Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals vs Yotpo Loyalty & Rewards: Shopify Performance Comparison
Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals wins with Grade C vs Grade D — a one-grade performance difference that compounds on mobile devices.
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 | Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals | Yotpo Loyalty & Rewards | Faster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C | D | Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals |
| JS Payload | 285.29 KB | 1083.96 KB | Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals |
| CPU Desktop | 88 ms | 37 ms | Yotpo Loyalty & Rewards |
| CPU Mobile | 240 ms | 205 ms | Yotpo Loyalty & Rewards |
| Layout Shift | 0.0 | 0.0006 | Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals |
Mobile CPU measured with 4× CDP throttle (mid-range Android). Tested 2026-05-31.
Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals — The Faster 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. Even as the faster of the two options, merchants on mobile-heavy stores should weigh its impact on their combined app stack.
View full Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals speed report →
Yotpo Loyalty & Rewards — The Heavier Option (Grade D)
Yotpo Loyalty & Rewards scores Grade D with a JS payload of 1083.96 KB and 37 ms desktop CPU execution. Mobile CPU: 205 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 & Rewards speed report →
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
When to Choose Yotpo Loyalty & Rewards
- 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
Winner: Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals — Yotpo Loyalty & Referrals wins with Grade C vs Grade D — a one-grade performance difference that compounds on mobile devices.
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.