order volume |
| FBP: Fast Bundle & Upsell App (Fast Bundle) | 5.0 (3,501) | Free for development stores; $19, $49 and $139 per month by monthly bundle sales; 7-day free trial |
A note on ratings: a 5.0 with 404 reviews and a 5.0 with 4,436 reviews are not the same evidence. The count tells you how much to trust the average, and the App Store shows the distribution and written reviews on each page.
Feature comparison
This matrix lists what each listing says about the capabilities most merchants ask about. “Listed” means the listing text or feature list says so. “Not stated” means we did not find it in the listing text we read.
| App | Auto-add gift | Customer-chosen gift | Popup | Thresholds / tiers | BOGO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tek Labs Free Gifts BOGO & Upsell | Listed | Listed | Listed (popup is one of the widget positions) | Listed (multi-tier progress bar rewards) | Listed |
| BOGOS | Listed (“auto add to cart or popup”) | Not stated | Listed | Progress bar and tiered discounts listed | Listed |
| AppHero | Listed | Listed | Listed (pop-ups in its feature list) | Listed (cart value, quantity or product; multi-tier gifts) | Listed |
| Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO | Listed | Not stated | Upsell pop-ups listed | Tiered discounts listed; gift thresholds not detailed | Listed |
| Gift Box | Listed (optional) | Not stated | Popup translation mentioned | Listed (“Spend X” rules, collection-based) | Listed |
| FBP: Fast Bundle & Upsell | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Listed |
The Tek Labs rows rely on the listing and on the user guide for free gift offers, which describes conditions by cart value or quantity, three auto-add modes, customer choice, and notification, popup and embedded widgets. We did not find equivalent detail for the competitors on their listings, which is why several cells say “not stated”.
App by app
The apps are listed in the order of the table above, which is not a ranking.
Free Gifts BOGO & Upsell (Tek Labs)
This is our own app, so read this section with that in mind. The listing shows a rating of 4.9 from 521 reviews and a free plan whose features include BOGO, Buy X Get Y, free gift with purchase, classic bundles, volume discounts, frequently bought together, a customizable storefront UI and real-time analytics. The listing says the app lets you “Automatically add gift to cart, or let customers choose their own gift”, with a cart upsell progress bar with multi-tier gift rewards, and widgets in the product page, cart, popup and checkout positions.
The listing shows 11 storefront languages and lists integrations with Checkout, Shopify POS, Shopify Admin, Discounts and Upcart, among others. The user guide documents conditions by cart value or quantity, with the option to apply them to specific products, collections, variants, tags or all products. We described a live store using it in our guide to the free gift with purchase and you can try the demo store (password: 1). More details are on the Free Gifts BOGO & Upsell page.
What it may not suit: if you need a single-purpose tool with a long track record and a very high review count, other apps in this list have more reviews. We make no claim about how it compares on speed or support.
BOGOS: Free Gift Bundle Upsell
The BOGOS listing shows 5.0 from 4,436 reviews, the largest review count among the six. It lists a free plan with “30 free orders lifetime by BOGOS” that includes BOGO, BXGY and free gift with purchase, custom bundle, mix and match, volume discounts, frequently bought together, a progress bar and an announcement bar. Paid plans shown are Basic at $29.99 a month (or $287.99 a year), Grow at $49.99 a month (or $479.99 a year) and Plus at $109.99 a month (or $1,055.99 a year), with monthly free-order allowances of 300, 600 and 2,000 and “$0.05 per extra” order beyond them.
On gifts, the listing says it can “Offer buy one get one free, buy x get y, and GWP with auto add to cart or popup”. It also lists fixed bundles, bundle builder, mix and match, volume and tiered discounts, checkout upsell using a discount code, frequently bought together and thank you page offers. The breadth is the point: it reaches into bundles and upsells as well as gifts. Because pricing counts orders, work out what your monthly order volume would cost against the allowances before you commit.
