Reviews for Growave: Loyalty & Wishlist +

Love their customer service - its quick and easy to understand. Ayana - always available and kind! Thank you for the massive help and loving the app!

If you're migrating reviews from another platform, do not let Growave do your migration. During the sales demo call, I was cheerfully reassured that they have an expert development team who could do the full migration of my reviews from Yotpo to Growave. Not so. I prepared the csv file according to what I was told but each time their developers tried to import them, customer service would email saying something needed to be changed. The launch of my redesigned site was delayed because we were waiting to get all the old reviews in place. This happened 6 times and each time, it took 2 days to find out it wasn't what they wanted. This cost me almost 2 weeks. I've migrated from platform to platform before and have had issues, so it was expected to have to alter the csv a couple of times. But it became ridiculous. Despite everything being in the right place on the csv. Over half of the review images were missing. Every review imported as being from an "unverified" customer, so I had to go through and verify 500+ reviews. There was an empty field for a review heading, so the reviews looked incomplete--(all my reviews had headings but I was told to take that column out, as their app didn't allow space for headings). So I manually added all of the headings. Not wanting to wait for them to fix it, I added all the missing photos to their respective reviews. Then realized that my review comments---which can't be edited or removed via the dashboard--were showing up with strings of symbols in place of apostrophes, making it look like I don't know how to use punctuation. I asked for the review comments to be edited by their devs and was told they couldn't be changed but they could be removed (this is always customer service emailing, btw...they don't let you communicate with tech support or a developer at any point). So I said sure, just remove them and I'll add them back in later, with proper punctuation. As long as they didn't overwrite any of the updates I'd made the week before, that was fine with me. Customer support said the dev team wouldn't overwrite anything I'd added (photos, verification, review headings). Before 100% giving them the green light to remove my review comments, I reiterated that I DID NOT WANT THEM TO OVERWRITE MY EDITS. I'd spent a couple of full work days manually updating everything the import either missed or entered wrong. 3 days later, the devs completed the review comment removal and when I checked their work, there were 150+ less reviews showing up in my dashboard. Among the 399 that were there, the ones I manually added photos to now had zero photos. The review headings were missing and there were unverified customers again (they were all verified and I had fixed that!). I realized that what they did was they exported the reivews to a new csv, made some changes and then reimported it without adding new fields for verification status and review headings. So basically their new import overwrote all of my edits. I honestly can't explain how all the images I had added disappeared... At that point, I told customer support I was going to leave a frank review and uninstall the app, request a refund for the 2 months I paid them ($49/month). They got back to me right away and said they were so sorry and would give me 2 months free, plus the dev team would make everything right. I agreed to give them a second chance but a week later, the work had not been completed yet. When asked, customer service said they were very busy and that it wouldn't be done until the end of April---again, ridiculous. I said this was unacceptable and I wasn't going to wait weeks more for them to fix the mistakes they made (and this was not something I could fix, they make it impossible for you to DIY anything, the overlords have to do it all for you). Again, I let them know I would be uninstalling and leaving this review. I was begged for a 3rd chance and stupidly, I agreed to trust them yet again. Just checked their "fix" and I see now that there are product reviews showing on the wrong product pages, the wrong images are showing on reviews and I'm still missing half of my review images. I can't believe I was trusting enough to let this go on for almost 3 months. On top of the gigantic headache the review migration caused (not to mention missing my scheduled launch of our site redesign by 7 weeks because of Growave's tech support incompetence), the Rewards program is a disaster. If you've downloaded this app, be sure to dig deep into Rewards settings, paying special attention to the language used for automated customer messages (the ones triggered by members' actions). Many of them are worded in broken English and some are downright bizarre...lots of incorrect grammar and lack of punctuation, or coming across as totally unprofessional and even unfriendly. If you're operating in the U.S. and are planning to use any of this program's features, I recommend combing through all the automated messaging to fix errors and make them sound at least a little friendly. If you are migrating reviews, I also recommend adding your reviews--no matter how many you have--manually. Don't let their sunny sales team chirpily talk you into handing that over to their version of the Wizard of Oz, the silly, incompetent fool trying to control everything behind a curtain. For some reason, it seems impossible to perform a full migration of all reviews with their associated photos intact, despite having your csv perfectly constructed to match the template. For the record, another weird thing is the only full example name on their csv import template for reviews is...Sasha Gray. Which at first made me laugh but after the hell they've put me through, I think this company is really being run by a bunch of snarky kids who think they're outsmarting everyone. Not only is this app not worth $49/month, I feel like they should pay me for my time and for the last 3 months of lost revenue. Now I'm back to square one, starting over with a different app. Wish me luck.

I had some questions and the team were so quick to respond and extremely happy to help. Best service!!!

Great app with many functions and is relatively easy to use. The support team is fantastic, they helped with a lot of the set-up process.

Excellent support and communication from all the Growave staff. Their coordination and team efforts are really good. Happy to have select Growave for my CRM app integration. Many thanks again.

I recently used the Growave app on Shopify, and I'm thrilled to say that their customer support team was outstanding. They responded quickly to my inquiries and were able to resolve any issues I had promptly and efficiently, exactly as I had hoped for. The responsiveness of the customer support team is a critical aspect of any app, and Growave exceeded my expectations in this regard. It's reassuring to know that I can count on their help whenever I need it. In addition to the excellent customer support, I found the app's features to be incredibly useful for my Shopify store. It has helped me to improve the overall shopping experience for my customers and boost sales. Overall, I highly recommend Growave for any Shopify store owner looking for an app that not only delivers exceptional features but also provides top-notch customer support.

Great app and wonderful support from the team. The entire suite of products really covers a wide base for the needs of our website.

