Shopify App Review · Discounts & Promotions
Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO Review (2026)
Stores running free-gift, BOGO and tiered discount promotions who want them in one app instead of three.
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Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO runs free gift offers, Buy X Get Y promotions, tiered product discounts and tiered shipping discounts on Shopify, with customisable storefront widgets, goal-based progress bars, scheduling and combined discount offers. It holds a 4.9 rating from 1,039 reviews with the Built for Shopify badge. The free plan covers the first 50 discount orders each month, then $29; paid tiers are $29, $49 and $99 a month. The free and $29 plans are not available on Shopify Advanced or Plus.
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What Kite actually does
The offer types cover most of what a promotions calendar needs: free gifts, Buy X Get Y, tiered product discounts and tiered shipping discounts, all of which can be combined into a single offer rather than stacked as separate apps. Offers can be scheduled and controlled, so a weekend promotion ends on time without anyone remembering to switch it off. Bulk code generation runs to 10,000 codes on the $29 tier and 100,000 on $49, which is the sort of thing you only care about until the first time you need it for an influencer or partner campaign.
The storefront widgets are where the money is. Goal-based progress bars nudge the cart toward a threshold, and Kite lets you assign multiple widgets per offer, set unique triggers per rule and translate widget copy into any language. Targeting extends to markets, cart contents and, on the top tier, customer tags and segments. The integration list is unusually practical: alongside Checkout and Shopify Admin it names UpCart, iCart, All Slide Carts, Checkout Wizard, Gem Pages and Easy Bundles, so the widget is designed to coexist with the apps already on your product and cart pages.
How it scores across key areas
| Features | 9.0 | |
| Ease of setup | 9.0 | |
| Value for money | 8.5 | |
| Support & docs | 9.5 | |
| Reliability | 9.0 | |
| Track record | 9.5 |
Pros & cons
- 4.9 from 1,039 reviews with the Built for Shopify badge, one of the deepest records in the discount category
- Free gifts, BOGO, tiered product and tiered shipping discounts in a single app rather than three
- Goal-based progress bars, the most reliable mechanic for lifting average order value
- Offers can be combined, scheduled and targeted by market and cart contents
- Integrates with the cart drawers merchants actually run: UpCart, iCart, Slide Carts
- Bulk code generation up to 100,000 codes for partner and influencer campaigns
- Support is the single most praised element in recent reviews, including custom feature work
- The free and $29 Starter plans are explicitly not available on Shopify Advanced or Plus, those merchants start at $49
- The free plan is metered: first 50 discount orders a month, then $29 is charged
- Free gifts at checkout need the $99 Pro tier and Shopify Plus
- Customer tag and segment targeting is Pro-only
- English only
- Six one-star reviews out of 1,039, small, but the tail is real
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App Store screenshots
Marketing screenshots from the Shopify listing, in-admin UI may look different. Always verify on a duplicate theme.
Before you spend trial time
- Check your Shopify plan first. On Advanced or Plus the free and $29 tiers are not available to you, so your real entry price is $49.
- Count your monthly discount orders before relying on the free plan, it covers 50, then bills $29 automatically.
- Set up one progress bar before anything else and watch average order value for a fortnight. It is the mechanic most likely to pay for the app on its own.
- Test the widget alongside your existing cart drawer. Kite lists UpCart, iCart and Slide Carts as compatible, but confirm on your own theme rather than assuming.
- Schedule an end date on every promotional offer at the moment you create it, not later.
- If you need free gifts at checkout specifically, confirm you are on Shopify Plus and budget for the $99 tier, it is not available lower down.
- Check how offers behave when two apply at once. Combined offers are a feature here, but you want to see the arithmetic yourself before a customer does.
Pricing
Plans (verify on the listing): Free to install: the first 50 discount orders each month are free, and $29/month is billed only if you exceed 50. Covers free gift offers, Buy X Get Y, tiered product and shipping discounts, customisable storefront widgets, scheduling and combined discount types. Starter $29/month or $299/year (save 14%): unlimited discount orders, combined discount offers, goal-based progress bars, up to 10K bulk codes, market and cart targeting, widget translation. Growth $49/month or $499/year (save 15%): up to 100K bulk codes, multiple rules per offer, campaign links, logged-in customer targeting, multiple widgets per offer, unique triggers per rule. Pro $99/month or $999/year (save 16%): fully custom discount functions, free gifts at checkout (Shopify Plus only), customer tag and segment targeting, custom widget design, priority support. Paid tiers include a 7-day trial. Note that the Free and Starter plans are marked "Not for Shopify Advanced and Plus plans".
Pricing changes frequently on Shopify apps, always check the live listing for the latest tiers and trial terms. View current pricing on Shopify →
Closing take
Kite consolidates free gifts, BOGO, tiered product discounts and shipping discounts into one app with a genuinely good storefront widget layer, and 1,039 reviews at 4.9 with the Built for Shopify badge make it one of the safest picks in the discount category.
Bottom line: an easy recommendation for stores that promote regularly, but read the plan restrictions before you budget. On Shopify Advanced or Plus the free and $29 tiers are off the table, and the free plan is metered at 50 discount orders a month.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO do?
It runs promotional offers on Shopify: free gifts with purchase, Buy X Get Y promotions, tiered product discounts and tiered shipping discounts, which can be combined into single offers. It also provides customisable storefront widgets, goal-based progress bars, offer scheduling, market and cart targeting, and bulk discount code generation.
Is Kite free?
There is a free-to-install plan, but it is metered: the first 50 discount orders each month are free, and $29 is billed if you go over. Importantly, the listing states the free plan and the $29 Starter plan are “Not for Shopify Advanced and Plus plans”, merchants on those plans start at the $49 Growth tier.
Does Kite work on Shopify Plus?
Yes, but not on the cheaper tiers. The free and $29 Starter plans are marked as unavailable for Shopify Advanced and Plus, so Plus merchants begin at $49/month. Free gifts at checkout, which is a Plus-specific capability, requires the $99 Pro plan.
How does it compare to running several discount apps?
That is the main argument for it. Free gifts, BOGO, tiered discounts and shipping discounts usually come from separate apps, each injecting its own widget into your product and cart pages. Kite covers all four with one widget system, and lists compatibility with the major cart drawers so the widgets coexist rather than compete.
What are goal-based progress bars and do they work?
They show the shopper how close they are to unlocking something, free shipping, a free gift, the next discount tier. They are the most dependable average-order-value mechanic in this category because they give a concrete reason to add one more item. Set the threshold just above your current average order value rather than far above it.
How established is Kite?
Well established: on the App Store since 28 June 2023 from Skai Lama, with a 4.9 rating from 1,039 reviews, 95% five star, with 38 four-star, four three-star, one two-star and six one-star ratings, plus the Built for Shopify badge. Recent reviews repeatedly praise responsiveness and custom feature work, including from merchants using it over two years.
How we researched this
- Primary source: Shopify App Store listing for Kite Discount, Free Gift, BOGO
- Supplementary: 3-star review sampling for support and UX friction signals
- Last updated: August 14, 2026