Discount Ninja is a Shopify app developer that makes Discount Ninja Promo Engine, a discounts app on the Shopify App Store. It provides a promotion and discount app for Shopify and Shopify Plus brands. Among the 15,394 Shopify brands over $5M that dtcmvp tracks, 284 (1.8%) run Discount Ninja Promo Engine, #4 of 334 discounts apps by that count. Its share is highest among Electronics & Tech (3%), Automotive (2.9%) and Business & Industrial (2.4%) brands. It is rated 4.4 out of 5 from 186 reviews on the Shopify App Store. It carries Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. Discount Ninja Promo Engine has 4 plans on the Shopify App Store, from $49 to $399 a month. Some plans add usage charges on top, listed with each plan.
Overview
Discount Ninja sells a promotions app for Shopify stores. Merchants use it to set up discounts such as free gifts, buy-one-get-one, tiered and fixed price offers, plus private deals and storefront widgets. It lets a merchant run these promotions from one app instead of several discount apps.
For Shopify brands
- Run many promotion types from one app instead of several discount apps.
- Discounts apply at the native Shopify checkout through discount functions, with no custom checkout page.
- Offers apply instantly across the catalog, and reports show which promotions work.
How it works
A brand installs the app from the Shopify App Store and starts a 14-day free trial. Promotions are built in the app from offer templates, with scheduling, exclusions and combination settings. The team sets up drawer cart compatibility free of charge.
- Built for
- Shopify merchants of all sizes, from new ventures to enterprise Shopify Plus brands.
- Pricing
- Monthly plans run from $49 (Starter) to $399 (Plus), with yearly billing saving 8%. Each includes 500 to 10,000 discounted orders a month, then $0.20 to $0.10 per extra order. The App Store lists a free plan; the site lists a 14-day free trial. Enterprise starts at $599 for 20k orders.
Products
- Discount Ninja Promo Engine Shopify app for free gifts, BOGOs, fixed price, tiered and stacked discounts.
- Ninja Special Offers Builds deals combining free shipping, fixed amount, percentage, fixed price discounts and free gifts.
- Ninja Secret Deals Private promotions unlocked with discount links, promotion codes or customer filters.
- Ninja Brain Promotion engine for Shopify and Shopify Plus.
- Ninja Widgets Merchandizing widgets such as strikethrough pricing, announcement bar and product banner.
- Ninja Gift Gives shoppers a gift with purchase automatically.
Integrations
Buyer notes
- The pricing page lists a 14-day free trial.
- The App Store lists priority support on the Grow and Plus plans; the pricing page lists chat and email support.
- Only orders influenced by the app count toward the monthly quota; if the per-cycle overage cap ($50 to $250 by plan) is exceeded, promotions are paused.
- Ninja Cart is marked as coming soon.
From Discount Ninja's own site and Shopify App Store listings, as of 2026-10-30.
Among Shopify brands over $5M
Share of each sector's brands running it, where that beats the overall rate.
On the Shopify App Store
Discount Ninja Promo Engine
4.4 · 186 reviewsBuilt for ShopifyFree planPaid from $49/moOn 1.8% of brands over $5MLaunched 2017DiscountsDiscount Ninja helps you increase your AOV through promotions. Set up free gifts, BOGOs, fixed price discounts, tiered offers, stacked discounts and more.
Pricing
Starter$49/monthor $539/year and save 8%500 discounted orders included (only those influenced by the app), then $0.2 per additional order influenced
- 10+ promotion types
- BOGOs
- Free Gifts
- Volume discount
- +4 more
14-day free trialPro$99/monthor $1,089/year and save 8%1,000 discounted orders included (only those influenced by the app), then 0.175 per additional order influenced
- 10+ promotion types
- BOGOs
- Free Gifts
- Volume discount
- +4 more
14-day free trialGrow$199/monthor $2,189/year and save 8%2,500 discounted orders included (only those influenced by the app), then 0.125 per additional order influenced
- Priority support
- All features of the Pro plan
14-day free trialPlus$399/monthor $4,389/year and save 8%10,000 discounted orders included (only those influenced by the app), then 0.1 per additional order influenced
- Priority support
- Free on dev/test/staging env
- Need a plan with more orders? ...
- Select our Enterprise plan ...
- +1 more
14-day free trial
Ratings, reviews, plans, prices and descriptions as the Shopify App Store lists them. how we count.
Alternatives to Discount Ninja
The most used discounts apps among Shopify brands over $5M.
| App | Brands over $5M | App Store |
|---|---|---|
| GOVX ID Exclusive Discounts · GOVX | 6.4% | 4.9 · 304 |
| Dr Stacked Discounts on Cart · Shop Doctors 🏆 | 2.7% | 4.9 · 177 |
| Checkmate · Checkmate Savings | 2.1% | 3.7 · 4 |
| VerifyPass Community ID · VerifyPass | 1.5% | 5.0 · 33 |
| Kite Discount · Skai Lama | 1.3% | 4.9 · 1,311 |
| Unlimited Bundles & Discounts · Revy Apps | 1.2% | 4.8 · 727 |
Often used with Discount Ninja
What its brands run more often than Shopify brands over $5M do overall.
- R Terms and Condition Checkbox18% of its brands · 48.5x average
- Aris Product Options, Variants23.2% of its brands · 25x average
- geolizr20.4% of its brands · 24.6x average
- T Lab23.9% of its brands · 10.6x average
- Variant Option Product Options23.2% of its brands · 10.4x average
What Shopify apps does Discount Ninja make?
Discount Ninja has 1 app on the Shopify App Store: Discount Ninja Promo Engine.
How many Shopify brands use Discount Ninja?
Among the 15,394 Shopify brands over $5M that dtcmvp tracks, 284 (1.8%) run Discount Ninja Promo Engine, #4 of 334 discounts apps by that count. Its share is highest among Electronics & Tech (3%), Automotive (2.9%) and Business & Industrial (2.4%) brands.
What are the alternatives to Discount Ninja?
The most used discounts apps among Shopify brands over $5M, after Discount Ninja: GOVX ID Exclusive Discounts (6.4%), Dr Stacked Discounts on Cart (2.7%), Checkmate (2.1%), VerifyPass Community ID (1.5%), Kite Discount (1.3%) and Unlimited Bundles & Discounts (1.2%).
What do Discount Ninja's brands use alongside it?
Of the brands running Discount Ninja, 18% also run R Terms and Condition Checkbox, 23.2% also run Aris Product Options, Variants, 20.4% also run geolizr, 23.9% also run T Lab and 23.2% also run Variant Option Product Options. Each is at least 10.4 times as common among them as across all brands over $5M.
How is Discount Ninja Promo Engine rated?
Discount Ninja Promo Engine is rated 4.4 out of 5 from 186 reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does Discount Ninja cost?
Discount Ninja Promo Engine has 4 plans on the Shopify App Store, from $49 to $399 a month. Some plans add usage charges on top, listed with each plan. Discount Ninja Promo Engine: Starter, $49/month (500 discounted orders included (only those influenced by the app), then $0.2 per additional order influenced); Pro, $99/month (1,000 discounted orders included (only those influenced by the app), then 0.175 per additional order influenced); Grow, $199/month (2,500 discounted orders included (only those influenced by the app), then 0.125 per additional order influenced); Plus, $399/month (10,000 discounted orders included (only those influenced by the app), then 0.1 per additional order influenced).