10 Best Free Gift Apps for Shopify (2026): GWP Apps, Free Plans & Native Option

The best free gift app for Shopify depends on whether you need the gift added automatically, whether the shopper should choose it, and how many orders you process. For most stores we recommend BOGOS. On a tight budget, use EG Auto Add to Cart. For a Functions-native setup, use Kite.

We're a Shopify CRO agency that sets up gift-with-purchase (GWP) offers for clients. We don't build or resell any of these apps, and no app paid to be included. Most guides ranking for this topic are written by an app vendor that puts its own product first. This one isn't.

Free gift apps for Shopify compared

Every number below is copied from each app's Shopify App Store listing on 14 October 2026. "Free plan" shows what the free plan actually allows on a live, paying store, which competitor lists rarely say.

Can Shopify do free gifts without an app?

Yes, partly. Create an automatic Buy X Get Y discount with the gift as the "Y" product at 100% off. When a shopper has the qualifying items and the gift in the cart, the gift is free.

The catch is that Shopify never puts the gift in the cart. Its own help center says customers must add every eligible item, including the promotional one, to the cart themselves. Most shoppers never find out a gift exists, so the offer does nothing for conversion.

Other native limits worth knowing:

• 25 automatic discounts maximum. Shopify allows 25 active automatic discounts, and discounts created by apps count toward that cap.
• No gift picker, progress bar or tiered ladder. Each tier is a separate discount, and you have no way to tell the shopper how close they are.
• No removal logic. If the cart drops below the threshold, the discount simply stops applying. The shopper then pays full price for an item they thought was free.
• Shopify Scripts are gone. Plus stores used to auto-add gifts with Scripts, but Shopify deprecated Scripts on 30 June 2026 and points merchants to Shopify Functions.

How free gift apps work

Under the hood, most free gift apps do two jobs:

1. Cart logic in the theme (a theme app extension or cart script) watches the cart and adds or removes the gift line. This is how the gift appears without the shopper doing anything.
2. Pricing through Shopify's discount system, usually a Shopify Discount Function, Cart Transform Function or a native discount the app creates. This makes the gift $0 at checkout.

This split matters. Apps that price gifts through Shopify Functions keep working at checkout, stack predictably with your other discounts and survive theme updates better. On listings, Kite says it is "Built on native Shopify Functions" and EG says it discounts via its Shopify Function or a Shopify discount. BOGO+ and AOV.ai request Functions permissions. If you're on Plus and migrating off Scripts, start with these.

The 10 best free gift apps for Shopify, reviewed

1. BOGOS: best overall

BOGOS: Free Gift Bundle Upsell is the most-reviewed free gift app on the store: 5.0★ from 4,486 reviews, with the Built for Shopify badge. It covers BOGO, Buy X Get Y and gift with purchase, can auto-add the gift or show a gift popup, and supports tiered offers with a progress bar and announcement bar.

• Pricing: free for 30 orders in total. Basic $29.99 (300 orders, Shopify Basic only), Grow $49.99 (600 orders; $69.99 with 1,000 orders on Advanced/Unlimited), Plus $109.99 (2,000 orders). $0.05 per extra order. 7-day trial.
• Best for: stores that want one app for gifts, BOGO and tiers, and can pay from day one.
• Watch out for: the free plan is a trial in practice. 30 lifetime orders run out in days on a live store. Checkout upsells are Plus-only.

2. EG Auto Add to Cart: best value

EG Auto Add to Cart Free Gift (EasyGift, by 506) is rated 4.9★ from 1,139 reviews and is Built for Shopify. It can add the gift silently or show a chooser popup. It supports tiered rewards and can target gifts by customer tag, spend, order history, B2B and country.

• Pricing: free with 1 live rule (up to 10 trigger variants). Standard $14.99 (3 rules, no order cap), Unlimited $29.99, Enterprise $49.99 (Plus only, adds checkout code entry). 5-day trial.
• Best for: growing stores. No order cap means the bill doesn't rise in a big month.
• Watch out for: the listing doesn't mention a progress bar. Pair it with your cart drawer's rewards bar.

