Skio Subscriptions (YC S20)

April 27, 2022

If you're reading this, that means you're probably on the fence between which is the best Shopify subscription app for you. Stop researching and install this app now! Having worked with almost every subscription app over the years we were a bit skeptical at first, and the initial cost was a bit more expensive than what we were currently using, ReCharge. Here are just a few reasons why Skio so much better than ReCharge: 1. Customer login is a breeze, and ACTUALLY works. When we were on ReCharge we would get daily support tickets from customers saying they couldn't login. This would then force us to walk them through an "account reset". Not only is it confusing for the customer, but frankly it made us look like we had no idea what we were doing as a company. This got so bad and frustrating for customers that we lost multiple members because they were consistently annoyed with not being able to login and just decided to cancel all together. 2. The user interface is so simple that you don't need to spend days developing training content and FAQs for your customers. Within HOURS of us rolling out Skio we received multiple emails from customers saying how they loved the new customer portal and how intuitive it is. I think anyone would agree that those are the customer inquiries you want to receive. 3. Their support team is on it. Yes, they are a smaller company, so hopefully this level of service maintains with growth, but so far it has been amazing. 4. The migration was painless and their team helped us through everything. Just a few exports from ReCharge and we were ready to go. The one downside that we've seen so far is they don't support gift cards that well. We're told this is a limit with the Shopify side so there's not much they can do at this point, which makes sense. We've implemented a work around for the time being, and hopefully future updates to the platform and Shopify in general will better support gift cards. At the end of the day, we are extremely happy with Skio and are excited to see what they do with the platform to continue expanding functionality and integrations. Keep it up Team Skio!

April 27, 2022

We switched from ReCharge this month and our subscription orders are already up +300% MoM. The best onboarding process and our customers are loving how easy it is to customize their subscriptions. Couldn't recommend more!

April 27, 2022

The BEST subscription app I've found by far. Feature Development > Insanely fast Support > Amazing Migration > Took care of everything for me Shopify Checkout > An absolute game changer Since moving to Skio, we took our subscriptions with flat/negative user growth for the last 2+ years and have been growing our MRR by around 10-20% per month. I think the real thing here is that you need to stop holding out for legacy providers to upgrade. They're working with "spaghetti code". Their changes are so slow and labor-intensive because they are built on a faulty code-base that their too entrenched in to move away from. Skios base is super lightweight and modular. Requests I've put in with them take weeks vs years if they ever even get around to it. Switching to Skio was probably our best business decision so far this year.

April 19, 2022

Recently made the swap from our previous subscription app and very glad we did. So far we've been nothing but impressed. The team at Skio is super fast and responsive. The admin and user account pages are leaps and bounds better than the competition. Skio looks like it will be a very positive change for our site.

April 18, 2022

Started off w/ Skio, havn't looked back. The team is great, very responsive, and is very useful in getting our store quickly onboarded. Highly rec!

April 6, 2022

We've been using Skio for close to a year now and have loved it ever since. Support has been amazing, updates have been amazing, and overall, the roadmap on features coming is amazing! I cannot recommend this app enough! Especially for anyone looking to make the jump from Recharge (or other), their team makes it so seamless to make the switch over. Highly recommend!

April 4, 2022

Awesome app so far, and constantly adding updates. Great team helping us through the setup and migration process.

April 1, 2022

We migrated from Recharge to Skio this past quarter. Immediately solved many friction points our subscribers were having around access/logins, and modifying their subscription schedules, addresses, products...etc. We can also send upcoming order reminders with Klaviyo with the same easy-login journey which allows customers to maintain a consistent branded experience. Their customer support team AND engineering team are very responsive and super easy to work with! Not something you see with some other options out there.

March 31, 2022

Made the transition to Skio from ReCharge and have not regretted it. Their product is just so much cleaner, more user-friendly, and downright better. Also, their pace of feature development is astoundingly fast. And I get the impression this is just the beginning. The migration was admittedly a little bumpy based on a technical challenge, but the Skio team was super responsive and hands-on in addressing the issue and making it happen. Strongly recommend this app.

March 30, 2022

They made the transition from Recharge easy, and we had some complicated things to work through on our landing pages, etc.

March 9, 2022

Choosing Skio as our subscription platform has been one of our best business decisions this year. We've seen a significant decline in subscription churn and customer reach outs around issues with their sub. The user experience is unparalleled and the support team has been engaged and thoughtful every step of the way. All of this has made me confident in our team's decision to choose Skio as the #1 subscription provider to support our hyper-growth and scale in the coming years.

Feb. 10, 2022

When we were using Recharge our customers had trouble logging in. Then once logged in would occasionally get 404 errors. They thought we were scamming them. In addition, ReCharge would accidentally drop billing info and then customers would try to login and couldn't and it was just an overall nightmare....thankfully my business partners discovered Skio and we switched over and all of these issues are a thing of the past. I can actually get back to growing my business versus playing ReCharge clean up.

Feb. 9, 2022

Skio is a great up and coming player in the subscription platform space. After evaluating other providers (e.g. Recharge, Bold, etc.), Skio was by far the easiest to implement both from a front-end & back-end perspective and the least complicated / fastest platform from a CX efficiency perspective. Additionally, the integrated native checkout, password-less account login & family-plan referral system are amazing features that you can't find elsewhere. Kennan & the Skio team have been amazing to work with - extremely responsive & quick to roll out new requested features. While the analytics aspect of Skio is currently lacking, it's in the product roadmap and with the pace that they roll-out improvements & features - I have no hesitation to recommend the platform 100% even without robust analytic tools.

Feb. 8, 2022

Skio is awesome! They made the migration to Shopify checkout for subscriptions really simple. The team is lightning fast with support and responses to questions. Big fan!

Jan. 24, 2022

We're excited to grow our business w/ Skio. It's a new platform - so it has some rough edges - but it's already vastly better for our customers than Recharge (where we migrated from). And the team is shipping updates/upgrades to the platform every day, it seems like. Have had a great experience working with the team so far. They are super responsive and receptive to feedback.

Jan. 20, 2022

Easy to use and we received incredible support from Kennan and his team. Seamless implementation and great user experience

Jan. 14, 2022

Skio fixes all the problems we were having with that other subscription partner. Its seamless interface is so easy to use, which allows us to provide the best subscription experience to our customers. The team is awesome and I'd recommend Skio to companies looking to make the switch or adding subscription to their sites for the first time.

Dec. 8, 2021

Works really well. There's certainly some more features on our wishlist but the support team are responsive and it converts better than other subscription solutions we've experimented with.

Dec. 7, 2021

The passwordless login was a no-brainer to reduce friction in the customer experience. Their speed to deploy new products and customer service is uparalleled

Dec. 7, 2021

Ive used Bold Subscriptions and Recharge before, I much prefer Skio, The back end is simple and the no password login is so much better than a typical password solution, especially for a site people only log in to once or twice a year.