Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Automate recurring payments, subscription plans & boost customer retention
| TA Subscriptions App | Withfriends | |
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Help your bookstore's community become monthly members. Predictable revenue, almost no work.
| Metric | TA Subscriptions App | Withfriends |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 40 | 4 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | ★ Free | $50/month |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | — | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Apr 2021 | Mar 2022 |
TA Subscriptions App and Withfriends are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ vs 5.0★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
On pricing, TA Subscriptions App offers a free tier (Free) while Withfriends starts at $50/month. For early-stage teams validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real workloads before committing budget.
Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most merchants the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: TA Subscriptions App audit • Withfriends audit
| Keyword | TA Subscriptions App | Withfriends |
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| recurring revenue | #16 | #21 |
| subscriptions | #11 | #90 |
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TA Subscriptions App is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free). Withfriends starts at $50/month. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
TA Subscriptions App (5.0★, 40 reviews) and Withfriends (5.0★, 4 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. TA Subscriptions App does carry the larger published review base (40 vs 4). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. TA Subscriptions App has the deeper published review base (40 vs 4), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
TA Subscriptions App typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (40 reviews). Withfriends typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (4 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. TA Subscriptions App and Withfriends 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 Withfriends" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
