Best Shopify POS loyalty apps: rewards and pricing
Compare four apps for in-store rewards and memberships. See what staff can do at the register, which rewards work and how pricing scales.
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Which loyalty app fits your Shopify POS workflow?
Consider Smile for points exchanged for discounts, LoyaltyLion for a broader set of POS rewards, Marsello for connected retail loyalty and marketing, and Memberply for paid or free memberships with in-store benefits. Start with the experience you want staff and customers to have, then compare the required plan.
This comparison is published by Memberply and uses official product documentation and app listings. It is not a hands-on test of every app or a universal ranking. “Works with Shopify POS” does not mean every online reward can be used at the register.
Jump to the shortlist, register workflows, pricing or the trial checklist.
Four Shopify POS loyalty apps to compare
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| App | Consider it for | Main decision |
|---|---|---|
| Smile | Points and discount rewards across online and in-store shopping. | Are amount and percentage discounts enough for your POS offer? |
| LoyaltyLion | Points with multiple POS reward types and customer loyalty details. | Does the Classic-or-above plan fit your needs and budget? |
| Marsello | Retail loyalty connected with customer marketing. | How many physical and online sites will you connect? |
| Memberply | Membership sales, active-member recognition and eligible member benefits. | Do you want an ongoing membership or immediate points redemption by staff? |
What can staff actually do at the register?
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| App | Documented register experience | Important limitation |
|---|---|---|
| Smile reward types | Exchange points for amount or percentage discounts. Smile’s POS tile is the in-store loyalty interface. | Its POS reward matrix does not include free-product, gift-card, native store-credit or subscription rewards. |
| LoyaltyLion POS guide | Look up points and apply supported discount, product or collection rewards from the loyalty tile. | Enable POS on the reward. Gift-card point redemption, free-shipping and subscriber-specific rewards are excluded. |
| Marsello staff guide | Find the customer or scan a loyalty QR code, select a reward and apply its discount. | Redeeming deducts the reward’s points cost. Train staff on removed rewards and abandoned sales. |
| Memberply POS guide | View membership status and benefits, add an available membership, and recognize eligible member discounts. | Points convert to credit in the member area. Native credit is spent through Shopify’s payment flow, not a points-redemption button in the tile. |
Smile describes its tile and cross-channel balance on its POS feature page. For every app, separate points earned after a sale from rewards already available to spend. A number displayed in a tile is not proof it can be redeemed during that transaction.
Compare the plan that includes your POS workflow
Published monthly USD pricing is shown below. Shopify plans, POS subscriptions, payment charges and reward costs are separate. Follow the official listings to confirm current limits and terms.
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| App | Published pricing | What changes the bill |
|---|---|---|
| Smile | Free: up to 200 monthly orders, with POS listed. Essential $15: 500 orders. Standard $79: 1,000 orders. | Growth $199 includes 2,500 orders, then $20 per additional 100. Check the plan for VIP tiers and integrations. |
| LoyaltyLion | Classic: $199/month, with a 14-day trial. POS requires Classic or above. | Listing directs stores above 500 monthly orders to a custom Advanced or Plus quote. Its free plan is not the POS baseline. |
| Marsello | Loyalty Launch from $60/month per connected site. Accelerate from $120/month per site. | An online store and each physical location count separately. Add-ons and marketing usage can increase cost. |
| Memberply | Growth: $49/month, unlimited members, 14-day trial. | No Memberply transaction fee. Budget separately for any Shopify POS Pro or other platform requirements. |
LoyaltyLion’s integration documentation confirms the POS plan requirement. Marsello’s pricing page defines sites and additional connections.
Budget for locations and staff time
Illustrative example: one Shopify online store plus two physical locations is three Marsello sites. At the published starting rates, that is $180/month on Launch or $360/month on Accelerate, before add-ons. This arithmetic is a planning example, not a quote or a like-for-like comparison with another app.
Also include staff training and rewards. If you choose to budget four staff members for 30 minutes of training at an assumed $25/hour, that is $50 of launch time. If 100 customers use a $5 reward, that is $500 of redeemed discount value, not $500 of incremental sales.
Use one written offer across demos. For example: “A returning customer wants to use an earned reward while buying a sale item.” Ask each app to show eligibility, discount handling and the remaining balance. Then repeat with a new customer.
