Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist , 1,981 reviews
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Merchants highly value this app for its diverse features such as a loyalty program, wishlist, and product reviews, which help boost sales and customer retention. They appreciate its user-friendly interface, easy setup, and smooth Shopify integration. The referral and social sharing rewards system is recognized for broadening customer reach. The app's customer support is praised for its efficiency and responsiveness. Merchants also note its cost-effectiveness, with some stating it replaces multiple other apps. The translation feature is beneficial for businesses catering to a diverse audience.
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If you're migrating reviews from another platform, do not let Growave do your migration. During the sales demo call, I was cheerfully reassured that they have an expert development team who could do the full migration of my reviews from Yotpo to Growave. Not so. I prepared the csv file according to what I was told but each time their developers tried to import them, customer service would email saying something needed to be changed. The launch of my redesigned site was delayed because we were waiting to get all the old reviews in place. This happened 6 times and each time, it took 2 days to find out it wasn't what they wanted. This cost me almost 2 weeks.
I've migrated from platform to platform before and have had issues, so it was expected to have to alter the csv a couple of times. But it became ridiculous. Despite everything being in the right place on the csv. Over half of the review images were missing. Every review imported as being from an "unverified" customer, so I had to go through and verify 500+ reviews.
There was an empty field for a review heading, so the reviews looked incomplete--(all my reviews had headings but I was told to take that column out, as their app didn't allow space for headings). So I manually added all of the headings.
Not wanting to wait for them to fix it, I added all the missing photos to their respective reviews. Then realized that my review comments---which can't be edited or removed via the dashboard--were showing up with strings of symbols in place of apostrophes, making it look like I don't know how to use punctuation. I asked for the review comments to be edited by their devs and was told they couldn't be changed but they could be removed (this is always customer service emailing, btw...they don't let you communicate with tech support or a developer at any point). So I said sure, just remove them and I'll add them back in later, with proper punctuation. As long as they didn't overwrite any of the updates I'd made the week before, that was fine with me. Customer support said the dev team wouldn't overwrite anything I'd added (photos, verification, review headings).
Before 100% giving them the green light to remove my review comments, I reiterated that I DID NOT WANT THEM TO OVERWRITE MY EDITS. I'd spent a couple of full work days manually updating everything the import either missed or entered wrong.
3 days later, the devs completed the review comment removal and when I checked their work, there were 150+ less reviews showing up in my dashboard. Among the 399 that were there, the ones I manually added photos to now had zero photos. The review headings were missing and there were unverified customers again (they were all verified and I had fixed that!). I realized that what they did was they exported the reivews to a new csv, made some changes and then reimported it without adding new fields for verification status and review headings. So basically their new import overwrote all of my edits. I honestly can't explain how all the images I had added disappeared...
At that point, I told customer support I was going to leave a frank review and uninstall the app, request a refund for the 2 months I paid them ($49/month). They got back to me right away and said they were so sorry and would give me 2 months free, plus the dev team would make everything right. I agreed to give them a second chance but a week later, the work had not been completed yet. When asked, customer service said they were very busy and that it wouldn't be done until the end of April---again, ridiculous. I said this was unacceptable and I wasn't going to wait weeks more for them to fix the mistakes they made (and this was not something I could fix, they make it impossible for you to DIY anything, the overlords have to do it all for you). Again, I let them know I would be uninstalling and leaving this review. I was begged for a 3rd chance and stupidly, I agreed to trust them yet again.
Just checked their "fix" and I see now that there are product reviews showing on the wrong product pages, the wrong images are showing on reviews and I'm still missing half of my review images. I can't believe I was trusting enough to let this go on for almost 3 months.
On top of the gigantic headache the review migration caused (not to mention missing my scheduled launch of our site redesign by 7 weeks because of Growave's tech support incompetence), the Rewards program is a disaster. If you've downloaded this app, be sure to dig deep into Rewards settings, paying special attention to the language used for automated customer messages (the ones triggered by members' actions). Many of them are worded in broken English and some are downright bizarre...lots of incorrect grammar and lack of punctuation, or coming across as totally unprofessional and even unfriendly.
If you're operating in the U.S. and are planning to use any of this program's features, I recommend combing through all the automated messaging to fix errors and make them sound at least a little friendly. If you are migrating reviews, I also recommend adding your reviews--no matter how many you have--manually. Don't let their sunny sales team chirpily talk you into handing that over to their version of the Wizard of Oz, the silly, incompetent fool trying to control everything behind a curtain.
For some reason, it seems impossible to perform a full migration of all reviews with their associated photos intact, despite having your csv perfectly constructed to match the template.