3. Kite: best Functions-native app

Kite: Discount, Free Gift, BOGO by Skai Lama is rated 4.9★ from 1,288 reviews, is Built for Shopify and states it is "Built on native Shopify Functions". It auto-adds and removes gifts at cart thresholds and runs tiered discounts.

• Pricing: the first 50 discount orders each month are free. Starter $29, Growth $49, Pro $99 (custom functions and checkout gifts, Plus only). 7-day trial.
• Best for: Plus stores replacing Scripts, and small stores that stay under 50 discounted orders a month.
• Watch out for: progress bars start on Starter.

4. AOV.ai Free Gifts: best for milestone rewards

AOV.ai Free Gifts BOGO Offer is rated 5.0★ from 861 reviews and is Built for Shopify. It covers GWP, BOGO and Buy X Get Y, with milestone rewards, a tiered reward box, gift limits and multipliers, and POS support.

• Pricing: free for 2 active campaigns and up to $500 a month in app-generated revenue. Paid plans are $19.99, $29.99 or $39.99, depending on your Shopify plan. 7-day trial.
• Best for: stores that want a gamified "unlock the next reward" box.
• Watch out for: the listing doesn't say it auto-adds gifts. Confirm in the trial.

5. Monk Free Gift with Purchase: best for tiered progress bars

Monk Free Gift with Purchase is rated 4.9★ from 597 reviews and is Built for Shopify. It's known for tiered progress bars, offers by cart-value range, and gift with purchase at checkout.

• Pricing: on 14 October 2026 the listing only showed a $1 first-month promotion. Standard pricing was hidden behind "See all pricing options", so check it before installing.
• Best for: stores that run multi-tier gift ladders during BFCM.
• Watch out for: there's no free plan on a live store.

6. Monster Cart: gifts plus cart drawer in one

Monster Cart Upsell+ Free Gift is rated 4.7★ from 537 reviews. It's a cart drawer app with free gifts on every plan, so it suits stores that don't already have a cart app.

• Pricing: free up to 50 orders, then Starter $9.99. 10-day trial.
• Best for: small stores that want one app for the cart drawer and gifts.
• Watch out for: it is not Built for Shopify. Progress bars are paid-only. Don't run it alongside another cart drawer app. See our cart drawer app comparison.

7. Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO: same features on every plan

Koala Upsell Free Gift & BOGO by ProfitKoala is rated 4.9★ from 386 reviews and is Built for Shopify. It auto-adds gifts when specific items are added, with unlimited gift offers and gift banners.

• Pricing: Basic $9.99, Shopify $29.99, Advanced $49.99, Plus $99.99. The price follows your Shopify plan and every plan has the same features. 14-day trial.
• Best for: stores on Shopify Basic that want unlimited offers for $9.99.
• Watch out for: there's no free plan on a live store.

8. Gift Box: best for flat order-based pricing

Gift Box • Free Gift Purchase by Digismoothie is rated 4.9★ from 229 reviews and is Built for Shopify. It supports Spend X, Buy X Get Y and collection offers, with optional auto-add and unlimited gifts.

• Pricing: Growth $29.99 (0–100 orders), Scale $49.99 (101–500), Advanced $79.99 (501–1,000). No usage charges, a 3-day trial and a 60-day money-back guarantee.
• Best for: stores that want predictable bills with no per-order overage.
• Watch out for: it's free only on trial and development stores.

9. BOGO+: best for BOGO and volume tiers

BOGO+ Free Gift & Buy X Get Y by WizzCommerce is rated 4.7★ from 187 reviews and is Built for Shopify. It covers Buy X Get Y, volume and tiered discounts, with GWP and a progress bar on paid plans and POS support.

• Pricing: free up to $500 a month in app revenue, but free gift with purchase is not included on the free plan. Basic $17.99, Shopify $27.99, Plus $77.99.
• Best for: stores whose main offer is BOGO or quantity tiers, with gifts second.
• Watch out for: don't install it expecting a free GWP plan.