AppHero: Free Gifts BOGO Offer
The AppHero listing shows 5.0 from 404 reviews, with pricing shown as Free. Its feature list is the most gift-specific in this set: add gifts to the cart “based on total cart value, cart quantity, or specific products”, let customers “select their preferred free gift from multiple options”, and offer “multi-tier gifts based on goals, offering different gifts at each tier”. It also lists product page banners and widget notifications, targeting with language options and customer segmentation, and a feature list that includes progress bar, cart drawer, pop-ups, multi-currency and multi-language.
The listing shows 7 languages and works with Checkout and Shopify Admin. If your need is mainly gifts with a visible price of zero for the app, this listing is a close match to the criteria above. As with all apps, check the Shopify App Store page for any plan changes after the date we read it.
Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO
The Koala listing from ProfitKoala shows 4.9 from 384 reviews. Pricing is $9.99, $29.99, $49.99 and $99.99 per month (with yearly prices of $95.88, $287.88, $479.88 and $959.88), free for development stores, and a 14-day free trial; the header reads “From $9.99/month. Free trial available.” The listing says you can “Automatically add gifts to the cart when specific items are added to the cart”, create “upsell pop-ups, product add-ons and free gift offers from templates”, and set up BOGO and Buy X Get Y. It also lists rules to offer upsells based on previous behavior and location, free shipping, and tiered discounts.
The product is positioned as a free gift and upsell tool, so expect the pop-up upsell side to be a core part of it. Its listing shows 10 languages. We did not find a statement on customer-chosen gifts in the listing text, so confirm that if you need it.
Gift Box: Free Gift Purchase
Gift Box by Digismoothie shows 4.9 from 227 reviews. The listing header says “Free plan available. Free trial available.”, and the pricing section shows a free Trial & Dev plan and paid plans by online store orders per month: Growth at $29.99 (0 to 100 orders), Scale at $49.99 (101 to 500) and Advanced at $79.99 (501 to 1,000). The listing says all plans include unlimited free gifts and automatic adding of gifts to the cart.
Its feature list says “Set rules like Spend X, Buy X Get Y, or Collection-based” and “Add free gifts automatically (optional)”, and it mentions BOGO and a popup that can be translated. Its listing is built around gifts alone rather than a wider upsell suite, which can be an advantage if you want a focused tool. Price steps are tied to order volume, so a store near a band edge should calculate the next tier.
FBP: Fast Bundle & Upsell App
The Fast Bundle listing shows 5.0 from 3,501 reviews. It is primarily a bundle app, and it mentions free gifts among its offer types: “Create free gift with purchase, BOGO, Buy X Get Y, and upsell bundle offers”. Its pricing is free for development stores, then Standard plans at $19 a month for up to $1,000 of monthly bundle sales, $49 for up to $3,000 and $139 for up to $10,000, with a 7-day free trial. The listing also mentions mix and match, volume discount upsell, frequently bought together, product add-ons and 24/7 support in English.
The listing text we read does not detail auto-add, customer choice, popups or thresholds for gifts, so if free gifts are your main use, ask for a demo of that flow. If you want bundles first and gifts second, it belongs on the shortlist for that reason. We cover bundle-first decisions separately in our Mix & Match Bundles guide.
Which one fits which store
Use the following as a starting guide, not a verdict.
| If you mainly need | Look first at | Why, from the listings |
|---|---|---|
| A free plan and gifts that auto-add or are chosen | Tek Labs, AppHero | Both show a free plan or free pricing, and both list auto-add and customer choice |
| A large review base and a wider promotion suite | BOGOS, FBP | 4,436 and 3,501 reviews, with bundles and upsell tools beyond gifts |
| A gift-focused tool with order-based pricing | Gift Box | Gift rules (Spend X, Buy X Get Y, collection-based) and plans by order volume |
| Gifts plus upsell pop-ups at a low entry price | Koala | Pop-up upsells and gift offers from $9.99 a month |
| Bundles first, gifts second | FBP | Bundle builder, mix and match and free gift offers in one listing |
If you are still deciding between a gift and a discount at all, our BOGO versus percentage off margin math post compares the margin effect, and the free gift threshold calculator lets you test your own numbers.
