Reviews (559)

Overall rating
2.2
Counts per rating level
  • 13% of ratings are 5 stars
  • 11% of ratings are 4 stars
  • 14% of ratings are 3 stars
  • 15% of ratings are 2 stars
  • 47% of ratings are 1 stars
May 27, 2023

This app is glitchy. It keeps saying that it has created barcodes for products but when I got to print them then it says I have not created them.

Rebellious Unicorns
Canada
Over 1 year using the app
Shopify replied May 30, 2023

Hi, there! Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. That issue shouldn't be occurring, so if you haven't already, I recommend contacting our live support team so we can investigate further. You can get in touch by logging in through the Help Center: https://bit.ly/2AWw5VA. Thanks again! - Greta, Shopify Support

July 9, 2023

Have been using this for two years it worked great. As of this week it will only work on mobile, which is way more tedious..

Midnight Lunch
United States
Over 1 year using the app
Shopify replied August 9, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to share your review. Our app works across multiple browsers including the Shopify Mobile app. If you are experiencing issues using it via web browser, make sure to clear your cache and cookies or test against a private window. -Olivia, Shopify Support

April 29, 2022

For some reason it completly quit on me. It show me an error. so i deletd it and try toinstall it again and now the app just doesn't work. doesn't allow me to add it and it show me the error again. this is all crazy. I have no idea what to do. I have lots of labels to make and ths is very frustrated.

Cosmica World Boutique
United States
Over 1 year using the app
Shopify replied May 28, 2022

Thank you for reaching out and bringing this to our attention! If reinstalling the app didn't resolve the issue, then it's possible that the issue could be related to the cookies settings on your browser. To resolve this, we'd first recommend checking your browser's settings to see if you have enabled cookies (https://bit.ly/3MZBAmE). You can also try using a different browser or device to check whether the issue is localized or system-wide.

If the issue continues to persist, then it looks like we'll need to access your account in order to resolve the issue. While we’re not able to provide account-specific support via the Shopify app store at this time, we’d be happy to continue assisting you through live chat, email, or callback. Please visit the Shopify Help Center (https://bit.ly/2AWw5VA) and log in to your account to create a support request. Cheers! -Elias, Shopify Support

February 21, 2022

Terrible. Continually problems with Google shopping feed. All the barcodes state that they are" not valid" with GTIN and google turned it down. I did an online chat and resolved some of the issues, but then checked back and everything is still the same. Not valid Barcode. Very frustrated. I am extremely unhappy and this seems to be an issue for others as well as me. I will come back to change my rating if support help me to have "valid" GTIN that google shopping won't turn me down.

Southern Rayne
United States
Over 1 year using the app
Shopify replied February 25, 2022

Hey, there. Thank you for taking the time and bringing this to our attention. It's important to note that the GTIN that Google requires is the unique product identifiers assigned by the manufacturers. While the GTIN isn't something that the Retail Barcode Labels app can help with, our barcodes can be used for store management purposes.

That being said, if you need help finding the GTIN for registered products, then you'll want to check out Google's documentation on that here: https://bit.ly/3HkUm4b. However, if you're selling custom products, then they do not need to have a unique identifier.

If you need more assistance with this issue, then this is something that our Support team would be happy to help you with. Please reach out to our Support team via the Shopify Help Center (https://bit.ly/2AWw5VA). Cheers! -Elias, Shopify Support

May 3, 2023

Prints barcodes but as soon as I try to scan with my POS it says not found or wont scan at all. This definitely is not user friendly.

Delightful Daisy Boutique, LLC
United States
Over 1 year using the app
Shopify replied May 5, 2023

Hi there. Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback. I'm sorry to hear that you've had a less than ideal experience using the Retail Barcode Labels app. If you haven't done so already, I'd encourage you to connect with our Live Support so we can take a closer look into the issue that you're experiencing: https://bit.ly/2AWw5VA. - Blair, Shopify Support

January 31, 2022

This app doesn't assist with in store barcoding effectively. It has no ability to show the original price & a marked down price. I have used this for years as it is the only option in Shopify but it is very disappointing.

