Smartrr Subscriptions App vs Stripe Subscriptions
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 3.2× as many Shopify stores as Stripe Subscriptions: 29 vs 9 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Smartrr Subscriptions 4.9 from 71 reviews and Stripe Subscriptions 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Stripe Subscriptions lists 7 features Smartrr Subscriptions’s listing doesn’t mention, including Access subscriptions, Donations, Fixed pricing.
Head to head
- United States
- Australia
- Canada
- United States
- France
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
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
Stripe Billng
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBuilt 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.
Transform your Shopify business with the Stripe Subscriptions app powered by Stripe Billing. Use Stripe’s industry-leading billing solution to accelerate revenue, scale globally, and reduce churn – all directly within Shopify. Launch new pricing models quickly with no-code tools, and support hybrid offerings like pairing one-time physical purchases with recurring digital subscriptions.
- 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.
- Manage customer subscriptions with Stripe, regardless of your payments processor
- Access 15+ pricing models, including usage-based billing
- Automate revenue recovery workflows to optimize collections based on your model
- Gain a comprehensive view of your business with billing metrics and analytics
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 |  Smartrr Subscriptions |  Stripe Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 29(ahead) | 9 |
| 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 | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Health & Beauty, Apparel & Accessories |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, Canada | United States, France, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | Smartrr Subscriptions | Stripe Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 71(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Smartrr Subscriptions | Stripe Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Smartrr Subscriptions | Stripe Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #42 | #29(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 26, 2021 | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | smartrr | Stripe |
FAQ
Smartrr Subscriptions and Stripe Subscriptions: common questions
- Which is more popular, Smartrr Subscriptions or Stripe Subscriptions?
- Smartrr Subscriptions is detected on 3.2× as many Shopify stores as Stripe Subscriptions: 29 vs 9 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- Which has better reviews, Smartrr Subscriptions or Stripe Subscriptions?
- On the Shopify App Store: Smartrr Subscriptions 4.9 from 71 reviews and Stripe Subscriptions 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Smartrr Subscriptions lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Curated subscriptions. Stripe Subscriptions lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Access subscriptions, Donations, Fixed pricing, Freemium. 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.