How to test an app before you commit
A listing tells you what the vendor says. A short test tells you whether it works for your store. This checklist takes about an hour per app.
- Install on a development store or with the free plan or trial. Do not start on your live theme.
- Create one real offer. For example, “spend $75, get a sample”. Use your real gift product and inventory.
- Cross the threshold and remove an item. Confirm the gift is added, and removed when the cart no longer qualifies.
- Run the discount tests. Add a discount code, an automatic discount and free shipping, then check the cart total and the checkout total match what you expect.
- Check every position. Product page, cart, popup and checkout, on a phone and on a desktop.
- Check out with a test order. Confirm the gift appears in the order and the reporting you need is available.
- Count the cost at your volume. Take your monthly orders and bundle or gift sales and look up the matching plan on the listing.
- Read recent reviews about support. The App Store shows reviews by date, and recent ones show how the team handles problems today.
If you plan a Black Friday offer, do this before the end of October. Black Friday 2026 is on November 27, and our Black Friday free gift ideas post has gift concepts to try.
Common mistakes when choosing an app
- Choosing on rating alone. A 5.0 average from a few hundred reviews and one from several thousand are different evidence, and neither tells you how the app handles your theme.
- Ignoring plan caps. Order-based and sales-based caps move you to the next price band as you grow. Check the band edges.
- Assuming all gifts behave the same. Some apps add the gift automatically, some let the shopper choose, and the listing may not say which.
- Skipping the discount combination test. Shopify’s rules limit combining Buy X Get Y with other product discounts on non-Plus plans, and a gift app has its own settings on top.
- Forgetting the legal side of “free”. In the United States, the FTC guide on the word “free” in 16 CFR 251.1 says a purchaser has a right to believe the merchant will not directly and immediately recover the cost of the free item by marking up the price of the item that must be purchased.
- Installing several promotion apps at once. Overlapping offers can fight each other. Pick one tool for gifts and bundles where possible, or test them together.
For related reading on cross-sell and upsell tools, see our roundup of Shopify apps for cross-selling and upselling.
Where to go next
If you want to try ours, the Free Gifts BOGO & Upsell app has a free plan and a demo store. Whichever app you choose, run the test checklist above and keep the listing facts in this guide in mind: they were accurate on 2026-10-04, and listings change.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Shopify free gift app?
There is no single best app. The right choice depends on whether you need automatic gifts, customer-chosen gifts, popups, tiers and a free plan, and on your monthly order volume. This guide compares six apps on those points using their App Store listings as read on 2026-10-04.
Is there a free Shopify free gift app?
Some listings show free options. As read on 2026-10-04, the Tek Labs listing shows a free plan, AppHero’s pricing is shown as Free, and BOGOS shows a free plan with 30 free orders lifetime. Others, such as Koala, Gift Box and Fast Bundle, show paid plans and are free only for trial or development stores.
Can Shopify add a free gift automatically without an app?
Not with the native Buy X Get Y discount. Shopify states the free or discounted item is never automatically added to the cart and customers must add all items manually. An app or custom code is needed for automatic adding.
Can shoppers choose their own free gift?
Some apps support it. Among the listings we read, Tek Labs and AppHero both state that customers can choose a gift, while the others did not mention it in the listing text we read. Confirm with a demo if this is a requirement.
Will a free gift app work with my other discounts?
It depends on the app and on Shopify’s combination rules. On non-Plus plans, products in a Buy X Get Y discount are ineligible for further product discounts, and a store can have a maximum of 25 active automatic discounts including app-based ones. Test your codes and automatic discounts together before a sale.
Why does this list include an app from the company that wrote it?
Tek Labs makes Free Gifts BOGO & Upsell, so we disclose it and apply the same rules as for the others: only listing facts, read on the same date. We did not test any competitor in its admin, and we do not rank the apps.
