Head-to-head comparison

CartGoals vs Free Shipping Bear

Free Shipping Bear (4.4★, 44 reviews) is completely free and lets you set one cart goal that varies by country. CartGoals stacks several goals in sequence (shipping, gift, discount) and A/B-tests which one earns at checkout — for stores that want serious gamification beyond a single threshold.

Choose CartGoals if

You want to stack multiple goals in sequence, A/B-test to checkout completions, and use smart product suggestions — revenue-focused gamification.

Choose Free Shipping Bear if

You want a completely free, simple bar with a single goal you can vary by country, and you don't need stacking or A/B testing.

Free
Free Shipping Bear is fully free · 44 reviews · 4.4★ · launched 2020
5 goals
CartGoals Standard stacks 5 in sequence; Bear varies one goal by country
0
A/B tests or checkout-tracked data in Free Shipping Bear

Feature comparison

What each app actually does.

Feature CartGoals Free Shipping Bear
Free plan ✓ $0/mo ✓ Fully free
Paid pricing $34.99 / $69.99 /mo Free (no paid tier)
Built for Shopify
Multi-goal stacking ✓ Up to 5 (Standard), unlimited Per-country goals (geo, not sequential)
Smart product suggestions ✓ Cheapest item, skips cart
A/B testing ✓ Checkout-completion tracking
4-stage FOMO messaging ✗ Basic only
Vibration animations ✓ 4 styles
16 seasonal themes
Theme color auto-extract
Auto-detect shipping zones ✓ Reads Shopify profiles ✗ Manual setup
Multi-language ✓ 14 languages (DeepL) English only
Per-country goals ✓ Zone detection ✓ Unique goal per country
Real-time analytics

Honest assessment

Where Free Shipping Bear wins

  • Completely free — no paid tier at all
  • Set a unique cart goal per country (geo-targeted threshold)
  • Simple and quick to set up for a single-goal store

Where CartGoals wins

  • Stacks several goals in sequence (free shipping → gift → discount); Bear varies one goal by country, not a sequence
  • A/B testing tracked to checkout completions — know exactly what earns revenue
  • Smart product suggestions that push the cheapest qualifying item to reach each threshold
  • 4-stage FOMO messaging — copy escalates automatically as customers get closer
  • Auto-detects Shopify shipping profiles, 14 languages, 16 seasonal themes, 4 vibration styles

Free plan · No card required

Beyond the bar. Stack the goals.

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Standard $34.99/mo · Premium $69.99/mo · Cancel any time

Free Shipping Bear is a trademark of its respective owner. CartGoals is not affiliated with or endorsed by Free Shipping Bear. Data sourced from Shopify App Store listings, 28 June 2026.