For the record, another weird thing is the only full example name on their csv import template for reviews is...Sasha Gray. Which at first made me laugh but after the hell they've put me through, I think this company is really being run by a bunch of snarky kids who think they're outsmarting everyone. Not only is this app not worth $49/month, I feel like they should pay me for my time and for the last 3 months of lost revenue. Now I'm back to square one, starting over with a different app. Wish me luck.
Hi, the team at Fit for a Pit and Heather!
Thank you for your valuable feedback. I’m sorry to hear about your experience and that our staff didn’t meet the level of service we strive for here at Growave. We would like to take this opportunity to rectify the situation and help make it right for you.
In response to your comment about the communication with tech support, I will be sure to pass on your feedback to our team members here, and we will work hard to ensure that we maintain transparency going forward.
I’d love the opportunity to discuss your concerns further with you. I’m hopeful this will give you a chance to share any part of your story that wasn’t told before as well as offer some resolution from our side on how we can help make things right between us. If there are other ways I can help, please let me know!
Thank you again for taking the time out of your day to give us this feedback, we can’t fix the past but you have my personal commitment to improving the situation. Until then, please accept my sincerest apologies on behalf of everyone on the team. 🙏🏻
Sincerely,
Head of Support Department
Have ran into issues with Growave time and time again over the last 2 odd years of using the app, and their live chat team seem to never be able to give me clear cut answers. The same one liner is always used , "let me forward this to our developers and get back to you when we receive a reply." They've recently updated the app and are now sending "system notification" standardised emails to your customers BUT you are unable to access these emails to customise them to suit your brand. The reason given was "if we change these templates for you, we will have to change it for everyone else". So in essence, you are unable to see what they send to your customers which makes no sense. There are a number of other issues with this app that I won't go into detail here, but overall I would not recommend this app for its lack of customer service and lack of customisable functionalities.
Hi, the team at AJ Craft Supplies,
We would like to apologize for your recent experience. We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied with Growave😔.
Being known for our great customer service, we would like to make things right. I will forward your feedback to my management and we will work on improving the qualifications and professionalism of our employees in order to provide helpful assistance to your customers😊!
Regarding the issue with the customer receiving the emails, I'd like to kindly let you know that all of the emails are triggered based on the actions made by the customers. Moreover, we are working on adding the possibility to edit the "System notifications" and we will do our best to launch it as soon as possible. Thank you so much and hope for your understanding 🙏.
By the way, I contacted you via live chat and was not able to receive an answer. Could you please kindly check it and let me know your thoughts?🙌🏻
We value our customers' opinions and would like to thank you for bringing this to our attention💙.
Even though I told them not to call me, they kept calling from different numbers, asking me to change my review. Stop calling me!!!!! It's your APP real issue. Other customer need to know how it works!
The social login function doesn't work at all!!!! I have send the issue video. But the support just say they have tested and it could work.. But I can't work either my friend.
Now they asked me to create an account then could use the social login function. If so why it is called social login???? All we want is customers don't need to create an account and easy login. Too bad. Bad product bad service! Stay away from this app.
Dear Megan and the team at ViVi Stationery,
I want to personally address the concerns you've raised in your review and reassure you that the issues you faced have been resolved. Your feedback is of utmost importance, and I deeply appreciate your patience and understanding throughout this process.
Firstly, I'd like to apologize for any inconvenience caused by our attempts to reach out. We found a workaround and wanted to share it with you. It's clear that you preferred not to receive phone calls, and I'm genuinely sorry if this made you uncomfortable. Our intention was to assist you in resolving the issues with our app, and I understand that our approach may not have been aligned with your preferences.
I want to express my gratitude for your efforts in sharing the issue video at the first step. I also wanted to acknowledge your eagerness to follow our recommendations on how to help us identify the issues, as we tested and simulated different scenarios on a number of devices. I personally prioritized this problem, and dedicated developers were assigned to find a solution. While our initial tests indicated that the issues were resolved, it's clear that it didn't work as expected on your end, and for that, I apologize, but now everything works in the way it has to.
Your feedback highlights an area where we can improve, and I appreciate your honesty in bringing this to our attention. I want to emphasize that we take your feedback seriously, and we have made the necessary adjustments to ensure that the issues you faced have been resolved. My aim is to provide you with a seamless and hassle-free experience with our app.
