Buy on Repeat ‑ 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 Oct 14, 2026 for Buy on Repeat, Nov 8, 2026 for Shopify Subscriptions.
The short answer
- Buy on Repeat lists 5 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.
Start
- · CSV migration from your subscriptions
- · Cancellation save offers and analytics
- · Customer portal in 28 European languages
- · Every feature included — nothing gated
- · Smart retries for failed payments
- · Storefront widget that blends in theme
Growth
- · Customizable lifecycle emails
- · Everything in Start Plan
- · Full analytics with CSV export
- · Klaviyo integration for email flows
- · Priority email support
- · Tiered loyalty & first-order discounts
Scale
- · Cancellation save offers + analytics
- · Customer portal in 28 European languages
- · Done-for-you migration by our team
- · Everything in Growth, no limits anywhere
- · Priority support with 4-hour response
- · Smart retries for failed payments
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAcquire and retain subscribers in any market: the storefront widget and customer portal speak 28 European languages. Both blend into your theme and branding and neither you nor your customers need a separate login to manage subscriptions. When someone cancels, ask why and counter with pause or skip offers, then track save rates, churn and LTV. Failed payments retry on your schedule, then auto-skip, pause or cancel.
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.
- Storefront subscribe widget that blends into any theme, fonts and buttons
- Customer portal in 28 European languages, with emails in your buyer's language
- Skip, pause, swap and cancel in a native Shopify portal, with no redirect
- Configurable dunning and save offers that recover failed payments
- 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 |  Buy on Repeat |  Shopify Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 3,964 |
| 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 | Buy on Repeat | Shopify Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 3.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 896 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 44 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 24% |
Pricing
| Measure | Buy on Repeat | Shopify Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Buy on Repeat | Shopify Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #153 | #8(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 17, 2026 | Jan 31, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 18 |
| Developer | Harvest Sterling LLC | Shopify |
FAQ
Buy on Repeat and Shopify Subscriptions: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Buy on Repeat lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Custom subscriptions, Recurring payments, Replenishment subscriptions, Tiered pricing. Shopify Subscriptions lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Custom 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 14, 2026 for Buy on Repeat, Nov 8, 2026 for Shopify 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 14, 2026 for Buy on Repeat, Nov 8, 2026 for Shopify 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.