Seal Subscriptions App vs Subscribfy Subscriptions App
Unique to Seal Subscriptions App: Selling products
Unique to Subscribfy Subscriptions App: Marketing & conversion
| Field |
Seal Subscriptions App
|
Subscribfy Subscriptions App
|
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Seal Subscriptions | Subscribfy |
| Rating | 4.9 | 5.0 |
| Review count | 3089 | 20 |
| Categories | Selling products | Marketing & conversion |
| Subscription types | Partial — classic (pay-as-you-go) & prepaid subscriptions + subscription boxes; no try-before-you-buy1 | Yes — Subscribe & Save, prepaid, try-before-you-buy ($0 trial; >7-day trials need Shopify Plus)2 |
| Failed-payment recovery | Yes — configurable payment retries; failed-payment emails; auto-cancel if all retries fail3 | Yes — Basic or AI retry timing, 1-12 attempts over 1-15 days, auto-pause option, recovery analytics4 |
| Loyalty points program | Partial — loyalty = discounts auto-applied on Nth renewal; not a points program5 | Yes — points program with 14 live earning rules, 5 coupon types, tiers; go-live via support6 |
| Paid VIP memberships | Partial — memberships sold as recurring subscriptions; member perks via customer tags + Bundler app7 | Yes — VIP + Elite recurring tiers: credits, member discounts, product locks, free trial, gifting8 |
| Store credits | — | Yes — earn/spend/expire or reconcile to gift card; multi-currency; POS redemption9 |
| Wallet passes | — | Partial — Apple Wallet with geo push, campaigns, POS QR; Google Wallet not available yet10 |
| Referral program | No built-in referrals — offered via partner apps (ReferralCandy, UpPromote, BON, Growave)11 | Yes — two-sided rewards (points/coupon/store credit); 30-day cookie attribution12 |
| Migration tooling | Yes — API migration wizard (Recharge, Bold V2) + bulk CSV import; manual option for small volumes13 | Yes — free white-glove, zero downtime, 9 documented platforms, 12-72h (no Seal migration page)14 |
| Integrations | Yes — Klaviyo, Gorgias, Attentive, Bundler, PageFly, Gempages + Shopify POS/Checkout1 | Yes — 12 named incl. Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Attentive, Postscript, HubSpot, Yotpo, Smile.io, Gorgias15 |
| API & webhooks | Yes — full API & webhooks access, included on every plan (even Free)1 | Yes — REST APIs (loyalty, membership, churn, credits, portal) + HMAC-signed webhooks (no retries documented)16 |
| Free plan & entry price | Yes — free plan (up to 50 subscriptions, 0% transaction fee); paid from $5.95/mo1 | Yes — free Starter plan up to 100 active subscribers, no monthly or transaction fees17 |
| Multilingual storefront | Yes — widgets, customer portal & emails translatable on all plans (Settings > Translations)18 | Partial — translation editor; English + French out of the box, other languages via support19 |
| Shopify App Store | Seal Subscriptions App | Subscribfy Subscriptions App |
Sources (19)
- Shopify App Store listing — https://apps.shopify.com/seal-subscriptions
- Subscribfy documentation — Product subscriptions
- Vendor documentation — https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/articles/frequently-asked-questions/what-happens-an-autocharging-payment-fails-91
- Subscribfy documentation — Settings
- Vendor documentation — https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/articles/frequently-asked-questions/how-to-create-loyalty-discounts-in-the-app-ep
- Subscribfy documentation — Loyalty
- Vendor documentation — https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/article/membership-subscription
- Subscribfy documentation — Membership
- Subscribfy documentation — Store credits
- Subscribfy documentation — Wallet pass
- Vendor documentation — https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/partners
- Subscribfy documentation — Referral
- Vendor documentation — https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/articles/frequently-asked-questions/how-can-i-migrate-auto-charging-subscriptions-from-another-app-6o
- Subscribfy documentation — Migrations
- Subscribfy documentation — Integrations
- Subscribfy documentation — Webhook events API
- Subscribfy documentation — Changelog 2026-05
- Vendor documentation — https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/articles/frequently-asked-questions/can-i-translate-the-subscription-widgets-for-my-multi-language-store-6p
- Subscribfy documentation — Translations