Side-by-side comparison
Sell digital products & digital downloads as subscriptions and memberships for recurring revenue.
| Metric | Digital Product Subscriptions | Skio, a Recharge Company |
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| Rating | 4.6 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 17 | ★ 248 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free to install | Free trial available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
On the measured data here, Skio, a Recharge Company leads on more dimensions (4 vs 2). Pick Digital Product Subscriptions if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
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Read each app's audit: Digital Product Subscriptions audit • Skio, a Recharge Company audit
| Field | Digital Product Subscriptions | Skio, a Recharge Company |
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| Listing audit | 91/100 listing audit | 85/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
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| 5 |
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| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
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| Listed since | Apr 2025 | Apr 2021 |
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| Keyword | Digital Product Subscriptions | Skio, a Recharge Company |
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| subscriptions | #31 | #14 |
Digital Product Subscriptions is cheaper to start with — it offers a free plan and Skio, a Recharge Company doesn't list one. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Skio, a Recharge Company has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 248 reviews) compared to Digital Product Subscriptions (4.6★ from 17 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Skio, a Recharge Company holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.6★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Skio, a Recharge Company has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (248 vs 17).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: Digital Product Subscriptions has 17 published reviews; Skio, a Recharge Company has 248 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Digital Product Subscriptions and Skio, a Recharge Company both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Digital Product Subscriptions" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
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