BOOSTER SEO & IMAGE OPTIMIZER
The trusted AI SEO app for speed, sharp images, higher...
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Aug. 2, 2024
Since installing this app the features have not worked how they are meant to. I was told images would sync within 48 hours of installing and two weeks on still no sync. Raised a ticket and was given a generic response: "The delay is due to factors like the queue of other accounts syncing, the number of products in a store, and Shopify's server load. This is an isolated issue, and the rest of the app's features are functioning properly." They said to wait and wanted to resolve the ticket. I had to argue to keep the ticket open UNTIL the ticket is actually resovled, not prematurely. TBH quite over the product that fails in its primary functions. Not to mention it duplicates the "Product" meta field even though this is a core element in Shopify already.
Hi Peter, This is Pat from Booster Apps SEO Tier 2 Support. I want to sincerely apologize for the issues you've encountered and thank you for your feedback. I understand the frustration caused by the delay in image compression and syncing. As mentioned by Lester, these delays were due to recent updates aimed at improving this feature, which inadvertently caused processing delays for select stores. These issues were compounded by our dependency on Shopify's server load. Our development team has been working diligently to resolve these issues, and we are making consistent progress. We recognize the importance of this feature and are committed to ensuring it functions seamlessly. Regarding the duplication of the "Product" meta field, the "Duplicate field: brand" warning appears because both our app and your theme define a brand field, which Google identifies. Our app includes this field as part of the "Google Snippets" feature, which allows Google to generate rich results for your store in search outcomes. To address this, you have two options: 1. Disable the "Google Snippets" feature by navigating to the "Google Snippets" tab in our app. 2. We can remove or disable the "brand" field from our app's code. In your specific case, you reached out to us for guidance on which part of our code to disable, and we provided the necessary information in a separate ticket. Your case remains open and is marked as "in progress." We are coordinating with our engineering team to prioritize and expedite a fix for the image compression delays and addressing the meta field duplication concern to prevent unnecessary duplications. Once again, I apologize for any inconvenience caused. We have sent you an email with further details and a special offer as a gesture of goodwill. If you encounter any further problems or require assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us directly. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to address these issues. We look forward to improving your experience with Booster SEO. Best regards, Pat
July 25, 2024
Hi Donna, This is Pat from the Booster Apps SEO Tier 2 Team Support. I am reaching out to you regarding the 1-star review you left for our app. We value our customers' feedback and we are always looking for ways to improve our services. I would like to know if there is anything specific that you think we can do to enhance your experience with our app and our support team. Your feedback is important to us and we would love to hear your suggestions. Furthermore, I would like to inquire if you faced any difficulties while using our app that led to the 1-star review. If that is the case, please do let us know so that we can investigate the issue and provide a prompt resolution. We understand that your experience with our app may not have been satisfactory, but we would like to assure you that we are committed to providing the best possible service to our customers. We would appreciate it if you could give us another chance to make things right and turn your experience around. Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. We look forward to hearing back from you and working towards improving your experience with our app. Best regards, Pat
Jan. 23, 2025
Our experience with the app has been a waste of time and money. While the initial service was good, including website reviews and feedback, the quality has significantly dropped. We reached out to the company 2 to 3 months into our subscription to express our concerns about not seeing any benefits. They assured us that it would take about 6 months to see results. Now, about 6 months, we still haven’t experienced any improvements. Additionally, I uninstalled the app a few days ago but noticed that we are still being charged for the period from 2025-01-16 to 2025-02-15(full month). When we contacted customer service, they were unable to provide clear information about the charges and only mentioned that we wouldn't be billed for a full month.
Glad you're finding the SEO audit and suggestions useful right from the start! Thanks for choosing our app. We're here for any questions you have! 😊 - Kevin & Booster SEO Team
July 18, 2024
Horrible Plugin, Installed it and spent almost 3 hours upgrading to Premium it said it was approved and all good but we never got the Features. Contacted admin they could not do anything keep saying the same. like a broken record. So the support chat is there but for no good. Don't waste your time, this plugin is buggy, and when it has issues at the fundament level imagine what issues it has under the hood in the code Will not recommend this to anybody
June 6, 2024
The application is not working. Contacted support, they told me to wait 48 hours. Everything is still not resolved. After many days of contact, the answer was still mechanical. I approved the 69 usd per month plan. Ridiculous. Lots of good reviews for the app. But am I not the only user? Cheap.
