Essent Loyalty Program Rewards, our full review (reviews, installation, pricing)

Essent Loyalty Program Rewards, our full review (reviews, installation, pricing)

What is Essent Loyalty Program Rewards?

Essential Loyalty (from the same developer as Essent Estimated Delivery Date covered in the Shipping batch) is a customizable loyalty and rewards platform with cart redemption that skips coupon codes entirely and a stated white-glove migration process from any existing loyalty app. It carries the Built for Shopify badge and shows a perfect 5.0/5 rating on 442 reviews. It's developed by Essential Apps, based in Vilnius, Lithuania, and launched in November 2024.

How does the app work on a Shopify store?

Merchants launch with smart reward defaults in minutes, redeem points directly in the cart without coupon codes, and place loyalty app blocks on product, cart and account pages. Over 12 ways to earn points include integration with Judge.me for review-based rewards, and the app covers 180+ languages for genuinely global stores. It's currently connects to Klaviyo, Omnisend and Judge.me, with Shopify POS support for in-store purchases.

Why choose Essent Loyalty over another loyalty app?

Coupon-free cart redemption removes a friction point some competing apps still rely on. The white-glove migration process is worth highlighting directly, since one detailed review describes switching after 5+ years on Smile specifically because Essential Loyalty offered better functionality at a lower cost with an easy migration. Reviews consistently name individual support staff (Matas, Wendyle, Samuel) for fast, effective help, a good sign for a newer app (live since November 2024) still building its long-term track record.

What are the 3 main features of the app?

  1. Coupon-free cart redemption, points applied directly.
  2. White-glove migration, from any existing loyalty app.
  3. 180+ language coverage, for global stores.

Pros and Cons

Pros
+14-day free trial on all paid plans, longer than the 7 days most competitors offer
+Generous free plan with VIP tiers, referral program, and Shopify POS support included
+Available in 20 languages, including French
+Over 12 ways to earn points, with placements across product, cart, popup, and account pages
+24/7 human support included on every plan, even the free one
Cons
Free plan limited to 250 loyalty-influenced orders
API integrations and dedicated onboarding only available on the Growth plan ($79/month)
Order limits only count loyalty-driven orders, so actual usage room may be less than it first appears

Works With

Checkout
Customer Accounts
Shopify POS
Shopify Flow
Shopify Admin
Judge.me Reviews
Klaviyo
Omnisend
Store Credit

Languages

English
German
Spanish
French
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Czech
Danish
Finnish
Norwegian (Bokmål)
Polish
Swedish
Thai
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Turkish
Dutch
About the author
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Passionate about e-commerce for several years, I decided to create my own website to showcase the best Shopify apps and help e-commerce merchants on their entrepreneurial journey.

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