What is Referral Candy: Parrainage?
Referral Candy (previously covered in this project's Affiliation batch, where its AI assistant "Referral Expert" was flagged as a distinctive feature) remains a referral and affiliate program built to reduce customer acquisition cost by turning existing shoppers into a growth channel. It carries the Built for Shopify badge and shows a 4.9/5 rating on 1,409 reviews, one of the highest review counts in this entire Affiliation category. It's developed by ReferralCandy, based in Singapore.
How does the app work on a Shopify store?
Merchants run targeted referral and affiliate campaigns with secure attribution, integrated directly into Shopify via theme blocks and extensions. Rewards can be structured as coupons, store credit or cash, with tiered rewards and affiliate commissions layered across both referral and loyalty mechanics. It's currently available in English and Spanish, and connects to Klaviyo, ReCharge, Loop, Skio, Bold and Awtomic, making it particularly well suited to subscription-based stores.
Why choose Referral Candy over another affiliate app?
The review volume, over 1,400 with a 4.9 rating, is among the highest in this entire category, a strong signal of reliability at scale, especially notable given the app has been on the market since 2010 as covered earlier in this project. Native compatibility with major subscription apps (ReCharge, Loop, Skio, Bold) is a differentiator for subscription-box or recurring-revenue brands specifically. The pricing structure is worth understanding carefully: every tier adds a success fee on top of the monthly subscription, starting steep at 10.5% on the entry Basic plan and dropping as spend increases (3.5% on Grow, 1.5% on Scale, down to 0.25% at the $799/month Enterprise tier), meaning the effective cost per referral sale can vary dramatically depending on which tier a store is on, worth modeling directly against expected referral revenue before choosing a plan.
What are the 3 main features of the app?
- Native integration with major subscription apps: ReCharge, Loop, Skio, Bold.
- Tiered rewards and affiliate commissions, spanning referral and loyalty mechanics.
- Success fee that scales down with plan tier, from 10.5% to as low as 0.25%.
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