Bold Subscriptions , 304 reviews

Overall rating
4.2
Counts per rating level
  • 69% of ratings are 5 stars
  • 13% of ratings are 4 stars
  • 5% of ratings are 3 stars
  • 2% of ratings are 2 stars
  • 10% of ratings are 1 stars
What merchants think

Feedback submitted

Merchants appreciate this app for its flexible subscription plans and billing options, making it a crucial tool for subscription-based businesses. Its robust reporting and analytics features are praised for aiding in informed decision-making. Despite some finding it slightly challenging to customize, it's described as a game-changer for businesses. The app's seamless integration with Shopify and continuous updates reflect a commitment to quality. The responsive and expert customer support team is highly commended, quickly resolving any reported issues to enhance merchant satisfaction.

Edited September 23, 2023

Chintak did a great job of explaining how to solve my issue after migrating to the new subscription app. Unfortunately the shipping rates were all screwed up after the migration and I am still waiting for a resolution after over 2 weeks.

Buon Giorno Coffee
United States
About 2 months using the app
BOLD replied September 19, 2023

Thank you so much for your kind review! We are so glad to hear that Chintak was able to help you after your migration. We are so happy to have you and look forward to watching your business grow with Bold. Cheers!

Edited May 23, 2023

Support staff is extremely good - reply back in timely manner and answer all questions. BUT the app itself Bold Subscriptions for Shopify Checkout app has a lot of limitations from very limited email notification triggers, no tagging for Subscription order at the order level which was there in bold V1:-(,
no notification if a payment failed to us the vendor.

Pure Life Science
Canada
About 1 month using the app
BOLD replied May 18, 2023

Thanks for taking the time to write in. Bold is actively developing and releasing new features all the time and feedback such as yours is extremely valuable to us! We will be sure to pass this information along to the team. We hope that you'll keep your eye out for future updates and new features coming soon. Thanks again!

October 5, 2021

If the app would actually install onto our theme then we would be able to leave a review for the service. 2 weeks into the free trial and still not able to activate this app on our new build website. Such a shame as we have been a bold V1 customer for nearly 2 years come next Feb and the service has let the team down over there. They said they had tried to do the update for us and sent a request which we denied and now they cant send another (We never recieved a request and if we had it would most definitely been accepted?!) We are now looking for another subscription provider who we can swap to that works with Shopify's new checkout. We just wanted a seamless checkout experience for our customers and unfortunately Bold failed to deliver on this occasion. Thanks for the last 2 years Bold and hopefully we can return one day

The Little Wax Box Co Ltd
United Kingdom
Over 1 year using the app
June 24, 2021

Currently this app is experiencing a lot of issues due to changes Shopify made back in November. I'm seeing a lot of errors when I try to make changes to customer subscriptions, and it's affecting my customer experience. The Bold team is responsive whenever the issue occurs, but each time I'm assigned to a different team member and I've had to describe the issue over and over again.

Crisper
Canada
About 1 year using the app
February 10, 2021

This app is GOOD. It can be better- and I think the team knows that. They need to have a buffer period, because right now you're having to manage each purchaser every month to ensure they don't get charged twice. Also, prepay option would be nice, and product add-ons to their subscriptions. I know it's a work in progress, and for what I'm doing right now, it's working. But the buffer period is a necessity!

GPigBox.com
United States
About 1 year using the app
BOLD replied February 11, 2021

Thank you for your feedback. We are happy that the app is currently working out for you. We are constantly working on our app to make it better and your feedback is really important to us. Thank you for choosing Bold!

Edited November 15, 2020

We use version 1 on 2 other sites, initially installed version 1 on this site and converted to version 2. Good app but very basic as an initial launch. The payment integration into standard Shopify and the use of standard Shopify discount codes in v2.0 is the big plus for this app. Unfortunately, version 2 is really lacking a lot of functionality. Both basic and complex. Hopefully, the team at Bold can add some functionality soon. Pros
Fast and clean widget
Great integration into Shopify products
Supports Shopify discount codes
Uses Shopify standard payment gateway and other features such as cancellation etc.
A product can be on more than one subscription group. Cons
Lack of customisation except if you edit the code. No tagging.
No Convertible subscriptions
No Build a box subscriptions 

36th Parallel Coffee Roasters (Pods)
Australia
9 months using the app
BOLD replied November 16, 2020

Thank you so much for your honest and thorough feedback.
Thank you so much for your review. We are really appreciative to hear your perspective as someone who has used both V1 and V2. We are always looking for ways we can improve our app, and looking forward to adding on more functionality in the future,

January 20, 2021

I have not used the app yet, but the customer service so far has been incredible! Waiting for them to install my app and then i can give better feedback

ChampionCoffeeCompany
United States
2 months using the app
December 23, 2020

They use to have "build a box" but I can't find that feature/functionality anymore. Is there a timeline to bring it back? is it coming back?

Melatta
United States
19 days using the app
Edited January 12, 2021

Note:
As far as I checked, Shopify Plus account requires to translate English text into local languages in a user account page and subscription management page of V2. We are thinking it is a critical problem and asked both Shopify and Bold support team to fix it. I installed the app and set it up to offer subscription option to our user, mainly Japanese. They have a good localization support page and when I had problems, the online chat support teams help me out timely and kindly.

東京ヴィーガン餃子
Japan
15 days using the app
BOLD replied January 12, 2021

Thank you so much for the feedback! Very happy to hear that you found our online chat time timely and helpful. Wishing you all the best with your subscription business!

March 21, 2021

We decided to try Bold Subscriptions because of the ease of installation and the nice documentation. Indeed, the setup was very quick and straightforward. Creating subscription groups was a true breeze. Unfortunately, their new version of Bold Subscriptions is only in english and is incompatible with translation apps (confirmed by Bold support). This makes the app unusable for a shop that is not in english. Perhaps I will reconsider when they do implement functionality for other languages! If you only need english, this is the app for you, it is very solid.

Café Céleste
Canada
5 days using the app