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What are the best Shopify apps for Cyber Monday 2026?
Who this list is for
This list is for Shopify merchants who want a Cyber Monday offer that is different from their Black Friday sale. In 2026, Black Friday is Friday, November 27, and Cyber Monday is Monday, November 30. We update this page every year before the season starts.
We picked one app for each Cyber Monday job: discounts, free gifts, bundles, countdown timers, a free shipping bar, and email and SMS. Every rival rating, price and free plan below comes from the app's Shopify App Store listing, checked on November 12, 2026. Prices are per month, in US dollars, and can change.
Shopstack makes Discount Genie, one of the apps on this list. It is listed first, and every other app is described from its own listing.
What Shopify does for free
Shopify's own discounts can run a simple Cyber Monday code: a percentage or fixed amount off, a Buy X Get Y deal, or free shipping, each with a start date and an end date (Shopify's discount help, checked November 12, 2026). These are the desktop steps for a one-day code.
- From your Shopify admin, go to Discounts, click Create discount, and in the Select discount type menu click Amount off orders.
- Under Method, select Discount code and enter a name, for example CYBER20.
- In the Value section, select Percentage and enter 20.
- In the Maximum discount uses section, check Limit to one per customer.
- In the Active dates section, pick November 30 as the start date, click Set end date, and pick November 30 again, so the code works for that one day.
- Click Save.
Shopify can
- Run a discount for one day only, when you pick the same calendar day as the start and end date. Source: help.shopify.com
- Start and end a discount at midnight in the time zone set in your Shopify admin. Source: help.shopify.com
- Limit a discount code to one use per customer, by email address or phone number. Source: help.shopify.com
- Accept up to 5 product or order discount codes and 1 shipping discount code on the same order. Source: help.shopify.com
Shopify can’t
- Run tiered discounts with its own discount types. Shopify points stores that need tiered discounts to apps. Source: help.shopify.com
- Add a free item to the cart for the customer. In a Buy X Get Y discount, the "get" item is never added automatically. Source: help.shopify.com
- Have more than 25 active automatic discounts. Discounts created by apps count toward the 25. Source: help.shopify.com
You need an app when your Cyber Monday offer has tiers, a gift that lands in the cart, a unique code per subscriber, or a timer.
Discount Genie: discounts and promo codes
Discount Genie (by Shopstack, the team behind this guide) has 5.0 from 50+ reviews on the Shopify App Store. It is a discount app for stores whose Cyber Monday offer is more than one flat percentage. Install Discount Genie from the Shopify App Store.
- Spend more, save more: one discount with tiers, for example $10 off $100 and $25 off $200. See tiered and volume discounts.
- A cap on a percentage discount, for example 30% off up to $60, so a large cart can't take a huge discount. See discount caps.
- Unique codes for your email list: the bulk code generator makes one code per subscriber and sends codes through your Klaviyo flows. See bulk discount codes.
- Code rules during the sale: promo code rejection rules can block every typed code while your automatic sale runs, or cap how many codes one order takes. See limit and block discount codes.
- Start and end dates on each discount, and theme blocks that show your offer with badges, banners and a countdown timer that can hide itself when time runs out. See show discounts on your store.
Plans. The basic free plan covers up to 3 basic discounts and promo code rejection rules. Payment method discounts, for example 5% off when a shopper pays by bank transfer, and store pickup discounts are on every plan, the basic free plan included. Paid plans add all 11 discount types, the bulk code generator and the Klaviyo integration. New stores pay $0.99/mo for the first 3 months on any monthly paid plan. After that, the plan follows your Shopify plan: Core $29.99, Growth $59.99, Pro $79.99, or Scale $99.99 for Shopify Plus stores, per month. For stores that install now, gift with purchase is only on the Scale plan, for Shopify Plus stores.
Discount Genie has no bundle builder, no free shipping bar and no email sending of its own. Use the apps below for those jobs.
BOGOS: free gifts and BOGO
BOGOS runs BOGO, Buy X Get Y and free gift with purchase offers. It can add the gift to the cart automatically or show a free gift popup, and it adds bundles, volume discounts and a progress bar. It is rated 5.0 from 4,679 reviews. The free plan covers 30 free orders by BOGOS for the lifetime of the store. The Basic plan is $29.99 a month for 300 monthly orders, then $0.05 per extra order, and it is only for Shopify Basic stores, per its Shopify App Store listing, checked November 12, 2026.
Kaching Bundles: quantity breaks and bundles
Kaching Bundles shows quantity breaks, volume discounts and bundle offers on product pages, with built-in A/B testing. It is rated 5.0 from 6,700 reviews. It is free only for development stores. The Starter plan is $14.99 a month for up to $1,000 of additional revenue, per its Shopify App Store listing, checked November 12, 2026.
