Recharge acquired Skio for $105M in April 2026, leaving Recharge and Loop as the independents and Stay.ai as the retention specialist. The 2026 Shopify subscription app comparison by pricing, fit, and what each does best.

Chargebee and Stripe are not competitors in this setup - Chargebee runs subscription billing on top of Stripe as the payment gateway. How the two layers split responsibility, what each charges, and when you need both.

Churn prediction scores a customer risk of leaving before they cancel. The leading signals, why the intervention window is roughly 14 days before predicted churn, and how prediction differs from the churn reporting most brands mistake for it.

Germany converts at 2.2%, the US at 2.0%, the UK at 1.9%; EMEA leads regions. The 2026 conversion rate benchmarks by country and region, why the spread exists, and why a cross-border brand blended rate reflects its traffic mix.

Loop charges $99/mo + 1.0% with no per-order flat fee; Recharge charges $99/mo + 1.49% + 19c. At $40 AOV and 1,000 orders, Loop is ~44% cheaper. The full comparison, and the ecosystem trade-off that fee gap buys.