What is the best app to setup prepaid Subscription for Magazine?

Shopify Apps
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I am trying to set up a magazine subscrition in Shopify. What is the best app to set up a prepaid Subscription for Magazine? How can I set up prepaid for subscriptions 1, 2, and 3 years?

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Hey! Did you ever find an app? We are in the exact same boat - magazine with 1,2 and 3 year sub.

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Hello Kairossystems

Adriana here from Ongoing Subscriptions :waving_hand:t3: :grin: :waving_hand:t3:

You can easily create a subscription for magazine using the Ongoing Subscriptions app.

You can easily create prepaid subscription plans for 1,2, 3 years using our app (whatever you would like!)

Ongoing lets the customer buy a subscription to a certain amount of issues, and automatically charges them on a repeat basis.

Ongoing will also allow you to tag the customers who are subscribed to your publication so you can isolate them which makes marketing and fulfillment much easier.

We would be happy to set this up for you; we also offer complimentary design customizations to make sure the subscription widget looks exactly how you would like it.

Ongoing offers amazing customer service with in-app chat support.

Feel free to try out Ongoing Subscriptions today and our customer support team will help get you set up in a couple minutes. We’re always available to answer any questions you might have so feel free to get in touch if you need anything at all!

Cheers,

Adriana @OngoingPayments

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Hello hianna,

You can use Bony Subscriptions App, this app has an option to setup prepaid and it’s very easy.

If you need to help, you can reach out to support team via live chat.

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Hello @Jananderin & @kairossystems ,

I hope you are doing well!

For your use case (1, 2, and 3-year prepaid subscriptions), this can actually be handled without needing a very complex setup—especially if you’re open to combining subscriptions with customer access/membership.

With AiTrillion, one practical approach is to treat each subscription duration as a separate product or plan (e.g., 1-year, 2-year, 3-year prepaid). Once a customer purchases, you can use the membership module to grant them access for a defined period.

Here’s how it typically works:

  • You create different plans (1-year / 2-year / 3-year) as products
  • When a customer purchases, AiTrillion automatically assigns them a membership with a set validity period
  • Access can be restricted to members only (for digital magazines, content, or perks)
  • Once the duration ends, access can expire automatically
  • Works with all payment gateway.

This works well for magazine-style subscriptions, especially if:

  • you’re delivering digital content, gated pages, or downloads
  • or you want to manage subscriber-only access on your site

On top of that, AiTrillion helps with the engagement side, which is often overlooked in subscriptions:

  • You can send automated emails like “your subscription is about to expire”
  • Run renewal campaigns before the membership ends
  • Offer loyalty rewards or discounts for renewing longer plans

If you specifically need recurring billing, you might still combine this with a subscription app—but for prepaid fixed-duration plans, this approach works quite smoothly and keeps things simpler.