DropGenius Review: Spocket’s New AI Store Builder

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My Bottom Line Upfront

DropGenius is an AI-driven Shopify store builder for aspiring dropshipping businesses. It partners with Spocket, a reputable dropshipping supplier platform, to simplify eCommerce store creation, product selection, and overall store management.

As such, DropGenius is best for those new to dropshipping who want to get up and running fast using Shopify and Spocket to fuel their dropshipping endeavors. 

With that said, I’ll walk you through what AI DropGenius is, its prices, its pros and cons, and much more so that hopefully, by the end of my review, you’ll have a better idea of whether DropGenious is a good fit for your business.  

What is DropGenius?

In short, DropGenius is an AI Shopify store builder that budding entrepreneurs can use to support their dropshipping ventures. Users can create stunning eCommerce websites within minutes! 

In other words, DropGenius is explicitly designed to simplify and automate the building of your online dropshipping store. 

Founded in September 2023 and launched in March 2024, DropGenius’s AI does the following for you:

As mentioned above, DropGenius offers a quick and easy way to create a Shopify store.

Curates trending products

Recommends themes for your store’s design

Streamlines eCommerce operations (for example, DropGenius automates order fulfillment, tracks store performance with analytics, and offers 24/7 customer support).

A blog on the dropshipping platform, Spocket, tells us that DropGenius is, in fact, a Spocket creation and that it “features some really intuitive, user-friendly tools that can help you to achieve those business goals.” 

With that in mind, unsurprisingly, DropGenius integrates with Spocket. It’s also available for Shopify users and accessible via the DropGenius website or the Shopify App Store. It’s also worth noting that DropGenius integrates with AliExpress, Alibaba, 1688, Eprolo, and DS. 

Lastly, at the time of writing, 150k+ customers have used DropGenius to generate their dropshipping stores, which I think is pretty impressive!

DropGenius Pros and Cons

No DropGenius review would be complete without a quick pro-cons list, so let’s explore some of DropGenuis’s most notable benefits and drawbacks:

DropGenius Pros

Users get access to 24/7 customer support via live chat

Users can access over one million dropshipping products via integrations with Spocket and other dropshipping platforms

You can launch a dropshipping store within minutes 

There’s a DropGenius affiliate scheme you can sign up to.

DropGenius Cons

It’s very new, so it’s still a bit of an unknown

There are very few online reviews available, and as mentioned above, Trustpilot users only give it 1.6 out of 5 stars

Its stringent refund policy states that all purchases are “final” and “no refunds or exchanges will be issued.”

DropGenius Features

Now that I’ve covered the basics let’s take a closer look at some of DropGenius’s main features:

Themes: DropGenius’s AI builds stores using beautiful themes, featuring a business name generator and an AI writing tool to help populate your site with premium content.

Access to over one million products: Thanks to its integrations with the aforementioned dropshipping platforms, you can access 1m+ products from a range of global suppliers. Product categories include bags and luggage, office supplies, clothing, electronics, entertainment and media, food and drink products, furniture, health and beauty products, home and garden products, pet products, sports products, and toys. 

Reliable suppliers: Spocket, in particular, boasts access to reliable dropshipping suppliers who have been stringently vetted for product quality and fast shipping.

Affiliate Partner Program: Content creators of all kinds can become DropGenius partners. For every new customer you acquire, you can earn up to $1,080 annually!

Ease of use: DropGenius is designed with a user-friendly interface, making it perfect for beginners! 

Customization: While DropGenius’s AI creates an online store, you can still customize it to suit your brand.

How DropGenius Works

It’s simple to sign up. You can install DropGenius by logging into your Shopify store or via the DropGenius website.

With the latter, just type in an email address and click the “Get Started” button. You then follow four simple setup steps:

Step 1

You’re taken to a store-building page from which you have a choice of four color schemes to pick from:

Cool (I went with this choice)

Warm

Earthy 

Neutral

Once done, click “Next” and head to:

Step 2 

Next, you’re asked to choose a product category for your store. There are five options to choose from. However, you can only opt for one of the following:

Pick for me based on what’s trending 

Tech accessories

Accessories

Men’s clothing

Women’s clothing

If you opt for any but the first on the list, you’ll be taken to a page that offers products in that category. 

