Appstle℠ Subscriptions App vs Seal Subscriptions App
Shared categories: Selling products
| Field |
Appstle℠ Subscriptions App
|
Seal Subscriptions App
|
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Appstle Inc. | Seal Subscriptions |
| Rating | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Review count | 8645 | 3082 |
| Categories | Selling products | Selling products |
| Subscription types | Yes — pay-as-you-go & prepaid plans, plus build-a-box and bundles (try-before-you-buy not mentioned)1 | Partial — classic (pay-as-you-go) & prepaid subscriptions + subscription boxes; no try-before-you-buy2 |
| Failed-payment recovery | Yes — payment retry plus churn/cancellation control tools1 | Yes — configurable payment retries; failed-payment emails; auto-cancel if all retries fail3 |
| Loyalty points program | Partial — loyalty perks/rewards (discounts, free products, free shipping); not a points-earning program1 | Partial — loyalty = discounts auto-applied on Nth renewal; not a points program4 |
| Paid VIP memberships | Partial — via separate Appstle Memberships app (membership plans, member perks, recurring payments)1 | Partial — memberships sold as recurring subscriptions; member perks via customer tags + Bundler app5 |
| Store credits | Partial — Shopify store-credit edit access; no built-in earn/spend credit program described1 | — |
| Referral program | — | No built-in referrals — offered via partner apps (ReferralCandy, UpPromote, BON, Growave)6 |
| Migration tooling | Yes — hands-on migration from other apps and platforms (no source platforms named on listing)1 | Yes — API migration wizard (Recharge, Bold V2) + bulk CSV import; manual option for small volumes7 |
| Integrations | Yes — Klaviyo, Gorgias, Growave, PageFly, Stripe, Zapier, plus Shopify POS/Flow/Checkout1 | Yes — Klaviyo, Gorgias, Attentive, Bundler, PageFly, Gempages + Shopify POS/Checkout2 |
| API & webhooks | Yes — Admin & Storefront REST APIs (X-API-Key) plus Svix-powered webhooks with retries and signatures8 | Yes — full API & webhooks access, included on every plan (even Free)2 |
| Free plan & entry price | Yes — free plan up to $500/mo subscription revenue; paid plans from $10/mo (Starter)1 | Yes — free plan (up to 50 subscriptions, 0% transaction fee); paid from $5.95/mo2 |
| Multilingual storefront | Partial — widget/portal translated via Langify/Transcy integrations9 | Yes — widgets, customer portal & emails translatable on all plans (Settings > Translations)10 |
| Shopify App Store | Appstle℠ Subscriptions App | Seal Subscriptions App |
Sources (10)
- Shopify App Store listing — https://apps.shopify.com/subscriptions-by-appstle
- Shopify App Store listing — https://apps.shopify.com/seal-subscriptions
- Vendor documentation — https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/articles/frequently-asked-questions/what-happens-an-autocharging-payment-fails-91
- Vendor documentation — https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/articles/frequently-asked-questions/how-to-create-loyalty-discounts-in-the-app-ep
- Vendor documentation — https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/article/membership-subscription
- Vendor documentation — https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/partners
- Vendor documentation — https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/articles/frequently-asked-questions/how-can-i-migrate-auto-charging-subscriptions-from-another-app-6o
- Vendor documentation — https://developers.subscription.appstle.com/
- Vendor documentation — https://intercom.help/appstle/en/articles/8482690-langify-integration-subscriptions
- Vendor documentation — https://www.sealsubscriptions.com/articles/frequently-asked-questions/can-i-translate-the-subscription-widgets-for-my-multi-language-store-6p