10. Dr Free Gift: cheapest auto-add

Dr Free Gift, BOGO Buy X Get Y by Shop Doctors is rated 4.7★ from 99 reviews. It supports auto-add (Pro), gifts the customer chooses, tiered goals by subtotal, item count or customer tag, and a progress bar with a floating slider.

• Pricing: Pro $9.99, Shopify Plus $24.99. 3-day trial.
• Best for: the lowest-cost auto-add with a gift picker.
• Watch out for: it's not Built for Shopify and has the fewest reviews on this list.

Best free gift app by use case

How to choose a free gift app

1. Auto-add or let them choose? Auto-add maximises how many shoppers get the gift. A choice of 2–3 gifts raises perceived value but adds a step, so test both.
2. Removal logic. Add the gift, apply a discount code that drops the subtotal below the threshold, then remove an item. The gift must disappear. Plenty of setups fail this test.
3. Discount stacking. Check how the gift combines with your discount codes and other automatic discounts, and remember the 25-discount cap.
4. Shopify Functions vs theme scripts. Prefer Functions-based pricing, especially on Plus or headless.
5. Free plan reality. Read the order cap, the revenue cap and which features are excluded (BOGO+ excludes GWP from its free plan).
6. Built for Shopify badge. It means the app meets Shopify's performance and design standards. Install on a duplicate theme first and compare Core Web Vitals.
7. One cart app only. If your cart drawer app already does gifts, you may not need a second app.

How to set the free gift threshold and protect margin

A free gift is a margin trade: you give away the gift's cost of goods, not its retail price. Here's the math we use. It's an illustrative example, not client data.

• Start from your AOV. Set the threshold about 20–30% above your current average order value. With a $60 AOV, test a $75 threshold.
• Pick a gift with high perceived value and low COGS. A $25-retail mini that costs you $5 beats a $10 discount on margin.
• Break-even check: if your product margin is 60% and an order rises from $60 to $75, gross profit rises by $9 (60% × $15). A $5 gift leaves $4 more profit per order that hits the threshold.
• Include shipping and fees. A heavier box can wipe out the gain, so weigh the gift.
• Watch gift stock. When the gift sells out, pause the rule or switch to a backup gift so shoppers aren't promised something you can't ship.

Free gifts and free shipping thresholds work best together. Show a single progress bar in the cart that unlocks free shipping first, then the gift. For other ways to lift order value, see our guides to bundle apps and post-purchase upsell apps.

Pre-launch QA checklist

• Gift is added at the threshold and removed below it (including after a discount code).
• The gift shows $0 in the cart drawer, on the cart page and at checkout.
• Shoppers can't add the gift product on its own (hide it from search, collections and feeds).
• Quantity limit: one gift per order, or scaled on purpose.
• Behaviour when the gift variant is out of stock.
• Works with Shopify Markets currencies and on mobile.
• The gift shows on the order, the packing slip and in your 3PL's feed.
• Theme speed checked on a duplicate theme before going live.

How to measure a free gift promotion

Don't judge GWP on conversion rate alone. Run an A/B test (offer vs no offer, or gift vs equal-cost discount) and compare:

• Profit per visitor: revenue minus COGS, gift cost, discounts and shipping, divided by visitors.
• AOV and the share of orders that hit the threshold.
• Repeat purchase rate of customers who received the gift, especially for samples.
• Gift returns and abuse: orders cancelled after the gift ships, or one customer claiming the gift several times.

Our guide to A/B vs multivariate testing covers sample sizes, and our conversion rate benchmarks help you judge your baseline. If you'd rather have it done for you, our Shopify CRO agency team plans, builds and tests offers like this.

What we checked and how

We read the top 20 Google results for "best free gift app for shopify" and "shopify free gift with purchase app". Then we opened every app's live Shopify App Store listing on 14 October 2026 and copied ratings, review counts, Built for Shopify status and plans exactly as shown. We checked Shopify's native behaviour against help.shopify.com. Apps change pricing often, so check the listing before you install. If you spot an out-of-date number, tell us and we'll correct it.