Friendbuy, Inc is a Shopify app developer based in the United States that makes Friendbuy: Referrals & Loyalty, a loyalty and rewards app on the Shopify App Store. It provides referral, loyalty, and influencer marketing software for brands. It is rated 4.9 out of 5 from 14 reviews on the Shopify App Store. It carries Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. Friendbuy: Referrals & Loyalty has 1 plan on the Shopify App Store, at no charge. It bills some charges outside the Shopify invoice.
Friendbuy runs referral and loyalty programs in one stack for mid-market Shopify brands. Existing customers invite friends through branded share widgets, and points/tiers reward repeat buyers. Best fit for brands with an established customer base ready to turn advocates into a steady acquisition and retention channel.
What Friendbuy does for Shopify brands
- Branded share widgets turn existing customers into a referral acquisition channel
- Referred customers convert higher than cold traffic, typically 5-20% of new customer revenue
- Points, tiers & rewards lift repeat purchase frequency among existing buyers
- Automated reward fulfillment & advocate tracking replace manual discount code work
- Built-in fraud detection & reporting cut spreadsheet program management
Overview
Friendbuy sells software for referral, loyalty and influencer programs, run from one platform with shared analytics. It helps merchants acquire customers through advocate referrals, bring buyers back with points, tiers and rewards, and track creator partnerships by revenue.
For Shopify brands
- Implementation assistance, launch strategy, custom design, and setup with end-to-end testing are included in the Shopify plan.
- Referral and loyalty widgets can show on the storefront, including checkout and customer accounts, using Shopify extensions on Shopify Plus.
- Reward and program events sync to Klaviyo, and rewards can apply automatically to the next Recharge subscription charge.
How it works
The brand picks products and order volume, and Friendbuy handles launch planning, custom design, implementation and quality testing, with support from its team. Loyalty earning rules and scheduled bonus campaigns are set up from the admin without engineering work.
- Built for
- Ecommerce and retail, subscription, financial services, consumer services, travel and hospitality, telecom, energy and education brands, including Shopify and Shopify Plus stores.
- Pricing
- Shopify pricing is monthly and set by order volume (up to 2,500, 2,501–5,000, 5,001–7,500, or more than 7,500 by contacting Friendbuy) and the products chosen. Influencer adds 2.5% of influencer revenue. Add-ons run $250 to $500+ per month. The App Store listing is free to install, with monthly platform fees under an annual agreement.
Products
- Referral Turns customer advocacy into an acquisition channel with rewards, testing and fraud prevention.
- Loyalty Points, store credit, VIP tiers and challenges that reward purchases and other customer actions.
- Influencer & Creator Creator activation, campaign management, tiered commissions, automated payouts and attribution.
- Acquisition & Retention Intelligence Analytics, incentive optimization and AI recommendations across referral, loyalty and influencer programs.
- Friendbuy: Referrals & Loyalty Shopify App Store app for referral and loyalty programs, with a free install.
Integrations
Buyer notes
- Monthly platform fees apply under an annual agreement, per the App Store listing.
- Shopify stores with more than 7,500 monthly orders need to contact Friendbuy for pricing.
- Non-Shopify, headless, mobile or custom commerce setups are priced by custom quote.
- Implementation assistance and access to the support team are included in the Shopify plan.
From Friendbuy's own site and Shopify App Store listings, as of 2026-10-30.
On the Shopify App Store
Friendbuy: Referrals & Loyalty
4.9 · 14 reviewsBuilt for ShopifyFree planLaunched 2023Loyalty and rewardsAcquire new customers at a jaw-droppingly low CPA through word-of-mouth referrals, and increase customer retention with personalized loyalty reward...
Pricing
FreeFree to installMonthly platform fees will apply based on an annual agreement
Some charges are billed by the developer outside your Shopify invoice.
Ratings, reviews, plans, prices and descriptions as the Shopify App Store lists them. how we count.
What Shopify apps does Friendbuy, Inc make?
Friendbuy, Inc has 1 app on the Shopify App Store: Friendbuy: Referrals & Loyalty.
How is Friendbuy: Referrals & Loyalty rated?
Friendbuy: Referrals & Loyalty is rated 4.9 out of 5 from 14 reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does Friendbuy, Inc cost?
Friendbuy: Referrals & Loyalty has 1 plan on the Shopify App Store, at no charge. It bills some charges outside the Shopify invoice. Friendbuy: Referrals & Loyalty: Free, Free to install (Monthly platform fees will apply based on an annual agreement).