Shopify app comparison · updated Sep 16, 2026
Appstle℠ vs Skio, a Recharge Company
Compare Appstle℠ and Skio, a Recharge Company for Shopify subscriptions using current ratings, review activity, pricing, features, and OngoingAI-observed adoption.
Appstle Inc.
Appstle℠ Subscriptions App
Conveniently setup and manage subscriptions & boxes with robust merchant tools, and an intuitive UI
- Rating
- 5.00
- Reviews
- 8,693
- Review growth · 30d
- +446 · +5.4%
- Pricing
- Free plan available
- Years on Shopify
- 5
- Stores observed
- 5,397
Skio
Skio, a Recharge Company
Where fast-growing brands scale subscriptions.
- Rating
- 5.00
- Reviews
- 241
- Review growth · 30d
- +15 · +6.6%
- Pricing
- $599/month
- Years on Shopify
- 5
- Stores observed
- 262
Our read
Appstle℠ has the stronger observed market footprint in OngoingAI's data — it appears on 20.6× more tracked stores and carries 35.9× the App Store review depth. Ratings and recent review growth are closer.
- Rating
- Level5.0 vs 5.0
- Review growth
- Skio, a Recharge Company faster+6.6% vs +5.4%
- Review depth
- Appstle℠35.9× more reviews
- Observed adoption
- Appstle℠20.6× more tracked stores
Review trajectory
How each app's Shopify reviews are moving.
Daily App Store review counts since we began tracking — who's gaining reviews fastest, who holds the larger base, and how the race is developing.
Appstle℠ Subscriptions App leads total reviews and is adding them fastest over the tracked window.
Reviews each app has gained since the start of this tracking window. · Tracking window · Aug 18 – Sep 16, 2026
Head-to-head
The signals, side by side.
Each row reads straight from the live App Store listing and OngoingAI’s census. The Difference column states the gap — not a buyer recommendation.
| Dimension | Appstle℠ | Skio, a Recharge Company | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5.00 | 5.00 | Level |
| Reviews | 8,693 | 241 | Appstle℠ 35.9× |
| Review growth · 30d | +446 · +5.4% | +15 · +6.6% | Skio, a Recharge Company faster |
| Listed pricing | Free plan available | $599/month | Not directly comparable |
| Years on Shopify | 5 | 5 | Level |
| Stores observed | 5,397 | 262 | Appstle℠ leads |
Review corpus
What merchants actually report.
Appstle℠
4.96 avg · 8,551 reviews
Skio, a Recharge Company
4.96 avg · 226 reviews
| Signal | Appstle℠ | Skio, a Recharge Company | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-star share | 98% | 98% | Level |
| Rating · last 90 days | 4.97 | — | Level |
| Replies to reviews | 98% | 70% | Appstle℠ leads |
| Replies to critical (≤3★) | 68% | 100% | Skio, a Recharge Company leads |
| Long-term reviewers (1yr+) | 18% | 12% | Appstle℠ leads |
| Top market | United States 55% | United States 74% | — |
| Reviews analyzed | 8,551 | 226 | — |
Based on public merchant reviews, with newer feedback given more weight. OngoingAI matches each review to an identifiable store and the app they use.
Which fits your requirements?
Choose by what you actually need.
Choose Appstle℠ if…
- You need loyalty and rewards
- You need reward programs
- You need vip tiers
- A larger observed Shopify footprint is reassuring
Choose Skio, a Recharge Company if…
- You need upsell and cross-sell
- Recent review-growth signals matter to you
Tied to observable requirements only — listed capabilities, ratings, review growth, adoption and price. It doesn’t assert usability or support quality.
Feature differences
What Appstle℠ and Skio, a Recharge Company each do that the other doesn’t.
They cover largely the same ground — 59% of listed capabilities overlap. The decision material is the rest: what each lists that the other doesn’t.
Appstle℠ only
16
- Loyalty and rewards
- Reward programs
- VIP tiers
- Affiliate programs
- Referrals
- Custom programs
- Discounts
- Coupons
- Shipping rates
- Free shipping
- Free products
- Early access
- Exclusive access
- Membership perks
- Badges
- Custom rewards
Skio, a Recharge Company only
1
- Upsell and cross-sell
23 shared capabilities
- Subscriptions
- Curated subscriptions
- Replenishment subscriptions
- Access subscriptions
- Memberships
- Services
- Product bundles
- Subscription boxes
- Donations
- Digital products
- Physical products
- Custom subscriptions
- Recurring payments
- Subscribe and save
- Fixed pricing
- Tiered pricing
- Freemium
- Trial periods
- Usage-based pricing
- Per-user pricing
- One-time payment
- Dynamic pricing
- Custom pricing
Observed adoption
Who actually runs each, on real stores.
The stores OngoingAI’s weekly census observes running each app, and the platform each skews toward — observed presence, not vendor-reported install totals.
Appstle℠
5,397
stores observed
Skews Shopify · 100%
Skio, a Recharge Company
262
stores observed
Skews Shopify · 100%
Scope
What this comparison measures.
What it measures
Shopify App Store ratings and review counts, rating distribution, developer reply rates, reviewer tenure and geography, listed pricing and capabilities, category data, and OngoingAI-observed storefront adoption for Appstle℠ and Skio, a Recharge Company.
What it doesn’t
Hands-on usability, customer-support quality, deliverability, merchant sentiment from review text, or revenue impact. We draw a sharp line around what we can observe.
Methodology
Where the numbers come from.
Ratings, review counts, pricing, and categories come from the live Shopify App Store listing, refreshed daily. Review growth compares the observed snapshots across the trailing 30-day window. “Stores observed” and the platform split come from OngoingAI’s weekly storefront census — the real stores running each app, not the listing’s claimed totals. Comparison generated Sep 16, 2026.
See who’s switching — as it happens.
Track app adoption on live ecommerce stores. Find merchants running Appstle℠ or Skio, a Recharge Company, follow stack changes, and see when a store installs, removes, or replaces an app.