Recharge Subscriptions App
Recharge Payments Trusted Subscription App
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Dec. 1, 2025
I wish I could've accessed better support for this app. We opted to pay for the pro subscription vs the much cheaper $99 one on that basis, so we could get help with installation. 12 months in and a lot of wasted time and money later, we're cancelling the app $6k in the hole having not been able to get it working whatsoever.
Thank you for sharing this feedback. I’m sorry for the frustration you’ve experienced. It sounds like you weren’t able to get the support you were expecting, and that alone can make setup feel overwhelming. While we weren’t able to find any past conversations from your store, it’s clear something got in the way of getting help when you needed it. Our support team is always available through the in-app chat, and we’re here to guide merchants through installation whenever they reach out. We want to understand exactly what happened. Joel Pednaud (Director of Support) is reaching out to learn where things broke down and to talk through how we can make this right. Thank you again for being candid with us. Your experience matters and we’re committed to addressing it fully. - Ty Bailey | VP of Services
Nov. 10, 2025
Avoid like the plague. Comes default with zero support options. Widget never updates when you update it - documentation tells you to contact support which you can't do unless you are on an expensive plan. Wasted hours of setup but at least I can now remember why ecomm brands avoid this product.
I’m truly sorry to hear about the frustration you experienced while setting up Recharge and trying to get support. I can assure you that Recharge Support services are available to all of our merchants via in-app chat, regardless of plan level. Joel Pednaud (Director of Services) has reached out to you directly via email to help get this sorted. We want to make sure you’re able to connect with us easily and get your widget working properly. We look forward to showing you the award-winning support experience that we provide. Thank you for giving us that opportunity. Ty Bailey | VP of Services
Nov. 4, 2025
I would not use this app. They push updates and create really critical bugs that create extremely negative experiences and then don't take accountability for it. I've had this app for 3 years and have had a number of issues. Most recently they pushed an updated and grabbed the wrong shipping profile information, accidentally charging almost 800 customers shipping on a free shipping product. Then told me it wasn't them and they weren't responsible for it/took no accountability. I had to figure out a solution to manually credit every single order and there is still not a fix. We cannot wait to change companies to one that is more reliable.
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Sincerely Sarah Jane
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Over 3 years
I am sorry for the stress and extra work this has caused. We should have taken ownership of helping you fix this quickly, regardless of where the charge was captured. We also should have offered practical paths to resolve hundreds of orders at once rather than pointing you back and forth. I am sorry we did not do that from the start and am ensuring that the lesson is learned. To rectify this situation, Joel Pednaud (Director of Services) has already reached out to you, both to assist but also to get your unique perspective outside of the ticket itself. What we have seen on our side for your current state: • Your shipping in Recharge is configured to pull rates dynamically from Shopify when charges are created • Shopify did not return a shipping rate for those orders • Because no fallback rate was set, a previously saved Shopify rate was applied To resolve this, we can: • Provide a clean export listing every affected order and refund amount • Help facilitate bulk credits or gift cards if refunds aren’t possible through your gateway • Have a specialist guide you through the process until all customers are made whole You have been a customer for years and we are grateful for your patience as we work through this together. One of our team members has followed up with you to discuss the next steps in making this right. - Ty Bailey | VP of Services
Oct. 27, 2025
Complete thiefs when you try to cancel your account. They don't respond via emails in a timely manner. Support is non existent. Lost out of months of orders due to their lack of assistance. Choose anyone but them. There are better subscription sites out there
I’m very sorry for the experience you’ve had, and I understand your frustration. Our team will reach out to review what happened and see how we can address this directly. We appreciate you bringing it to our attention. Ty Bailey | VP of Services
Oct. 20, 2025
Title: Extremely Complex Setup, Poor Experience, and Not Worth the Cost Review: We had very high expectations for ReCharge when we installed it back in May. Unfortunately, the onboarding process was extremely long and unnecessarily complicated. The setup required multiple adjustments, and despite their assurance that it would be easy to implement, it turned out to be one of the most difficult and time-consuming integrations we’ve ever done on Shopify. We ended up paying for several months without being able to use it properly — only one or two months of partial use — which represented not only a significant financial cost but also a large investment of our internal team’s time and effort. In the end, the platform felt overly complex for the limited benefits it offered. We later switched to another subscription app (Loop), which was implemented in half the time, at a lower cost, and offered even more functionality and better support. We are extremely disappointed with this experience and feel that the value received does not justify the cost. We strongly believe a refund should be considered given the time, effort, and resources invested without any meaningful outcome.