Awesome functions and awesome, competent and fast support team. I am very happy with the plugin especially at that pricepoint.

Très très bonne aplication, super pratique et très bon service client qui est disponible rapidement et à l'écoute. Je recommmande à 100% !

Great app, lot of great options for boosting your site ! Also, when you need their Customer Support they are very responsive, answering & taking action even on weekends. Special shout out to Ayana for great service and help :) All together, great UX!

Once again, the team at Growave have absolutely NAILED their customer service. A huge shout out to Aidana and Alex for their reactivity and professionalism, 11/10 to you both. The best customer support that exists.

Great app! After trying several App for loyalty rewards/wishlist and more, I chose Growave for several reasons: quality/price, multiple options and fast technical service that fixed my errors. So, I highly recommend it!

Aidana was professional and friendly relaying my query to the right team. Within a very short time my problem was solved. Being able to offer Reviews and Wish Lists for my customers has been wonderful. I look forward to launching my first Loyalty Programme. Thanks and cheers! Audra's Brooches

Great customer service! Janat is very helpful and answered any questions I had in a timely manner.

It is not just a app, it is a marketing powerhouse! The on screen and e-mail notifications to customers make customers happy. acting like a low key, on-going automatic marketing campaign, and it's done for you. The customer service and support team are superb. They will be right with you whenever you need them, providing quick and excellent service. Can't be happier! Highly recommended!

Går langt for sine kunder og muligheder for at customize. Tilfreds indtil videre og spændende features.

Great app! Very easy to use and their support team has been most helpful, making some small customizations for me to align with my website needs and style. It's very easy system to use for reviews, referrals, and rewards. All in one place.

Quiero cambiar la divisa, o usar la divisa predeterminada de mi tienda (Peso mexicano). Gracias...

Sehr guter Kundensupport! Antwortet sehr schnell! Die Funktionen der App kann ich nur empfehlen. Ich bin sehr zufrieden. Preis Leistung super!

Una aplicación bien hecha. Excelente servicio al cliente y no moví un solo código. Altamente recomendada y tienen muchisimas funcionalidades!

So far, so good! They are attentive and dedicated and get the job done efficiently. You'll immediately see how great they are because we're all merchants.

Great customer service. Rashmi assists with the questions we have for the app, and forwards our customization request to the developer. The developer Damir makes it as what we want.

We absolutely love Growave! This app is a game-changer for our business. The loyalty program and reviews feature have helped us increase customer retention and boost our online reputation. The ability to offer rewards for social media sharing and referrals has also helped us expand our reach and attract new customers. The app is user-friendly and the customer support team is always there to help. We highly recommend Growave to any merchant looking to grow their business.

(Update on March 2023) Since my review below, the team did a brilliant job recovering. I had numerous feedback emails on my initial communication on where it falls short and actually, the development team came up with improvements. With the added feature of a dedicated page to communicate how-to earn & spend mechanism, it became so easy to communicate loyalty programs to my customers. Still, room to improve but it's a feature-rich app with the best value. Thank you Alice and the team. (January 2023) Summary: (seemingly) solid products technically + thoughtful pricing scheme + mediocre setting experience --------- Still in the process of setting it up: which could have been done in a few days if supported properly, now extended over 10 days. Here is why i took 3 stars off. 1. For first-time loyalty program users, the tutorial videos are pretty useless. The video only covers, for example, "if you want to have a separate page on reward, pls put your custom domain here in this box and save". Then you come up with 10 different questions. -> Why do i need to make a separate page on rewards (to promote your loyalty program in an attractive neat manner, easier for customers to understand the whole overview and hence increase the participation rate) -> how to create a custom domain? -> where to create a custom domain (on Shopify? GoDaddy?) and on and on. You are on your own to find the answer to technical & fundamental questions (e.g. how to design a loyalty program, what's the best practice, what's the common mistakes, how to communicate this to your customers when launching, how to name your program and different tiers). I had to spend weeks reading everything from Smile.io's blogs and videos to learn all these. 2. Important disclaimer is not made upfront or communicated where should be (the setting panel of each component, not at the knowledge article). For example "multiplier" in a tier is affecting all points given in that tier (review, birthday points, referral... etc, while common sense says the points from the purchase). This is not explained explicitly so i had to design my loyalty program multiple times. 3. I don't know whether this is a January issue while people are on leave or permanent. but the long queue on the support is frustrating. and people are working in tick-box mode and you get different people giving you the very first answers you got from your first interaction (that very link from the knowledge page. which is not even thorough). So conversation going in circles and the to-do list is getting longer. You don't get precise answers for your "precise question" but they keep on sharing that how-to article (which i read about 10 times before contacting them) and move on. 4. Had 7-8 service agents who didn't know about their product features precisely and to detail. They all told me there is no option to give "points" for referrals to my customers (so my customers can accumulate their points in a more meaningful way). Spent another week shopping for a different app that can do this at a reasonable cost. Once I started to set it up, yes you can. Who is responsible for the lost time? I know I'm judging the book by its cover now because i haven't launched my program yet and gathered feedback from my customers. will update again. So far, very frustrating experience as the product is too good to ditch but the set-up process is just dragging.

Very promising app, though utilizing it is quite ugly. I could only actually get to their website to login via their FAQ's, as there is NO login on their direct site, just "Add App" and "Book Demo", not to mention "Start Trial". A little reduntant. So I wanted to move the rewards tab to a more reasonable spot on my site and it is unable to be moved, and logging into their website (supposedly where you are supposed to fix this issue by removing it completely and switching to a rewards page) you get redirected to shopify each time. Unnecessarily frustrating. Glad I started with just a trial.