- Install Discounty and start on the free Starter plan (10 variants, 3 campaigns).
- The $1/$2/$3 prices are Halloween first-month offers; ongoing prices are $9.9, $29.9 and $49.9 per month.
- $9.9 sits at the 23rd percentile of 56 priced apps, essentially at the $9.99 category median.
- A free tier is common in the category, so compare the entry price rather than the free plan.
- Fixed-price Shopify Markets are not supported, per the developer's reply of 1 September 2026.
Discounty is worth installing: start on the free Starter plan and move to Lite only when you need its features. The entry price of $9.9/month (after the $1 first-month offer) is positioned against the category median of $9.99 across 56 priced peers in Shopify's promotions-and-discounts category, which puts it at the 23rd percentile. In plain terms, that is roughly typical, not a bargain. A free Starter plan is standard in this category (72% of priced peers offer one), so the entry price, not the free tier, is the comparison that matters. The $1, $2 and $3 prices on the listing are Halloween first-month offers; the real recurring costs are $9.9, $29.9 and $49.9 per month.
01 Every plan, with the caps that matter
Discounty lists four plans. The tiers are separated mainly by how many discounted variants and campaigns you can run live, with features unlocking as you climb. Charges are in USD and recur every 30 days. Paid plans carry a 3-day trial; Starter has none listed.
| Plan | Headline price | Ongoing price | Live discounted variants | Campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free | Free | 10 | 3 |
| Lite | $1/month | $9.9/month | 150 | 10 |
| Essential | $2/month | $29.9/month | 1,000 | 30 |
| Discounty | $3/month | $49.9/month | 10,000 | 100 |
What each step unlocks:
- Starter — bulk sale pricing, quantity-based and cart-total discounts, sale badges, scheduled start and end times, and the Lumos AI assistant.
- Lite — adds Buy X Get Y, BOGO and free gifts, country-based shipping discounts, product exclusions and widget customization.
- Essential — adds one code covering product, order and shipping discounts, multiple tiers per campaign, countdown timers and widget translation.
- Discounty (top plan) — adds automatic free gifts in the cart, auto-update and combination options, and customer-segment targeting.
02 The $1/$2/$3 headline vs. the real monthly cost
The listing's pricing list shows $1, $2 and $3 a month. The fine print says those are first-month Halloween offers, after which you pay $9.9, $29.9 or $49.9. That makes the real recurring cost about 9.9 times, 14.95 times and 16.6 times the advertised figure. Budget for the ongoing price rather than the intro one.
The 3-day trial is also short. If you plan to test BOGO rules or tiered breaks, set up your campaigns in advance so you can judge them inside that window.
03 How $9.9 compares with the category
We measured Discounty's entry price against 56 priced apps with more than 100 App Store reviews in the promotions-and-discounts category (checked 2026-08-17). The median is $9.99 and the range runs from $1 to $299. At $9.9, Discounty sits at the 23rd percentile, meaning about 77% of priced peers charge more at entry.
Read that carefully: the percentile looks low, but the median is only nine cents higher. Discounty is not cheap so much as typical. Also, 72% of peers offer a free tier, so a free plan is normal here, not distinctive.
04 The free plan, and which plan fits which store
Starter is genuinely usable for a small test: quantity breaks, cart-total discounts, badges and scheduling. The limit is tight, though. Ten live discounted variants and three campaigns will be exhausted quickly by any catalog with sizes and colors, because each variant counts.
- Small or new store — Starter, to prove that volume discounts lift order value on a handful of products.
- Growing store needing BOGO or gifts — Lite at $9.9/month, which allows 150 live discounted variants and 10 campaigns.
- Stores wanting tiers and countdowns — Essential at $29.9/month, with 1,000 variants and 30 campaigns.
- Large catalogs or segmented offers — the $49.9 top plan, for 10,000 variants, 100 campaigns, segments and auto-added gifts.
05 When native discounts or another app win
Shopify's native discounts are enough for a single sitewide percentage, a simple code or one BOGO, and they cost nothing. Once you need tiered volume breaks, badges, scheduling at scale or many campaigns, an app starts to earn its fee. Discounty's top plan also auto-adds free gifts to the cart, which is a practical advantage for gift-with-purchase offers.
There is one clear limitation. A reviewer reported a 25% campaign showing as active on 207 variants while storefront prices did not change in a Shopify Markets fixed-price market. The developer replied on 1 September 2026 that this is not currently supported. If you sell through fixed-price markets, test carefully or pick another tool.
On reputation, Discounty holds 4.9 stars from 1,269 reviews, about 95% of them five-star, and carries the Built for Shopify badge. Reviewers repeatedly praise fast, named support staff and quick setup. Reviewers' complaints centre on a progress-bar bug, a configuration issue and fixed-price Markets support.
06 Conclusion: install it, start free
Discounty is worth installing. Begin on the free Starter plan, and upgrade to Lite at $9.9/month only when you need BOGO, gifts or more than 10 variants. Its entry price sits at the category median, so judge it on price and features rather than on the free tier, which is standard among peers. Treat Essential ($29.9) and the top plan ($49.9) as justified only for higher-volume stores that use tiers, segments or large catalogs. Ignore the $1 headline when budgeting, and skip it entirely if you rely on fixed-price Markets.
07 Frequently asked questions
- How much does Discounty cost per month?
- Starter is free. Lite, Essential and Discounty are advertised at $1, $2 and $3 for the first month, then cost $9.9, $29.9 and $49.9 per month.
- Does Discounty have a free plan?
- Yes. Starter is free and includes bulk pricing, quantity and cart-total discounts, badges and scheduling, capped at 10 live discounted variants and 3 campaigns.
- Is there a free trial on paid plans?
- Yes, paid plans have a 3-day trial. Starter has no listed trial because it is already free.
- Is Discounty cheaper than other discount apps?
- Its $9.9 entry price is at the 23rd percentile of 56 priced peers, but the category median is $9.99, so it is about typical.
- When are Shopify's native discounts enough?
- For a single sitewide percentage, a simple code or one BOGO. Apps like Discounty help when you need tiered volume breaks, badges, or many campaigns.