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Customer reviews: Google & YouTube

Develop by Shopify

Reviews (4,325)

Overall rating
4.5

What Merchants Think

The "Google & YouTube" app receives mixed reviews from merchants. While some appreciate its integration and seamless workflow, others encounter numerous issues with account suspensions, product misrepresentations, and weak customer support. The overall sentiment suggests that while the app has the potential to enhance business operations, many users face significant technical and support-related challenges.

Key Strengths

  • Intuitive and user-friendly interface.
  • Seamless integration with Google tools for efficient collaboration.
  • Automatic handling of advertising and business workflows.
  • Positive impact on sales and business efficiency for many users.
  • Easy setup for those targeting basic functionalities.

Common Concerns

  • Frequent account suspensions for vague "misrepresentation" reasons.
  • Lack of effective support and slow response times from Google.
  • Complexity in setting up conversion tracking with Google Analytics.
  • Technical bugs and sync issues with Shopify and Google Merchant Center.
  • Redundant processes and misclassification of products.

Final Thoughts

Overall, the "Google & YouTube" app meets diverse reception. It is well-suited for businesses looking to leverage Google's integration capabilities, yet its operational stability and support system need improvements. Addressing technical concerns and enhancing customer support are pivotal for maximizing its effectiveness and achieving user satisfaction.

Sleepy Fox®

Feb 16, 2025  on Shopify

Theme Park Waits Times

Feb 04, 2025  on Shopify

Riddled with weird bugs. Its still not generating any GA4 events and Google flat out said they are not supporting the plugin and will not answer even simple questions, like "does your plugin generate events".

Tender Tree

Jan 31, 2025  on Shopify

I try and not ever leave bad reviews as a small business owner however in this case I feel I have to. I can honestly say I have tried everything with this app and the support from Google who blame Shopify is as bad as Shopify's support blaming Google. I can easily connect all of my ggogle accounts, merchant center, analytics and ads and everything looks to be somewhat accurate but my products WILL NOT sync to merchant center, no errors, no wrong information they just do not sync either in the shopify app or in merchant center. Shopify have clarified that all information is correct and it should be syncing, google just blamed Shopify what a joke! By taking three days at a time to respond to emails, you are literally costing businesses money.

Mira Sales

Jan 27, 2025  on Shopify

Have setup an account and guess what suspended. Added returns policy, refund policy, business model, terms and conditions, all details accurately added. Please kindly help me. Dreams shattered

Homestead Supplier

Jan 20, 2025  on Shopify

It was working fine until recently; my purchase conversion stopped tracking. GTM is not showing up on the post-purchase page. I am also receiving an email to connect my Google account and Google Ads account, even though everything was already set up. Additionally, there are no Google account and Google Ads account to connect. The app only has Google Merchant Center and Google Business Account available.** I hope that helps! If you're still facing issues, it might be a good idea to double-check your settings or reach out to support for further assistance.

Airpark Bike Co

Jan 20, 2025  on Shopify

Does not update products in merchant center. Unable to get any support.

Zia Color Store

Jan 16, 2025  on Shopify

It’s terrible that I’ve tried reinstalling and uninstalling 4-5 times over the past three months. - Setting up conversion tracking for Shopify is overly complicated. If I use third-party apps, they gain access to my ad account, exposing all sales data or ad information. - If I install the official apps from Google (like the Google & YouTube app), they fail to report data accurately. For example, I had 8 orders from Google Ads, but the report only recorded 3 conversions, which affects ad learning performance. - If I try to set up conversion tracking from GTM (Google Tag Manager) to Shopify myself, I need to know some coding or be proficient with it (layers, scripts, etc.). How can a sales manager do this on their own? Shopify makes everything unnecessarily complicated. In conclusion, both Google Apps and Shopify deserve a poor rating due to the overly complex setup process for conversion tracking.

NEVERSLEEP

Jan 16, 2025  on Shopify

Broken garbage, after wasting months trying to solve the issue with "misrepresentation", the app became incompatible after updating my store. After reinstalling the app, the store name is "invalid" within the new merchant account. Pure garbage that doesn't actually work properly. None of the error messages help you diagnose any issue and your left guessing, don't even bother with support because they wont help you. You're on your own.

Dope Skin Co

Jan 13, 2025  on Shopify

We've set the app up as instructed. The Conversion data in Google Analytics is way off actual. We've contacted Google regarding the issue and they have basically said they cant help. Hopeless!

