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Which fits your store, Discount Ninja or Discount Genie?
At a glance
Discount Ninja's column quotes or restates its Shopify App Store listing, checked November 13, 2026. "Not on its listing" means the listing doesn't mention it, not that the app can't do it.
| Feature | Discount Ninja | Discount Genie |
|---|---|---|
| Discount types | "10+ promotion types", including BOGO, free gifts, volume, tiered, cross-sell and fixed price discounts | 11 types, including product, volume, order, tiered order, Buy X Get Y (5 variations), shipping, payment method and store pickup discounts |
| Discount codes | Listed among its features as "Discount codes" and "Coupons" | Discount codes or automatic discounts |
| Bulk unique codes | Not on its listing | Bulk code generator on paid plans: random codes or your own CSV, exported or sent to Klaviyo |
| Tiers and volume breaks | Tiered and volume discounts, quantity breaks | Every quantity break in one Volume discount and every spend tier in one Tiered order discount |
| BOGO | Yes, including "complex BOGO" per its review summary | Buy X Get Y with 5 variations: classic, by volume, by purchase amount, by cart subtotal and bundled pricing |
| Bundles | Not on its listing | Bundled pricing inside Buy X Get Y; not a bundle builder |
| Gifts | Free gifts | Gift with purchase is for Shopify Plus stores on the Scale plan, for stores that installed on or after July 15, 2026 |
| Customer targeting | Private promotions for VIP customers through a discount link; lists segmentation, tagging and geolocation | Customer tags, emails, email domains, Shopify segments and specific customers, on every plan |
| Code blocking | Not on its listing | Rejection rules block every code, cap codes per order, or reject codes by title, customer or cart, on every plan |
| Klaviyo | Listed under "Works with" | Sends bulk codes to Klaviyo, on paid plans |
| Storefront display | Widgets across product, collection, cart and checkout pages, plus discounted prices shown on product and collection pages | Theme blocks such as a volume table, a tiers table and a quantity picker on the product page |
| Free plan | None; 14-day free trial on every plan | Basic free plan with up to 3 basic discounts |
| Cheapest paid plan | Starter, $49 a month for 500 discounted orders the app influenced, then $0.20 per extra order | Core, $29.99 a month for Basic Shopify stores; $0.99/mo for the first 3 months |
| Reviews | 4.4 from 186 reviews | 5.0 from 50+ reviews on the Shopify App Store |
Who each app fits
Every Discount Ninja fact, price and rating on this page comes from its Shopify App Store listing, checked November 13, 2026. Discount Genie facts come from its own plans and docs. Prices are per month, in US dollars, and can change.
Shopstack makes Discount Genie. Discount Ninja is described only from its own listing, and this page says plainly where it is the better pick.
| App | Best for | Free plan | Cheapest paid plan | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discount Genie | Codes, code blocking, customer targeting and tiers in one discount | Basic free plan (up to 3 basic discounts) | $0.99/mo for the first 3 months, then $29.99 | 5.0 from 50+ reviews on the Shopify App Store |
| Discount Ninja | Many promotions at once, shown across the storefront, with reports | No free plan; 14-day free trial | $49, with 500 discounted orders included | 4.4 from 186 reviews, per its Shopify App Store listing, checked November 13, 2026 |
What Shopify does on its own
Shopify's own discounts cover single offers well. Each item below links the Shopify page it comes from (checked November 13, 2026).
- From your Shopify admin, go to Discounts, click Create discount, and click Amount off orders.
- Under Method, choose Automatic discount and enter the title Spend $100, save 10%.
- Set the value to Percentage and enter 10.
- Under Minimum requirements, select Minimum purchase amount and enter 100.
- Leave the other order discounts unchecked under Combinations, then click Save.
- Repeat for 200 at 20%. A $250 cart qualifies for both, and Shopify applies the better one.
Shopify can
- Create amount off, Buy X get Y and free shipping discounts, as codes or automatic discounts. Source: help.shopify.com
- Limit a discount to specific customers or customer segments. 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
- Hold several tiers in one amount off discount; each discount takes one minimum purchase amount or one minimum quantity. Source: help.shopify.com
- Run tiered discounts or custom eligibility rules on its own; Shopify points you to apps, or to Checkout Blocks on Shopify Plus. Source: help.shopify.com
- Run more than 25 active automatic discounts, app discounts included. Source: help.shopify.com
When Discount Ninja is the better pick
Discount Ninja Promo Engine by Ninja Commerce calls itself "a promotion engine". Its listing says it lets you "Combine & stack multiple offers: BOGO, free gift, tiered & volume discounts etc." and shows promotions "everywhere in your online store (product page, collections, cart and checkout)". It carries the Built for Shopify badge and has been on the Shopify App Store since August 23, 2017. It is rated 4.4 from 186 reviews, per its Shopify App Store listing, checked November 13, 2026.