I want to personally thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with me. Your feedback helps us grow and refine our services. If you change your mind or have additional feedback, please don't hesitate to reach out. I'm here to help, and your satisfaction remains my top priority. Please address the email with 'Attn: Begaiym' at support@growave.io
Thank you for being so understanding, and I look forward to the opportunity to provide you with an improved experience in the future.
Warm regards,
Begaiym,
Reputation Manager.
I have ran into three major bugs so far. They still have at least one huge bug right now.
1. They had a bug that allowed somebody to share to Facebook over and over with no time delay and generate fraudulent gift cards out of thin air extremely quickly. Somebody ran up probably 750,000 points or so in one evening by doing this on loop. I spent an entire weekend trying to disable the fraudulent accounts and cards.
2. Woke up this morning four months later to see that people are still able to order products that they never paid for, with gift cards that were created out of thin air, that were disabled four months ago. This is a big deal, this was $75,000 created before I realized what was going on, four months later it's still not fixed.
3. There was also another bug that rewarded points for using points which is ridiculous, and it still didn't work right even after the support team pointed out which setting should be used and was updated. I sell high ticket items so for example if somebody bought $10,000 worth of items, they got a $1,000 gift card, but then when they used that gift card, they were rewarded with another $100 gift card, then another $10 for using that one, which is absurd.
Tried to be understanding but if they're not going to take this seriously then everybody else needs to know about potentially huge issues with the app revolving around reward points and gift cards. Ones that you did not sign up for.
Dear team at Paducah Home Theater,
We are so sorry to hear that you faced such an unacceptable experience with our app 😢. We want to thank you for bringing it to our attention.
Our team normally takes into account every detail, and we regret that we missed something. We apologize on behalf of everyone at Growave. Please know that your situation was an exception. 😓
The senior dev team has investigated the case with the "Share the Facebook" rule and checked every single customer. We've dropped all the gift cards received by the fraud method. And also, we kept the gift cards that were earned in an honest way.
Moreover, in order to avoid such an inappropriate way of earning points, our dev team has added one more validation (verification step) before issuing points.
As for the earning points for gift cards as well, please be kindly informed that according to Shopify's rules, the gift card is accepted as real money, that's why the reward is issued as for real spend money. However, we took into account your feedback and in a very short time changed the app's logic.
Now you can exclude the gift cards from Growave dashboard -> Settings -> Reward ->http://joxi.ru/xAeaDbDcM9Yk9A .
Our valuable customer feedback helps us to be better, and we highly appreciate it. We truly believe that your experience could have been better and so sad that we failed in delivering the service you deserve.
We believe that temporary problems will not become an obstacle to building a long and strong relationships and we highly appreciate that you are still with us. 🙌🏻
Absolutely horrible experience for my customers and myself ever since installing this app. Be prepared for a LOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTT of wasted time trying to get customer support to actually help you get anything done when there's an issue- they just want to blame it on Shopify when it's really all on their end
Dear Jetana and Nightmare Before Stitches team,
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about our app. We value all input from our users, and we're sorry to hear that you had a less-than-satisfactory experience.
We understand your frustration and want to assure you that our team is actively working on addressing the issues you've mentioned. Our goal is to continuously improve and enhance our app to meet the needs and expectations of our users.
We were trying to contact you, but could not get any answer, thus it would be awesome if you could give us more information or get in touch with our support staff so that we can better understand the precise issues you ran into. We would appreciate the chance to address any issues you may have and provide you with immediate assistance. We are available for you 24/7.
Your feedback is invaluable in helping us identify areas for improvement, and we take your comments seriously. We'll use this as a learning experience to make our app even better.
Thank you again for your honest feedback. We hope you'll consider giving our app another try, and we look forward to providing you with a more positive experience in the future.
Aziz,
Growave Support team.
Do not leave negative review - for your peace of mind.
No notification when you exceed your orders limit. You are out of answers when customer asks you how to apply reward, because you have no clue and have dig it out. Points aren't calculated correctly in British Pounds. You'll have to adjust every order (when customer spotted) manually.
If you want pease of mind, please do not leave negative review.
I have my all windows closed from incoming calls and emails from this corner shop.
Dear Vapesavers team,
We value our customers' opinions and would like to thank you for bringing this to our attention. Moreover, we’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience with Growave and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies. 😢
Regarding your feedback about the order limit, please kindly be informed that we send three email notifications every month if the merchant exceeds the order limit. Also, we have a notification directly in the Admin panel in order for our merchants to be informed.
