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Customer reviews: BOLD Subscriptions App

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Reviews (462)

Overall rating
4.3

What Merchants Think

The "BOLD Subscriptions" app receives mixed reviews from merchants. Many appreciate its ease of management and commendable customer service, especially during migrations or resolving issues. However, some merchants express frustration with the transition from version 1 to version 2, citing lost functionalities, elevated costs, and ineffective support in critical situations.

Key Strengths

  • Excellent customer support, particularly from team members like Chintak, Chaysen, and others.
  • Easy app navigation and management for both administrators and customers.
  • Helpful migration support ensuring seamless transitions.
  • Continuous updates and new features introduced over time.

Common Concerns

  • Migration challenges from v1 to v2, with some features missing in the new version.
  • Issues with subscription functionality, such as management of subscription frequencies and integration with other BOLD apps.
  • High costs and unexpected transaction fees, especially compared to earlier versions.
  • Limited customer service availability and perceived inefficiency in resolving complex issues.

Final Thoughts

"BOLD Subscriptions" is a powerful tool for businesses looking to implement subscription models, bolstered by strong customer service. However, potential users should be aware of the app's challenges, particularly associated with version transitions, and evaluate the app's features against their specific business needs.

KER Targeted Nutrition

Nov 12, 2024  on Shopify

TL;DR This app charges WAY more for WAY less functionality We have been using the BOLD Subscription app for over 9 years and I have been incredibly disappointed in the transition from v1 to this version of the app. The new version of the app is missing several key features that were included in v1: *No customer activity notification: in v1 we would get an email if a customer changed or canceled their subscription order, keeping our customer service team in the loop. *No confirmation to the customer if they change or cancel their order. There are email confirmations when a subscriber starts a new subscription or there is a payment issue, so I don't know why they didn't include options for editing or canceling a subscription. *In v1 customers could define their own subscription interval. Creating multiple variations to match the intervals that our customers are looking would create a very cumbersome list for the customer to have to sort through. *Flat Rate Shipping only for subscription order. We have subscription customers who use our local pick-up option, guess we won't be getting orders from them anymore! *Doesn't work with other BOLD apps. One of the main selling points for us almost a decade ago was that we could use the BOLD Subscriptions app with Custom Pricing and Upsells, but according to the BOLD Help Center the apps are no longer compatible. To add insult to injury our cost for BOLD Subscriptions is projected to 100x (yes, that is a one-hundred times increase!) over the cost we were paying for v1. I thought shrinkflation at the grocery store was bad, but this is ridiculous. We are currently looking at upgrading to Shopify Plus to manage our custom pricing and switching to the Shopify subscription app. I will say the front-line service team that I have interacted with has always been perfectly pleasant and are probably the best employees in the entire company.

SURFACE DEEP

Nov 06, 2024  on Shopify

10 STARS for CHINTAK. They did not give up until a solution was found. Friendly, thorough and persistent. Thank you, Chintak!

Lifetones

Oct 28, 2024  on Shopify

Bold's Migration Team was a big help in getting us up to speed in our latest update. Brysen and Cody worked with our team to ensure we had everything working as intended for our subscription products without interruptions to our existing customers.

Thrasher Group

Oct 27, 2024  on Shopify

The migration process was very simple. The team stayed in communication and answered all of my questions. Appreciate the support and would recommend bold to other organizations.

My Spectrum Heroes

Oct 25, 2024  on Shopify

Do not use this app! I have never left a bad review for any app or product in my life, but I feel compelled to save anyone from having to deal with all that we have dealt with in this app. Not only does it continue to have problems, but they have the WORST customer service that I have ever experienced. They do not have any access to a live agents, ever. They have very limited business hours so if you have a major issue, which we have multiple times, you can not get any assistance if it is outside of their M-F central time office hours. Being an app in the eccommerce space, they should realize that these business are 24-7 and should at least attempt to have expanded hours since issues arise over the weekend too. They have shown us multiple times that they do not care that their platform glitches cause a disturbance in your business. That it could cost you customers. They simply don't seem to care. They show no concern about how long it takes them to even answer the support ticket in a timely manner, let alone actually fix the issue in a timely manner. I am always patient when it comes to tech because I realize that stuff happens and errors occur and all of that, but I am telling you. I have had more awful experiences with this app, its service, and its lack of customer service than I have ever experienced and I am so very frustrated. I have resisted changing to a new subscription app because I was worried about migrating to something new, but I should have a long time ago because this app continues to be a nightmare. Please keep looking and save yourself the trouble of dealing with this app. I am certainly moving on!

QTforyou

Oct 21, 2024  on Shopify

The customer support team have made the Migration extremely easy for us. A big thank you to Krupa, Chase, Daniel P and Chaysen.