I’m sorry to hear about your experience. I completely understand how frustrating this must have been. This isn’t the outcome we want for our merchants. I will be working alongside my team to understand what went wrong and explore how we can make it right. Ty Bailey | VP of Services
Oct. 17, 2025
Unreliable software. Recharge used to work well for our store without issue, but recently we've had nothing but software bugs and hassles where our customers are charged shipping when it should be free. You should look for a more reliable subscription management option.
I appreciate you sharing this feedback and I’m sorry for the trouble you’ve experienced. We’re reviewing the issues you described to identify what went wrong and how we can make it right. A member of our team will be in touch to help address your concerns. Ty Bailey | VP of Services
Oct. 1, 2025
10.1.25 Updated review. Recharge has reached out to us and is attempting to rectify the matter. We will update again once our concerns are resolved. Thank you. Unfortunately, the unexpected fees of $100 per month were not disclosed initially and were automatically charged after the first few months. We would have stayed with the app if they had support and answered our messages when the app was not working. However, there is no live support, no chat and no phone access to speak with someone. They also had a glitch where customers were not charged shipping despite our shipping rates defined. We are happy that the customer is happy but unfortunately, this is not sustainable for a small business like ours to always provide free shipping.
I am sorry to hear this has been your experience. I understand how frustrating that must feel, especially as a new business. We would like the chance to review what happened and make it right. Our team will reach out to learn more and help resolve your concerns. Ty Bailey | VP of Services
June 30, 2025
Worst support. I had the rep Matt A. who was definitely the most inefficient and lousiest rep who either had no training at all or was just completely clueless and irredeemably stupid. I've had many stores where I had the legacy widget integrated easily within 1 day. Of course, Matt made me lose many days of the free trial on a new store I installed this app on, and failed to deliver a simple thing I needed done. I uninstalled the app. Due to Matt A.'s inefficiency, I switched over to Loop. It's much better and their support is top tier. I don't see recharge competing with them in the months to come. Long Loop.
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're truly sorry to hear that your experience with our support team didn’t meet your expectations. We understand how frustrating it can be when a setup process doesn’t go as smoothly as planned, especially when it affects your ability to evaluate a new platform during a free trial. We’ve reviewed your interaction internally to identify where we can improve, especially around supporting merchants with our legacy widget. Continuous improvement is a key focus for us, and your experience has helped spotlight opportunities for better processes and clearer documentation. At the same time, we want to be transparent that our team members deserve to be treated with respect, even in moments of frustration. We have a zero-tolerance policy for personal attacks or bullying directed at our staff. We wish you the best with your new solution and appreciate you taking the time to leave a review. - Ty Bailey | VP of Services
June 26, 2025
ADVANCED FEATURES FOR WHICH YOU PAY EXTRA AREN'T ACTUALLY WORTH THE MONEY! The Recharge sales team focuses much of their effort on upselling you to additional, so called "advanced" features that are not included with your regular plan. After having used these tools for a number of weeks we've identified that they are absolutely not worth the money that you're paying. Failed Payment Recovery - sounds great on paper! But when you look into the analytics you'll notice that there is quite an extensive list of "charge errors" for which this feature doesn't actually work. When we contacted support to ask why the Failed Payment Recovery flow didn't trigger after a customer's payment failed - their reply was: "this specific type of charge error is not covered by the Failed Payment Recovery feature, please contact the customer manually by sending them an email and ask them to update their payment method". It's good to know that you are paying for automation to take place only to be told you have to send an email and contact customers yourself.
I'm sorry to hear that the advanced features did not meet your expectations. We value feedback like yours and will use it to continue refining our product. I've flagged this with our product and support teams to ensure we are clear and transparent around feature coverage and recovery expectations. Ty Bailey | VP of Services
June 24, 2025
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS APP IF YOU ARE OK WITH NOT RECEIVING ANY SUPPORT AND LIKE BEING IGNORED. We've complaint multiple times about the shocking performance of the customer portal that Recharge offers. One customer service representative replied to confirm it's all expected behaviour and when we contacted the sales rep, the person that locked us into a 12 month contract for this app, he's just decided to go completely quiet. Not a single response after 3x emails that we've sent. As said before, if you like being ignored and have zero expectations in regards to getting help with fixing issues that are extremely crucial to running your day-to-day business - go ahead, this one is for you!