Hi there, We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience you've experienced with the image compression feature. The delay is due to factors like the queue of other accounts syncing, the number of products in a store, and Shopify's server load. This is an isolated issue, and the rest of the app's features are functioning properly. I want to assure you that our app is designed to provide comprehensive SEO benefits. We have sent you an email to resolve this issue. We look forward to your response and hope you are open to clearing this up. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to ensure a smooth experience for you moving forward. Best regards, Pat
June 7, 2024
Update: The app created duplicate issues in Google Console. The automated "SEO" is really anyones guess. There's no way to see what has been done. I'd prefer to have control over what action is being taken rather than fly blind
May 16, 2024
I REMOVED YOUR APP WHY DID YOU STILL CHARGE ME? I WANT THE 55.00 REFUNDED ASAP. I read in another review "To cancel your trial period, you just need to simply uninstall the app in your Shopify admin before your trial runs out. Uninstalling the app from your store will effectively cancel your subscription." THAT IS UNTRUE. I uninstalled the app and it charged me 55.00 anyway.
Hi Expressive DeZien, Darrel here from Booster SEO. I've read your recent app store review and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused. Sorry for any confusion here. The reason you were charged is that you uninstalled the app after your monthly subscription began or renewed which was on May 5, 2024, you uninstalled the app on May 13, 2024. No worries though, we will be happy to get this sorted for you. We have gone ahead and sent you an email to resolve this issue. We look forward to your response to our email and hope you are open to clearing this up. Cheers, Darrel
April 23, 2024
This app comes with a free trial. There was no indication of how to successfully cancel the membership before the trial period ended. We spent over 30 minutes looking for how to communicate our wishes and how to change our subscription to no avail. Misleading to consumer and actually a waste of our time.
Hi SW Coast Refills, Darrel here from Booster SEO, thanks for getting in touch! I've read your recent app store review and I sincerely apologize if you didn't manage to find how to cancel the app's paid plan or trial period. To cancel your trial period, you just need to simply uninstall the app in your Shopify admin before your trial runs out. Uninstalling the app from your store will effectively cancel your subscription. Here is our guide on how to uninstall the app - https://help.boosterseo.com/en/articles/8771541-how-to-cancel-a-paid-subscription We really hope to improve your experience with our app so we sent you an email with more details. Please let us know if you have other concerns. Cheers, Darrel
March 28, 2024
I tried this app with the free trial. A few days later I downgraded back to the basic (free) plan and guess what? At the end of the month I was still charged. I have uninstalled the app and I'm never using it again. Give me a refund, thanks.
Hi there, Darrel here from Booster SEO. I've read your recent app store review and I'm very sorry to hear that you got charged. I am very sorry for the confusion. Please note that the reason you were charged was because the app was uninstalled after the Trial Period. The app was installed and the Premium plan's 7-day trial period started on March 2, 2024, but the app was uninstalled on March 28, 2024. To avoid being charged, the plan should have been downgraded to the Free plan or the app should have been uninstalled before March 9, 2024. However, as a courtesy and since you haven't used the app for the full billing period, we proceeded and reversed the charge yesterday. We also sent you an email for more information. I hope this clears up any confusion and we wish you and your business all the success! If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out or respond to the email we sent you. Regards, Darrel
Jan. 29, 2024
Have been using this app for this last 18 months and not found it helpful. We have been paying for the premium service while doing some SEO work ourselves. I couldn't any evidence that we were getting any benefit for our fee and so in December I tried running the automatic updates on the app. Since then our impressions and clicks have plummeted. I contacted their customer service and asked why this was and for any evidence that their app was improving our SEO. They were not able to provide any evidence and all they could suggest was undoing their auto-updates and contacting Google to ask them why our clicks/impressions had dropped so drastically.
