Reviews (91)

Overall rating
3.4
Counts per rating level
  • 82% of ratings are 5 stars
  • 1% of ratings are 4 stars
  • 0% of ratings are 3 stars
  • 1% of ratings are 2 stars
  • 15% of ratings are 1 stars
Edited October 12, 2022

This app used to be amazing. I am amending my initial 5-star review after having the app in error state for over a month and no response from support. Some staff turnover has clearly occurred, and I have been unable to use the app lately. Text messages are also delayed by many hours so I have customers getting them in the middle of the night, after I scheduled them for late afternoon. I am deleting app after multiple attempts to get support to respond to me.

PlantationBelleBoutique
United States
Over 1 year using the app
Winback replied March 14, 2020

i PlantationBelleBoutique,

We sincerely apologize for the issues you've experienced with our app and the lack of timely support. It's crucial for us to provide excellent service to our customers, and we're truly sorry that we fell short in this instance.

We have taken your feedback to heart and have been working to improve our support system, as well as addressing the technical issues with the app. We would greatly appreciate the opportunity to make things right and help you get the most out of Winback.

Please reach out to me directly at gabriel@winback.com so we can resolve any remaining issues and ensure that your experience with our app is a positive one.

Thank you for your valuable feedback, and we hope to hear from you soon.

Warm regards,
Gabriel

July 16, 2020

ignore all negative reviews, this app is brilliant and Joe is doing his job at its best! Recommending to try it for free first and I can guarantee it will work well!

Wild Game Meat Ltd
United Kingdom
19 days using the app
Winback replied July 17, 2020

Thanks for your review. We only have 1 negative review (from the person below you) who hacked our system to use the app for free for 5 months and is now upset because they're being asked to pay $14/month lol

In regards to our conversations, hope your broadcasts with textmagic go well. It's good you were able to find a cheaper alternative for SMS blasts to the UK. We charge $0.08/message for the UK which should get you a very positive ROI if you just used our app for abandoned cart and winback messages.

But broadcasts to your entire subscriber list can be tricky when you have tens of thousands of subscribers. Let me know if you have any trouble exporting your subscribers

December 20, 2022

Application has no possibility of configuration. It keeps sending text messages to our POS customers, when we cancel or modify an order at the POS. It should only be concerned with online orders. There is no such thing as an abandoned POS cart!!!

Hickey Freeman
United States
9 months using the app
Winback replied April 3, 2023

Hi Hickey Freeman,

We apologize for any inconvenience that our app may have caused. We understand the importance of differentiating between online and POS orders, and we took your feedback into consideration. The issue has been fixed in an update.

We also emailed you an offer of a gift to make things right, and we wanted to let you know that the offer is still available.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

January 29, 2020

This is the only app I'm using and tbh really good so far! Great customer service they reply withing minutes if not hours, very friendly and supportive. They even send me tips which are very useful. Really easy to use. And it works! I've already made a sale with it!

TECH FLEXED
United States
17 days using the app
Winback replied February 2, 2020

Thanks for the review. FYI - we just enabled your 2nd abandoned cart message for you since you turned on country filtering and only sending to US/Canada. Those countries are cheaper to send messages to, and so your free trial is elongated :)

May 19, 2021

This staff is amazing. I am not really tech savvy but this time has already helped me out significantly. I have noticed a huge difference since I have downloaded this app. I highly recommend them.

Bodyshapers Lifestyle
United States
15 days using the app
Winback replied May 20, 2021

We see major potential in your store and products. I'm pumped to really scale this store with you!

Edited August 7, 2020

I actually really like the app but, woke up to some unprofessionalism from WinBack who removed the app from my store. Why? Apparently my free account “wasn’t approved.” Believe it or not I actually got an email that they’re “financially unable to support my account”. Good app just don’t get too attached because they do change plans and do not honour what you already have.
UPDATE: Go figure after calling my phone 5 times and begging in email to remove my HONEST REVIEW they turn to deformation. Of course I didn’t pay because the services were free up to 250 messages which I didn’t use.
Joe if you need to feed you family with your app I suggest you do not spam peoples instagrams with a pitty story about your family just for people to change HONEST REVIEWS. Make your business better, leaving petty lies in your review section says more about you then it ever will about me.
But I hope everyone does google MontrealMink.com More traffic, More income

Montreal Mink
Canada
5 months using the app
Winback replied July 16, 2020

Hi Montreal Mink,

We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience you've experienced with our app and account policies in the past. We want to assure you that Winback is now under new ownership and management, and we are fully committed to providing the best service to our customers.