When Memberply is the right type of program
Memberply is worth considering when shoppers join a paid or free membership and receive ongoing benefits. The POS tile lets staff recognize an existing member and sell an available membership tier to a selected customer. This is a different buying requirement from letting staff exchange any customer’s points for a discount.
Returning member
Select the customer, open Memberply and check membership status and benefits. Eligible member discounts can apply to the cart.
New membership
Add an available tier from the tile. Payment processing may show Activation pending before membership becomes active. Do not promise benefits during the purchase that first sells membership.
Points and credit
Eligible POS purchases can earn points. Members convert points in their member area; cashback is earned after a qualifying order is processed. Already-issued native credit is spent through Shopify POS payments.
Reward credit displayed by Memberply is not necessarily an already-issued native Shopify credit balance. Check the customer’s actual spendable balance. Native credit must be enabled, and staff use Shopify’s store credit redemption flow.
If immediate staff-led points conversion is your central requirement, compare the dedicated points workflows above. For membership setup and benefits, see Memberply for Shopify POS and the POS setup guide.
Check Shopify requirements separately from app features
Selling recurring memberships at the register has additional Shopify requirements: POS app 10.13 or later, POS Pro at that location, Shopify Payments, the staff “Ship to customer” checkout permission, and the customer’s email and billing address. Subscription orders require supported card or digital-wallet payment; gift cards, split payments and offline subscription checkout are not supported. Read Shopify’s current subscription requirements.
These recurring-sale requirements are not a blanket rule for every loyalty tile or reward. Separately check discount-combination settings, the reward’s sales channel, device support and staff permissions for the workflow you will use. Test online-to-store and store-to-online purchases with the same customer identity.
Run a register trial before choosing an app
- Returning customer. Find an existing online customer at POS. Check their balance, tier and available reward before adding a new profile.
- First-time customer. Enroll or sell the membership, then check when benefits activate. Confirm the next purchase receives the expected treatment.
- Real reward. Redeem your intended reward on a normal product and a sale item. Verify the remaining balance and discount combinations.
- Changed sale. Remove the reward or abandon checkout. Then test a refund. Record whether points return automatically or require staff action.
- Second channel. Use the same customer online after an in-store purchase and vice versa. Check processing delays and currency assumptions.
- Full cost. Quote the required plan using expected orders and all locations. Include POS subscriptions, add-ons, messaging, training and reward funding.
For program design beyond app selection, use our omnichannel loyalty guide.
Questions about Shopify POS loyalty apps
What is the best loyalty app for Shopify POS?
The best fit depends on the register workflow. Compare Smile for discount-based points rewards, LoyaltyLion for varied POS rewards, Marsello for connected retail loyalty and marketing, and Memberply for membership sales and ongoing member benefits. Test the intended reward on the required plan.
Is there a free Shopify POS loyalty app?
Smile lists Shopify POS on its free plan for up to 200 monthly orders. Confirm the reward types and limits you need. A free loyalty app does not remove Shopify or POS platform costs.
Can Memberply staff redeem points directly in the POS tile?
Members convert points into store credit through their member area. Staff spend already-issued native Shopify credit through Shopify POS payments. Memberply’s tile is not a direct points-to-discount redemption interface.
Can I sell recurring Memberply memberships in Shopify POS?
Yes, available recurring tiers can be added with their Shopify selling plan. Shopify’s subscription requirements apply, including POS Pro at the location and Shopify Payments. Confirm all payment, permission and customer-detail requirements before launch.
Do online rewards always work in Shopify POS?
No. Apps can support different rewards by channel. Check the specific reward type, sales-channel setting, customer eligibility and minimum spend. Do not treat general POS compatibility as proof that every reward works in store.
Does one online store plus two shops count as one Marsello site?
No. Marsello defines the online store and each physical location as separate sites. That example is three sites. Confirm connected sites and add-ons when requesting your price.
Merchant reviews
Merchants use Memberply to launch practical membership programs
Read what merchants say about using Memberply for their membership programs. Read reviews on the Shopify App Store.
These reviews describe Memberply overall, not every POS payment or reward workflow.
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Olverum Official Store
United Kingdom
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Puzzery
Canada
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Elemental Outfit AR
Argentina
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