I'm truly sorry for the experience you've described. Reliable support and transparent communication are essential, and it's clear we missed the mark here. I've escalated this to ensure your concerns are addressed appropriately and with urgency. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Ty Bailey | VP of Services
June 11, 2025
I’m extremely disappointed with the level of support provided by this company. For the second time, a visual element related to their widget has appeared unexpectedly and randomly on our website, severely disrupting the layout and directly affecting our user experience and sales performance. What’s even more frustrating is the lack of urgency on their side. This issue has now been live for nearly 48 hours, and we are still without a proper fix. Despite repeatedly flagging the problem and stressing how critical it is to our business, we’ve received no meaningful updates today, not even a basic acknowledgment or timeline. I’ve had to chase them multiple times, and each time I get the same vague response, with no real sign of progress. For a company offering tools that integrate directly into customer-facing websites, this level of support is unacceptable. Issues like this demand immediate attention, not delays stretching over several days with no communication. I’m honestly shocked by how unprofessional and unresponsive their support has been. If your website performance and reliability matter to you, I would strongly caution against relying on them.
I'm very sorry to hear about your experience. We understand how critical your site performance is and agree that timely, clear communication is essential. I’ve flagged your feedback for our leadership team so we can investigate what went wrong and ensure better follow-through. - Ty Bailey | VP of Services
April 1, 2025
If you’re considering using Recharge, I highly recommend thinking twice. At first, I was excited to get started. Recharge promised to be the solution for managing subscriptions on Shopify. But what I got was a clunky experience, minimal support, and a lot of wasted time and money. Let’s start with the so-called "Account Manager" they assign you. Honestly, they were just as clueless as I was. Every time I had a question or needed guidance, I was redirected to a generic help article. The onboarding support was practically non-existent. I was left to figure out most of the setup and troubleshooting on my own. And again, for what they charge, you’d think they’d actually walk you through the process or at the very least offer solutions that didn’t require hours of guesswork. When I expressed my frustration and asked to cancel, I was met with a hard no and a boilerplate explanation about policy. No attempt at real resolution, no willingness to acknowledge that the platform was not meeting my needs. They tried to “make up for it” by offering an audit, as if that would undo the weeks of inefficiency and stress. It felt like a hollow gesture, not an actual solution. At that point, I had to notify my bank to block future charges and uninstall the app myself just to put an end to the mess. The platform didn’t improve my business, it drained my time and energy. If you’re a growing brand looking for real support, transparency, and results, I would strongly suggest looking elsewhere. Recharge might work for some, but in my experience, it was all promise and no delivery. Do better.
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about your frustration regarding the terms of your agreement. Our team always aims to be transparent about contract details and expectations from the outset, and we understand how disappointing it can be when things don’t align with your needs. If you haven’t already, we encourage you to reach out to your sales rep so we can review your situation together and ensure all options have been fully explored. While we’re unable to make changes outside the terms of the agreement, we’re committed to helping you get as much value as possible from your time with Recharge. Thank you again for your feedback - it helps us continue to improve. - Ty Bailey | VP of Services
March 27, 2025
RUN FAR FROM THIS AND FIND A SOLUTION THAT WILL ACTUALLY PROVIDE YOU SERVICE. Of all the apps we've worked with, this one is BY FAR the worst experience we had. We had to lock into an annual agreement that ended up costing a lot of money and there's no way out of it. If you by chance have a bad more or bad year, they will collect and sting you no matter what. When you try to get service or a rep, it was nonexistent unless it had something to do with renewing your annual agreement. Do yourself a favor and at least try other ones first. I won't mention other names on their page but there are others out there and it will save you so much headache and money using one that will provide you service.