For example, by clicking “tech accessories,” I was then offered a choice of one of the following subcategories:

Audio and visual

Cases and covers

Mobile and laptop accessories.

For accessories, it was one of the following subcategories:

Scarves and bandanas

Hats

For men’s clothing, it was one of the following subcategories:

Activewear

T-shirts

Pants

Socks

Lastly, for women’s clothing, it was:

Pants

Tank tops

Jeans

T-shirts

Once done, click the “next button,” which takes you to:

Step 3 

Now, it’s time to select the perfect word to describe your store’s character. You’re offered a choice of:

Modern

Innovative

Artistic

Luxurious

Having chosen “Modern” to describe our store’s look and feel, we clicked “next” to:

Step 4

DropGenius then asks you to tell it where your business is located:

North America

Europe

Asia

Global

I decided to opt for ‘Global’. 

Once done, it was time to click the “review and buy” button. 

You’re then taken to a payment page to choose a price plan (see prices lower down in our review). 

DropGenius Pricing

DropGenius has four pricing plans, each with a free 14-day trial. However, the free trial can’t be accessed without inputting your credit card details. 

You can pay monthly for all four plans and benefit from discounted yearly prices for all but the cheapest plan:

Prices are as follows:

Starter: $39 a month

Pro: $59 a month or $24 a month billed annually

Empire: $99 a month or $57 a month billed annually

Unicorn: $299 a month or $79 a month billed annually

Let’s take a look at what each plan offers:

Starter

An AI-customized store

25 unique products

Access to 24/7 live chat support

Pro

You get everything in the Starter plan plus:

250 unique products

25 premium products (high-quality, highly discounted products from Spocket’s best suppliers on the platform).

Access to winning products (best-selling products, top-performing products on Spocket; these sometimes overlap with premium products).

The ability to chat directly with Spocket’s dropshipping suppliers

Empire (the most popular plan)

You get everything in the Pro plan plus:

10,000 unique products

10,000 premium products

Unlimited orders

VIP chat support

Unicorn

You get everything in the Empire plan plus:

25,000 unique products

25,000 premium products

Bulk checkout (checkout several orders at once with the click of a button)

Amazon dropshipping

Branded invoicing (you can add your own logo)

DropGenius Support and Reviews

All DropGenius subscribers can access 24/7 live chat support from its customer success team.

The DropGenius website promises “no delays—we’ll respond in less than 30 seconds” and that its agents speak 10+ languages. 

In addition, the DropGenius website has an “FAQ” button on its homepage. When you click that, you’re taken directly to the Spocket Help Center, where you see a page of headings related to dropshipping and Spocket. These include links to articles on launching a dropshipping store, About Spocket, and more. 

As for DropGenius reviews, they are thin on the ground. Trustpilot users give it a 1.6 out of 5 stars, with users complaining it’s a “scam” with problems around billing and cancellation.

At the time of writing, other sites, such as Capterra and Software Advice, had no reviews.

The DropGenius website lists 5-star reviews from its customers, citing its ease of use and how quickly DropGenius’s AI creates Shopify stores. 

DropGenius Review: My Final Thoughts

That brings us to the end of my DropGenius review. Hopefully, you now have a clearer idea of what it is and whether or not you think it’s worth the outlay.

Overall, DropGenius could be an excellent solution for launching a dropshipping store on Shopify and sourcing dropshipping products using Spcoket. It’s incredibly appealing to entrepreneurs who want to hit the ground running because you could have your online store live within minutes!

However, DropGenius is still an incredibly new platform, so it’s not particularly tried and tested. Issues raised on TrustPilot concerning billing and refunds might put you off. 

That said, I think DropGenius is undoubtedly one to watch, and I can’t wait to see how they progress!

Are you considering using DropGenius to create your dropshipping store? If so, let me know how you get on in the comments box below!

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