Recharge Subscriptions App vs Loop Subscriptions App
Shared categories: Marketing & conversion
| Field |
Recharge Subscriptions App
|
Loop Subscriptions App
|
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Recharge | Loop Solutions Inc |
| Rating | 4.8 | 5.0 |
| Review count | 2935 | 675 |
| Categories | Marketing & conversion | Marketing & conversion |
| Subscription types | Partial — prepaid supported (pay once/yr, ship monthly); try-before-you-buy not documented1 | Partial — recurring & prepaid subs, subscription boxes, build-a-box/bundles; try-before-you-buy not mentioned2 |
| Failed-payment recovery | Yes — automatic declined-card recovery and failed payment retries (churn prevention)3 | Yes — smart dunning with auto retries (up to 15) to recover failed payments2 |
| Loyalty points program | Partial — built-in Rewards loyalty (credits, gifts, discounts); credit-based, not a points ledger4 | No built-in points program; loyalty via partner integrations (Smile, Yotpo, LoyaltyLion, Rivo)5 |
| Paid VIP memberships | Partial — paid membership fee w/ perks via Recharge billing + Shopify Flow recipe, not turnkey6 | Partial — memberships sellable as a subscription type; no dedicated paid-membership perks engine2 |
| Store credits | Yes — account credits earned via Rewards, applied to future recurring purchases4 | No native store credits; credit distribution handled through connected loyalty apps5 |
| Referral program | Yes — built-in referrals: advocates earn credits, friends get auto-applied discounts7 | No built-in referrals; referral rewards via loyalty integrations (Friendbuy, Referral Candy)5 |
| Migration tooling | Yes — self-serve migration + Migr8 tool (Appstle, Skio, Seal, Smartrr, Native Subscriptions)8 | Yes — free white-glove migration; Recharge, Skio, Ordergroove, Stay.ai named9 |
| Integrations | Yes — works with Klaviyo, Gorgias, Attentive, Avalara, Stripe, Triple Whale, Shopify POS/Flow3 | Yes — 35+ apps incl. Klaviyo, Gorgias, Postscript, Rebuy, Attentive, Smile, Stamped2 |
| API & webhooks | Yes — public REST API (2021-01 / 2021-11) with webhooks; JS SDK & Storefront API10 | Yes — Admin/Storefront APIs and webhooks (Pro plan)2 |
| Free plan & entry price | No free plan — from $25/month; free trial available3 | Yes — free plan (50 active subscriptions); paid from $99/mo + 1% txn, 14-day trial2 |
| Multilingual storefront | Partial — portal/widget text is translatable, but only one language at a time11 | Yes — multilingual customer experience (Pro plan)2 |
| Shopify App Store | Recharge Subscriptions App | Loop Subscriptions App |
Sources (11)
- Vendor documentation — https://support.getrecharge.com/api/v2/help_center/en-us/articles/360008681794.json
- Shopify App Store listing — https://apps.shopify.com/loop-subscriptions
- Shopify App Store listing — https://apps.shopify.com/subscription-payments
- Vendor documentation — https://getrecharge.com/rewards/
- Vendor documentation — https://help.loopwork.co/en/articles/12801988-loyalty-and-credits
- Vendor documentation — https://docs.getrecharge.com/docs/how-to-create-a-paid-membership-program-using-recharge-with-shopify-flow
- Vendor documentation — https://getrecharge.com/referrals/
- Vendor documentation — https://support.getrecharge.com/api/v2/help_center/en-us/articles/9198867680023.json
- Vendor documentation — https://www.loopwork.co/migration
- Vendor documentation — https://developer.rechargepayments.com/
- Vendor documentation — https://support.getrecharge.com/api/v2/help_center/en-us/articles/360008829513.json