Photobear: Image & SEO booster for Shopify

Photobear: Image & SEO booster

Make all photos load faster and look way better with...

Rating

4.7

feedback

14

Reviews

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#11,362

Shopify

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Time spent using app

  • Less than an hour
    21%
  • Less than a day
    29%
  • Less than a month
    36%
  • Less than a year
    14%
  • More than a year
    0%

Reviews Summary

The reviews for the Shopify app are mostly positive, highlighting the excellent customer support provided by Uri and the team. Users appreciate the app's ability to optimize images automatically, reducing load times and improving SEO. However, there are some concerns raised about the app's responsiveness and communication, with one user mentioning difficulties in getting clarification on certain issues. Despite this, the majority of users find the app easy to use and effective in optimizing images and improving website performance.

Highlights

Excellent customer support and service provided by Uri and the team
Automatic image optimization for faster load times and improved SEO
Concerns about app's responsiveness and communication
Ease of use and effectiveness in optimizing images and improving website performance

Rating Breakdown

  • 5
    86% (12 ratings)
  • 4
    0% (0 ratings)
  • 3
    7% (1 ratings)
  • 2
    0% (0 ratings)
  • 1
    7% (1 ratings)
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5 / 5 Share

May 25, 2024

So far good and nice service, I'm waiting a few days for help to conclude the final rating but so far nice!

Using app

About 4 hours

Total reviews

4

Average rating

5.0

5 / 5 Share

July 15, 2023

Excellent support from Uri and the team, Shopify were completely unwilling to help us get the app up and running due to a bug on the Shopify side but Uri found a manual work around for our 3500+ photos and has manually done this - great service

Using app

2 months

Total reviews

8

Average rating

5.0

5 / 5 Share

March 23, 2023

Great app for automatically optimising pictures when you add new products. I'd love an option where all images (on homepage and pages for example) are automatically optimised as well. Great and speedy customer support.

Using app

27 days

Total reviews

30

Average rating

4.7

3 / 5 Share

April 5, 2023

UPDATE 2: I'm disappointed with the app's lack of responsiveness. While it does a good job of optimizing pictures, it fails to enhance new low-resolution pictures, and my attempts to get clarification via email have been unsuccessful. Additionally, the manual enhancing option generates a .bin file instead of an image file when used on mobile. It's frustrating that leaving a negative review seems to be the only way to get the help I need. I hope the app's support team improves their communication and responsiveness so users can get the support they need without resorting to leaving reviews. UPDATE: After my review and the few hiccups described in it, Uri was quick to react and worked tirelessly over the weekend to fix the issue. I appreciate his efforts and waited an extra three days before posting this update to ensure the problem is solved, which appears to be the case. Therefore, I am happy and giving an extra star for the service and the fact that the app is now working. However, I still do not give 5 stars as I believe an intermediate plan charged $20-30 for 5,000/7,000 photos would be more appropriate. The current jump from a 'FREE plan' to a '$50 plan' when you have a medium website is quite steep and may deter some potential users. Uri also promised to look into providing more transparency when a process is running, which is a good step forward, considering my previous suggestions were simply ignored until today. I still would have appreciated a proper explanation for the crashes (corrupted images, files too big, etc.) ;) Overall, the app is effective, and I really appreciate the monitoring feature, which reduces work. The app is also unusual in that it can increase resolution AND reduce file size without using two different apps (= no conflicts). I would like to give a special mention to the fact that it is really doing a great job at reducing the size!" ---------------------- The support experience was also very average. There wasn't much communication, and most of the time, I received an automatic message saying that optimisation was done. The director, Uri, claimed to be available for support in his welcome email and even urged me to "try him," but when the app got stuck at the first use, I never received a response after reaching out. I had to contact support and include him in cc. Not a good start but it's representative of the overall experience. While the app is decent, it isn't outstanding, especially given its price. When the app doesn't work, it can be frustrating as it randomly stops and restarts working, leaving you with no idea of what's happening. At times, I even suspected that the app wasn't using real AI but instead people manually optimising files. In conclusion, I'll likely switch to another app as soon as I have time to explore other options unless this app improves visibility on the process. I'm unsure if this will happen since I never received a response to my email suggesting ideas like having a log or progress bar.

Using app

About 2 months

Total reviews

18

Average rating

4.6

Developer Reply

--- UPDATE --- Glad you saw my commitment to make things right and updating the review accordingly. Still holding out hope that we'll outperform enough to earn the last 5th star, anything else is always a disappointment for me. Thanks for being fair minded and working with me to resolve the issues we've encountered. Cheers, Uri --- END UPDATE --- Hi! First I want to thank you for being at least even handed in your review. Many people jump to 1 start at the slightest annoyance, and I appreciate that you actually wanted to be fair here. I tried to find what email you sent that I didn't respond to, and I wasn't able to find that's associated with EyfoodFactory. I'd love to dig into it and see how I missed you! Our app did indeed have an outage where results weren't being produced, but that issue has been fixed. Results are being generated automatically by AI. It's infeasible to optimize thousands of photos with humans in the loop, and certainly not give an immediate landing page experience that previews the optimization just as soon as you install the app. I recognize that you're being very even handed and honest in your review. I still don't know how we dropped the ball on an email you sent to us - but if I can still fix this, please reach out at [email protected] and I'll make it right.

5 / 5 Share

Feb. 14, 2023

Photobear is a fantastic Shopify app that aims to solve two critical problems for online store owners - slow image load times and poorly written product descriptions. The app utilizes the power of AI to optimize images and write SEO-friendly descriptions, ultimately enhancing the user experience and increasing search engine visibility. One of the most significant advantages of Photobear is its ability to speed up image load times. This feature is incredibly crucial for any online store since a slow-loading website can lead to a higher bounce rate and ultimately negatively impact sales. With Photobear, images are compressed and optimized automatically, which ensures that the website loads quickly and efficiently. In addition to this, Photobear's AI-powered product description writer is an excellent feature for any online store that wants to improve its search engine ranking. The app's natural language processing algorithm analyzes product information and generates unique and SEO-optimized product descriptions in seconds, saving store owners a significant amount of time and effort. Overall, Photobear is a must-have app for any Shopify store owner who wants to enhance the user experience, increase search engine visibility, and drive sales. The app is easy to use, requires minimal setup, and is reasonably priced. With its AI-powered image optimization and product description writer, Photobear is a valuable tool for online store owners looking to improve their website's performance.

Using app

11 minutes

Total reviews

5

Average rating

4.2

Developer Reply

Wow, what a glowing review! Thanks a ton for taking the time to write this! I'm very glad to see you see the value we're bringing to Shopify merchants. Keep rocking!

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