Anchor Subscriptions vs Subflow 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 for Anchor Subscriptions, Oct 13, 2026 for Subflow Subscriptions.
The short answer
- Only Subflow Subscriptions lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $30/month for Anchor Subscriptions and $19/month for Subflow Subscriptions.
- Anchor Subscriptions lists 3 features Subflow Subscriptions’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom subscriptions, Fixed pricing, Subscribe and save.
Head to head
Anchor
- · 0% transaction fees, forever
- · Automatic payment recover
- · Customers manage subscriptions
- · Free zero-downtime migration
- · No percentage of your sales
- · Subscription analytics
Free
- · 0% transaction fees
- · Portal, dunning and migration included
- · Up to 50 active subscribers
Starter
- · 0% transaction fees
- · Every feature included, nothing locked
- · Up to 500 active subscribers
Growth
- · 0% transaction fees
- · Every feature included, nothing locked
- · Up to 2,000 active subscribers
Pro
- · 0% transaction fees
- · Every feature included, nothing locked
- · Unlimited active subscribers
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.
Subflow adds subscribe and save to any product, at a discount you set. Customers skip, reschedule, pause, change frequency and request a card update from your storefront. Switching apps? Upload your export from Recharge, Appstle, Seal, Bold or Shopify Subscriptions. Subflow matches subscribers to compatible payment methods already saved in Shopify, and you preview every row first.
- 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
- Customer portal: skip, pause, reschedule, change frequency, update card
- Automatic retries after 2, 4 and 7 days, with customer and merchant emails
- Import subscribers from another app onto cards they already have saved
- Theme app extension widget for subscriptions on product pages
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 |  Subflow Subscriptions | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Subflow Subscriptions | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Subflow Subscriptions | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $30/month | $19/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Subflow Subscriptions | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #113 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 5, 2026 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | officehour | Subflow Labs |
FAQ
Anchor Subscriptions and Subflow Subscriptions: common questions
- Is Anchor Subscriptions or Subflow Subscriptions cheaper?
- Only Subflow Subscriptions lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $30/month for Anchor Subscriptions and $19/month for Subflow Subscriptions. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Anchor Subscriptions lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Custom subscriptions, Fixed pricing, Subscribe and save. Subflow Subscriptions lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Subscription boxes. 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 for Anchor Subscriptions, Oct 13, 2026 for Subflow Subscriptions; 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 for Anchor Subscriptions, Oct 13, 2026 for Subflow Subscriptions. 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.