Shopify app
EmergingGleam Competitions
Create contests & giveaways that drive real user engagement
- Rating on Shopify
- 3.9(33)
- Reviews
- 33
- Developer
- Gleam
- Launched
- December 4, 2013
- Pricing
- Free plan available
- Languages
- English
The facts
Every value below is read from the listing or computed by the published formula. Nothing is a verdict.
Bayesian rating
4.19
category median 4.31
Reviews in the last 180 days
2
from the 3 reviews on the listing page
1 and 2 star share
21%
7 of 33
Starting price
$59/month
band: $30 to $99
Pricing plans as listed on Shopify
All charges are billed in USD. Recurring and usage-based charges are billed every 30 days. See all pricing options
Pricing is set outside Shopify: External charges may be billed by Gleam separately from your Shopify invoice. Learn more Developer pricing page
| Plan | Price | Billed yearly | Trial | Usage fee | Included |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | not offered | none | none stated | Embed in Shopify Store; Unlimited Campaigns; Display Winners in Widget; Hosted Landing Page; Verified Action; Advanced Fraud Detection |
| Pro | $59/month | $468/year | none | Can be purchased in a Package Pro plan which includes the Rewards, Gallery, and Capture apps for $97/month or $948/year | Prize Images; Post-Entry Notifications; Viral Share; User Data; Pixel Tracking; Custom Landing Pages; Post-Entry Redirect; Basic Photo Contests |
| Business | $179/month | $1428/year | none | With extra credits can reach $239/mo or $1878/yr. Also included in a Package Business plan for $397/mo or $3588/yr. | Custom Post-Entry Emails; Custom Fields; Import External Entries; Subscriber List Promotion; Custom CSS; Event Mode; Remove 'Powered by Gleam' |
| Premium | $499/month | $3588/year | none | With extra credits can reach $1,599 or $13,488/yr. Also includes in a Package Premium plan for $997/mo or $8988/yr. | Leaderboard Embed; 5 Team Size; Entry API; Post Entry + Integration Webhooks; Custom SMTP; Whitelabel Social Apps |
Rating distribution
33 ratings on the listing when last refreshed.
- 5 stars22(67%)
- 4 stars4(12%)
- 3 stars0(0%)
- 2 stars2(6%)
- 1 star5(15%)
Latest reviews
The 3 most recent of 3 on-page reviews, quoted to at most 25 words each. Full reviews are on the Shopify listing.
4 starsOct 7, 2026The Chicken Coop CompanyUnited States10 months using the app
"Gleam is a great app to host a giveaway. It is very user friendly and easy to navigate. We were able to host multiple giveaways ..."
Developer replied. Read on Shopify
5 starsOct 7, 2026BridgeCom SystemsUnited StatesAlmost 7 years using the app
"We LOVE Gleam. Have used it every month for 6 years. We do a monthly giveaway that has consistently brought traffic to our website."
1 starJan 5, 2026Eurosport PerformanceCanada25 minutes using the app
"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 ..."
Developer replied. Read on Shopify
Features Shopify lists for this app
Feature handles from the listing, grouped as Shopify groups them.
Campaign types
- Instant win
- Refer-a-friend
- Photo contests
- Video contests
- Raffles
- Sweepstakes
Submission management
- Auto-entry
- Survey rewards
- Subscription entry
- Social sharing entry
- Custom entry
- Geolocation
- Auto-winner selection
- Fair selection
- Voting
- Email confirmation
- Conversion tracking
- A/B testing
- Analytics
Customization
- Branding
- Email templates
- Custom CSS
- Discount codes
- Form fields
- Landing pages
- Post-entry emails
- Multi-language
- Storefront widget
Pop-up types
- Sales pop-ups
- Email pop-ups
- Cart pop-ups
- Exit intent
- Discounts
- Rewards
- Countdown timers
- Newsletters
- Forms
- Banners
- Announcements
- Surveys
- Warning pop-ups
- Age verification
- Consent pop-ups
- Reviews pop-up
- Custom pop-ups
Managing pop-ups
- Editor tool
- Templates
- Custom code
- Custom fonts
- Translation
- Localization
- Email capture list
- Campaigns
- Triggers and rules
- Automations
- Targeting
- Geolocation
- Segmentation
- Reporting
- Analytics
- A/B testing
- Tracking
- APIs and webhooks
Works with
Third-party integrations link to their hub when 5 or more apps name them. Shopify's own surfaces are listed separately and never counted as integrations.
Data access
As disclosed on the listing. Never scored.
Not disclosed on the listing.
Developer
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From the Shopify listingDeveloper claims, shown verbatim and collapsed. 100 words.Show
- 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.
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.
Questions and comments
Questions people ask about Gleam Competitions, answered from what this page shows. Entries marked Site editor are written by the EcomAppReviews editor. Reader comments appear after a person has read and approved them, usually within a day. E-mail addresses are never published.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Ratings and review counts are the values shown on each app's public listing. How the numbers are computed: methodology.
33 reviews counted on the listing. Rating and count in the structured data are the values Shopify displayed when the listing was last refreshed.