Shopify App Setup Is Cumbersome and the App Frequently Malfunctions
A Shopify merchant reports that a third-party app is difficult to set up and malfunctions more often than it works correctly, additionally requiring a PC or browser session just to get partial functionality rather than working reliably within the Shopify admin or mobile flow.
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