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8 Best Shopify Membership Apps (2026)

By Libautech
Ranked top Shopify membership apps for 2026 with ratings and prices.

The best membership app for most Shopify stores is Appstle Memberships, a dedicated membership tool with a 5.0 across more than 840 reviews that handles recurring billing, member perks and pricing, and gated access. If you also run product subscriptions, Subi combines both, and Seal is the most proven billing engine to power a paid membership. This guide compares the eight best Shopify membership apps in 2026 on rating, price and what each does best.

Key takeaways

  • A membership app sells recurring access and perks: member-only pricing, free shipping, exclusive products or gated content, billed on a schedule.
  • For a dedicated membership program, Appstle Memberships is the best-reviewed pick. If memberships and product subscriptions overlap for you, Subi or Seal handle both.
  • Memberships and subscriptions are close cousins: subscriptions bill for products, memberships bill for access and perks. Several apps here do both.
  • Most offer a free plan or are free to install, so you can launch a members tier without upfront cost.

Who Needs a Membership App, and Why?

A membership app is for stores that can offer ongoing value worth paying for: member pricing, free shipping, early access, exclusive products or content. It turns one-off buyers into recurring members, which adds predictable revenue and deepens loyalty far beyond a points program. Wholesale and VIP tiers work the same way, gating better prices behind a paid or approved membership.

You need one if you have perks or content people would pay to access regularly, want recurring revenue without selling a physical subscription, or run VIP and wholesale tiers. If you have nothing recurring to offer members yet, build that first.

The 8 Best Shopify Membership Apps Compared

AppRatingReviewsPriceBest for
Appstle℠ Memberships5.0846Free to installA dedicated membership program
Subi Subscriptions & Memberships4.9899Free to installSubscriptions and memberships in one
Bold Memberships & Loyalty4.485Free to installMemberships plus loyalty, an established name
Conjured Memberships4.984Free planGated content and member perks
Simplee Memberships & Loyalty5.076Free planA simple members tier with rewards
YOYO Loyalty & Rewards5.0153Free planLoyalty with membership tiers
Zendra Memberships4.915Free planA newer, focused membership app
Seal Subscriptions4.92,958Free planProven billing to power a membership

Ratings, review counts and pricing read from each app's live Shopify App Store listing in August 2026.

1. Appstle℠ Memberships

Appstle Memberships (5.0 across more than 840 reviews) is the most-reviewed dedicated membership app: recurring member billing, tiered perks, member-only pricing and access, with strong support and a free-to-install plan. For a purpose-built membership program, it is the clear starting point.

Best for: a full, dedicated membership program.

2. Subi Subscriptions & Memberships

Subi (4.9 across roughly 900 reviews) covers both product subscriptions and memberships in one app, so you can bill for recurring products and paid access side by side without running two tools.

Best for: stores running subscriptions and memberships together.

3. Bold Memberships & Loyalty

Bold (4.4 across roughly 85 reviews) is a long-standing name combining memberships with loyalty, letting you gate content and pricing and reward members. The rating trails the leaders, so weigh that against its track record.

Best for: memberships plus loyalty from an established vendor.

4. Conjured Memberships

Conjured (4.9 across roughly 85 reviews) focuses on member perks and gated content, with clean setup for member pricing, exclusive products and protected pages. A strong dedicated option beyond the biggest names.

Best for: gated content and member-only perks.

5. Simplee Memberships & Loyalty

Simplee (5.0 across roughly 75 reviews) offers a straightforward members tier with rewards and perks, easy to launch on a free plan. A good fit if you want members and loyalty without complexity.

Best for: a simple members-and-rewards tier.

6. YOYO Loyalty & Rewards

YOYO (5.0 across roughly 150 reviews) is a loyalty program that supports membership-style tiers, so members earn and unlock perks. Reach for it when loyalty is the core and membership is the wrapper.

Best for: loyalty-led programs with membership tiers.

7. Zendra Memberships

Zendra (4.9 across roughly 15 reviews) is a newer, focused membership app with a strong early rating. Fewer reviews than the leaders, so pilot it, but a tidy option for a simple paid membership.

Best for: a lean, focused membership, tested first.

8. Seal Subscriptions

Seal (4.9 across nearly 3,000 reviews) is a highly proven subscription-billing app that many stores use to charge for a recurring membership. It bills reliably; you layer the perks and gating around it.

Best for: proven recurring billing behind a membership.

The Best Membership App for Each Situation

Best dedicated membership app: Appstle Memberships.

Best if you also run subscriptions: Subi.

Best for gated content and perks: Conjured.

Best loyalty-led membership: YOYO.

Best proven billing engine: Seal Subscriptions.

How We Ranked These Apps

We ranked on how well each app runs a real membership, recurring billing, tiers, perks, pricing and gated access, the App Store rating weighed against the number of reviews, pricing and the presence of a free plan, and fit for a clear use case. Because memberships and subscriptions overlap, we noted where an app is really a subscription tool used for memberships. Ratings and review counts are from the Shopify App Store as of August 2026. We are not affiliated with any app on this list.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best membership app for Shopify?
Appstle Memberships is the best dedicated pick, with a 5.0 across more than 840 reviews for recurring member billing, perks and gated access. Subi is best if you also run product subscriptions, and Seal is the most proven billing engine to power a paid membership.
What is the difference between a membership and a subscription app?
A subscription app bills for a recurring product delivery, while a membership app bills for access and perks, such as member-only pricing, free shipping, exclusive products or gated content. Several apps here, like Subi and Seal, do both.
Is there a free membership app for Shopify?
Yes. Several have a free plan or are free to install, including Conjured, Simplee and Appstle Memberships. You typically pay as your member count or revenue grows.
Can I offer member-only pricing on Shopify?
Yes. Membership apps gate discounted pricing, free shipping or exclusive products to paying or approved members, so only members see and get those benefits when they are logged in.
Do I need Shopify Plus for memberships?
No. These membership apps run on any Shopify plan. Shopify's native B2B, which includes some membership-style access controls, is a Plus feature, but a membership app gives you recurring member perks without upgrading.