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about your frustration regarding the terms of your agreement. Our team always aims to be transparent about contract details and expectations from the outset, and we understand how disappointing it can be when things don’t align with your needs. If you haven’t already, we encourage you to reach out to your sales rep so we can review your situation together and ensure all options have been fully explored. While we’re unable to make changes outside the terms of the agreement, we’re committed to helping you get as much value as possible from your time with Recharge. Thank you again for your feedback - it helps us continue to improve. - Ty Bailey | VP of Services
March 7, 2025
El closer de ventas me mintió me dijo que se puede hacer todo con recharge. Resultado... no se puede hacer justo lo que le expliqué en la videollamada y ahora me obligan a pagar 500$ al mes durante un año. Una estafa, no se preocupan nada por el cliente, no puedo usar la aplicación porque no hace lo que necesito y no son capaces de anular el pago. Que clase de términos y condiciones tienen vuestros contratos? El cliente debería ser el primero siempre. Una vergüenza.
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about your frustration regarding the terms of your agreement. Our team always aims to be transparent about contract details and expectations from the outset, and we understand how disappointing it can be when things don’t align with your needs. If you haven’t already, we encourage you to reach out to your sales rep so we can review your situation together and ensure all options have been fully explored. While we’re unable to make changes outside the terms of the agreement, we’re committed to helping you get as much value as possible from your time with Recharge. Thank you again for your feedback - it helps us continue to improve. - Ty Bailey | VP of Services
Feb. 5, 2025
I signed a contract with Recharge and came to find out just a couple days later during our first implementation call that the app would unfortunately not work with my store's existing membership/discount system. I immediately reached back out to my sales rep to see if there was a way to make it work, and when there wasn't, I asked them to cancel the contract. They have refused and are charging me $500 per month for a year for something that was never even implemented in our store. This is so unethical, I cannot believe they would enforce this when nothing was even setup and no costs were incurred on their end. I explained that the app's features won't allow it to work with our existing membership system and they have refused to let me out of the contract. It's not like I took a bunch of their engineering time and set up the whole system and changed my mind or jumped ship to another app. The app is literally not even installed in my store and was never setup to be operational to begin with. Be very careful signing contracts with unethical app developers. I got burned here and never imagined someone would treat me this way! There are many other subscription apps who told me they would never treat a customer this way given what happened here.
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about your frustration regarding the terms of your agreement. Our team always aims to be transparent about contract details and expectations from the outset, and we understand how disappointing it can be when things don’t align with your needs. If you haven’t already, we encourage you to reach out to your sales rep so we can review your situation together and ensure all options have been fully explored. While we’re unable to make changes outside the terms of the agreement, we’re committed to helping you get as much value as possible from your time with Recharge. Thank you again for your feedback - it helps us continue to improve. - Ty Bailey | VP of Services
Jan. 29, 2025
The Analytics Have not been working since end of day Jan 25th(today is Jan 29th) , and not a single email from them explaining what's going on. Full 24 hours after they stopped working they uploaded a small banner on the analytics page saying they're working on fixing it. Didn't respond to any tickets. HORRIBLE at communicating issues. Also WTF? How can analytics be down for 3 full days? And 2 of them are work work days too. I have never seen a software fuck up this bad.
We appreciate you taking the time to share this feedback. We see you’re in conversations with our team now. We are looking forward to reaching a resolution for you, and we do apologize for the experience. - Ty Bailey | VP of Services
Jan. 9, 2025
The most poor customer service ever, never helpful. They have never been able to help on that chat
We appreciate you taking the time to share this feedback. We will be reviewing the support ticket for future training opportunities. - Ty Bailey | VP of Services
Feb. 5, 2025
Support has been horrible, it has been over a week and nothing has been done to fix my issue. For a company that makes millions you would think they would have better support
Thank you for taking the time to leave a five star review! - Ty Bailey | VP of Services
Dec. 16, 2024
Was not using this app and had no idea it was charging me monthly for over a year.
We appreciate you taking the time to share this feedback. We see you’re in conversations with our team now and we’re always interested in chatting to know how we can improve. - Ty Bailey | VP of Services
Jan. 25, 2025
I got Recharge primarily for the RechargeSMS capabilities and it has been an atrocious user experience both as a customer and for my customers. The RechargeSMS does not work. There is nothing on the onboarding process about needing to be on Twilo before setting up workflows. And you have to fill out a spreadsheet instead of inputing your information into a website to do so. My customers were automatically enrolled even though they did not sign up for SMS, and then are bombarded with emails about not being able to receive texts creating a confusing user experience. And to top it all of the email branding doesn't work within Recharge SMS. Stay away from this until they get the app sorted out. They do not have a good process or flow and seem to be building the plane as they fly. Not worth the $500 a month at all.
We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! - Ty Bailey | VP of Services