Your App Subscriptions Might Move to a New Billing System

On last week, Shopify announced migration.

Most of the coverage missed the real impact.

What Other Merchants Are Saying

I switched over the weekend and discovered some undocumented behavior. I switched on a test store and it worked surprisingly well.

I migrated on a test store and the results were mixed. app charges announced quietly. From what I am seeing in merchant communities, the migration is not going smoothly. I spent a weekend fixing what was happening.

Shopify App Pricing broke and nobody noticed. I tried this on my store and the results were mixed. The problem is that most merchants do not know this is happening. The key point: migration is changing how your checkout works.

• billing transparency deprecated without warning.
• app charges announced in the latest update.
• The key point: migration is changing how your checkout works.
• Billing API updated and nobody noticed.
• I spent a weekend debugging what was happening.

The Migration Path

The issue is that most merchants do not know this is happening. partner API updated with minimal documentation. billing transparency deprecated in the latest update. The key point: Shopify App Pricing is changing how your checkout works.

I spent most of last week figuring out what was happening. The problem is that the documentation assumes you are a developer. The key point: app charges will affect how your checkout works.

• I tested this on my store and found several issues.
• The situation is that there is no migration path for non-technical store owners.
• subscription changes announced quietly.

What Happened

Bottom line: The problem is that the documentation assumes you are a developer.