ShortStack Reviews

What I like best about this application is that if you want an engaging link in your Instagram bio, then this is the application to have as it creates social contests amongst customers and views of one's page which is good for engagement. The features you can use depend on the kind of contests you wish to launch, this means there is a wide variety of features with the application. Aside from using the link on one's Instagram bio, you can also embed the contest landing page on your website to maiximize visibility and generate more entries this means the link is able to use everywhere including in WhatsApp messages.

What I dislike about this application is that it takes a while to get set up before one can use the link, it requires one to have a lot of tech knowledge in order to use it.

I recommend this application simply because it helps to keep customers engaged which is a really good thing to do because once they are engaged they will want to stay with a certain brand.

The problem that this application is solving is that of allowing companies, small business owners, and even regular persons the chance to always engage persons on social media.

Customer service is A+, and the range of customization is fantastic!!

No dislikes. This is a great program and if you have questions, they are always ready to help!

Short stack helps our organization get more traffic to our social and websites and also has so many more features we are excited to use!

I love how easy and quick you can set up a very professional looking site that allows you to collect important data and re-market to those who enter. There is a bit of a learning curve on all the widgets, but once you figure them out it makes developing your entry site a snap. ShortStack has allowed us to collect entries, survey questions and encourage social media engagement with our brand, resulting in increased awareness and new consumer acquisition opportunities. The ShortStack field points feature makes it easy to award extra entries. With this feature, you choose which fields entrants will receive extra entries for filling out and how many points those fields are worth. When choosing a winner, these extra entries can be applied to increase the chances of winning for those who earned them. Plus, our Earn Extra Points Giveaway template is an easy way to get started.

I honestly have not had any big issues or dislikes with ShortStack other than maybe it starts to get a bit pricy when you have to move up plan levels to the Brand Plan (once you exceed over 50,000 entries) but you do have the option to pause the account while not in use and you can also download and clear the number of entries in order to downgrade levels.

If you run any kind of sweepstakes or contests online, this should be your go to software!

Gathering soft leads, Brand Awareness, Social Media Engagement (User Generated Content), Re-Marketing Database and opportunity to offer direct purchase promotional offers to help increase sales.

It's easy to use and fairly simply to customize which makes the entire expierence pretty pleasant.

I wish it was a little less expensive as far as a license goes.

If you need a contest platform for data collection then look no further!

We are building our customer database through contesting.

It's incredibly easy to use and integrates seamlessly with mailchimp and websites.

There is a bit of a learning curve and the customizable options could be expanded.

We used Shortstack for internal contests for our Fortune 500 company of around 300 people. It was a great way to streamline raffles, weekly incentive contests and fundraisers.

Ease of use, customer service, lots of customization and options, very affordable

I've only ever received one package of great ShortStack swag from their customer service department, love my green ShortStack t-shirt. Seriously though I can't think of anyting I really dislike.

Try their free trial and speak with their customer service through the online chat if you have any questions, options are almost limitless with ShortStack.

Better workflow, shorter development time, better integrity, ease of use, creative design. etc.

We are new to the platform but have been so impressed with their quick, customized customer service. Very responsive and so helpful!

There's definitely a learning curve but that's par for the course when you're using something with a high level of capabilities.

lead generation, nice design

I like that I can customize it to fit my brand style guides. That way the users don't realize that they are a actually on a 3rd party site. They think they are still on our homepage.

I don't like that the interface for building the forms. Can be confusing when creating a form from scratch.

I would highly recommend it, however I think you have to go into it knowing that it is going to take you some time to get it to look right.

We are using it to build forms on site, without having to go to engineering or product teams. That way we can just build the forms ourselves. Saves us time and resources, as sometimes we can get limited to none.

We have benefited greatly from the Photo Contest functionality. It does all the heavy lifting needed in order to pull off all the necessary things for a successful contest.

At the moment there is nothing I can think of.

Being able to utilize their lead gen and contest functionality has enabled us to quickly and efficiently launch marketing initiatives that otherwise we would not be able to accommodate in our budget. Did I mention how user-friendly it's interface is as well as the accompanying knowledgebase that has been built out!

The ease of making monthly photo contests for several FB pages

A little limited on design features - would like to be able to choose more colors and styles

Proper FB contests where I don't have to worry about the guidelines, rules and such.