Gleam Competitions
by Gleam
3.4
(28 reviews)
Best suited for stores using ConvertKit, Facebook and Instagram, which it integrates with and willing to start free and move to $59/mo.
Easily set up and run Giveaways, Contests & Sweepstakes that drive real user engagement. Gleam Competitions is a Contest + Sweepstakes widget you can set up with a combination of entry methods that will drive traffic to your shop & increase real user engagement from visitors. Entrants have to complete actions such as subscribe to your email list or interact on social media in exchange for a chance to win your prize. Giveaway marketing is easy: Collect emails from visitors who want to win your prize, then keep them engaged with sales funnels & discounts after the giveaway is over. Gleam Competitions is a Contest + Sweepstakes widget you can set up with a combination of entry methods that will drive traffic to your shop & increase real user engagement from visitors. Entrants have to complete actions such as subscribe to your email list or interact on social media in exchange for a chance to win your prize. Giveaway marketing is easy: Collect emails from visitors who want to win your prize, then keep them engaged with sales funnels & discounts after the giveaway is over. more Create your own campaign, or use our campaign templates for every occasion. Run campaigns directly from your Shopify store to increase website traffic. Get entrants to sign up to your newsletter then sync to your Shopify admin. Use Viral Share action to incentivize entrants to refer their friends & family. Create photo contests to collect user-generated content from your customers.
Copy from the Shopify App Store listing, unedited.Giveaways and contests
Top line
conversion rate and average order value
From $59/mo
free plan available · 4 tiers
49/100
Mixed signals · from 28 reviews
What it does
Create your own campaign, or use our campaign templates for every occasion.
Run campaigns directly from your Shopify store to increase website traffic.
Get entrants to sign up to your newsletter then sync to your Shopify admin.
Use Viral Share action to incentivize entrants to refer their friends & family.
Create photo contests to collect user-generated content from your customers.
What each step up actually buys you
This developer's plans are separated by features, not by how big your store is — so there is no volume that picks a tier for you. Here is what each one adds over the one below it.
Free
Free
Embed in Shopify Store
Unlimited Campaigns
Display Winners in Widget
Hosted Landing Page
Verified Action
Advanced Fraud Detection
Pro
$59/month
Prize Images
Post-Entry Notifications
Viral Share
User Data
Pixel Tracking
Custom Landing Pages
Business
$179/month
Custom Post-Entry Emails
Custom Fields
Import External Entries
Subscriber List Promotion
Custom CSS
Event Mode
Premium
$499/month
Leaderboard Embed
5 Team Size
Entry API
Post Entry + Integration Webhooks
Custom SMTP
Whitelabel Social Apps
Pricing
Free
$59/month
$179/month
$499/month
49
/ 100Mixed signals
Scored on 28 merchant reviews we hold for Gleam Competitions, across five checks. Every figure is computed from those reviews — expand any row to see the counts behind it.
Review history
2014–2026 · 28 reviews read| 2014 | 2 reviews |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 reviews |
| 2016 | 3 reviews |
| 2017 | 6 reviews |
| 2018 | 1 reviews |
| 2021 | 2 reviews |
| 2022 | 7 reviews |
| 2023 | 3 reviews |
| 2024 | 1 reviews |
| 2025 | 1 reviews |
| 2026 | 1 reviews |
What merchants say
3.4
29%
of reviews get an answer32%
had used it a year when they wroteRecent merchant reviews
The newest 8 of 28. Open one to read it in full, with the developer's reply where there is one.
App is not working. Tried creating a first competition with Instagram, Facebook and link entries. Says Facebook URL isn't valid, so I tried fixing it and that didn't work. Ended up removing the Facebook entries. Then saved my work and tried to publish and nothing happens. Just loads and then crashes. Also, setup isn't the clearest. Asks you to continue with Google or Apple, when you do, says you don't have an account and asks you to create an account. Would be easier to have create account page on the first setup screen...