Hi Hayley, Darrel here from Booster SEO. I hope this message finds you well. I recently came across your feedback regarding your experience with our app, and I want to sincerely apologize for any frustration or inconvenience you may have encountered. Your satisfaction is our top priority, and we appreciate your dedication over the past 18 months. I understand your concerns about the effectiveness of our app and the impact on your website's performance. We take your feedback seriously, and I want to assure you that we are committed to addressing and resolving these issues promptly. Upon reviewing your case, it appears that there may be a misunderstanding regarding the expected timeline for seeing significant SEO improvements. While our app primarily focuses on On-Page SEO enhancements, it is crucial to note that the overall impact can vary based on various factors, including your website's current state, industry competitiveness, and the effectiveness of both On-Page and Off-Page SEO strategies. That being said, we acknowledge your desire for tangible evidence of the benefits our app provides. To address your concerns, we have gone ahead and sent you an email so that we can resolve them. We look forward to your response to the email we sent you. Best regards, Darrel
Jan. 18, 2024
its too soon to tell! I just downloaded it.
Hi A Pet's World, Darrel here from Booster SEO. I have carefully reviewed your recent app store feedback, and I would like to express our sincere apologies for any inconvenience you may have experienced. Your satisfaction is of utmost importance to us, and we are committed to resolving any issues you have encountered. In our eagerness to address your concerns promptly, we have also reached out to you via email. This communication platform allows us to better understand your specific feedback and work collaboratively to enhance your overall experience with our app. We genuinely appreciate your valuable feedback and the opportunity to make amends. We look forward to receiving your response and working together to ensure your satisfaction. Thank you once again for your understanding. Best Regards, Darrel
Nov. 9, 2023
READ THE REVIEW BELOW LEFT BY "Love My Animal Life"---THIS APP DOES NOT DO WHAT IT CLAIMS!!!! Adding insult to injury, after uninstalling the app it ruined my theme code and metadata!!! "Super expensive and doesn’t do what it says. Look at your ‘Alt text’ after running the optimization prompt – nothing. The report will tell you that it did a great bulk edit and completed it successfully, but very wrong! It did rename all the photos properly – actually very well (5 stars there, but that’s the end of the 5 stars for me). Look at Meta Data/Descriptions after it says it “optimized” it for you – Nothing! No changes! My images were already optimized (somewhat) at under 400k for size, but out of 2400 photos it only dropped the amount by 76mb. I encourage users to ‘actually’ look to see if this app is making substantial changes to your site in a positive way. The funny part is, I did all the recommended optimization through their app AND then I went into the ‘SEO Audits section – Select a Product’ then looked – no alt text was ever added, matter of fact, they are telling you to add it manually to improve your product SEO. So! I didn’t stop there, I tried again and nothing, again – so I installed Hextom: Bulk Image Edit & SEO (simultaneously with this app), then I ran their Alt Text on a few of my listings. Guess what “this” Booster SEO app said on those listings when I refreshed the page? ….. Great Job! You added Alt Text and my score went up. WTF! I signed up for the $69.99/mo plan!!! That is a ridiculous amount of money – ESPECIALLY when it’s not doing what it says it’s going to do and I had to install another app to help show me all this! Btw, that app is so far amazing! Everything you tell it to do, you can go look and it actually does it – for a fraction of the price! Guess where my business went? Another thing the Meta Data & Descriptions – no change, whatsoever…. So, I contacted customer support and they said our app can’t and doesn’t change text. Which I can sort of understand (you don’t want apps messing with your own words) Well, it doesn’t even add or do anything to optimize. ALL THIS DOES is give you a nice report (when clicking into every listing you have) how to try and optimize it yourself. So, for some maybe that knowledge is enough to pay that kind of money, but you can find that on google for free, just look up how to optimize your website for SEO, or better yet YouTube is packed with info! Sorry for the rant, but I don’t care how many 5 stars this has, look for yourself…. It’s not doing what it portrays to do when you read about it when purchasing and the reason for this big review is I am a HARD worker, along with others, I’m sure. It’s not fair that they are wasting their money every month (an extreme amount!) for something that is not doing what they think it is. Again, just run the test folks, look for yourself! For all you small business owners trying to succeed, I wish you the best! You can do this!"
