Skio
Shopify-native subscription platform. Higher checkout attach, lower transaction fees, and cancel-save flows built in.
Skio is a Shopify app developer based in the United States that makes Skio, a Recharge Company, a subscriptions app on the Shopify App Store. It provides subscription platform for Shopify brands. Among the 15,357 Shopify brands over $5M that dtcmvp tracks, 219 (1.4%) run Skio, a Recharge Company, #3 of 60 subscriptions apps by that count. Its share is highest among Health & Wellness (7.8%), Beauty & Personal Care (4.7%) and Food & Beverage (4.3%) brands. It is rated 5 out of 5 from 243 reviews on the Shopify App Store. It carries Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. Skio, a Recharge Company has 1 plan on the Shopify App Store, at $599 a month. Some plans add usage charges on top, listed with each plan.
Skio is a Shopify-native subscription platform that runs subscriptions inside the native checkout instead of an iframe, which typically lifts subscribe-attach. When a subscriber hits cancel, no-code save flows offer discounts, skips, swaps, pauses, or postcards before the order ends. Best fit for consumables brands on Shopify with an active subscription program or planning to migrate off Recharge.
What Skio does for Shopify brands
- Native Shopify checkout placement lifts subscribe-attach vs iframe widgets
- Converts one-time buyers into recurring orders that would not have happened
- No-code cancel-save flows offer discounts, skips, swaps, pauses to retain at-risk subs
- 1% + $0.20 per sub txn vs Recharge Plus 1.34% + $0.19 = hard $ savings on switch
Overview
Skio sells subscription software for Shopify brands. Merchants use it to run subscription programs, including a customer portal where subscribers manage their own orders, cancel flows, automated messages and offers, payment recovery, and subscription reporting. It also migrates merchants from their existing subscription setup.
- Built for
- Shopify brands with subscription programs, described as high-growth brands and consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands, with a custom Enterprise plan for large merchants.
- Pricing
- Scale plan: $499/month billed annually or $599/month billed monthly, plus a 1% + 20¢ transaction fee on orders involving a subscription. Enterprise is custom-priced, including volume pricing. The App Store listing is marked as having a free plan, but none is described.
Products
- Skio, a Recharge Company Shopify App Store app for running and managing subscription programs on Shopify.
- Beautiful, No-Code Customer Portal Lets subscribers skip, swap, gift or update subscriptions without contacting support.
- Journeys (Lifecycle Automation) Triggers offers, discounts, gifts or product swaps by cancel reason, order milestone or segment.
- Multi-Step Cancel Flow Builder Builds cancel flows that can present offers based on the subscriber's cancel reason.
- Visual Bulk Ops Tool Lets support teams make subscription edits in a few clicks, including package updates.
- Subscription-First Loyalty Credits, tiers and referrals inside the customer portal, without a separate loyalty app.
Integrations
Buyer notes
- Migration: Skio audits every subscriber before launch and rebuilds flows, selling plans and storefront.
- The Scale plan includes hands-on onboarding and training.
- Enterprise adds a dedicated Merchant Success Manager, emergency support, early access and custom development.
- The Shopify App Store listing carries the Built for Shopify badge.
From Skio's own site and Shopify App Store listings, as of 2026-10-20.
Among Shopify brands over $5M
Share of each sector's brands running it, where that beats the overall rate.
On the Shopify App Store
Skio, a Recharge Company
5.0 · 243 reviewsBuilt for ShopifyFree planPaid from $599/moOn 1.4% of brands over $5MLaunched 2021SubscriptionsOutgrown your subscription platform? Brands like Grüns, IM8, and Neuro partner with Skio to cut churn, boost LTV, and build experiences subscribers love.
Pricing
Scale$599/monthor $5,988/year and save 17%1% + 20¢ transaction fee
- No-Code Customer Portal
- Automated Lifecycle Journeys
- Multi-Step Cancel Flow Builder
- Build-a-Box (Static/Dynamic)
- +4 more
Ratings, reviews, plans, prices and descriptions as the Shopify App Store lists them. how we count.
Alternatives to Skio
The most used subscriptions apps among Shopify brands over $5M.
| App | Brands over $5M | App Store |
|---|---|---|
| Recharge Subscriptions App · Recharge | 12.4% | 4.8 · 3,138 |
| Appstle℠ Subscriptions App · Appstle Inc. | 2.3% | 5.0 · 9,049 |
| Shopify Subscriptions · Shopify | 1% | 3.8 · 871 |
| Stay AI Subscriptions App · Stay Ai | 1% | 4.9 · 148 |
| Loop Subscriptions App · Loop Solutions Inc | 0.8% | 5.0 · 788 |
| Bold Subscriptions App · Bold | 0.5% | 4.0 · 381 |
Often used with Skio
What its brands run more often than Shopify brands over $5M do overall.
What Shopify apps does Skio make?
Skio has 1 app on the Shopify App Store: Skio, a Recharge Company.
How many Shopify brands use Skio?
Among the 15,357 Shopify brands over $5M that dtcmvp tracks, 219 (1.4%) run Skio, a Recharge Company, #3 of 60 subscriptions apps by that count. Its share is highest among Health & Wellness (7.8%), Beauty & Personal Care (4.7%) and Food & Beverage (4.3%) brands.
What are the alternatives to Skio?
The most used subscriptions apps among Shopify brands over $5M, after Skio: Recharge Subscriptions App (12.4%), Appstle℠ Subscriptions App (2.3%), Shopify Subscriptions (1%), Stay AI Subscriptions App (1%), Loop Subscriptions App (0.8%) and Bold Subscriptions App (0.5%).
What do Skio's brands use alongside it?
Of the brands running Skio, 20.5% also run Shopify Subscriptions, 19.6% also run Octane AI, 36.1% also run Alia, 16% also run Rivo and 12.8% also run Snowball. Each is at least 4.9 times as common among them as across all brands over $5M.
How is Skio, a Recharge Company rated?
Skio, a Recharge Company is rated 5 out of 5 from 243 reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does Skio cost?
Skio, a Recharge Company has 1 plan on the Shopify App Store, at $599 a month. Some plans add usage charges on top, listed with each plan. Skio, a Recharge Company: Scale, $599/month (1% + 20¢ transaction fee).
