Shopify app comparison · updated Aug 26, 2026
Appstle℠ vs Smartrr
Compare Appstle℠ and Smartrr 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
- 8,317
- Review growth · 30d
- +173 · +2.1%
- Pricing
- Free plan available
- Years on Shopify
- 5
- Stores observed
- 2,094
smartrr
Smartrr Subscriptions App
Acquire more repeat customers with the subscription app built specifically for growing brands.
- Rating
- 5.00
- Reviews
- 68
- Review growth · 30d
- -1 · -1.4%
- Pricing
- Free trial available
- Years on Shopify
- 5
- Stores observed
- No footprint yet
What stands out
Appstle℠ carries 120.6× the App Store review depth; the other measurable signals are close.
- Rating
- Level5.0 vs 5.0
- Review growth
- Appstle℠ faster+2.1% vs -1.4%
- Review depth
- Appstle℠120.6× more reviews
- Observed adoption
- Not comparable yet
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 10 – Aug 26, 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℠ | Smartrr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5.00 | 5.00 | Level |
| Reviews | 8,317 | 68 | Appstle℠ 120.6× |
| Review growth · 30d | +173 · +2.1% | -1 · -1.4% | Appstle℠ faster |
| Listed pricing | Free plan available | Free trial available | Not directly comparable |
| Years on Shopify | 5 | 5 | Level |
| Stores observed | 2,094 | No footprint yet | Not comparable |
Which fits your requirements?
Choose by what you actually need.
Choose Appstle℠ if…
- You need access subscriptions
- You need services
- You need donations
- Recent review-growth signals matter to you
Choose Smartrr if…
- You need upsell and cross-sell
- You need checkout upsell
- You need product page upsell
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 Smartrr each do that the other doesn’t.
They cover largely the same ground — 31% of listed capabilities overlap. The decision material is the rest: what each lists that the other doesn’t.
Appstle℠ only
27
- Access subscriptions
- Services
- Donations
- Fixed pricing
- Tiered pricing
- Freemium
- Trial periods
- Usage-based pricing
- Per-user pricing
- One-time payment
- Dynamic pricing
- Custom pricing
- Loyalty and rewards
- Reward programs
- VIP tiers
- Affiliate programs
- Referrals
- Custom programs
- Discounts
- Coupons
- Shipping rates
- Free products
- Early access
- Exclusive access
Smartrr only
8
- Upsell and cross-sell
- Checkout upsell
- Product page upsell
- Shipping protection
- Product add-ons
- Product recommendations
- Bundles
- Subscription upgrade
12 shared capabilities
- Subscriptions
- Curated subscriptions
- Replenishment subscriptions
- Memberships
- Product bundles
- Subscription boxes
- Digital products
- Physical products
- Custom subscriptions
- Recurring payments
- Subscribe and save
- Free shipping
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.
Adoption comparison unavailable — a publishable footprint exists for only one app.
Appstle℠
2,094
stores observed
Skews Shopify · 100%
Smartrr
No reliable footprint yet
OngoingAI hasn’t observed enough high-confidence installations to publish an adoption count. This does not mean zero installations.
Scope
What this comparison measures.
What it measures
Shopify App Store ratings, review counts and 30-day review growth, listed pricing and capabilities, category data, and OngoingAI-observed storefront adoption for Appstle℠ and Smartrr.
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 Aug 26, 2026.
See who’s switching — as it happens.
Track app adoption on live ecommerce stores. Find merchants running Appstle℠ or Smartrr, follow stack changes, and see when a store installs, removes, or replaces an app.