Simply Breathe

Oct 21, 2024  on Shopify

If I could give them a 0 I would. Things have worked fine for the last 4 years that I had been using V1. But the migration to V2 has been a disaster. Today is October 22 and since October 8, when their Tier 2 team got everything 'fixed', customers have been unable to order non-subscription products from my site. Today's rep told me " the action that needs to be taken must be done by our app developers and they are currently addressing critical and high-priority issues that have emerged in some of our other projects." I'd steer clear!

Café Mulé & Ironside Roasting Co.

Oct 20, 2024  on Shopify

This app is a huge enabler for the e-commerce side of our business, and the updates over v1 make it significantly easier for customers to manage their own subscription changes. When we have had questions or integration items to address, the BOLD team has been responsive and thorough. Special shout out to Brysen on the customer support team--thank you for going the extra mile to thoroughly address our questions.

Lagom Coffee

Oct 18, 2024  on Shopify

I forbindelse med en migration af subscribers fra Bold Subsciptions v1 til Bold Subscriptions with Shopify Payment har jeg fået fantastisk hjælp i denne uge af Cody i Customer Service. Cody holdt fokus på opgaven, holdt mig løbende godt informeret om processen og kom i mål med det.

Age Quencher USA

Oct 17, 2024  on Shopify

Good customer service however wish they had a phone number. Too much back and forth with emails and things can be resolved quicker if you can speak with an agent on the phone. But the service we received via email was helpful just time consuming.

Harrar Coffee & Roastery

Oct 16, 2024  on Shopify

I wanted to provide feedback regarding the recent migration of my subscription. Unfortunately, the experience has been less than satisfactory. Since the migration, the shipping method and store pickup options haven’t been functioning properly, and this has caused significant inconvenience. I’ve always appreciated your service in the past, but this transition has been frustrating, and I cannot rate it positively in its current state. If there is anything that can be done to resolve these issues, I’d be happy to discuss further.

Sidewalk Coffee Company

Oct 15, 2024  on Shopify

Subscriptions make up a large proportion of our income so we were nervous about having to move off V1 but the migration team, especially Cody, took care of everything and it went through without a hitch. We are now looking at how we can make use of the additional functionality to try and maximise our subscription income stream

Healthkicks

Oct 14, 2024  on Shopify

Just got migrated with bold subscription, Chintak was absolutely awesome, so helpful, knew what he was doing going extra mile and all. Chintak is the reason you got a 5-star rating from me.

CASA Online store

Oct 14, 2024  on Shopify

We mucked around for months trying to figure out what to do and when to start our migration form Subs V1 to Subscriptions to Shopify Checkout. Cheyson and Cody and his team jumped in and sorted everything out with simple easy steps and it took no time. This took all the pain away and in the end was a very simple process. Thanks to you both and your teams, we certainly appreciate your assistance.

Critters Pet Health Store

Oct 08, 2024  on Shopify

Bold subscriptions has been a nightmare since we installed it, in their first version (V1) they could never figure out why our taxes were being charged incorrectly after years of problems so we would have to manually fix this for each order. Now with the new Bold subscription migration they did from V1 they have no idea what they're doing. First they told us groups could have 865 products and it didn't work so they said 650 products and now months later they tell us after the fact it has to be 250 products maximum. There is no way to be notified if you have a new subscription, cancelled subscription or paused subscription. The order notes from checkout aren't carried into the order so those notes do not come through properly. Right now the latest problem is that after subscribing to a product and adding to cart, it's not saying that it's a subscription item so we have no idea if it's working. Overall terrible experience and the new app is useless, they don't know what they're doing.

BirdTricks

Oct 06, 2024  on Shopify

Just went through the migration process from v1 to BOLD Shopify Checkout and it was a very smooth process that was significantly helped by the amazing customer service provided by Daniel and Chaysen.

Sufficiency of Scripture Ministries

Oct 03, 2024  on Shopify

The AI chat bot on the chat isn't very helpful, but it's pretty easy to get connected with a live agent and Chintak is always very helpful!

Oak Barn Beef

Oct 02, 2024  on Shopify

I've worked with Chaysen a few times and he helped me migrate to the new version of Bold, and I am very appreciative of him!

Savor Living

Oct 01, 2024  on Shopify

Chintak helped me when I didn't want to be helped. I wanted him to just do it all! But with some breath work, a bit of patience and his PATIENCE combined we had success in less time then I'd expected.

NewLife Vitamin Shop

Sep 22, 2024  on Shopify

BOLD has worked well for my business for the last 5 years. It's been reliable and help was provided whenever I had a (rare) issue. I just migrated from V1 to V2 and support was helpful throughout the whole process. Everything is working well so far, and I appreciate Chintak walking me through all the steps.

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