Gro Subscription App vs Smartrr Subscriptions App
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026.
The short answer
- Smartrr Subscriptions is detected on 15× as many Shopify stores as Gro Subscription: 29 vs 2 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Gro Subscription 5.0 from 2 reviews and Smartrr Subscriptions 4.9 from 71 reviews.
- Only Gro Subscription lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $249/month for Gro Subscription and $99/month for Smartrr Subscriptions.
- Gro Subscription lists 25 features Smartrr Subscriptions’s listing doesn’t mention, including Abandoned cart, Automations, Browse abandonment.
Head to head
- Australia
- United States
- Australia
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free to install
- · Build-a-Box and bundles
- · Every feature included
- · Full API access and webhooks
- · Loyalty and rewards built in
- · Payment recovery and retention flows
- · Priority and dedicated support
Subscription: Gro
- · Dedicated Customer Success Manager
- · Loyalty and rewards built in
- · Payment recovery built in
- · Personalised churn prevention flows
- · Self serve, on brand, customer portal
- · Unlimited subscriptions
Launch
- · Automated SMS & email notifications
- · Branded Shopify checkout & member portal
- · Chat support
- · Dedicated subscription shipping profiles
Grow
- · Advanced Analytics
- · Customer Success Manager
- · Integrations
- · Prepaid Subscription
- · Sequential Subscription
- · all Launch features +
Excel Starting At:
- · AI powered Klaviyo flows
- · Custom built reporting
- · Digital subscriptions & tiered pricing
- · Digital subscriptions & tiered pricing
- · Loyalty rewards, referrals & memberships
- · Smart retention survey
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGro is a Shopify subscription app built around the delivery, not just the billing date. Customers see when their next box arrives and can skip, pause, swap items or move the date themselves, which means fewer emails to your team. Sell subscribe and save, or build a box products. Run a plan for each pet or person in a household. Keep subscribers with cancel flows, payment recovery and loyalty rewards.
Built specifically for growing Shopify brands, the Smartrr platform powers subscription, loyalty & rewards experiences designed to increase brand loyalty and repeat purchases–all without the difficult development work.
- Unlimited List Growth - Scale your email list and contact database
- Build-a-box experiences with support for "who it is for" e.g. Dogs, Cats
- Advanced Behavioral Segments Target customers using deep filters.
- Set up subscriptions tailored to your brand’s needs–without any dev work.
- Keep customers coming back with native loyalty rewards for subscribers.
- Increase AOV with bespoke bundles and one-time upsells.
- Make smarter business decisions with our advanced analytics dashboard.
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 |  Gro Subscription |  Smartrr Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 2 | 29(ahead) |
| 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 | Animals & Pet Supplies, Health & Beauty | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Australia | United States, Australia, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | Gro Subscription | Smartrr Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 71(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Gro Subscription | Smartrr Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $249/month | $99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Gro Subscription | Smartrr Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #82 | #42(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #7 on Pricing moves in Subscriptions | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 9, 2026 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | ER-Media LTD | smartrr |
FAQ
Gro Subscription and Smartrr Subscriptions: common questions
- Which is more popular, Gro Subscription or Smartrr Subscriptions?
- Smartrr Subscriptions is detected on 15× as many Shopify stores as Gro Subscription: 29 vs 2 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- Is Gro Subscription or Smartrr Subscriptions cheaper?
- Only Gro Subscription lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $249/month for Gro Subscription and $99/month for Smartrr 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.
- Which has better reviews, Gro Subscription or Smartrr Subscriptions?
- On the Shopify App Store: Gro Subscription 5.0 from 2 reviews and Smartrr Subscriptions 4.9 from 71 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Gro Subscription lists 25 the others don’t mention, such as Abandoned cart, Automations, Browse abandonment, Cart emails. Smartrr Subscriptions lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Digital products, Memberships, Physical products, Product bundles. 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 9, 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 9, 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.