Spin-the-wheel live · more on the way

Turn any popup into a game your visitors actually want to play.

Spin-the-wheel today — pick-a-gift, scratch card and reel of coupons on the way. Same builder, same templates, same data, and 3× the conversion of any static form on your Shopify store. Every game turns a popup into a gamified popup, with weighted prize odds, fraud protection and mobile haptics on every plan.

// Why gamification actually works

It's not the wheel.
It's the three things under it.

Strip out the confetti and the brand-colored slices, and there are three psychological levers doing the lifting. Spin wheels are the cleanest way to pull all three at once — but the principles apply to every game in WooHoo.

01

Variable reward.

The discount on a fixed popup ("Get 10% off!") has a known payoff. The discount on a wheel doesn't — you might land on 40%, you might land on "try again." Behavioural economics has been calling this variable ratio reinforcement since the 1950s; product people have been calling it the slot-machine effect since 2015. Both are right.

// Skinner, 1957 · Hooked, Eyal 2014
02

Earned outcome.

A coupon that arrives in your inbox feels like an ad. A coupon you got by spinning a wheel feels like something you won. The IKEA effect — we value what we contributed to — kicks in around the second click. Users who spin are 2.4× more likely to redeem the resulting code than users who receive an identical code by email.

// Norton, Mochon & Ariely, 2012
03

Sunk-cost commitment.

Once a visitor types an email and clicks "spin," they have made a small but real investment. Closing the popup now means losing the wheel without seeing the result — which feels worse than it should. This is the same mechanic that keeps people on hold for 45 minutes after the first 10.

// Thaler & Sunstein, Nudge 2008
// The games

Four mechanics.
One live, three on the way.

Spin-the-wheel ships today; pick-a-gift, scratch card and reel of coupons are in build. Same builder, same data, same plan when they land — each with a default template that bakes in our cohort's best-performing settings.

// Game 01

Spin-the-wheel.

The highest-converting popup we've ever shipped. Weighted prize odds you control, anti-cheat that's actually airtight, mobile haptics that add 11% to conversion. The carnival mechanic, done seriously.

13.2%
Median CVR
3.77×
vs. email form
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// Game 02 · early access

Pick-a-gift.

Curiosity-driven email capture. Three boxes, one mystery prize — visitors choose before they see what's inside. In build now, landing on every plan.

Early access · in build now

// Game 03 · early access

Scratch card.

The most tactile popup. A mouse drag (or touch swipe on mobile) reveals the prize underneath — the swipe feels native and the reveal is satisfying. In build now, landing on every plan.

Early access · in build now

40% OFF
// Game 04 · coming soon

Reel of coupons.

Slot-machine excitement, modernized. Three reels, three matching prizes — short, vertical and entirely thumb-driven, with weighted odds behind every spin. In build now, landing on every plan.

Coming soon · in build now

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// Conversion benchmarks · Q1 2026

Pretty popups are nice.
Numbers are better.

Median conversion rates across WooHoo campaigns. Same traffic, same offer, same email — different mechanic. Treat these as directional; your numbers will vary by industry, traffic source and offer.

Standard email popupBaseline · static form
3.5%
Spin-the-wheelBest in cohort · weighted odds
13.2%

// WooHoo campaign data + published industry studies · directional.

// Stories from the cohort

Three stores, one wheel,
unreasonable outcomes.

Real reviews from real stores on the Shopify App Store. Read all 500 at /customers.

Spin-the-wheel · United States
3 orders / 24h

"My shop has a lot of traffic but few conversions. After adding the spin-wheel popup, I received 3 orders within 24 hours. So happy!"

Then Came Marriage🇺🇸 United States · 4 days
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Spin-the-wheel · Croatia
15% converted

"Effective, fun and easy to use, with great support. I've been able to convert 15% of visitors. It also has A/B testing, dynamic coupons, and fraud protection."

Alternativa Webshop🇭🇷 Croatia · 20 days
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Spin-the-wheel · United States
+600%

"Customer service is great. 600% more emails gathered daily than with my old popup. I would definitely recommend to others."

AOH🇺🇸 United States · about 1 month
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// FAQ

Popup games, answered.

Deep dives: the spin-to-win popup for Shopify and pick-a-gift vs spin-the-wheel. Anything else? team@getwoohoo.com.

How does a spin to win popup work?+
A shopper enters their email, taps "spin," and the wheel lands on a weighted-random prize — a discount, free shipping, or "try again." The odds are yours to set, so the big prize stays rare. The email is captured before the wheel moves, so you keep the lead either way.
Which popup game converts best?+
Spin-to-win has the most data behind it — a 13.2% median across WooHoo campaigns — so it's the safe default. Pick-a-gift suits premium brands that don't want to shout a discount, since the reward is a free gift rather than a percentage off. Scratch card is the most tactile on mobile.
Do I need code to add a popup game to Shopify?+
No. You install WooHoo from the Shopify App Store, pick a game template, and it's live in about 5 minutes — no theme edits, no developer. The script is injected through the app embed and works with any theme.
// Free on every plan

Ship a game.
Watch the numbers move.

The spin-the-wheel game, every template, and every default we recommend. Free for the first 500 monthly visitors — no credit card, no time limit, no demo call.

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