Public Figure
Australia
About 1 year using the app
Shopify replied February 7, 2022

Thank you for writing your review and for sharing your concerns regarding the Retail Barcode Labels app. I can certainly see why being able to display the current price and the comparative price on your barcodes would be beneficial and I will be sure to pass your feedback onto our development team. -Victor, Shopify Support

October 26, 2023

The app creates barcodes using the last 8 digits of the variant ID. But this means that it's easy for the system to create duplicate barcodes if you have a large number of variants. This seems like such a basic requirement of a barcode system - that it should generate unique barcodes. I can't believe this is an official Shopify app and they've overlooked such a fundamental bit of functionality.

National Park Print Shop
United Kingdom
About 1 year using the app
Shopify replied October 27, 2023

Hi there. Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback, we truly appreciate it. We can completely understand the benefit of having that as a feature for the app. I've gone ahead and shared your feedback with our developers to consider in future updates. - Blair, Shopify Support

August 31, 2023

Can't get it to load anymore.

Hello Lovely Boutique Nebraska
United States
About 1 year using the app
Shopify replied September 12, 2023

Thank you for writing your review and I am sorry to hear that the Retail Barcode Labels app isn't loading for you. Please try reinstalling the app to see if that helps, but if you are still having loading issues please contact our support team directly for further help: https://shopify.link/vRnL. -Victor, Shopify Support

May 10, 2023

Labels are not showing the even after choosing the to show the price in the print and there is no way around it and no solution to be found

The Blingspot Studio
Pakistan
About 1 year using the app
Shopify replied May 12, 2023

Hi there. Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback. I'm sorry to hear that you're experiencing some trouble with the Retail Barcode Labels app. If you haven't done so already, I'd encourage you to connect with our Live Support so we can take a closer look into the issue: https://bit.ly/2AWw5VA. - Blair, Shopify Support

Edited August 28, 2022

Very poor app for handling the most important physical function in Shopify. Very disappointing. The poor function and printing of a barcode symbol is a good reason to never use Shopify. We had too many problems to get 20,000 labels working. Always an issue getting the barcode to print properly and read with the proprietary Socket Mobile scanner for Shopify POS. -The Documentation is poor to explain how layout works with "limited formats" and how that interacts with a thermal label printer with a label of a different size. There are so many label sizes. Why have such limits and not allow a standard dimension to be used?
- No warnings for character limits on barcodes. There should be a warning when printing barcodes on labels that might be too narrow and create readable issues in 128.
- No options to enable/disable compression, resizing or automatic "fit to size" within the app. Too much reliant on the print driver to adjust the barcode, when the app should be handling this.
- No options for custom layout , including text wrapping options, font size.
- No option to add a logo to the retail label. We want to add a small corporate logo somewhere on the label for branding.
- the variant and product selection screen is too basic. It should show you the BARCODE field and the fields that the chosen LABEL is using. DUH! You have to "Print Label" to see if all your fields are there. - give us the usable workflow to find the oddball variant that is missing a barcode so we can fix it before printing. - A custom layout that allows you to adjust the height of the barcode with the text fields would make this soo much better. even if it still forces the fields to center. And within the height of a text box, you can enable/disable text wrapping to handle things like a long title. - the Label Template has a custom field for that template. BUT why not offer a "custom field" for the product, so a short title can be used to compensate for a long title that gets cut off the label because of the character limit. ...this app should be way better and more useful and accommodating. We tested identical test data with the Brother pTouch Editor and the same printer and the barcode labels came out beautiful, to the design, and accurately read quickly with the Socket Mobile S700. Verifying the conclusion that this app by Shopify is "trash".

Local Route Disc Golf
United States
About 1 year using the app
Shopify replied September 7, 2022

Thank you for taking the time to list out the issues you've had with the Retail Barcode Labels app, and I can see why the difficulties you've encountered have made for a frustrating experience when trying to design and print your labels.

Our app development team actively reviews merchant feedback and this helps inform them on where to make improvements for our apps. All of the suggestions you have listed will be passed onto them and we appreciate you writing your review to inform us of the problems you've encountered. -Victor, Shopify Support