KaffeExpert.dk

Dec 19, 2024  on Shopify

Update 20/12-24 Installed app again, not usefull and still the same issue. Can not even find my google merchant account in the app on shopify. I wonder what respons will be this time LOL Update. finally free listing was approved and products showing again. 2 days later it gets the same F...ng error with misinformation and all the same and NO there is not misinformation. This app is so completely useless!! Completely useless - google merchant center integration is bad. I have several webshops and suddenly my new webshop gets flaged and suspende formisrepresentation. And All info etc are 100% in good order with googles own standard. also NO help from google, but they clearly dont care as MANY MANY people state in here google are EXTREMLY vague about what issue i, I am 100% sure they dont even know themself. Also its AI bots 97% of the time that respons to you. and IF your lucky to get hold of a" real human, they dont do anything to help. Just dismiss everything! Worst company EVER and worst support EVER! I do so much hope The EU gets to divide alpabet and google browser in to small pieces. Google is a disgrace and harms alot of hard working and honest peoples living. maybe its time to stand together and sue them? I am already looking in to it with a lawyer.

SOSYAL CLIMBERS

Dec 13, 2024  on Shopify

**Please Read This** My account is suspended for misrepresentation, but my website is fully transparent. Policies, secure payments (Visa, PayPal, etc.), and SSL are in place. I lack reviews as my site isn’t popular yet—how can I highlight reviews if none exist? Even Shopify's team found no issues. I’ve followed all Merchant Center SEO rules and provided required policies, yet I’m still rejected. I offer 1-2 day delivery in India. You again suspended my account after I submitted a good review.

KaffeExpert.dk

Dec 06, 2024  on Shopify

Update. finally free listing was approved and products showing again. 2 days later it gets the same F...ng error with misinformation and all the same and NO there is not misinformation. This app is so completely useless!! Completely useless - google merchant center integration is bad. I have several webshops and suddenly my new webshop gets flaged and suspende formisrepresentation. And All info etc are 100% in good order with googles own standard. also NO help from google, but they clearly dont care as MANY MANY people state in here google are EXTREMLY vague about what issue i, I am 100% sure they dont even know themself. Also its AI bots 97% of the time that respons to you. and IF your lucky to get hold of a" real human, they dont do anything to help. Just dismiss everything! Worst company EVER and worst support EVER! I do so much hope The EU gets to divide alpabet and google browser in to small pieces. Google is a disgrace and harms alot of hard working and honest peoples living. maybe its time to stand together and sue them? I am already looking in to it with a lawyer.

PURRVANA

Dec 04, 2024  on Shopify

very bad app.

REED PRESS

Dec 03, 2024  on Shopify

I installed this in two stores. It was bad in one and terrible in the other. Only part of the data (events) they claim will go into Google Analytics actaully does. Support for it is non existent - you get bounced between different Goole support teams and no one knows who's supposed to help make this integration work.

Nature Target

Nov 19, 2024  on Shopify

Our Shopify website has correctly installed the "Google & YouTube" tool, but when tested with the "Pixel Helper," the "Google & YouTube" tool shows as "Loaded." However, performing actions such as opening product pages, adding to cart, and checking out always displays "Events received" as "0." This issue has persisted for several months and is severely affecting our store.

Tier-Shirts.com

Nov 05, 2024  on Shopify

Richtig krampfhaft diese App einzurichten! Ständig fehlen irgendwelche Daten. Selbst wenn ich meine eigene Adresse hinzufügen will, findet er es als "lokale Adresse" nicht. Ohne diese Funktion werden meine Produke von Shopify nicht sychronisiert! Total nutzlos und zeitraubend!

Mosinn Art Boutique

Nov 05, 2024  on Shopify

I am not able to select a target country and language, It doesn't show the options so I cant click anything and it doesn't work to write anything in that line either. I am just stop in the setup process because of that so this app is not working for me. And yes I have tried on multiple devices and waited for weeks and checked again and it's the same problem.

URBANDEL

Oct 29, 2024  on Shopify

**Please read** I usually avoid leaving negative reviews, but I feel compelled to share my experience to help future customers. Google Merchant is a nightmare! Their approval process traps us in a relentless cycle of frustration. We fix "Misrepresentation" issues only to face repeated demands—domain accuracy, broken links, placeholders, mismatched product details, and incomplete site info. It's an enormous waste of time and resources, hindering our business growth. Despite being verified on Instagram with a blue check mark, Google still complicates our merchant account with endless hoops. Their process is inefficient and infuriating. We need real solutions, not perpetual problems. Avoid Google Merchant if you value your time and sanity!

misk

Oct 19, 2024  on Shopify

Most pathetic. They have flagged my site as misrepresented. I’ve checked, rechecked and raised queries with them. They have generic answers and have zero merchant support. I’ve wasted a whole week on this pathetic no good app

EEVblog Store

Oct 15, 2024  on Shopify

This app is garbage. When setting up there is no option to add an existing Google Merchant account number, you can only create an entirely new google merchant account. This leads to an endless loop of Google/Youtube saying my domain is owned by another merchant. And the Claim Ownership function doesn't work. So it's imposisble to get my Shopify store ads under my Youtube channel.

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