Shopify Subscriptions vs Subscriptions App
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for Shopify Subscriptions, Sep 30, 2026 for Subscriptions.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Shopify Subscriptions 3.8 from 896 reviews and Subscriptions 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- Subscriptions lists 8 features Shopify Subscriptions’s listing doesn’t mention, including Access subscriptions, Curated subscriptions, Custom 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.
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGive 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.
Subscriptions helps you launch flexible subscribe & save plans in minutes—no coding required. Offer percentage or fixed discounts, recurring or prepaid billing, and custom delivery schedules. Customers can pause, skip, resume, or cancel subscriptions from a self-service portal.
- 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
- Drive predictable revenue growth with customizable product subscriptions.
- Recover lost sales automatically with smart dunning and payment retries
- Customer Management Portal: Reduce churn: customers can pause, skip
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 |  Shopify Subscriptions |  Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 3,952 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −1 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 10% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Health & Beauty, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Shopify Subscriptions | Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 3.8 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 896(ahead) | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 44 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 24% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Shopify Subscriptions | 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 | Shopify Subscriptions | Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #8(ahead) | #58 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 31, 2024 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Languages | 18 | 1 |
| Developer | Shopify | one8 commerce |
FAQ
Shopify Subscriptions and Subscriptions: common questions
- Which has better reviews, Shopify Subscriptions or Subscriptions?
- On the Shopify App Store: Shopify Subscriptions 3.8 from 896 reviews and Subscriptions 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Subscriptions lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Access subscriptions, Curated subscriptions, Custom subscriptions, 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 Nov 8, 2026 for Shopify Subscriptions, Sep 30, 2026 for 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 8, 2026 for Shopify Subscriptions, Sep 30, 2026 for 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.