Growave vs Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals: Shopify Performance Comparison
Both apps score Grade C — Growave has the edge with 20 ms vs 88 ms desktop CPU execution.
Both apps provide loyalty rewards and referral program functionality for Shopify stores. This page presents StackConflict’s independent lab results for both — measured in a clean-room environment with no other apps installed.
Head-to-Head Metrics
| Metric | Growave | Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals | Faster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C | C | Tie |
| JS Payload | 424.91 KB | 285.29 KB | Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals |
| CPU Desktop | 20 ms | 88 ms | Growave |
| CPU Mobile | 84 ms | 240 ms | Growave |
| Layout Shift | 0.0 | 0.0 | Growave |
Mobile CPU measured with 4× CDP throttle (mid-range Android). Tested 2026-05-31.
Growave — The Faster Option (Grade C)
Growave scores Grade C with a JS payload of 424.91 KB and 20 ms desktop CPU execution. Mobile CPU: 84 ms. Even as the faster of the two options, merchants on mobile-heavy stores should weigh its impact on their combined app stack.
View full Growave speed report →
Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals — The Heavier Option (Grade C)
Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals scores Grade C with a JS payload of 285.29 KB and 88 ms desktop CPU execution. Mobile CPU: 240 ms. This places it in the heavier half of StackConflict’s benchmark dataset — merchants running mobile-first stores should evaluate whether the feature value justifies the performance tradeoff.
View full Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals speed report →
When to Choose Growave
- Its unique feature set has no lighter equivalent in StackConflict’s database
- Your store traffic is predominantly desktop
- You have already removed or lightened other heavy scripts to compensate
When to Choose Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals
- Its unique feature set has no lighter equivalent in StackConflict’s database
- Your store traffic is predominantly desktop
- You have already removed or lightened other heavy scripts to compensate
Performance Verdict
Result: Comparable — Both apps score Grade C — Growave has the edge with 20 ms vs 88 ms desktop CPU execution.
Both apps carry Grade C — see StackConflict’s full Loyalty rankings for lighter alternatives.
About This Test
StackConflict measures each Shopify app in an isolated clean-room environment — a single development store, no other scripts, Playwright-controlled browser. V8 CPU cost is the ScriptDuration delta before and after injection. CLS is captured from the same browser session. Results represent the median of three independent runs with outliers removed.
Data from the StackConflict Lab. Last updated 2026-05-31.