(Updated September 2026) Compare reviews and ratings for cash back Shopify apps and see which apps are gaining the most install momentum. Review counts are the closest proxy to actual installs — Shopify doesn't publish install numbers — so review velocity is one of the strongest signals of merchant adoption for cash back apps.
All tracked cash back Shopify apps ranked by total review count, with new reviews gained vs 30 days ago and average rating. Filter by country and date range; sort by reviews or review velocity.
| App | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|
3,512142 | 5.0 | |
1,76325 | 4.9 | |
1,4859 | 4.9 | |
1,4468 | 4.9 | |
1,39919 | 4.9 | |
1,364236 | 5.0 | |
1,27367 | 5.0 | |
9238 | 4.9 | |
90123 | 4.9 | |
7544 | 4.8 |
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Monthly cumulative review count for the top 5 cash back Shopify apps over the past year — a longitudinal view of which apps keep accumulating reviews and which have flattened.
| App | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3,037149 | 3,213176 | 3,376163 | 3,516140 | 3,642126 | 3,71977 | |
1,66436 | 1,70945 | 1,73829 | 1,76426 | 1,78117 | 1,79312 | |
793166 | 943150 | 1,138195 | 1,382244 | 1,497115 | 1,53437 | |
1,4656 | 1,4727 | 1,4764 | 1,4859 | 1,4894 | 1,4901 | |
1,4169 | 1,43721 | 1,4381 | 1,4468 | 1,4471 | 1,4492 |
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Race-style view of how the top 5 cash back Shopify apps reached 1,000 reviews — months since launch on the X-axis, cumulative review count on the Y-axis. Adjust the milestone or app set with the filters above.
| App | Months to Reach 1,000 Reviews | Current Review Count |
|---|---|---|
37 | 1,710 | |
38 | 3,554 | |
45 | 1,384 | |
77 | 1,332 | |
91 | 1,410 |
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Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ leads cash back Shopify apps with 3,512 cumulative reviews and a 5.0★ average rating. Joy Loyalty Program Rewards (1,763 reviews) and Referral Candy & Affiliate (1,485 reviews) round out the top 3. Combined, the top 3 apps hold 45.6% of all reviews across the top tier — a fragmented review landscape with reviews spread broadly. Notable mover: Preorder, Back In Stock REZ added the most new reviews this month (+236) — a strong recent install signal.
Cash Back reviews are spread broadly — Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ (3,512), Joy Loyalty Program Rewards (1,763), and Referral Candy & Affiliate (1,485) all carry meaningful review bases. With this distribution, review velocity and rating differentiate cash back apps better than total reviews alone.
Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ accumulated 2,590 new reviews from Jan 2025 to Sep 2026, growing from 1,129 to 3,719 cumulative reviews — a steep addition rate for cash back apps. Across the top 5 plotted cash back apps, the steepest ongoing slopes mark the ones still actively winning new merchants — absolute review counts matter less than recent acceleration when picking apps in a category that's still growing.
Comparing cash back apps on review trend slope rather than absolute count is the sharper signal — an app gaining reviews fast is winning current merchants, while Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ's 3,719 cumulative base reflects long-running adoption that may or may not still be translating to new installs.
Joy Loyalty Program Rewards reached 1,000 reviews in 37 months since launch — the fastest ramp among the top 5 cash back apps tracked here. Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ in 38 months, Rivo: Loyalty Program, Rewards in 45 months, Okendo: Reviews & Loyalty in 77 months, and Referral Candy & Affiliate took 91 months to cross the same milestone, a 54-month spread between the fastest and slowest in the set.
All 5 apps in this set have crossed 1,000 reviews, with current cumulative counts now ranging from 1,332 (Okendo: Reviews & Loyalty) to 3,554 (Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ) — a 2.7× difference, showing how far ahead the leader has continued to build past the milestone.
The 54-month gap between Joy Loyalty Program Rewards's and Referral Candy & Affiliate's time-to-1,000 highlights how unevenly product-market fit landed across this cash back set — the leader found its merchant audience early, while late-rampers took multiple years to reach the same review depth. For merchants comparing these apps today, slower-ramping apps may have closed the functionality gap but still operate on smaller review bases.
Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ has the most reviews among cash back Shopify apps with 3,512 total reviews, ahead of Joy Loyalty Program Rewards at 1,763. Sort the table by Reviews (High to Low) to see the full ranked list.
Reviews are the closest publicly available proxy for install volume on Shopify — Shopify doesn't publish install counts, so cumulative reviews and review velocity are the standard way to measure adoption. For cash back apps, this page shows total reviews, new reviews per month, and time-to-1,000 reviews so you can compare both established scale and current momentum.
Preorder, Back In Stock REZ is gaining the most new reviews this month among cash back apps, adding 236 reviews in the past 30 days. Switch the table sub-tab to "Review Changes" to see all apps ordered by review velocity.
Joy Loyalty Program Rewards hit 1,000 reviews in 37 months since launch — the fastest review ramp among tracked cash back Shopify apps. Use the "Fastest to 1,000 Reviews" chart above to compare against other apps or change the milestone (5,000, 10,000, etc.).
The top 5 cash back apps average 4.9★ across 9,390 combined reviews — a strong overall quality benchmark. Individual ratings appear in the table above; sort by Reviews to see how rating varies across the most-installed apps.
Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ has accumulated the most reviews over time (3,512), but Appstle Loyalty Program Reward currently holds higher market share. Cumulative reviews reflect long-running merchant adoption, while market share is computed from recent review velocity — so a faster-ramping newer app can lead share before its cumulative reviews catch up.
Review counts and rating data refresh weekly on this page. The Reviews Trend chart aggregates monthly intervals by default — switch to weekly granularity for shorter-term signals or yearly for macro trends.
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