Shopify Subscription & DTC Development
Subscription is the highest-LTV business model in ecommerce — and the hardest to get right. We build Shopify subscription stores with the right app stack (Recharge, Skio, Loop, Smartrr), custom subscriber portals, churn-reduction logic and the personalisation that turns trial buyers into long-term subscribers.
What slows businesses down
in this space.
Choosing the right subscription app
Recharge, Skio, Loop, Smartrr — they are not interchangeable. Each has different pricing, customer portal flexibility, app integrations and exit costs. Picking wrong adds 6 months of pain. We pick based on AOV, churn pattern, product type and team size — not on what is trendy.
Reducing voluntary churn
Most subscription brands lose 5–10% of subscribers per month — a leaking bucket no acquisition spend can fix. Pause-instead-of-cancel flows, swap-product offers, smart frequency adjustments and reactivation sequences cut churn measurably.
Failed payments quietly killing LTV
Up to 30% of subscription cancellations are involuntary — failed cards, expired details. Without smart dunning (multi-attempt retries, email and SMS recovery, payment update prompts) you lose subscribers who wanted to keep buying.
Customer portals that feel like an afterthought
The default portals on most subscription apps are bare-bones and live on a third-party domain. We build embedded, branded portals with full self-service — pause, skip, swap, frequency, address — so subscribers stay in control without contacting support.
Everything in every build
Not a generic dev shop.
A Shopify specialist.
10+ years on Shopify
We've been building Shopify stores since 2015 — through every platform update, API change and feature release. Experience you can't fake.
Fixed-price proposals
You know exactly what you're paying before we start. No hourly billing, no change-order culture, no surprises at invoice.
Performance-first
Every store targets sub-1.5s mobile load times. Speed is a first-class concern, not an afterthought bolted on after launch.
Direct access
You work directly with the developers and strategists building your store. No account managers, no handoffs, no telephone game.
600+ projects, 98% success
Top Rated Plus on Upwork with a 98% job success score across 600+ completed projects. The track record speaks for itself.
Ready to build your subscription & dtc Shopify store?
Get a fixed-price proposal within 24 hours. No commitment required — we'll review your brief and recommend the right approach.
Our Guarantees
We stand behind our work — in writing.
Sub-1.5s Mobile Load Time
Every build targets sub-1.5s mobile load time. We treat performance as a first-class concern — not something added after launch.
Fixed-Price Before We Start
You get a detailed fixed-price proposal before a single line of code is written. No hourly billing, no surprise invoices at the end.
Zero Downtime Launch
We manage the go-live process — DNS, SSL, post-launch QA and real-time monitoring. Your store transitions with no gap in availability.
FAQ
Shopify Subscription & DTC Development — common questions
Let's build your
Shopify store.
Send us your project brief and we'll come back with a fixed-price proposal, timeline and recommended approach — within 24 hours.
Build your subscription store
Tell us about your product, current platform and subscriber goals. We'll send you a tailored Shopify proposal within 24 hours.