I would like to mention that for self-study of our app, our team is constantly updating the knowledge base, where you can find answers to your questions. In addition, our customer support team is available 24/7 in order to assist you with all of your queries. 🤗 🙏
Concerning the currency Setting, our app relies on the base currency set in your Shopify Settings, and it converts the amount at the market exchange rate based on that setting. If you allow us the chance to speak with you at your earliest convenience, we would like to make it right so we can get this sorted out as soon as possible. 🙌
I used this app for over a year and it was a big mistake for our store. I would say that in the last year or so I received only a couple of reviews and I couldn't understand why. I changed from this provider to another and started getting reviews immediately. The cost of using this program is immeasurable to us.
Hi team at Playroom Avenue, 😇
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We're sorry to hear that you were disappointed with our product. Our goal is to provide our customers with the best possible experience, and we regret that we fell short in your case. 🙏🏻
We take all feedback seriously and we would like to use this opportunity to make things right.
We have made multiple attempts to contact you via Skype and email, but unfortunately, we have been unsuccessful in reaching you. Our aim was to ensure a clear and accurate understanding of the situation with the Reviews feature as this information could assist us in comprehending the circumstances better and making the necessary improvements.
We would greatly appreciate it if you could reach out to us at your earliest convenience so we can discuss a resolution that will work for you. ⭐️
In search for a simple refer-a-friend function, I made the mistake of installing Growave. This app is absolute bloatware. It will install all sorts of functionality all over your site. Use with caution as every install has the potential to slow down your site and, unless you're using all functionality, that's by definition a bad outcome. Deleting it required removal from the app itself and from Shopify admin.
Hi team of Allster and Eddie,
We are so sorry to learn that our app didn't meet your expectations 😞.
Long-term and fruitful cooperation with our valuable customers is one of our main priorities, and that's why our big team works hard every day to make the app as easy and effective as possible.
Growave is a 5-in-1 app for building loyal and trustful relations between shop owners and customer. Nevertheless, according to your marketing strategy and the needs of the shop, the features can be easily enabled or disabled.
Moreover, our Support team works 24/7 to assist you with all your queries. All you need to do is reach out and the team will do their best to meet your expectations.
As for loading speed. I totally understand how important it is for you to optimize your site's speed. However, I would like to kindly note that our platform and all of our products are loaded asynchronously so they don't affect the overall speed of page loading. We use a lazy load for our widgets, buttons, and icons.
Please give us a chance to check if our app affected the site's speed or not. Our dev team will be happy to test the speed with our app and without.
About deleting from Shopify dashboard, please let me kindly inform you that we use Shopify for charging our customers. That's why if you don't delete our app from there, you'll keep on being charged.
We'd really appreciate it if we were able to talk about your feedback more and find a solution to your queries.
Please let us know your thoughts. Looking forward to your reply 🙏🏻!
A mysterious "glitch" for 5 weeks have left me unable to use this software and all I continually get is: "We will reach out to you shortly for a resolution." Asked for a refund over SEVEN TIMES now and have never been given a straight answer. Absolutely ridiculous! Reporting to Shopify to get my refund.
Dear Shea Shea Bakery team,
On behalf of Growave team, we would like to apologize for your negative experience with us 😥.
Please let us inform you that we do value every merchant and it's important to us that all of our beloved customers are happy with our application.
We went ahead and conducted a thorough investigation of all your queries, and we noticed that our support manager missed your refund query as it was among your other requests.
Please accept our sincere thousand apologies for that. We do understand that it's a glaring mistake, unfortunately, this happens when contact is not face-to-face 😔.
Additionally, we hasten to inform you that first of all we have already made you a refund for the requested period.
If there is anything we can do to get you to give us another chance or make things right, please feel free to message us directly support@growave.io or via Live chat.
By the way, we contacted you via chat and Skype and unfortunately were not able to receive an answer 😔.
We don’t know if we can wish that we can see you again in our ranks in the future, Shea Shea Bakery team. We wish you only the best and hope that you will be able to regain your trust in us someday.
Quiero cambiar la divisa, o usar la divisa predeterminada de mi tienda (Peso mexicano). Gracias...
Hi, the team at new-wey!
Thank you for your valuable feedback and for taking the time to share your experience with us. 🙌🏻
In regard to the Currency Setting, please be kindly informed that our app relies on the base currency set in your Shopify Settings and it converts the amount at the market exchange rate based on that setting. We would really love to assist you with this matter if you decide to download our app again.
Moreover, we have made multiple attempts to contact you via Skype and email, but unfortunately, we have been unsuccessful in reaching you. We would really appreciate it if you get back to us so we can solve the current situation with the currency setting. Because our aim here is to help you and to ensure that you are satisfied. 😊
Best regard,
Growave Customer Support