Shopwaive goes further (2)
- When points leave
- Shopify Flow actions
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Shopwaive vs LoyaltyLion
Shopwaive runs loyalty on a balance customers spend like money, online and at the register, and the same balance gives your team Budgets and the companies you sell to their own wallets. Here is how it compares with LoyaltyLion on what works today, with LoyaltyLion's own words and the date we read them.
The short version
Where each one goes further.
On par (1)
- Redeeming in checkout
LoyaltyLion is ahead today
- Eight Flow triggers, among them tier changes, birthdays and segment moves.
- VIP tiers on its Advanced and Plus plans.
- The program translated into more than 130 languages.
- A connection to an AI assistant through MCP.
Side by side
Shopwaive and LoyaltyLion, row by row.
Shopwaive cells say what works for merchants today, with its condition. LoyaltyLion cells quote LoyaltyLion's own pages, linked, with the date we read them.
| Capability | Shopwaive | LoyaltyLion |
|---|---|---|
| Shopwaive goes further (2) | ||
| When points leave | Live Only when Shopify marks the order paid, online and at the register. An abandoned checkout takes nothing. | Points leave when redeemed and come back after an abandoned order: after 60 minutes at checkout, and 30 minutes at the register. “If your customer redeems points at the checkout and then abandons the order, we return their points after 60 minutes.” [Shopify Plus] Reward: Redeem points at checkout | LoyaltyLion Help Center, read 16 October 2026 “If a reward claimed in POS is removed from the cart, or the order is not completed, we refund it to the customer automatically after 30 minutes.” Shopify: POS integration | LoyaltyLion Help Center, read 16 October 2026 |
| Shopify Flow actions | Live 11 actions, among them Increment balance, Create gift code, Create segment and Send HTTP request. | Two Flow actions: Add points and Change tier. “Add points. Adds approved points to a customer.” Shopify Flow - Integration Manual | LoyaltyLion Help Center, read 16 October 2026 |
| On par (1) | ||
| Redeeming in checkout | Live The Redeem block in Shopify checkout, on Shopify Plus with the Checkout plan. | Redeem points at checkout on Shopify Plus, from its Classic plan. “Redeem points at checkout is available on Shopify Plus, from the Classic plan up” [Shopify Plus] Reward: Redeem points at checkout | LoyaltyLion Help Center, read 16 October 2026 |
| LoyaltyLion is ahead today (1) | ||
| Shopify Flow triggers | Live 3 triggers: Balance change, Balance changes from order and HTTP POST. | Eight Flow triggers, among them tier changes, birthdays and segment moves. “Customer moved up a tier” Shopify Flow - Integration Manual | LoyaltyLion Help Center, read 16 October 2026 |
Fair to both
Where LoyaltyLion is ahead today.
We keep these on the page. Each line quotes LoyaltyLion's own page, with the date we read it.
| Ahead today | LoyaltyLion |
|---|---|
| VIP tiers on its Advanced and Plus plans. | “VIP tiers: Exclusive perks for your best customers.” Pricing - LoyaltyLion, read 16 October 2026 |
| The program translated into more than 130 languages. | “Translate your program into 130+ languages without manual workarounds or third-party tools” Pricing - LoyaltyLion, read 16 October 2026 |
| A connection to an AI assistant through MCP. | “Connect LoyaltyLion to Claude or any other AI assistant that supports MCP, and ask questions about your loyalty program” Pricing - LoyaltyLion, read 16 October 2026 |
Also in Shopwaive
One balance for loyalty, your team and your B2B buyers.
Live for merchants today, each with its condition.
- Budgets: several named budgets per person, each with its own amount, expiry date and PO number, and a month-end file by budget and PO. Switched on in your settings
- Company wallets shared with a company's buyers through a customer segment, spent at B2B checkout. Shopify Plus Feature charge
- A gift code that can pay the whole order, taxes and shipping included, with nothing to type. Shopify Plus
- Seven Shopify POS tiles: Account, Refund, Debit, Invoice, Admin, Redeem Gift Cards and Send Gift Cards. Live
- A REST API with several revocable keys, and an Order API that creates Shopify orders with the balance applied. Checkout plan
- The balance applied to draft orders taken by phone or in person. Live
Questions
Shopwaive or LoyaltyLion: short answers.
Is Shopwaive an alternative to LoyaltyLion?
Yes. Shopwaive runs a loyalty program on a balance shown as points or money, which customers spend in any amount at checkout and at the register. You build the earning rules in Shopify Flow. The same balance gives your team Budgets with PO numbers and gives the companies you sell to wallets of their own.
What happens to points after an abandoned checkout?
On Shopwaive nothing leaves the balance until Shopify marks the order paid. LoyaltyLion's help center says it returns points 60 minutes after an abandoned checkout, and 30 minutes after an uncompleted order at the register (read 16 October 2026).
How do the Shopify Flow connectors compare?
Shopwaive has 11 actions and 3 triggers on any paid Shopwaive plan. LoyaltyLion's Flow guide lists two actions and eight triggers, on its Classic plan and above (read 16 October 2026).
Can I keep LoyaltyLion and add Shopwaive?
Yes. Keep LoyaltyLion for shopper points and use Shopwaive for staff Budgets, company wallets, returns paid to a balance and any amount at the register. Plan for three things. Your points app may award fewer points on the part of an order paid from a Shopwaive balance. Shoppers may see two balances, so name each by its purpose. If both apps pay into Shopify's native store credit, shoppers see one combined figure.
Where is LoyaltyLion ahead today?
LoyaltyLion's pricing page lists VIP tiers, translation into more than 130 languages and a connection to an AI assistant through MCP (read 16 October 2026). Its Flow guide lists eight triggers to Shopwaive's 3.
Sources
LoyaltyLion's own pages, as we read them.
Every fact about LoyaltyLion on this page comes from these pages, read on 16 October 2026. If a page changes, the row comes off until we read it again.
| LoyaltyLion | Read on |
|---|---|
| [Shopify Plus] Reward: Redeem points at checkout | LoyaltyLion Help Center | 16 October 2026 |
| Shopify: POS integration | LoyaltyLion Help Center | 16 October 2026 |
| Shopify Flow - Integration Manual | LoyaltyLion Help Center | 16 October 2026 |
| Pricing - LoyaltyLion | 16 October 2026 |
Put every reward on one wallet.
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