Minta Social Videos Auto Post

Charges continue even if unused – be careful!
This has been the most unreasonable experience I've had with any Shopify app so far. Even though I wasn’t actively using the app, I was still charged $5 every month. The support team explained that if you don’t want to use the app after the 7-day trial, you must uninstall it from your store. I want to emphasize this clearly: Unless you remove the app from your store, the subscription fee will continue to be charged. Simply removing your payment information inside the app is not enough. I've never encountered such a system with any other app I’ve downloaded from the Shopify App Store. New users should definitely be cautious.

The problem with me is not the app itself. It's bad customer service. I tried cancelling my subscription with this app because it's too expensive for me. When I reached out to support, they lied and told me to uninstall it to cancel it. That's what I did and they kept charging me. As a result, my jewelry shop is frozen.

WARNING this app is a scam, they will charge big lots of money, even when you set it to use the test credits. They will continue to charge you, without any notice and you will see a big bill in you shopify billing (More than USD200). Alex then will just tell you a lots of lies on the support and will just block you. I have escalated this to Shopify support.

Update 05/09/24: They has just post a reply to my post, IS A COMPLETE LIE, they has not sent any DM to me, nor mail or anything, and I contacted they and they don´t want to help or solve the issue, this guys are a real danger, dont´t ever let them has acces to you credit card.

No wonder they want new subscribers to make a promo video before the customer realizes what a useless and ripoff service Minta is. From the beginning of the service I was unimpressed with the quality of the videos which kept repeating the same products in addition to stating Black Friday sale in the middle of May. I made my payment, I was not late. I paid on time yet for some reason Minta decided to not only not run my ads on Facebook and Tiktok-which had already been running but refused to also run the ads for Pinterest and Instagram which I had added. After waiting a week for them to get the ads all going. NOTHING. I had to reach out four different times and just got the runaround. Requested a refund. Don't trust this company. Trust the one-star reviews not the five stars that can be bought.

Ist nicht schlecht, aber hat zu wenige Einstellmöglichkeiten um die Videos wirklich voll automatisiert laufen zu lassen. Wirklich professionell kann man damit nicht seinen Social Media Content kreieren.

UPDATE (Sterne von 1 auf 3 hochgesetzt): Ich möchte nun im Detail darauf eingehen was alles verbessert werden sollte bzw. derzeit nicht funktioniert. Da ich, und das muss ich zugeben, ursprünglich etwas zu hart urteilte und meine Kritik zu allgemein gehalten und ich mich nicht auf explizite Probleme mit der App bezog.

Ich habe Minta abonniert um 35$ per Monat. Auch wenn es ein happiger Preis zu sein scheint war es mir eine Volll-Automatisierung wert, da ich weiß wieviel Zeit content creation auf mehreren Plattformen kosten kann.. Nun ja, das funktioniert nur, wenn sie am Anfang des Videos das brand slide nicht einfügen. Denn wenn sie das tun, dann werden die Thumbnails ihrer erstellten Videos (sie haben nur 70 p.m.) in ihrer voreingestellten brand Farbe erscheinen- ohne Logo. 1.) Leider kann man die thumbnails der generierten Videos nicht vorab aussuchen, was normalerweise schon Standard auf jeder social media plattform ist- daher werden sie auf jeder Plattform, auf der die Videos gepostet werden, sprich Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook und TikTok, als blank dargestellt. Das sieht nicht nur unprofessionell aus, das ist fast schon geschäftsschädigend und Reichweite erzielt man mit Videos ohne Thumbnail auch nicht. Damit fällt die Voll-Automatisierung schonmal aus. Also muss man alles händisch herunterladen und manuell auf die einzelnen Plattformen hochladen. Nehmen wir an Minta fixed diesen bug. 2.) Dann kommen wir zum nächsten Problem: Beim automatischen planner kann man die Beschreibungstexte seiner Produkte nicht automatisch einbinden.. nur den Titel und den Preis des Produkts kann man automatisiert anzeigen lassen. 3.) Die Musikauswahl ist sehr bescheiden. Es wäre toll die Musikauswahl von TikTok für TikTok Videos und Meta lizenzierte Songs für Instagram und Facebook Reels zur Verfügung zu stellen. Da die Songs ohnehin auf diesen Plattformen lizenziert sind, wäre eine Verwendung der jeweiligen Musikbibliotheken in Ordnung. 4.) Angenommen Minta fixed die Punkte 1,2 und 3, dann wäre da noch das Problem dass die autopost app nicht erkennt, welche Produkte schon auf den jeweiligen Plattformen gepostet wurden. Da kein Abgleich geschieht könnten, wenn man Pech hat, mehrere Videos desselben Produkts hintereinander gepostet werden. Das heißt es ist erst wieder manuelles überwachen notwendig. 5.) Man hat die Möglichkeit, sich diverse templates einzurichten und per Stern als Favorit zu speichern. Das gilt aber leider nicht für auto posts .. hier werden einfach mal alle templates ausgewählt und man hat absolut keine Übersicht welche templates die waren, die man sich zuvor in stundenlanger Arbeit ausgesucht hatte. 6.) Alle Bilder eines Produkts werden hochgeladen, ich würde jedoch gerne selbst entscheiden welche Bilder und in welcher Reihenfolge ich sie für Posts verwenden möchte.