Pick Discount Ninja for these jobs:
- Many promotions at once, stacked. For example a BOGO, a free gift and a volume discount running in the same sale.
- Discounted prices shown before the cart. Its listing and review summary describe sale prices on product and collection pages, plus widgets through the buyer journey.
- Scheduled sales. Its listing says you can "Schedule promotions to start and stop automatically."
- Secret VIP deals. It can "Offer private promotions to VIP customers using a discount link."
- Reports on promotion results. Its listing describes real-time reports on how the app grows average order value.
Its plans are priced by the orders it influences. Starter is $49 a month with 500 discounted orders included, then $0.20 per extra order. Pro is $99 a month with 1,000. Grow is $199 a month with 2,500, and Plus is $399 a month with 10,000. Every plan has a 14-day free trial.
When Discount Genie is the better pick
Discount Genie (by Shopstack, the team behind this page) is rated 5.0 from 50+ reviews on the Shopify App Store. Install it from Discount Genie on the Shopify App Store. Every discount type runs on Shopify Functions (discount types).
Pick Discount Genie for these jobs:
- Bulk unique codes. Generate random codes or upload your own CSV, then export them or send them to Klaviyo. Paid plans (bulk codes).
- Blocking codes during a sale. A rejection rule can block every code, allow only a set number, or reject codes by title, customer or cart, so a Black Friday sale doesn't stack with old coupon codes. Every plan, the basic free plan included (rejection rules).
- Discounts for specific customers. Target customer tags, emails, whole email domains, Shopify segments or specific customers, for example 15% off for every customer tagged wholesale. Every plan.
- Tiers in one discount. Put spend $100, save 10%; spend $200, save 20% in one Tiered order discount, or every quantity break in one Volume discount, instead of one Shopify discount per tier.
- A flat price that doesn't grow with your orders. Your Shopify plan picks the Discount Genie plan: Core is $29.99 a month for Basic Shopify, Growth $59.99 for Shopify, Pro $79.99 for Advanced and Scale $99.99 for Shopify Plus.
New stores pay $0.99/mo for the first 3 months on any monthly paid plan. The basic free plan covers up to 3 basic discounts, and payment method and store pickup discounts run on every plan. Bulk codes and Klaviyo need a paid plan. Gift with purchase is for Shopify Plus stores on the Scale plan, for stores that installed on or after July 15, 2026.
Can you use both?
Yes. Both apps make discounts that Shopify applies at checkout, so Shopify's combination settings decide whether they stack. A common split is Discount Ninja for storefront promotions and Discount Genie for bulk codes and code rules.
Two things to check when you run both:
- Shopify allows at most 25 active automatic discounts, and app discounts count toward that limit.
- A Discount Genie rejection rule rejects any code that matches it, including codes that power a Discount Ninja promotion. Match your rules to code titles you know.
FAQ
Is Discount Ninja worth it?
It is worth it if you run several promotions at once and want them shown across your store with reports. Per its Shopify App Store listing, checked November 13, 2026, it starts at $49 a month with 500 discounted orders included and is rated 4.4 from 186 reviews. If you mostly need codes, tiers and customer rules, Discount Genie covers those starting on a basic free plan.
What is a cheaper alternative to Discount Ninja?
Discount Genie has a basic free plan with up to 3 basic discounts. Its paid plans don't charge per order, and your Shopify plan sets the price: $29.99 a month for Basic Shopify up to $99.99 for Shopify Plus. New stores pay $0.99/mo for the first 3 months on any monthly paid plan. Discount Ninja has no free plan and starts at $49 a month.
Does Discount Ninja have a free plan?
No. Per its Shopify App Store listing, checked November 13, 2026, every plan has a 14-day free trial, and its Plus plan lists "Free on dev/test/staging env".
Which app is better for bulk discount codes?
Discount Genie. Its bulk code generator makes random codes or uploads your own CSV, then exports them or sends them to Klaviyo, on paid plans. Discount Ninja's listing doesn't mention bulk unique codes.