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Fees and free-tier limits hidden until after install

Shopify marketing apps hide recurring fees, usage charges, and free-tier limits until after install or login

Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.

5 public reports · first reported 1 February 2017 · last reported 10 November 2025

Idea report · $19 · No contacts · All sales final

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What's going wrong

Store owners using several Shopify marketing apps report that recurring fees, paid add-ons, and usage charges only become visible after they install or log in.

AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.

In the idea report

  • The full summary.
  • The products the 5 reports are about, and how many came each month.
  • Related problems.

No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.