Fazit: Ob ich noch zahlender Minta Kunde bin? - Ja, bin ich. Einfach weil es derzeit keine anderen, mir bekannten, Alternativen gibt. Ob ich happy bin? Nein, es gibt noch zuviele Probleme sodass es für meine Bedürfnisse nicht automatisiert erzeugt werden kann. Aber immerhin bekomme ich die Videos, welche ich mir downloaden und anschließend mittels der meta business suite/tiktok creator/pinterest planner mühsam einzeln erstellen und planen kann.. inklusive der mir wichtigen Produktbeschreibungen und besserer Musik.

Wenn eine andere App auf den Markt kommt die diese auto-posts nach meinen Vorstellungen generieren kann werde ich wechseln- sofern sich bis dahin nichts ändert.

Minta's videos have been invaluable in boosting my social media following, and I'm deeply thankful. I wholeheartedly recommend them to everyone seeking growth in their online networks.

GameChanger for My Brand!

Using Minta has completely transformed the way I market my brand, The Legacy Shirts. As a small business owner with a million things to juggle, Minta became my secret weapon. It effortlessly turned my products into stunning videos and social media content, literally saving me hours every week.

The templates are not only professional but also fun and eye-catching, which fits perfectly with my nostalgic, empowering brand vibe. Within the first week, I noticed a huge boost in engagement and clicks. People were finally seeing The Legacy Shirts the way I envisioned in my mind.

What I love most is how easy it is to schedule and post across platforms directly from the app. No more scrambling last minute or hiring outside help. Minta makes me look like I have a full marketing team behind me!

If you have an eCommerce store and want to stand out, this is the tool to have in your toolbox. Minta gave my brand the voice, style, and visibility it deserved. Thank you, Minta!

— Giselle Mosley, Founder of The Legacy Shirts

5 STARS. I had a small issue at 1st. Avrham set up a video meeting to discuss my issue and resolved it immediately. I love using the service. It gets my store alot of views. I would suggest it for anyone struggling with sales.

I installed this app but never got to use it because I was hospitalized. I originally chose it because it stated “pay as you go,” but I was unexpectedly billed for a yearly plan. I immediately contacted customer service, since I never used the app, uninstalled it, and do not intend to use it.

Despite this, I was told they could not reverse the yearly charge—even though the charge just appeared today through Shopify and PayPal. Their excuse was that the charge “went through two weeks ago” and I was “one week late” to claim a refund. This makes no sense, as I only received the PayPal and Shopify notifications today.

Ashley from support even suggested that since I had now “paid,” I could just use the app for the year. But I had already uninstalled it! What part of I do not want or use your service is so hard to understand?

This company feels untrustworthy, and I would not recommend them to anyone.

Thank you Avraham for making sure my concerns were addressed. Your immediate response demonstrates Minta's commitment to making sure consumers are not only heard but also thoroughly supported.

I asked for a refund after explaining to Minta customer service the application did not function properly on my webpage. The heads of my models and items of clothing were cut off on my IG posts even after making edits. I ended up deleting several of their social media posts. I reached out immediately when I saw the charges pending on my account.

I am a small business owner and can not afford an annual membership. Also the application is no longer available as a download on my webpage to use, even if I wanted to try it again (which I do not). It also took me 3 tries over the course of a month for someone to finally respond to my concerns. I started on August 1st and last night customer service finally told me I agreed to pay the annual membership and would not refund my money. That is not the case. I would not willingly agree to pay for something that does not work properly.