Memberships & VIP

Give your best customers the VIP treatment

Earned tiers, a paid members club, or an invite-only circle — build the version that fits your brand. Status keeps customers spending, and a membership turns loyalty into revenue you can forecast.

Up to 5 tiers
Recurring billing
Native to Shopify
The tier ladder

Instant rewards the moment a customer reaches a new tier

Pick a group to see what a member unlocks. Bronze, Silver and Gold ship by default — create groups on points, spend or order history, and each customer’s group name syncs straight back into Shopify.

Gold

Earn 1,500 points
Your best repeat customers. Gold perks should feel like membership, not a bigger discount.
  • 2 points per $1 spent
  • Free shipping on every order
  • Early access to new launches
  • Priority customer support
Paid membership

Launch a paid members club, unmistakably yours

Charge a recurring fee for a club your customers want to belong to. Billing runs through Shopify, and the club page lives on your own theme.

Monthly or annual recurring fees
Your fonts, colors and club name
Native Shopify customer accounts
Billing and renewals handled for you
Invitation only

A tier that money can't buy

Beyond earned and paid tiers, hand-pick the customers who get in: top spenders, press, founders' friends. Access revokes automatically when the invitation ends.

Add members manually or by segment
Runs alongside earned and paid tiers
Entry rewards the moment they join
Access revokes automatically
Which model fits

Three ways to run VIP, side by side

How it works
Earned tiers
Paid membership
Invite only
How customers join
Earned tiers

Reach a spending threshold

Paid membership

Pay a recurring fee

Invite only

Receive a private invitation

Revenue model
Earned tiers

Higher repeat purchases

Paid membership

Recurring membership revenue

Invite only

Retention of valuable customers

Best for
Earned tiers

Growing repeat purchase rate

Paid membership

Predictable monthly revenue

Invite only

Partners and top customers

Typical benefits
Earned tiers

Rewards, points and free shipping

Paid membership

Member pricing and gated products

Invite only

Early access and exclusive events

Setup effort
Earned tiers

Quick setup

Paid membership

Requires billing configuration

Invite only

Minimal setup

Works with other models
Earned tiers

Yes

Paid membership

Yes

Invite only

Yes

How customers join

Reach a spending threshold

Revenue model

Higher repeat purchases

Best for

Growing repeat purchase rate

Typical benefits

Rewards, points and free shipping

Setup effort

Quick setup

Works with other models

Yes

Choose one approach or combine multiple models to create the experience that works best for your customers.

The perks

Everything a premium club needs to run

Recurring billing, gated access and branded perks — the parts a serious membership needs, built in.

Recurring membership billing

Charge monthly or annually through Shopify billing, with renewals and failed payments handled for you.

Members-only pricing

Set different prices, bundles and exclusive products that apply automatically at checkout.

Early access drops

Open new launches to members hours or days before everyone else, by tier or by club.

Gated products and content

Lock collections, products and content behind membership, visible only to the customers who qualify.

Tier name as a Shopify metafield

Each customer's current group syncs to $app.vip_tier_name, ready for your theme, emails and Flow automations.

Member segments and filters

VIP, Loyal, Regular, New and At risk segments, plus filters on points balance, membership and VIP tier — exportable to CSV.

Why status works

Top customers spend more when they have something to protect

"Our loyal customers value the experience, and Gold-tier members take pride in their status."

Placeholder quote — swap for a real merchant

Top-tier spend

Platinum members spend several times what an entry-tier customer does in a year.

Order frequency at Silver

The first promotion is where behaviour changes most — members order more often to protect status.

Membership renewal

Paid clubs renew at high rates when the perks are used, not just advertised.

Revenue you can forecast

A membership turns loyalty from a cost line into recurring revenue you can plan around.

FAQ

Common questions

A tier program groups members by how much they spend or earn, and gives each group better perks. Customers can see where they stand and what the next tier unlocks, which gives them a reason to keep buying from you rather than a competitor.

You choose the basis: total spend, points earned, or number of orders. Members are promoted automatically the moment they cross a threshold, and you decide whether status lasts a lifetime, resets annually, or runs on a rolling twelve months.

Start with a point multiplier, then add perks that cost you less than a discount: free shipping, early access, member-only products, priority support. Reserve anything expensive for the top tier, where the margin supports it.

A tier is earned through spending. A membership is bought — customers pay a monthly or annual fee for perks that start immediately. Many brands run both, with the paid club sitting alongside earned tiers.

Yes. An invite-only tier lets you add customers manually or by segment, with entry rewards granted on the spot and access revoked automatically when the invitation period ends.

Every tier name, badge, perk description and email is editable, and the member views inherit your storefront styling. Nothing has to carry our wording or our look.

Memberships & VIP

Give them the VIP treatment

Set your tiers, name your club, and publish. Members see their status from the first order after launch.

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