Hi Michael, Pat from the Booster SEO Tier 2 Support team. I wanted to personally reach out to you after reading your app store review. Please accept my sincerest apologies for any negative experience you may have had. Your feedback is incredibly important to us and we truly value your business. That's why we are taking this matter very seriously. We are determined to make things right and show you the true value of our app. To continue this conversation, I have sent you an email so we can discuss specifics. Once again, please accept our sincere apologies and I look forward to hearing back from you soon. Sincerely, Pat
Oct. 24, 2023
App randomly deletes uploaded images both for products and blog posts.
Hi Grand Goldman and Co, James here with the Booster SEO team. Yikes. I am so sorry to hear this happened. That should _never_ happen. I've got our Tier 2 team looking into this right now. In fact it's not possible for the app to do this, so I'm thinking this could be a clue to something else. In any case we'll look into it now and reach out over email shortly. I also reached out over email to help make things right. If you have any questions please touch base with our support manager, [email protected]. Cheers, James
Oct. 13, 2023
After uninstalling the App, i lost my Meta title and meta description codes from my theme. please be careful with this app and they never backed to me to fix the issue.
Hi there, Pat here from Booster SEO Technical Support. I've just read your app store review and I want to extend my sincerest apologies for the negative experience you've had. Your feedback is extremely valuable to us, and we genuinely care about your business that's why we're taking this matter very seriously. We hope for an opportunity to make things right and show you the true value of our app. I've sent you an email so we can continue the conversation and discuss specifics. Once again, please accept our sincere apologies and I look forward to hearing back from you soon. Sincerely, Pat
Aug. 16, 2023
These people pretty much stole money from me. I was under the impression that I could try this app out under a free trial and if it wasn't working out for what I had in mind I could just contact customer service and they would refund my money. I haven't used this app since the first three days and they still took my money. I sent emails and was never contacted or responded to. Horrible!!!
Hey Ne! James here from the Booster SEO team. I'm so sorry about your experience with our support. We did receive 1 email from you on July 27th that requested a refund back and our team asked for some more information about the charge, because it wasn't showing on the Shopify invoice yet for us to refund it. That should have been explained and we should have followed up with you after that. I'm sorry. I went ahead and issued you a full refund for the month you were charged and have reached out to help make things right. Cheers, James
July 12, 2023
Mediocre and expensive. I am glad I rid of it. Moreover, even uninstalled for more than a month it CHAREGED me $69!!!! Use TinyIMG instead - it is MUCH MORE efficient and cost a fraction of that one.
Hi Marina, Lester here from Booster SEO Tier 2 Support. I've just read your app store review and I want to extend my sincerest apologies for the negative experience you've had. Your feedback is extremely valuable to us, and we genuinely care about your business that's why we're taking this matter very seriously. We hope for an opportunity to make things right and show you the true value of our app. So I've sent you an email so we can continue the conversation and discuss specifics. Once again, please accept our sincere apologies and I look forward to hearing back from you soon. Sincerely, Lester
July 11, 2023
I loved this app at the start, but then problems came from out of nowhere... I have been paying for this app since late 2021 & now all of a sudden I checked back on it & my pro plan was removed without me stopping the subscription, while still being charged every month... Their support team is all over the place, people asking me the same questions without looking back at the previous chats & they said I cancelled my subscription on the 8th July, even though on my upcoming bill the app is still being charged... I didn't cancel the app, I got in touch with them because I noticed I was being charged but getting told I'm on the free plan.
Hi there, Darrel here from Booster SEO. I've read your app store review and I sincerely apologize for the mishap. We are aware that this caused disruptions to your website's SEO, and we deeply regret the inconvenience caused. We have gone ahead and sent you an email so that we can resolve this issue. Please respond to the email we sent you. We are committed to providing you with the best service possible and will do everything in our power to ensure that you have a positive experience with our app moving forward. Once again, please accept our sincere apologies for the disruption and inconvenience caused. Sincerely, Darrel
June 23, 2023
free version...nothing is free. Even if you manage to do some changes manually, they go away once you uninstall.