If you are planning on running competitions on your website or giveaways, this app will make it all a breeze. Easy to navigate, set up campaigns and monitor attendance. We had huge success with it! Thank you
Lately, I have noticed on every competition I’ve tested out or have by trying to enter via your email, it says "login to your existing account (email address) has already been used to log in to Gleam. Please Login to your linked account: Facebook", and it causes quite the confusion, people are thinking someone has logged in with their info somewhere else and now it's some type of spam trying to acquire their Facebook login info. The app has a great overall potential, but having asked for opinions, I have been told if you are a customer who is trying to sign up for the competition and this is seen, that is a huge red flag and they are thinking that someone has figured out their password and logged in somewhere else, or at least that is the senses from those I’ve asked. I brought this to Gleam's attention only to find out it's one of their common issues, and their response is simply, "If you don't like how we handle this, you're welcome to find another app." This shows me they just really don't care... Talk about crappy customer service. All I'm asking is to find a better way to reduce confusion for a better understanding of what's happening. If you have all these people bringing up the same issue enough you have to put a clarification on your FAQ page, then that is probably an indication that you should find a way to improve the issue. But, hey, I'm just a customer... Who am I to dare have a concern about the product? I've never dealt with a developer that comes off acting like they could care less about your issues, like this. Decent app with some issues that could be worked on if they cared, but horrible customer service that shows they just don't care what you think as a customer.
Unfortunately this app just requires plan upgrade after plan upgrade in order to get any real use from it. The final straw for me was not being able to use competition hashtag entries unless I upgraded to an almost $400USD / month plan! Until you upgrade to the next plans from the last plans (all payable immediately) you won't really know easily, what you are in for.
I had been persisting with trying to use this app on the free plan but after much consideration ended up going to the Pro plan. $49USD a month seemed manageable. I then got notification that they had authorised a $5000 a month spending limit on the app on my shopify. What the HELL? There is no way I would authorise that much spending limit on the app. This feels super scammy - i've since requested account deletion and taken other steps to ensure I am not charged that much but what kind of app needs that level of account charges authorised?? The plans are super confusing and it costs way too much for any kind of useful app features. EDIT: Developers came back to me very quickly to refund the $49 charge and cancel our account. Something to do with their set up/billing system?
Wasted $39 to try the app for 8 minutes to realize it wasn't going to work. Once you start building a contest you realize there are several paid upgrades you need to do almost anything. Purchased one upgrade, realized I needed two more, thought this app was a good free choice and then found it would cost over $150 a month to do what I need. Disappointed I just wasted $39
This app is a complete SCAM!!!! I signed up for the pro version which is a subscription charge of $49/mo. Then I get a bill for almost $200 USD for a month and it says on the bill "Up to $5000/mo of usage charges". I have NO idea how to set the maximum spend limit. I DO NOT want to be spending this much on this app. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.
Works great for competitions and giveaways. We mostly use Gleam to celebrate landmarks and spread the word on new products. It's an effective, fun way to engage with our audience and help build a following.
Gleam Competitions FAQ
Answered from this app's own listing and its full review record.
Best suited for stores using ConvertKit, Facebook and Instagram, which it integrates with and willing to start free and move to $59/mo.
There is a free plan, paid plans start at $59/month, and run to $499/month across 4 published tiers. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store and can change — confirm before installing.
Gleam Competitions's plans are separated by features rather than by store size — none of the tiers is capped on a volume you could state up front. Compare what each step adds over the one below it rather than trying to size yourself into a tier.
On our scorecard Gleam Competitions rates 49 out of 100 — mixed signals — read from 28 merchant reviews. The developer has published replies to 8 of 28 reviews. The score reflects what the review record shows, nothing more.
28 merchants have reviewed Gleam Competitions, averaging 3.4 out of 5. We hold the review history from 2014 to 2026, which is what the year-by-year chart on this page is built from.
At a glance
3.4 / 5 · 28 reviews
1
8 of 28 reviews
4 months
Free plan available
December 4, 2013
2014 – 2026
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