Shopify Inbox , 4,096 reviews

Overall rating
4.7
Counts per rating level
  • 77% of ratings are 5 stars
  • 14% of ratings are 4 stars
  • 4% of ratings are 3 stars
  • 2% of ratings are 2 stars
  • 4% of ratings are 1 stars
What merchants think

Feedback submitted

Merchants appreciate this app for its real-time customer interaction, user-friendly interface, and easy integration. They find the customer profile and order history features useful for personalizing chats. The "Quick Replies" function, instant answers setup, and the ability to respond via email to missed chats are also favored. Merchants value the option to offer products or discounts during a chat. The app's affordability and supportive customer service are additional benefits.

June 4, 2021

It was quite frustrating having the automated "check my order status" question in the chatbox and having the clients asked about their phone numbers to be able to chat. The process seems overcomplicated. As a client, I would be annoyed to have to provide my phone number for a simple inquire, I would not continue and, frustrated, I would leave the site altogether. I would like to suggest providing the user with the ability to choose what they want to ask the client, if anything, and if they want this "check my order status" to appear. I understand the idea of trying to link the phone number of an existing registered client but I feel that it overcomplicate the communication unnecessarily. Maybe having an option that enables the staff that is chatting with the client to manually assign that chat session to a client would be more suitable. Thank you and I hope to have helped.

Maple Road Consulting Inc
Canada
Over 1 year using the app
March 17, 2022

For a free application it's fine. I am displeased with the fact that your chat transcripts do not attach to the customer record. Standard SOP for a CRM.

Tincredible Treats
United States
Over 1 year using the app
Shopify replied March 31, 2022

Thanks so much for this, your feedback is so valuable to help the dev team know where to focus updates and improvements etc. I will certainly be passing on this feedback - Ivy, Shopify Support

September 9, 2021

I installed this app as I thought it would be great to talk to my customers in real time. However when it pings at me by the time the app opens the conversation the visitor has usually left the store. Its too slow to load the conversation. Very disappointed.

Life of Riley Pet Products
New Zealand
Over 1 year using the app
Shopify replied October 5, 2021

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us here and I can appreciate the frustration with these delayed notifications. I will pass your comments onto our development team who work with the Shopify Inbox app, to see if this is something that can be looked into and worked on as the app develops over time. -Victor, Shopify Support

December 7, 2019

This has been a good validation that we should have chat, and it's great that it's free to help us learn that but there are some significant improvements needed. Pros: easy integration to give it a try, works on mobile (iPhone), the ability to send products is great.

Cons:

- There's no sound/indicator when a new chat comes in unless I have my volume on. I like to keep my phone on vibrate.
- Would like a desktop version available so I don't have to keep an eye on my phone
- Would like to set available hours and/or an "Away" notification
- Would like to capture emails for later response if away. I feel terrible missing a chat and it's very poor form.

KEVA Planks
United States
Over 1 year using the app
August 19, 2021

It's a good app, my visitors use it a lot. However:
- The size should be customizable. It looks very big on mobile. - There should be an option to add it to the menu instead of having an intrusive bubble on the screen. If that is fixed, it's a 5/5

OmegaBurn
United States
Over 1 year using the app
May 25, 2022

Not really impressed. Seems to slow site down and when I asked for help to change the Chat with us to Chat with me, I got a canned response that didn't address the issue.

Andrea Bonelli
United States
Over 1 year using the app
Shopify replied June 22, 2022

Hey, Andrea. Thank you for taking the time and sharing this feedback with us! Though the site speed could be contributed by multiple factors, we'd recommend testing the performance using different devices or networks. If you're still experiencing issues with the performance/speed, then we'd be happy to take a closer look at your account. Please visit the Shopify Help Center (https://bit.ly/2AWw5VA) and log into your account to create a support request.

As for adding a custom greeting message, we've got a step-by-step guide on that right over here: https://bit.ly/2AWw5VA. If you need further assistance with changing the appearance of Shopify Inbox, don't hesitate to get in touch with us. Cheers! -Elias, Shopify Support

April 9, 2022

L'app ha naturalmente la potenzialità solo per il fatto che è nativa. Ciò che manca però di importante: la possibilità di poter gestire piu store, switchando da un'account all'altro, ricevere i messaggi anche via mail per poter rispondere anche dalle email, e soprattutto la possibilità di cercare tra i messaggi (se ne hai per esempio anche solo 1000 diventa impossibile risalire). Le notifiche non hanno sempre un feedback push, la latenza è un problema per un'assistenza live.

Cucinosano
Italy
About 1 year using the app
August 22, 2019

I have multiple stores and they App only works with one store login? will they upgrade so you can use it on many stores?

Bakeware New Zealand
New Zealand
About 1 year using the app
Edited September 26, 2022

So sosish app. On the plus side it's easy to use and integrate with Shopify. On the other hand, desktop version is pretty crappy (crashes frequently) and does not have basic things like a search function.

MamaFoods
United States
About 1 year using the app
September 5, 2019

The widget is not optimized for Safari browser. Almost on all iPhones and MacBooks using Safari browser the white chat widget is not centered. And when opening it in Safari browser MacBook, after refreshing the page, the widget never shows up.

FixProvider
United States
About 1 year using the app
Shopify replied September 12, 2019

Hello FixProvider -
Thank you for your feedback and letting us know about the problems you were seeing in Safari. We have fixed the centering issue as well as the problem that prevented the widget from showing up after a page refresh. You should see those working properly now.

All the best,
Ellen