REVIEWS.io Product Reviews App

I had a couple of support questions, and to be fair the AI answered 2, and then I requested a human agent for the 3rd question, and support was fast, friendly and very helpful. It's a great app, and we use a number of the features across our site and know there is lots more we can grow with as our business develops.

Customer service has now helped me resolve the issue, and I appreciate their assistance. However, I did have to upgrade my subscription in order to send out a campaign to 5,000 customers.

The best part about this app is that you can display Google Seller Reviews from your company reviews, which is a great feature. The team is also very helpful through live chat and can assist with importing reviews from another platform, which made the migration process much easier.

However, there are still quite a few downsides.

The app can be very clunky with Shopify, and not all of the widgets work properly with every theme. In my case, I've had to have the support team carry out installations in certain areas, which is frustrating because it takes time going back and forth through live chat and directing different people to what needs to be done.

Another major limitation is that review reminders are not available on the Start-Up plan. You have to move to a higher-priced plan to access this feature. This seems like an important feature for many stores, as customers don't always leave a review after their first purchase and reminders can make a significant difference to the number of reviews you collect.

I also don't think the pricing is transparent enough on the Shopify App Store listing. I'm currently paying around $63 per month for the Start-Up plan, which works out to approximately $758 per year. The Start-Up plan isn't clearly displayed on the Shopify listing, and you have to contact the team through live chat to switch to it, after which you're billed separately. I think the pricing and available plans should be much clearer from the beginning.

Overall, the app has some excellent features (more sought after ones you need to upgrade and pay more) and the customer service team has been helpful, particularly with importing reviews and resolving issues. However, there are still significant areas where the app could improve, especially around Shopify integration, theme compatibility, pricing transparency.

I hope the developers continue improving these areas because the core product has a lot of potential.

Reviews.io ist für uns eine tolle Möglichkeit, ehrliches Kundenfeedback sichtbar zu machen. Die Plattform hilft dabei, authentische Bewertungen unserer Produkte und unseres Shops übersichtlich darzustellen und schafft dadurch Vertrauen bei potenziellen Kundinnen und Kunden.

Besonders positiv finden wir die einfache Handhabung sowie die verschiedenen Integrationen und Darstellungsmöglichkeiten. Auch der Support reagiert schnell und kompetent, wenn man Unterstützung benötigt. Insgesamt eine zuverlässige Plattform, die sich problemlos in unseren Arbeitsalltag integriert und einen echten Mehrwert bietet.

I have been using reviews.io for 2 years now and I am very happy with their support and service. The platform really helps manage reviews and build customer confidence and their approach to ensuing data integrity is met is much appreciated, especially in today's day and age of AI.
I also have to say that the customer service has been amazing and fast and very professional and integration was also very easy.
Would highly recommend.

Unfortunately, without any prior comms from ReviewsIO, they "improved" their plans, increasing our monthly fee from €99 to €150 per month. Haven't received any comms from their team upfront or afterwards, only a popup when logging in "congrats you've got some new features" without any price mentioning.

Also, the rates on this Shopify reviews page, are NOT the current prices anymore. They are much higher.

Intransparency sucks..

A good app until you reach out to their customer support

TLDR;
Limited features, and all I am told when I reach out for customer support is that "the team is looking into it" for weeks on end, only to find out that a ticket that was supposedly raised over a month ago was actually not raised at all.

I switched from Judge.me to Reviews.io and so far I have been pretty disappointed by the lack of useful features and the level of customer service I received.

Unexpected integration:
The first unexpected behaviour of the app is that, unlike most of the other apps I'm using on my shop, this one isn't showing on my Shopify admin page, and is actually a web app, integrated to my shop. It would have been good to know before I installed it.

Moving to a paid plan:
When I tried to move from the free to a paid plan, through Shopify, I was strongly encouraged to subscribe to the more expensive plan (available on their website and not through Shopify directly) by all 3 agents I spoke to, as well as the sales person (who even suggested their most expensive plan, that was clearly not a good fit for our business). I had issues switching to the paid plan through Shopify, and was told for several days that the team was "looking into it". I ended up finding the issue and fixing it myself. This was a surprise, as most apps are keen to get you moved to a paid plan as soon as possible.

Limited Flow features:
Another disappointing discovery is when I found out that, even with a paid plan, I can only have one active flow at once. I found no mention of this anywhere, and had to create workarounds with Shopify Flow to address this issue.

Limited Product Widget features:
The styling of the default Product Review widget is very limited, and I was advised to use their customisable Product Review Widget, that needs to be implemented with code. I had issues having it working, and, like before, the "team looked into it" for a week. After a lack of useful updates, I used Shopify's Sidekick agent that highlighted the problem in seconds. Once again, I fixed the issue myself after waiting for several days.

However, there are still issues with their widget. For instance, I disabled the "no reviews, be the first to write a review" section for products with no reviews, and it is still showing. I reached out to the Customer Support team and have been told that it will be fixed in 5 days. It has now been 3 weeks and, once again, the "team is looking into it".

Issues with imported reviews:
One other issue that is being "looked into" for weeks is that on the reviews I imported from Judge.me, some customers chose not to include a city, only their country. On the Product Review Widget, if the customer doesn't enter a city, it repeats the country (e.g. Germany, Germany). I raised that issue 3 weeks ago and am still yet to be told that it is resolved.

UPDATE: after a month and a half of "looking into it", the issue is now resolved. I asked for an update for another ticket that was submitted at the same time, and was told that there was actually no ticket raised for it, contrary to what I was told back then. Total waste of time, and it happened twice already.

Charged me again when I already cancalled, also they show a support email to contact which is acctully inactive. whats the point? Poor after support

Great app, with excellent support.

I received great support with setting up the reviews, and many of my questions were clearly answered. The team was very helpful, patient, and supportive throughout the process. Thank you for all the help!

The support team is very responsive, they are keen to help you with any obstacle. I recommend Reviews due to their devotament to fix any errors and for the detailed explanation to any questions you might have!