Judge.me 1-star reviews: what merchants complain about
62 one- and two-star Shopify App Store reviews with text (50 one-star) of Judge.me Product Reviews App, Product reviews category, posted 4 Nov 2025 – 20 Oct 2026.
What the reviews complain about
| Complaint | Share | Reviews | All apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bugs & broke the store | 22.6% | 14 | 17.9% |
| Slow or no support | 22.6% | 14 | 31.2% |
| Export, import & migration pain | 17.7% | 11 | 6.4% |
| Hard to use or set up | 14.5% | 9 | 9.1% |
| Sync, orders & inventory errors | 8.1% | 5 | 6.5% |
| Missing features & limits | 4.8% | 3 | 3.1% |
| Charges & refunds | 3.2% | 2 | 13.9% |
| Too expensive for what it does | 3.2% | 2 | 4.7% |
| Called it a scam or misleading | 3.2% | 2 | 5.8% |
| Slow store & app speed | 3.2% | 2 | 2.7% |
| Code left after uninstall | 1.6% | 1 | 0.2% |
A review can match several themes; 40.3% match none. All apps: 2,418 low-star reviews of 192 Shopify apps in the study.
In merchants’ words
“… Unfortunately there is a huge glitch by syncing etsy reviews and your tech team should fix it.”
Shopify App Store review, Sep 2026
“… The chatbot was clueless and kept interrupting my questions instead of actually answering them.”
Shopify App Store review, Oct 2026
“Importation of Reviews is tedious. WARNING: You need to save after 50 or your work won't import.”
Shopify App Store review, Jul 2026
“Overall, I like the app, but the review system is far too restrictive and complicated.”
Shopify App Store review, Jul 2026
“… Now, I need to sync those reviews with Google Merchant Center, but Judge.me is telling me that my store needs at least 50 eligible product reviews before they can send a product review feed to Google Shopping.”
Shopify App Store review, Jun 2026
Developer replies
47 of 62 got a developer reply (75.8%), median 8 days after the review. All apps in the study: 43.9%.
Time on the app before the review
| Time used | Reviews | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 day | 7 | 11.3% |
| 1–7 days | 3 | 4.8% |
| 8–30 days | 11 | 17.7% |
| 1–12 months | 24 | 38.7% |
| Over 1 year | 17 | 27.4% |
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