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Customer reviews: Shopify Inbox

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Reviews (6,086)

Overall rating
4.7

What Merchants Think

Overall, merchants find "Shopify Inbox" to be a useful tool for enhancing customer communication. The app is praised for its user-friendly interface and seamless integration with Shopify, making it easy to manage customer inquiries. While certain features are well-received, there is room for improvement, especially in addressing technical glitches and enhancing security measures against spam and fake emails. Despite these concerns, many users appreciate its capabilities in improving customer support and increasing conversion rates.

Key Strengths

  • User-friendly interface and seamless integration with Shopify.
  • Automated and AI-generated responses that save time.
  • Free of charge, providing significant value at no cost.
  • Ability to handle customer inquiries in real time, improving customer service.
  • Maintains a history of customer conversations for context.

Common Concerns

  • Lack of capability to manage inbound emails and start conversations.
  • Issues with spam and unsolicited sales messages affecting user experience.
  • Difficulty with certain notifications and synchronizations on mobile devices.
  • Some technical glitches, like app crashes or difficulties with updates.
  • Mobile notifications not always reliable, affecting quick customer responses.

Final Thoughts

"Shopify Inbox" is a well-regarded tool for businesses seeking to improve communication with their customers. While it offers many useful features, it also presents several challenges that need addressing to enhance overall functionality. Nonetheless, for a free app, it provides significant benefits, making it a popular choice for many Shopify store owners looking to streamline their customer interaction processes.

Rave Off Road

Feb 13, 2025  on Shopify

We just made the switch over to inbox, and while you can set hours for chat, it doesn't mean anything apparently because it still sends push notifications to your phone even at 2am, outside of the hours set in the app settings. Super annoying. Seems like a pretty basic issue that should be figured out.

Sugoi JDM

Feb 09, 2025  on Shopify

I have no idea how people use this application on desktop. The application has had bugs since the last update last year. The Inbox app just times out and continues loading for 20 to 30 minutes. It is unusable through the Shopify desktop admin.

St. Eloi

Feb 03, 2025  on Shopify

Loathe the automatic opt in on "Shopify Magic" AI responses; on-phone app always shows notifications when there are none. No positive feedback for this app.

Lymaja Jewelry

Jan 31, 2025  on Shopify

Sehr altbacken, wenige Einstellungsmöglichkeiten und Desktop nicht gleich mit Mobile Version!

Botega Mazarol

Jan 24, 2025  on Shopify

no funciona

Poli Chile

Jan 22, 2025  on Shopify

Heat Shrink Connectors|Solder Seal Connectors|Crimping Tool

Jan 16, 2025  on Shopify

Very slow response!!

G Harmony Apparel

Jan 01, 2025  on Shopify

A lot of scammers are reaching out through this platform using the shopify inbox as a way to contact the owner of the store. They are offering to assist new stores with "consider implementing the necessary changes to enhance our store's performance and visibility". Here's a concise breakdown of what needs to be addressed: 1. Reactivate and configure the disabled feature to restore full functionality and ensure seamless indexing by search engines. 2. Implement advanced on-page SEO strategies, including metadata optimization and structured data integration, to enhance organic visibility. 3. Generate and submit an updated XML sitemap to Google Search Console, ensuring expedited crawling and indexing of your store’s pages. And other suspicious activities.

Epilaser

Dec 30, 2024  on Shopify

can't get any users to be able to chat on this except for myself. poor interface.

Barn & Willow

Dec 20, 2024  on Shopify

there is no way to export the chat messages out of inbox app

ORN ACTIVEWEAR

Dec 12, 2024  on Shopify

I do not recommend - We have been getting explicit videos for a week on this app, and there is no way to block people via IP or other means, or a way to prevent people from uploading files. This individual just uses fake emails and floods our inbox. Like usual, Shopify support is not helpful. Exploring other apps.

TaikoHub

Dec 04, 2024  on Shopify

The widget on the website crashes often and users are not able to use the widget.

CavFab

Nov 03, 2024  on Shopify

This is the most annoying POC for a business

the Crate Lab

Oct 31, 2024  on Shopify

Shopify make you log out automatically after a while, for security reasons I assume, even if you use is continiously. BUT they don't let you know you've been logged out. No notification or email. So you just go on with your day thinking its just noone atm that wants to chat. Then after a few days you get angry emails from customer who doesn't get a respsonse in the chat. Because shopify logged you out. Perfect.

AnatomyLife Shop

Oct 29, 2024  on Shopify

Am Anfang waren wir von der App begeistert. So konnten wir über eine App alle Shops gleichzeitig mit einem Chat ausstatten. Aber sein einiger Zeit meldes sich die App einfach ab. Die Sitzung wird abgemeldet auf dem Handy. Das große Problem davon ist, dass man nicht merkt dass sich die App abgemeldet hat. Jetzt schreiben Kunden die kurz vor einem Kauf stehen und irgendwelche Fragen haben und wir können darauf nicht antworten, da die App sich von selbst abgemeldet hat. Sehr ärgerlich, da wir ja auch im Chat und im unseren ganzen Marketing Scheiben, dass wir in Echtzeit sofort antworten.

ALS Survival Ltd

Oct 29, 2024  on Shopify

Works well as a messaging service EXCEPT from the security of the app and zero protection from scammers and fake email use. Spammers can use fake emails to send messages and leave you endless spam and there is no way to stop them, leaving you sifting through spam to find your genuine customers. The app needs an email verification system or an IP blocking capability to make it more secure. Because of this huge flaw, I give it a 1 star review.

Mark & Day

Oct 16, 2024  on Shopify

There is no sound notification when a message arrives. Its bad

Forma & Afeto

Sep 29, 2024  on Shopify

não aparece no tema craft. um tema nativo da shopify. ja desinstalei e voltei a instalar e continua a nao aparecer.

lisanoto

Sep 03, 2024  on Shopify

I can't get the Chat bubble to disappear from my website home page. It hides the language preference icon and makes navigation difficult. I've asked for help several times and have been waiting for an answer for a week, but nothing happens. I'm really disappointed. This application is neither user-friendly nor logical.

Industry Hardware

Aug 26, 2024  on Shopify

There's no way to restrict notifications from reaching you at all hours! Even if you set the times the chat is "available" you still get a notification on the app every single time a customer messages no matter the time. This is a basic feature they should have.

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