Reviews (5,554)

Overall rating
4.5
Counts per rating level
  • 75% of ratings are 5 stars
  • 9% of ratings are 4 stars
  • 3% of ratings are 3 stars
  • 2% of ratings are 2 stars
  • 12% of ratings are 1 stars
What merchants think

Feedback submitted

Merchants describe this app as easy to set up and connect, even for new or small businesses. It reliably syncs large product catalogs to Google, quickly boosting visibility and traffic from Shopping and other surfaces. Many use it to run ads and track performance in one place with clear reporting. Merchants also value its help in building compliant, well-structured feeds that improve product data quality and organic reach.

Edited January 26, 2024

I am very disappointed! And now its very difficult to even use when adding products. For some unknown reason Shopify & this Google app had REMOVED the editing metafields from the product page in admin. Do you know what this effects? It makes it almost impossible when you have a product, you have sizes, colors, gender, new/used etc. & when you have to bounce OUT of the product page, go to the app, select all the columns you need that were once on the product page then have to scroll FARR to the right and back left, then have to go back to item you just added to get the size color etc. makes it VERY UNPLEASANT! MAKES ME NOT WANT TO EVEN USE IT ANYMORE! NOT GOOD. So I have to have my website up, go to the products I just posted (which can be many) & a preset page with the columns I need is just ridiculous. Now I have to have 3 different tabs open just to create a product and to use the Google app
All I have to say is PUT THE GOOGLE METAFIELDS BACK ON THE PRODUCT PAGE ...please
thank you
PS. whoever had the bright idea of removing the metafields from the product page, should be fired...& I would sign off on that! KATIE BROWN!
& sorry for being so blunt but, this really does create alot of issues, not user friendly anymore.

1/26/2024 update! Still same issues, but now bulk editing load time is basically unusable with over 800 products. I cleared all cache etc, & im on a desktop! The platform needs work on the continuous scroll feature, even from side to side!
Plus still, they do not have a sort feature on their bulk edit! So you have to load ALL PRODUCTS to get to the one you need! Unreal!

**So please everyone, make this suggestion to fix this via feedback or reviews. Who wants to waste alot of time fiddling with an app just to get your products correct to surface on google!

Blingschlingers Jewelry
United States
Over 4 years using the app
Google LLC replied March 28, 2023

Hi there,

Brett here from Shopify. Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on your experience. We definitely want to make sure that you get the support you need and that your feedback is heard - I'll be in touch with you via email shortly to discuss this further.

Brett | Shopify

March 25, 2023

No support to assist with usage. Immediately got suspended for misrepresentation and upon trying to do the right thing and fix it was ablsolutely upable to get any form of assistance to find what the issue related to. Given up on google and will use other channels instead. Good to know Google like to support small businesses - Not!!! After such a terrible experience I am looking to move all paid services away from Google now.

Axe & Co Ltd
New Zealand
7 months using the app
Google LLC replied March 28, 2023

Hi there,

Nate here from Shopify. Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your experience with the Google channel app. We'd definitely like to support you wherever possible, so I'll be sending an email out to help where I can.

- Nate | Shopify

March 29, 2023

Nothing works. How is this possible? Google should be better than this. I have followed all the steps - multiple times - and still nothing works.

KONA CAVE®
Germany
6 months using the app
Google LLC replied March 30, 2023

Hi there,

Nate here from Shopify. Thanks for sharing your feedback in regards to the Google channel app. We'd like to make sure that you get the support you need regarding the issues you are facing with the Google Channel. I'll be sending an email out to open up the lines of communication and assist wherever I can.

- Nate | Shopify

March 30, 2023

I have been using Google Merchant Centre linked to my Shopify store for years and, until recently, it worked ok (with the odd glitch). More recently, however, all my products have expired for no reason, the product pages show that Google feed is not linked with an error message of "Add shipping cost for your product" (even though my shipping options have not changed) and I cannot even link to my existing GMC account through the app. This is not good enough.

Four Season Products
Australia
Over 4 years using the app
Google LLC replied April 4, 2023

Hi Four Season Products,
William here from Shopify, I wanted to thank you for taking the time to review the Google channel app. Feedback like yours is essential to resolve any unforeseen issues with our apps and channels. I'm going to send you an email followup to resolve this issue.
William | Marketplaces Support Specialist
Shopify

March 30, 2023

I had been using this for years, got a notice a little while ago about products expiring, and now all my products are disapproved, has been like that for 3 weeks already.

Contacted Shopify Support, they told me to contact Google. Contacted Google, no response. Seems like i am not the only one having this issue, with no where to tuirn for support.

No point in having a website if am unable to market the items on Google

Liberty Sprayers
United States
Over 2 years using the app
Google LLC replied April 4, 2023

Hi there,

Brett here from Shopify. Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on your experience. We definitely want to make sure that you get the support you need and that your feedback is heard - I'll be in touch with you via email shortly to discuss this further.

Brett | Shopify

March 31, 2023

The Analytics 4 migration instructions are the worst, only possible if you are a developer. I won't recommend any Google products until they massively improve their UX and start catering for users without a coding background.

Positive Science People
United Kingdom
Over 2 years using the app
Google LLC replied April 4, 2023

Hi there,

Thanks for taking the time to submit your feedback. We're going to follow up with you over email to open up the lines of communication and see if we can address some of the issues you were having with getting Google Analytics 4 setup on your store.

In case the resolution lies with Google, we’ll arrange for this to be raised with the appropriate team to work through the issues with you.

Brett | Shopify Support

April 10, 2023

We've used this for years with no issue. As of mid-March 2023, our products have suddenly started expiring!? Waiting to hear from Google on this, but seems many uses are experiencing the same issue. Help!

Classic Cottage Outfitters
Canada
Almost 2 years using the app
Google LLC replied April 11, 2023

Hi there,

Vance here from Shopify. Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback for the app. I've sent you an email to connect and offer a solution to the issue you're facing!

Vance | Shopify

April 11, 2023

Like others, over the span of a week, all of our products expired and we ended up with no active items on our Google Merchant account. We tried to solve the issue on our own, not really expecting to succeed, especially after seeing so many similar situations reported in these reviews. We are not sure if it will help anyone else, but we did discover that our primary feed had been deleted. We reconnected that and after 36 hours were very pleasantly surprised to see all of the item were active again.

Lesser Jewellers
Canada
Almost 2 years using the app
April 17, 2023

We've used this channel for years with no issue. As of March 2023, our products have suddenly started expiring and causing errors on paid search. Waiting to hear from Google on this. Does anyone know how to solve this issue? Help!

The Clear Cut
United States
About 4 years using the app
Google LLC replied April 19, 2023

Hi there,

John here from Shopify,

Thanks for taking the time to submit your feedback. We're going to follow up with you over email to open up the lines of communication and see if we can address some of the issues you were having with the app.

John R | Shopify

April 18, 2023

I would give zero stars if it was available. This app made all our products expire on google merchant and then removed them all(over 4000 products). It then just unlinked our account. Now we are trying to have the products added back onto google merchant with no luck. No help from support, nothing is working. No sales for the past 6 days and I do not know how long this will last. It is so frustrating. I hope we can find an alternative soon or else we are screwed.

KaryKase
South Africa
Over 4 years using the app
Google LLC replied April 22, 2023

Hey there,
Jason here from Shopify. Thank you for taking the time to share your review of the Google Channel with us. Your feedback is extremely valuable. I'm sorry to hear of the struggles you are facing with your products expiring. I'm going to look into this further and follow up with you in an email to open up the lines of communication here and see if we can address some of this concern.
Jason | Shopify