Helpful Product Reviews App

Shopify product reviews app by HelpfulCrowd·HelpfulCrowd: Spark Trust, Shine Bright, Thrive with Reviews

Snapshot

4.80(179 reviews)#34of 385 inProduct reviews

Ongoing.AI tracks Helpful Product Reviews App daily — category rank, keyword positions in App Store search, install footprint, listing changes, and reviewer sentiment — back to when we first observed the listing.

CategoriesProduct reviews

Rating

4.80

179 reviews

Pricing

From $9/mo

free_trial

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

7

launched Sep 26, 2018

Last updated

Jul 1, 2026

Shopify listing

Recent activity

Review trajectory.

Daily review count and rating drift. The blue line is cumulative review count; the dashed amber overlay is the rating on the right axis. Boring is good — sudden swings stand out against an otherwise stable curve.

New reviews

7-day Δ

28-day Δ

+0

Rating change

7-day Δ

28-day Δ

+0.20

1791781781771765.003.752.501.250.00May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Total reviewsRating (0–5)
Helpful Product Reviews App added 0 reviews over the last 28 days, rating moved +0.20.

Keyword rank over time

Where Helpful Product Reviews App shows up in App Store search.

Daily position on the Shopify App Store search-results page for every tracked term Helpful Product Reviews App ranks on. Lower is better — the Y axis is inverted so strong ranks sit at the top. Best so far: #82 on "reviews".

#81#84#87#89#92May 29Jun 1Jun 4Jun 7Jun 11reviews
1 term, 11 daily observations. Tracked daily from Ongoing.AI's App Store search snapshots — gaps are days the app fell off the captured pages entirely.
  • reviews

    #91

    best #82

    −1 positions

Catalog position

Where Helpful Product Reviews App sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Product reviews category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Product reviews

#34

of 385 active apps

Review count percentile

91th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

61th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

7

since 2018

Listing change cadence

What Helpful Product Reviews App has changed lately.

Every pricing tweak, tagline refresh, and Shopify-side listing ping. Captured from Ongoing.AI’s per-scrape diff log — the cadence and the content of changes, in one strip.

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Shopify Lastmod · Jul 2

2026-06-30 → 2026-07-01

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-29 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 30

2026-06-28 → 2026-06-29

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

4.80(179 reviews)
  • 97%positive225
  • 1%neutral2
  • 2%negative4

Top themes

    What merchants praise

    I had an issue with the review app on my website, I contacted Helpful and within couple of hours my issue was resolved. Yusuf was very helpful not only did he fix my issue he recommended another option for me. Highly recommend.
    Mudita Essentials · 5

    What merchants complain about

    I can’t reach anyone, someone is spamming my reviews and I can’t resolve it. There doesn’t seem to be any way to contact this company. It would be good if there was any customer service at all. I would look elsewhere.
    Whyld River · 1 · 2026-05-22

    Plans

    Helpful Product Reviews App pricing tiers.

    Spark

    $9/month

    • 50 review requests every month
    • Video & photo verified reviews
    • Product Q&A
    • Moderation and review reply
    • Google SEO to optimise Google search
    • Core widgets with light/dark themes
    • 30+ languages with localised widgets
    • Customer Privacy Compliance Tool

    Glow

    $29/month

    • 200 review requests every month
    • Product Groups
    • Essential review rewards (coupons)
    • SiteSync (multi-store review sharing)
    • Media Reminder (request missing media)
    • Re-review (review update request)
    • Review location + country flags
    • Premium widgets with 36+ layouts

    Shine

    $69/month

    • 1,000 review requests every month
    • Google Shopping review Integration
    • AI-powered review summary & sentiment
    • AI-powered review reply & titles
    • AI-powered auto-publish
    • Advanced review reward coupons
    • Amazon + Aliexpress review feed

    Thrive

    $149/month

    • 4,000 review requests every month
    • Google business review feed
    • Yelp business review feed
    • Facebook page recommendations feed
    • Trustpilot business review feed
    • Enterprise plans available

    Capabilities

    What Helpful can do.

    The 24 capabilities Helpful lists across its category, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

    Display options

    15
    • Testimonials
    • Photo reviews
    • Video reviews
    • Star ratings
    • Voting
    • Badges
    • Carousels
    • Media galleries
    • Grid layout
    • Tabs or sidebars
    • All reviews page
    • Q&A
    • Product grouping
    • Filtering
    • Rich snippets

    Ways to collect reviews

    9
    • Email requests
    • Social media UGC
    • Forms
    • Promotions
    • Import and export
    • Review migration
    • Review syndication
    • Automations
    • Custom requests

    FAQ

    Helpful — frequently asked questions.

    What is Helpful on Shopify?
    Helpful, officially listed on the Shopify App Store as Helpful Product Reviews App, is a Shopify app in the Product reviews category. Ready to turn your Shopify store into a customer-trust powerhouse? HelpfulCrowd makes it effortless with personalized requests that ignite authentic video, photo and text reviews after every purchase. Stunning widgets (36+ styles) showcase UGC, while Google & social boosts drive traffic. Q&A, ChatGPT replies & loyalty perks keep buyers engaged. Import past reviews & watch your store shine—24/7 support included. 🚀 Try today! It averages 4.80 out of 5 across 179 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
    How much does Helpful cost?
    Helpful has 4 paid plans on the Shopify App Store, starting at $9/month and going up to $149/month.
    Is Helpful free?
    No, Helpful is a paid Shopify app. Plans start at $9/month on the Shopify App Store.
    When was Helpful launched?
    Helpful launched on September 26, 2018 — over 7 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 179 merchant reviews.
    Is Helpful Built for Shopify?
    Helpful does not currently carry Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. The badge is awarded to apps that meet Shopify's published standards for performance, ease of use, and merchant value — many high-quality apps operate without it.
    What are the best Helpful alternatives?
    Merchants commonly compare Helpful with Judge.me, Loox, Yotpo, and Stamped Reviews & Loyalty. Each alternative covers a similar use case but differs on pricing model, integration depth, and the specific themes merchants praise in reviews — see the alternatives section above for a side-by-side.

    Methodology

    Where the numbers come from.

    Ratings, review counts, pricing tiers, “Built for Shopify”, launch date, and category memberships come from the live Shopify App Store listing — refreshed daily by Ongoing.AI’s crawler. The review-count trajectory is the diff between today’s snapshot and snapshots from 7 and 28 days ago. Topic counts and sentiment come from the review corpus, topic-tagged with Claude. Install footprint is observed via Ongoing.AI’s tech-detection pass against actively-tracked Shopify storefronts. Catalog position is computed at snapshot time against every active app sharing the primary category. Snapshot generated .

    Find every brand running Helpful Product Reviews App.

    Ongoing.AI tracks every Shopify brand’s app stack daily. Pull the full install list, filter by vertical or geography, and catch the moment merchants install — or churn off.

    Prefer the source? View Helpful Product Reviews App on the Shopify App Store ↗