Hi TheHolyArt, I've read your recent feedback about our app and apologize for the confusion. Our app's Free version is limited to one feature only: optimizing image alt tags or alt-text(bits of image-related code) so that your product images are ranked higher on Google Images. Also, I want to clarify that uninstalling the app doesn't remove the alt-text/tags added by our app's free version, those will be permanent since our app has access to your image alt tags/text on your Shopify admin. To further explain this, we have gone ahead and sent you an email. Sincerely, Darrel
May 25, 2023
I used Booster SEO over the last few months, before ultimately deciding to stop using it over the last few weeks as I transitioned to doing technical SEO work more manually. The app is easy to install and automatically works on technical SEO work for you, which is nice. However, the main issue with this app is that it is quite vindictive if you ever stop using it and try to uninstall it. Using Ahrefs Site Audit as a reference, before installing Booster SEO and working on technical SEO my site audit score was an 89. Partly with Booster's help, as well as with manual technical SEO work (fixing broken links, adding manual 301 redirects, removing unnecessary webpages, etc.) that I did with my internal team we got this score up to a 99. However, after removing Booster SEO the score dropped to a 66 since Booster SEO removed my title tags on the way out, as well as undid the fixes that they made. They are transparent on undoing changes they made if you uninstall, but it looks like they will go even further than that and change things that they did not fix in the first place. So I would think long and hard about starting to use this app, and would recommend taking the time and effort to work on technical SEO manually which I think will pay off in the long run. The other issue with Booster is that the 301 redirects for broken links that Booster sets up are not very smart. All 301 redirects that Booster sets up automatically go to the homepage, which is not a great experience both from a user experience as well as apparently (according to my SEO agency) in Google's eyes. It would be a lot more valuable if Booster tried to guess what the most relevant page was to redirect to, and then the user could approve/disapprove these proposed 301 redirects.
Hi Kevin, Pat here from Booster Apps Support. We apologize for any inconvenience caused during the uninstallation process. When uninstalling Booster SEO, only the app's meta tags are removed, while the default meta tags from your theme remain intact. It is common for SEO apps to leave the theme's page title and meta description commented out for technical reasons. Additionally, our app creates a backup copy of your theme.liquid folder, allowing you to revert your theme back to its original state. Regarding the redirection of broken links, our Autopilot feature enables bulk editing of redirect destinations. This gives you the ability to specify the desired destination URL for each broken link, directing visitors to the most relevant pages on your website instead of the homepage. However, we'd be happy to look further into this for you. I have followed up with an email to you personally, in which we would be happy to hear from you and get to turn around your all-over experience using our app. Again, we sincerely apologize for this inconvenience. Regards, Pat
April 26, 2023
Upon deleting the app, my product page Tabs are set to "Facebook" for some reason. All my product pages, the tab says "Facebook". All my Meta data was gone upon deleting the app. For the homepage, it just displays the link on the tab. Before it the name of the store. This was NOT the case before installing this app. There are MANY other reviews who share the same experience. STAY AWAY! -- EDIT -- I was told the app doesn't "add any code" to my HTML and upon checking it DID! They literally LIED. Upon removing this code, my tab titles went back to normal. Still checking the other META DATA. Horrible app.
Hi TheMillenniumBride, Darrel here from Booster Apps. So sorry to hear that the meta title of your site changed to Facebook after uninstalling our app. Uninstalling our app should automatically re-enable your meta title from Shopify, however, looks like that is not the case here with your site's theme. We'd be happy to look further into this. In order to do that we'll need collaborator access to your shop so that we can check your theme's code, we've sent a collaborator request to your Shopify admin. Once you accept that request, please reply to the email we sent you so that we can fix this as soon as possible. Again, we sincerely apologize for this inconvenience. Regards, Darrel *Update May 2023:* Darrel here, Support Manager at Booster SEO! I just wanted to personally follow up with you and let you know our SEO Support team sent you an update email to help make things right and resolve this, but we haven’t heard back from you yet. Let us know if there’s anything we can help with – and you can reach us anytime at [email protected]