Side-by-side comparison
Easily launch and manage recurring product subscriptions. Built for revenue growth and retention.
Send targeted SMS campaigns and automate customer messaging to increase sales and engagement rates
| Metric | Kaching Subscriptions App | YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.7 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 1.1k | 66 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 |
On the measured data here, Kaching Subscriptions App leads on more dimensions (4 vs 2). Pick YSMS if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
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Read each app's audit: Kaching Subscriptions App audit • YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing audit
| Field | Kaching Subscriptions App | YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing |
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| Listing audit | 90/100 listing audit | 87/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
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| Developer |
| 5 |
| Featured placements | ★ 4 | 2 |
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| Languages | 11 supported | 4 supported |
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| Listed since | Jun 2025 | Jul 2020 |
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| Keyword | Kaching Subscriptions App | YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing |
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| recurring | #1 | Not ranked |
| product subscriptions | #1 | Not ranked |
| recurring revenue | #1 | Not ranked |
| sms cart recovery automation | Not ranked | #1 |
| sms marketing and notifications | Not ranked | #1 |
Both Kaching Subscriptions App and YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing offer a free plan. Kaching Subscriptions App lists no paid plan with a published price; YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Kaching Subscriptions App has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 1,146 reviews) compared to YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing (4.7★ from 66 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Kaching Subscriptions App holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.7★). 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; Kaching Subscriptions App has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (1,146 vs 66).
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: Kaching Subscriptions App has 1,146 published reviews; YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing has 66 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Kaching Subscriptions App and YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing 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 YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing" 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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