We'd like to discuss your concerns and find a way to make things right, ensuring that you have a positive experience with our app moving forward. Please feel free to reach out to me at gabriel@winback.com, and we can work together to address any issues and improve your experience.

Thank you for your feedback, and we hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards,
Gabriel

Edited March 19, 2021

3 REASONS NOT TO USE THIS APP: 1. The metrics that are used are totally false. I brought this up to Joe that it makes it seem like the app has brought in a lot more money it actually did and he told me to go use another app instead. The app literally said that I had made a certain amount JUST from the app that month when I hadn't even made that much at all! Insane! 2. Please beware his prices are WAY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN OTHER APPS! I switched to Postscript and I am much happier now and pay a lot less for much better service. Thank you for giving me the suggestion to switch apps, Joe. Great suggestion! 3. He is the only customer service agent so his responses are very slow in comparison to other apps. *All of this was documented via the chat and e-mails.*

The Dog Mom Club
United States
4 months using the app
Winback replied April 6, 2021

Hello, The Dog Mom Club,

It's always sad when someone has a bad experience with us. Let's start to make things right by addressing all issues you brought up:

We use both click-through and read-through attribution, just like all other email apps (like Klaviyo) and SMS tools (like Postscript). All orders we take credit for are tagged in Shopify and can be verified with UTM parameters. Shopify would not allow us to do marketing event attribution through order tags if we were not doing it correctly.

Our prices (0.96c/SMS) are cheaper than Postscript and SMSBump. Anyone can look this up and do a simple cost comparison.

We're a small team, so it may take us a few hours to respond to a ticket. However, once we get to a ticket, we put our best efforts into fixing it as fast as we can.

Please reach out to me at gabriel@winback.com so we can discuss how to make it up to you. We want to ensure your satisfaction and provide the best possible support for your business.

Thank you for your feedback.

May 4, 2020

I have used this company's other app for Facebook Messenger and really liked the increase in sales from that. I have only had the Winback app for a few days and already have seen a huge jump in income. Not to mention, Joe is great! He is always there to help and will jump on a Zoom call to go over everything you might need. I'm looking forward to what we do after 30 days.

CSG Store
United States
8 days using the app
Winback replied May 12, 2020

Thanks John :)

So pleased to see the app make almost 50 sales for you in just a couple weeks! That's as good as the FB Messenger app when everyone had prechecked status. Thanks for all the great feedback and suggestions (ex being able to segment based on collections... we are still working on that one)

Edited September 5, 2020

Update: There was no miscommunication in the email. I checked and verified that winback staff created coupons in my store without permission and sms prompt was on my live site. It is not acceptable to make changes to a business website without permission.

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OVERLY AGGRESSIVE!!! They turned on a feature to our live site which tells customers they will receive 10% off if they provide their phone number. Seriously! They just turned it on and sent us a message afterwards informing us. I have never seen such unprofessional and overly aggressive behavior. The app “appears” effective but didn’t do much compared to what the standard free emails do anyway. I was already on the fence about deleting it and then they had the nerve to implement a 10% sale on my site without my permission!!

Sankofa Edition™
United States
About 1 month using the app
Winback replied September 5, 2020

We emailed you asking you for permission to turn it on, and we showed you what it would look like. We did NOT turn it on for you!

All SMS apps (Postscript, SMSBump, etc) create discount codes on behalf of your store. We do the same thing since but the default is for you to use your own discount codes (or none at all).

Edited July 15, 2021

This app was helping me but I had to check few more options prior finalizing, they punish you for testing the waters. I have been blocked by these guys, this is really stupid! And this was coz' I had used them on a previous store of mine and had left a great review as well & I was in consistent conversation with them. And they have hard-blocked my IP address, else the current store here never even got to use this app as a result. Had been very patient with you guys, but enough, I had to leave this honest review now, it's been a frustrating experience. I just saw your response to my review, what spam was sent to you, why are you lying? Provide the proof of the spam sent to you please... You lack the capability to keep proper checks & just disturbing genuine customers. And then you say spam! You lack professional sense, that's the reason your growth has staggered, learn to identify what's really spam!

FisherPlay
India
1 day using the app
Winback replied July 13, 2021

Hi FisherPlay,

Your store was banned from using Winback due to abuse.

It's unfortunate, but we had no choice but to stop them from signing up for another store after their first one was caught sending spam.

Please feel free to contact me directly at gabriel@winback.com if you want to discuss your situation.

Best regards,
Gabriel