Essential Countdown Timer Bar: a countdown to midnight
Essential Countdown Timer Bar by Essential Apps adds countdown timers to the top bar, product pages and landing pages, so shoppers see when Cyber Monday ends. It is rated 5.0 from 1,737 reviews. The free plan covers up to 1,000 timer views a month. The Starter plan is $6.99 a month for up to 10,000 views and adds scheduled and recurring timers. Cart and email timers start on the Essential plan at $9.99 a month, per its Shopify App Store listing, checked November 12, 2026.
Free Shipping Bar by Hextom: spend more for free shipping
Free Shipping Bar by Hextom shows a message such as "Spend $20 more for free shipping" that updates as shoppers add items. It is rated 4.9 from 3,047 reviews. The Basic plan is free. The Premium plan is $9.99 a month and adds unlimited active bars, geo targeting with Shopify Markets and auto scheduling, per its Shopify App Store listing, checked November 12, 2026.
The bar only shows the message. The free shipping itself is a Shopify free shipping discount with a minimum purchase amount.
Klaviyo: Cyber Monday email and SMS
Klaviyo sends email, SMS and WhatsApp campaigns and automated flows, which is where Discount Genie's unique codes go. It is rated 4.7 from 3,439 reviews. The free plan covers up to 250 active profiles and 500 emails a month. The SMS plan is $15 a month for up to 1,250 SMS and MMS credits, and Klaviyo may bill some charges separately from your Shopify invoice, per its Shopify App Store listing, checked November 12, 2026.
Omnisend: email, SMS and popups
Omnisend sends email, SMS and web push, and collects emails with popups and signup forms before the sale. It is rated 4.7 from 3,205 reviews. The free plan covers emails to up to 250 people and 500 emails a month. The Standard plan starts at $16 a month for up to 500 contacts and rises as your list grows, per its Shopify App Store listing, checked November 12, 2026.
All the apps side by side
Ratings and prices are from each Shopify App Store listing, checked November 12, 2026, per month in US dollars.
| App | Cyber Monday job | Rating | Free plan | Cheapest paid plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discount Genie | Tiers, caps, unique codes, code rules | 5.0 from 50+ reviews | Basic free plan (up to 3 basic discounts) | $0.99/mo for the first 3 months, then $29.99 |
| BOGOS | Free gifts and BOGO | 5.0 from 4,679 | 30 orders, lifetime | $29.99 |
| Kaching Bundles | Quantity breaks and bundles | 5.0 from 6,700 | Development stores only | $14.99 |
| Essential Countdown Timer Bar | Countdown timers | 5.0 from 1,737 | Up to 1,000 views a month | $6.99 |
| Free Shipping Bar by Hextom | Free shipping progress bar | 4.9 from 3,047 | Yes (Basic) | $9.99 |
| Klaviyo | Email and SMS | 4.7 from 3,439 | Up to 250 profiles, 500 emails a month | $15 (SMS) |
| Omnisend | Email, SMS and popups | 4.7 from 3,205 | Up to 250 people, 500 emails a month | From $16 |
Cyber Monday timeline
Use these dates for 2026. Every discount starts and ends at midnight in your store's time zone.
- By November 20: install your apps, build each offer, set its start and end dates, and check its Combinations settings. Count your active automatic discounts: Shopify allows 25, and app discounts count toward the 25.
- November 27 to 29: your Black Friday weekend offers run. Give each one an end date of November 29 if Cyber Monday has its own offer.
- November 30: your Cyber Monday offer runs from midnight to midnight. Send the email with your code that morning.
- December 1: check that every Cyber Monday discount has ended. For the full weekend plan, see best Shopify apps for Black Friday and Cyber Monday and the Black Friday discount checklist.
FAQ
What is the best Shopify app for Cyber Monday discounts?
Discount Genie runs the discounts Shopify can't: spend-more-save-more tiers, capped percentages and a unique code for each email subscriber. It has a basic free plan, and new stores pay $0.99/mo for the first 3 months on any monthly paid plan.
Do I need an app for a Cyber Monday discount on Shopify?
Not for a simple code. Shopify's own discounts can run a percentage off, a fixed amount off or free shipping for one day. You need an app for tiers, a gift that adds itself to the cart, a unique code per subscriber, or a countdown timer.
How do I make my Cyber Monday code work only on Monday?
In Shopify, open the discount, and in Active dates pick November 30 as both the start date and the end date. The code then works from midnight to midnight in the time zone set in your Shopify admin.
Can I run a different discount on Cyber Monday than on Black Friday?
Yes. Give each Black Friday discount an end date of November 29, and create the Cyber Monday discount with November 30 as its start and end date. Each discount then runs only on its own days.
Can customers use my Cyber Monday code on top of my Black Friday sale?
Only if you allow it. In each discount's Combinations settings, uncheck the discounts it should not combine with. To block every typed code while a sale runs, use promo code rejection rules in Discount Genie.