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# Development Store/Affiliate Store Installation

ShopPad allows all of our apps to be installed for free on any Shopify website on an Affiliate plan. All apps will be fully-functional while your store remains on the Affiliate plan. When you install the app, you will see a warning at the top of the dashboard:

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When you change your plan to a paid Shopify plan, the app will immediately stop working. You will need to revisit your app dashboard and approve the recurring fee:

### Frequently Asked Questions:

**How can I sign up for a monthly payment plan?**

We cannot sign you up for a payment plan until you have added your credit card to your account information and your store is on a paid Shopify plan. Once you are on a paid Shopify plan, visit your ShopPad app's dashboard and you will be prompted to approve the Shopify recurring fee.

**How will I know that my app is not working because I need to upgrade to a paid plan?**

If your website used to be on an Affiliate plan, you changed plans, and your ShopPad app if no longer working, it is probably because you need to sign up for a monthly payment plan.

You can tell for sure by opening the Network tab in your browser's JavaScript debug console and hitting Refresh. You will see a `401: Unauthorized` error for the asset from cloudfront.com.