AfterShip Referral & Affiliate review

AfterShip Referral & Affiliate is the pick for stores that mainly want customers to refer friends. Its Shopify App Store listing showed the app as free on the check date. You can set up referral campaigns in one click with unique referral links and reward coupons, send automated reward emails, invite influencers in bulk by email and track them in one dashboard, and pay influencers with free gifts as commission. Widgets can be customized for text, color and layout. The listing showed 4.9 stars from 1,002 reviews. The feature list is shorter than the dedicated affiliate apps: under payments it lists card and gift card payouts, with no PayPal or bank transfer, and it does not list fraud protection or real-time tracking. That makes it a good fit for a referral program with discount rewards and a light influencer program, and a weaker fit for a commission-based affiliate program with many partners.

Who it is for

stores focused on customer referrals at no cost

Price

Free on the Shopify App Store.

Pricing Free Free
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 13, 2026.

Key features

• One-click referral campaigns with unique referral links and reward coupons
• Automated reward emails to advocates with coupon codes
• Bulk email invites to influencers, tracked in one dashboard
• Free gifts to influencers as commission
• Widget text, color and layout customization

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Listing showed the app as free
• Strength: Listing showed 4.9 stars from 1,002 reviews
• Strength: Combines a customer referral program with influencer invites
• Weakness: Listing does not show cash or PayPal payouts, only card and gift card payouts
• Weakness: Fewer tracking and commission features than the dedicated affiliate apps here
• Weakness: App listing is in English only

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, the listing shows the app as free
• Paid plans: None shown on the Shopify App Store listing
• Payouts listed: Card and gift card payouts
• Shopify App Store rating: 4.9 from 1,002 reviews at check time

Where it ranks

AfterShip Referral & Affiliate is No. 5 in our Best Shopify Affiliate Apps verdict.