Turn loyalty points into Shopify store credit.
Customers swap their points for real Shopify store credit. It lands on their account and comes off the total at checkout, with no code to type. Works on any Shopify plan.
- ★ 5.0 430+ reviews
- Any Shopify plan
Shopify store credit is a real balance
Store credit is money Shopify puts on a customer's account. It spends like a gift card at checkout, and there is no code to enter or keep track of.
It is part of Shopify itself, and you have probably seen it on a refund. Essential Loyalty pays loyalty rewards through that same system, so the credit behaves like any other Shopify credit.
How store credit works, in three steps
Nothing here needs a developer, and no balance of ours sits between the customer and checkout. Store credit rewards need the Essential plan and Shopify's new customer accounts.
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The customer spends points
They pick a store credit reward from the list, in the cart or in their account.
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Shopify issues the credit
The credit shows up on their account right away, in your store's currency.
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It applies itself at checkout
Nothing to type, nothing to remember. The balance comes off the order before they pay.
Why a credit beats a discount code
Most loyalty apps pay rewards out as discount codes. Once the email is closed, a code and a balance behave very differently.
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Nothing to lose
A code sits in an inbox and gets forgotten. A balance sits in the account they already log into.
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It carries over
Money left on a balance rolls to the next order. A discount code is used once and gone, whatever was left on it.
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One number, not a pile of codes
The customer sees a single balance in their account instead of a list of codes to sort through.
Redeeming at checkout, on any Shopify plan.
Store credit comes off the order inside Shopify checkout. It works on any Shopify plan, because it is Shopify's own system rather than something bolted on top.
The rest of the loyalty program
Store credit is one of five rewards a customer can pick. The points behind it are earned across the whole loyalty program.
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Points and rewards
14 ways to earn the points that turn into credit, on every plan.
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VIP tiers
Tiers multiply the points earned, so credit builds faster for your best customers.
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Loyalty for Shopify Plus
The loyalty block inside checkout, and what a busy program costs to run.
What merchants say about Essential Loyalty
5.0 average from 430+ reviews on the Shopify App Store
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I just spent 2 hours on another affiliate type app because we wanted customer referral codes. Then I found that this app already had it and so I clicked through to figure it out. It took me LESS THAN 10 MINUTES TO SET IT UP.
Damsel in this Dress Corsets -
The app itself is powerful and easy to work with, while the support team goes above and beyond to ensure everything runs smoothly. Highly recommended for any Shopify store looking to build a reliable and effective loyalty program.
GetMorePower.bg -
I've had a great experience using the Essential Loyalty app on my Shopify store. Highly recommended for any Shopify store owner looking to improve customer loyalty and increase repeat purchases.
FIXCOMART
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App is great! pricing is spot on. This team moves the needle. They really care about us store owners and are constantly evolving their families of apps in our favor.
That Detail Shop -
We had been using SMILE for 5+ years and then tried Essential Loyalty! Way cheaper! Better functionality! Easy to migrate across. Matas on the support team was great and super fast response. Would highly recommend Essential Loyalty!
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Easy setup with a clean, intuitive interface. The free plan includes the referral program with up to 250 orders/month, which is generous for new stores. Customizable rewards, branded popups, and multiple sharing options (email, Facebook, X, WhatsApp) make it simple to launch.
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Shopify store credit questions
Anything else? The support team answers every message, on every plan, including free.
- Money Shopify puts on a customer's account. They spend it at checkout like a gift card, with no code needed. It is built into Shopify rather than being a wallet inside an app, so the money sits with Shopify.
- By hand, you open a customer in your Shopify admin and add credit to their account. With Essential Loyalty you never do it by hand: a customer spends their points on a store credit reward, and Shopify adds the balance for you.
- They do nothing. If they are logged in, the balance is offered at checkout and comes off the order total before payment. There is no code to enter and no button to find.
- No. The checkout auto-apply works on any Shopify plan. That is the point: elsewhere in the category, redeeming inside checkout starts at $100+ a month and still requires Plus on top.
- Store credit rewards are available on the Essential plan and above, and they require Shopify's new customer accounts to be enabled on your store.
- Not quite. A customer chooses to swap points for store credit, so it is a reward they pick rather than a percentage back on every order automatically. Automatic cashback is on our roadmap and is not live yet.
- It stays on the account and applies to the next order. A discount code is spent in one go whatever its value; a credit balance is drawn down until it runs out.
- You can set an optional expiry, or leave it open. Off is the default.
- Your store's default currency.
- Not today. Store credit and free-shipping rewards are hidden from the Shopify POS redemption list. Other reward types redeem normally in-store.
- Most do, as one reward among several. The difference is where it can be spent. Paying out credit is common; having it come off inside Shopify checkout without a Plus store and a top plan is not.
Pay rewards as store credit.
Install the app, turn on store credit, and the balance comes off at checkout by itself. Store credit rewards are on the Essential plan. See pricing