Reviews (79)

Overall rating
4.5
Counts per rating level
  • 76% of ratings are 5 stars
  • 11% of ratings are 4 stars
  • 0% of ratings are 3 stars
  • 5% of ratings are 2 stars
  • 8% of ratings are 1 stars
October 22, 2021

Actually it is useless to my website. I installed it to post a giveaway, but it worked not well at all. It'll cost 158$ on my billing list.

Meowfuns
United States
9 days using the app
Gleam replied October 23, 2021

Thanks for your review! I can see you've upgraded to an unnecessary Rewards plan alongside your Competitions one - just submit a support ticket and someone on the team will gladly help you rectify this problem and reverse the charges on your Shopify bill :)

July 30, 2018

Unfortunately, this APP doesn't support other languages than English.

Well, they say it supports 25 languages (French included) but in reality... Many of translations are missing (so phrases remain in English), are weird and not natural, or are made with Google translator which is even worse I think.
And if you would like to change all these texts by yourself, you have to pay 100$/month more for a plan that includes this option.

Too bad because app seems to be good (but I'm not sure because I couldn't even run any contest because of this language issue).

S Medio
Poland
6 days using the app
Gleam replied April 25, 2019

Thanks for your feedback, we've since overhauled our translation process to ensure higher quality and faster turnaround time for highlighted issues like this.

Sorry for the poor experience there!

Edited December 28, 2021

Unfortunately this app just requires plan upgrade after plan upgrade in order to get any real use from it. The final straw for me was not being able to use competition hashtag entries unless I upgraded to an almost $400USD / month plan!
Until you upgrade to the next plans from the last plans (all payable immediately) you won't really know easily, what you are in for.

ZAC MOTOR SPORT
Australia
3 days using the app
Gleam replied December 28, 2021

Sorry to hear about your problems, you can import from #hashtags on our Business plan which is $149 per month - this is highlighted on our Pricing page: https://gleam.io/pricing

We do have a refund policy that is happy to refund any purchases if the plan doesn't suit your campaign before you launch, I can see someone has done this for you :)

Edited February 16, 2017

We absolutely LOVE GLEAM! One of our favorite apps. And Stuart is VERY on top of things.

http://titansurvival.com

Titanparacord
United States
About 1 hour using the app
July 30, 2021

Wasted $39 to try the app for 8 minutes to realize it wasn't going to work. Once you start building a contest you realize there are several paid upgrades you need to do almost anything. Purchased one upgrade, realized I needed two more, thought this app was a good free choice and then found it would cost over $150 a month to do what I need. Disappointed I just wasted $39

Main Event Emblems
Canada
24 minutes using the app
Gleam replied July 31, 2021

Our refund policy covers cases like this, if you've upgraded but decide the app isn't for you before launching your campaign just submit a support ticket and we'll refund no questions asked!

March 28, 2023

Pretty cool, but wish there was more support at the free level. As a startup, I don't have a lot of funds for monthly services right now but still want to do normal things like grow my newsletter subscription to the few people who will participate. I feel like subscription levels should be centered around the number of users being reached or something...

Wrist Drip
United States
8 minutes using the app
March 27, 2014

Gleam is an incredible tool for our business. What a simply way to generate buzz for our brand across all our social media platforms. Before we used Gleam we manually had to keep track of contests manually on multiple social media websites with some sketchy processes to pick a winner.

The first time we used Gleam we got 1200 people added to our newsletter, and several hundred to our other platforms. Great value for the dollar.

It's been a great tool for growing our business, the software is super easy to use, the team behind the app is awesome, and it's always improving. I highly recommend this app!

Beardbrand™
United States
October 5, 2014

Easily our new favourite app. Gleam is super intuitive and EXACTLY what we were looking for! It has already added tons of likes and follows to our networks, A++

BOBO ACADEMY
Canada
September 16, 2016

used this before signing up with Shopify and I love Gleam. Works even better in Shopify. Recommended!

Zennbrae
Canada