Anchor Subscriptions vs Shopify Subscriptions
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 6, 2026.
The short answer
- Anchor Subscriptions lists 3 features Shopify Subscriptions’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom subscriptions, Recurring payments, Replenishment subscriptions.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Anchor
- · 0% transaction fees, forever
- · Automatic payment recover
- · Customers manage subscriptions
- · Free zero-downtime migration
- · No percentage of your sales
- · Subscription analytics
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureLaunch subscriptions without adding another platform to your business. Customers subscribe from a widget that matches your storefront — no code — and manage everything from their Shopify account: skip, pause, cancel, swap or reschedule without contacting support.
Give your customers the option to receive the products they love on a regular basis by offering subscriptions on your store. Whether you sell all your products as a subscription or just a few, Shopify Subscriptions makes it easy to set up and launch subscriptions, directly from Shopify admin.
- Add a subscription widget that matches your storefront. No code required.
- Build subscription plans that fit your business.
- Let customers skip, pause, swap, reschedule or cancel on their own
- Recover failed payments with automatic branded emails
- Offer auto-billed subscriptions (renew weekly, monthly or yearly) with discounts
- Allow your customers to cancel, skip, or pause subscriptions
- Use customizable email templates for order confirmations or payment reminders
- Access reporting to analyze your store’s subscription performance
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Shopify Subscriptions | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 3,718 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −1 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 10% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Health & Beauty, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | Shopify Subscriptions | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 3.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 893 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 43 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 24% |
Pricing
| Measure | Shopify Subscriptions | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $30/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Shopify Subscriptions | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #8 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 5, 2026 | Jan 31, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 18 |
| Developer | officehour | Shopify |
FAQ
Anchor Subscriptions and Shopify Subscriptions: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Anchor Subscriptions lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Custom subscriptions, Recurring payments, Replenishment subscriptions. Shopify Subscriptions lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom pricing, Digital products. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 6, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 6, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.