Side-by-side comparison
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| Metric | Joy Subscriptions App | Ongoing Subscriptions App |
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| Rating | 4.9 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 466 | 64 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 |
On the measured data here, Joy Subscriptions App leads on more dimensions (4 vs 1). Pick Ongoing Subscriptions App if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
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Read each app's audit: Joy Subscriptions App audit • Ongoing Subscriptions App audit
| Field | Joy Subscriptions App | Ongoing Subscriptions App |
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| Listing audit | 92/100 listing audit | 86/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
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| 5 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
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| Languages | 6 supported | 1 supported |
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| Listed since | Aug 2024 | Jun 2021 |
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| Keyword | Joy Subscriptions App | Ongoing Subscriptions App |
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| recurring revenue | #16 | #15 |
| subscriptions | #10 | #50 |
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Joy Subscriptions App is cheaper to start with — it offers a free plan and Ongoing Subscriptions App doesn't list one. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Joy Subscriptions App (4.9★, 466 reviews) and Ongoing Subscriptions App (5.0★, 64 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Ongoing Subscriptions App holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★). 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; Joy Subscriptions App has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (466 vs 64).
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: Joy Subscriptions App has 466 published reviews; Ongoing Subscriptions App has 64 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Joy Subscriptions App and Ongoing Subscriptions App 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 Ongoing Subscriptions App" 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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