MealBox Subscription App vs Bristm Subscriptions App
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for MealBox Subscription, Nov 9, 2026 for Bristm Subscriptions.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $119/month for MealBox Subscription and $19/month for Bristm Subscriptions.
- Bristm Subscriptions lists 14 features MealBox Subscription’s listing doesn’t mention, including Access subscriptions, Curated subscriptions, Custom pricing.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Monthly Plan
FREE
- · Automate Email Notifications
- · Basic Subscription Automation
- · Customer Subscription Portal
- · Pause, Skip & Cancel Subscriptions
- · Product Swap Management
- · Smart Subscription Links
Starter
- · Advanced Dunning Management
- · Automated Billing Recovery
- · Automated Subscription Emails
- · Everything in Free +
- · Language Translation Support
- · Product Swap & Retention Tools
Growth
- · Anchor Billing & Next Billing
- · Build-a-Box Subscription Bundles
- · Customer Segmentation
- · Everything in Starter +
- · Gift Subscription Support
- · Prepaid Subscription Plans
Enterprise
- · Custom CSS & JavaScript
- · Custom Subscription Features
- · Custom Widget Design + Tag Workflows
- · Everything in Growth +
- · Manual Subscription Management
- · Multi-Currency Support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMany meal businesses sell both one-time purchases and recurring meals. MealBox lets merchants attach selling plans for recurring deliveries to meal products with flexible intervals. Customers can enroll in recurring meal orders through your storefront integration. In the embedded admin experience, merchants handle contract changes including pause and cancel, cycle timing, and customer notifications.
Grow recurring revenue with Bristm (Previously Utterbond), a Shopify subscription app for product subscriptions, subscribe and save, and build-a-box experiences. Create prepaid, pay-as-you-go, and recurring billing plans with flexible options. Simplify subscription management with customer portals, automated emails, product swaps, and cancellations.
- Attach multiple recurring delivery frequencies to your meal products.
- Review and manage customer contracts, including pause or cancel.
- Customize notification emails customers receive about recurring orders.
- Help customers enroll in recurring meal orders from product and cart.
- Automate recurring billing for recurring payments & recharge customers with ease
- Enable prepaid subscriptions (abonnements), repeat purchases, and pay as you go
- Push AOV via build a box subscription (custom subscription box) & preset bundles
- Prevent subscriptions’ revenue loss due to card failures with dunning management
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 |  MealBox Subscription |  Bristm Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 122 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Health & Beauty, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | MealBox Subscription | Bristm Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 93 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | MealBox Subscription | Bristm Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $119/month | $19/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | MealBox Subscription | Bristm Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #34 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #16 in Subscriptions |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 19, 2026 | Feb 12, 2021 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | eGlobe IT Solutions Pvt Ltd | Bristm LLP |
FAQ
MealBox Subscription and Bristm Subscriptions: common questions
- Is MealBox Subscription or Bristm Subscriptions cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $119/month for MealBox Subscription and $19/month for Bristm 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?
- MealBox Subscription lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as One-time payment. Bristm Subscriptions lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Access subscriptions, Curated subscriptions, 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 Oct 13, 2026 for MealBox Subscription, Nov 9, 2026 for Bristm 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 13, 2026 for MealBox Subscription, Nov 9, 2026 for Bristm 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.