Shoppers rarely do mental math. If a discount exists somewhere in your store but doesn't show up on the product page, most visitors never realize it's there, and a chunk of them leave without buying. That's the gap discount badge apps exist to close, and it's why Adsgun has become one of the more popular options in this space.
But popularity comes with trade-offs. A few merchants have noted in their Adsgun reviews that certain pricing tiers take a cut of sales rather than charging a flat rate, which understandably doesn't sit well with everyone. If you want the same core benefit, live, auto-synced discount badges, without a revenue share, here's what to know about the alternative.
What Adsgun does well
To be fair, Adsgun is a capable app. It displays strike-through pricing across product pages, collections, cart, and checkout, supports discount stacking, syncs with Shopify Markets for multi-currency stores, and connects to Google Merchant Center so promotions can show up in Google Shopping results. For stores that need that full breadth, especially multi-currency or loyalty-tier pricing, it's a reasonable choice.
The pricing catch
Where some merchants push back is the billing model. Certain Adsgun plans tie cost to a percentage of the sales the app helps generate, on top of or instead of a flat subscription. For a high-volume store, that can add up fast, and it's a structurally different kind of expense than a normal app subscription. If you're budgeting a fixed monthly software cost, a revenue-share fee is hard to plan around.
How Show Discount is different
Show Discount focuses on the most common use case, the product page badge, and prices it as a flat monthly fee with no revenue share, ever. The free plan covers unlimited product page badges, auto-synced live with your active Shopify discounts (percentage off, fixed amount, free shipping, and Buy X Get Y). The Pro plan, at $24.99 a month, adds auto-applied discount codes, a cart drawer toast notification, collection page badges, and product card badges.
Setup takes about two minutes through Shopify's official Theme App Extension system. No theme code editing required.
Side by side
| Show Discount | Adsgun | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat monthly fee | Flat fee plus revenue share on some plans |
| Product page badges | Yes, free plan | Yes |
| Collection page badges | Yes, Pro plan | Yes |
| Cart display | Toast notification, Pro plan | Full itemized display |
| Checkout display | Not yet | Yes |
| Multi-currency (Markets) | Not yet | Yes |
| Google Merchant Center sync | Not yet | Yes |
| Setup | Theme App Extension, about 2 minutes | Theme App Extension |
Which one fits your store
If you run a multi-currency store, lean on loyalty-tier pricing, or want checkout-level discount messaging, Adsgun's broader feature set may be worth the cost structure. If your main goal is getting discounts to show clearly on product and collection pages without worrying about what a big sale month does to your software bill, Show Discount is built for exactly that, and the free plan lets you try it before deciding.
Frequently asked questions
Does Show Discount take a percentage of my sales? No. Both the free and Pro plans are flat fees. Your bill doesn't change based on how much you sell.
Can I switch from Adsgun to Show Discount? Yes. Uninstalling Adsgun and installing Show Discount takes a few minutes, and your existing Shopify discounts sync automatically once it's set up.
Does Show Discount work on Online Store 2.0 themes only? Yes, it uses Shopify's Theme App Extension system, which requires Online Store 2.0. Most themes published in the last few years qualify.
Try it free
Show Discount installs in about two minutes, and the free plan has no time limit. Install Show Discount from the Shopify App Store →