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Skio review and real cost
Subscription platform for growing brands, with cancel flows, build-a-box and a passwordless portal.
Recharge bought Skio in April 2026; the listing now reads "Skio, a Recharge Company" and both apps keep running1,6.
Verdict
Install it if
- Subscription brands with hundreds of subscription orders a month
- Merchants moving from another subscription app who want help with the migration
Skip it if
- New stores with few subscribers, given the $599 base fee
- Merchants who want to try an app free before paying
- Buyers who require a SOC 2 report from the vendor
Good
The eight checks
Skio passes 4: read the fine print. What each check means.
- Free to start: failedThe listing and pricing page show no free plan or free trial1,2.
- Prices public at every size: passedScale's $599 fee and 1% + 20¢ rate are public with no order cap, so all three store sizes can be priced1,2.
- Built for Shopify: failedThe listing does not show the Built for Shopify badge10.
- Rated 4.7 or higher: passedRated 5.0 on the Shopify App Store1.
- 500+ merchant reviews: failed242 reviews, fewer than 5001.
- Works with Shopify Flow: passedShopify Flow is listed under Works with1.
- You can take your data: passedThe help centre explains how to export active and inactive subscriptions to CSV or JSON4.
- Security report named: failedSkio's site and help centre name no SOC 2 Type II report or ISO 27001 certificate, and Recharge's SOC 2 Type II report is not said to cover Skio7,8,9.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Includes | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale | $599/month + 1% + 20¢ per order (or $499/month billed yearly)1,2 | No-code customer portal, lifecycle journeys, multi-step cancel flows, build-a-box, passwordless login, analytics, payment recovery, migration | — |
| Enterprise | Custom2 | Scale plus a dedicated success manager, custom development and volume pricing | — |
There is one public plan. Scale costs $599 a month billed monthly, or $499 a month billed yearly, plus 1% + 20¢ on each order that contains a subscription2. The fee is charged on the final order total, and orders with only one-time products carry no fee3. At $60 an order that is $647 a month for 60 subscription orders, $919 for 400 and $2,199 for 2,000. Enterprise pricing is custom2.
Usage charges: 1% + 20¢ per order that contains a subscription product, charged on the final order total; orders with only one-time products carry no fee2,3.. Free trial: None.
How we worked out the bill
| Store size | Per month | Arithmetic |
|---|---|---|
| Small, 300 orders | $647 | Scale $599 + 1% × $3,600 ($36) + 60 × $0.20 ($12) = $6471,2. |
| Growing, 2,000 orders | $919 | Scale $599 + 1% × $24,000 ($240) + 400 × $0.20 ($80) = $9191,2. |
| Large, 10,000 orders | $2,199 | Scale $599 + 1% × $120,000 ($1,200) + 2,000 × $0.20 ($400) = $2,199. Enterprise is optional and priced by quote2. |
What it does
Skio is a subscription app for brands that already sell a lot of subscriptions. It launched on the Shopify App Store in April 20211. One plan includes the customer portal, cancel flows, build-a-box, lifecycle journeys and payment recovery1.
Recharge bought Skio in April 2026. Recharge says both apps keep running as they have6.
What merchants say
Skio is rated 5.0 from 242 reviews: 236 five-star and one one-star1. Recent reviews praise responsive account managers, smooth migrations and multi-step cancel flows10.
Complaints worth knowing
- Skio does not name a SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certificate on its own site or help centre7,8.
- With 242 reviews and one one-star rating, there is little critical merchant feedback to weigh1.
What the developer claims
Numbers the developer publishes about itself. We have not verified them.
Your data
You can export active and inactive subscriptions to CSV or JSON from Tools > Data Export4. Skio also has an open GraphQL API and a BigQuery integration for moving all subscription data to a warehouse5. Skio's own site and help centre do not name a SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certificate7,8. Its parent, Recharge, publishes a SOC 2 Type II report for its own controls9.
App languages: English. Works with: Checkout, Customer accounts, Shopify Flow, Fondue, Peel, Northbeam, Junip, Klaviyo, Shogun, Replo, Fermat, Novel, Triple Whale, Wonderment, Postpilot, Yotpo, Zendesk, Alloy, Postscript, Gorgias, Inveterate, Stamped, Octane, TikTok, Siena. On the App Store since: April 27, 2021.
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Sources
- Skio, a Recharge Company - Shopify App Store, Shopify App Store. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- Skio pricing, Skio. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- Skio billing and invoicing guide, Skio. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- How to export subscription data including active and inactive subscribers, Skio. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- Skio API reference, Skio. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- Recharge welcomes Skio to build the future of subscription commerce, Recharge. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- Skio, Skio. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- Skio help centre, Skio. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- Trust Center, Recharge. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- Skio, a Recharge Company reviews - Shopify App Store, Shopify App Store. Accessed October 8, 2026.
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