Appify Subscriptions App vs SMART Subscriptions App
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 10, 2026 for Appify Subscriptions, Sep 3, 2026 for SMART Subscriptions.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Appify Subscriptions 5.0 from 5 reviews and SMART Subscriptions 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- SMART Subscriptions lists 18 features Appify Subscriptions’s listing doesn’t mention, including Curated subscriptions, Currency conversion, Custom discounts.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAppify Subscriptions helps merchants manage recurring cycles and automated orders. Create flexible recurring plans including delivery-based and prepaid options in minutes. Provide customers with a dedicated portal to pause, skip, or swap their recurring orders without coding. Use automation for product swaps and customer retention. This app integrates with Shopify Checkout for secure recurring billing management.
Add subscription plans to your products in minutes, no coding needed. Offer subscribe & save discounts to boost recurring revenue and retention. Customers self-manage from a built-in portal: pause, skip, or cancel anytime. Smart dunning with automated payment retry recovers failed charges and reduces churn. Track MRR and active subscriptions with real-time analytics.
- Launch unlimited recurring plans and billing cycle options instantly.
- Enable delivery-based and prepaid recurring options for any collection
- Provide a user-friendly portal for managing recurring orders
- Offer subscribe & save discounts with flexible recurring billing frequencies
- Self-service customer portal: pause, skip, resume, or cancel subscriptions
- Smart dunning & automated payment retry to recover failed charges, reduce churn
- Real-time analytics dashboard: track MRR & active subscriptions
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 |  Appify Subscriptions |  SMART 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 | Appify Subscriptions | SMART Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 5(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Appify Subscriptions | SMART Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Appify Subscriptions | SMART Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #34(ahead) | #86 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 5, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Appify Creations | E-TRADE PARTNER |
FAQ
Appify Subscriptions and SMART Subscriptions: common questions
- Which has better reviews, Appify Subscriptions or SMART Subscriptions?
- On the Shopify App Store: Appify Subscriptions 5.0 from 5 reviews and SMART Subscriptions 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Appify Subscriptions lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Bulk discounts. SMART Subscriptions lists 18 the others don’t mention, such as Curated subscriptions, Currency conversion, Custom discounts, Dynamic pricing. 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 Oct 10, 2026 for Appify Subscriptions, Sep 3, 2026 for SMART 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 Oct 10, 2026 for Appify Subscriptions, Sep 3, 2026 for SMART 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.