Free gifts are one of the most effective ways to make a Shopify store memorable. A free sample with a first order, a tote bag above $75, or a holiday gift with every purchase gives shoppers a reason to buy now, and a reason to add one more item, without discounting your products.
Free gifts come in many shapes. Some stores add a gift when the cart passes a spend threshold. Others run BOGO and Buy X Get Y offers, tiered gifts that get better as the cart grows, or a gift picker that lets the shopper choose. Many brands rotate these offers for launches, holidays and Black Friday. This guide covers free gift offers; for gift wrap, gift messages and gift cards, see our guide to the best gifts apps for Shopify.
Shopify cannot run most of these on its own. Its built-in Buy X Get Y discount still expects the shopper to find the gift and add it to the cart. A free gifts app does that work: it adds the right gift automatically, makes it free at checkout, and shows shoppers how close they are to their next reward. If you only need the classic "spend $X, get a gift" offer, see our guide to the best free gift with purchase apps for Shopify.
To save you time, we compared the free gifts apps that rank highest on the Shopify App Store by features, ratings, pricing and fit for different stores. Read on to find the right one for your store.















