30 amazing Shopify apps to bring in the sales on your online store
Article topics
- Judge.me
- PageFly
- Facebook and Instagram
- Kiwi Size Chart
- Sprocket
- Order Printer Pro
- Shopify Inbox
- Trust Badges Bear
- Locksmith
- Smile
- Printful
- BEST Currency Converter
- Faire
- Tevello Courses & Communities
- Tiny SEO
- Chargeflow
- Releasit Cash on Delivery
- Notify!
- Sprout
- Simprosys
- Bundler
- QR Code Generator Hub
- Shopify Translate
- Nova
- Track123 Order Tracking 3D
- Shopify Email
- Lifetimely LTV & Profit
- Infinite Options
- Essential Announcement Bar
- Hextom
Shopify is the platform of choice for so many online stores. It’s easy to use, has all the eCommerce functionality you need to manage your orders, and comes with automatic security updates for your peace of mind.
Another benefit is that you can download apps to add extra features to your store. Whether you want to improve the customer experience, increase sales, or nurture prospective shoppers… there’s an app for that!
We’ve put together a list of 30 of our favourite Shopify apps that will transform the way your store operates. Best of all, most apps have a free version – perfect if you want to try them out or are on a budget.
Want to learn more about Shopify? Check out our big eCommerce guide!
1. Judge.me
Link: Judge.me
Cost: Free plan available
The more product reviews you have, the more likely customers are to buy. If you have five reviews for an item, shoppers are 270% more likely to purchase than if you have none.
Judge.me makes it easy to collect and display reviews on your Shopify site. Email customers who have bought from you and ask them to leave a review, share reviews on social media, and show your ratings in the search engine results.
2. PageFly
Link: PageFly
Cost: Free plan available
While you can create landing pages in Shopify, a landing page building app provides more flexibility. There are a lot of landing page apps, but PageFly is one of our favourites, and the highest-rated on the Shopify store.
One of the things we like is that your PageFly automatically optimises your pages for SEO. This increases the chances of them ranking high in the search engine results. Plus, you can use PageFly to build other types of web pages too, like product pages and blog posts.
3. Facebook and Instagram
Link: Facebook and Instagram
Cost: Free (additional charges may apply)
Social media shopping is a big thing right now, with 44% of UK shoppers having bought a product after seeing it on social media.
The official Meta app makes it easy to connect your Shopify store to your Facebook and Instagram accounts. You can sync products, create ads using your website images and videos, and see which products perform best on social media.
(Want to use TikTok to promote your online shop instead? You can!)
4. Kiwi Size Chart
Link: Kiwi Size Chart
Cost: Free plan available
If you sell clothing on your eCommerce store, you’ll know how important it is to provide accurate sizing information. 20% of shoppers buy clothes in multiple sizes online just in case they don’t fit right.
Kiwi Size Chart lets you create easy-to-understand size charts customised to match the look and feel of your website. You can also recommend the right size based on a customer’s previous purchases.
5. Sprocket
Link: Sprocket
Cost: Free plan available
If you want to start an eCommerce business on a shoestring or sell a wide range of products, dropshipping is a great option. The key is finding a good dropshipping supplier that’s easy to work with and shares your values.
Sprocket easily connects you with a range of suppliers and has many filtering options to help you choose the right one. You can also chat with suppliers through the app before you commit.
6. Order Printer Pro
Link: Order Printer Pro
Cost: Free plan available
Order Printer Pro lets you easily create and send documents including invoices, packing slips, return forms, and quotes. You can customise the documents to include your own branding and details and work in multiple currencies – ideal if you operate internationally.
Plus, it’s free if you use it for fewer than 50 orders per month.
7. Shopify Inbox
Link: Shopify Inbox
Cost: Free
Customers who use live chat are 513% more likely to buy from your online store. You can use chat functionality to answer their questions, suggest products they might like, as well as build trust and familiarity.
Shopify Inbox lets you connect with customers and manage your conversations. You can even use artificial intelligence (AI) and logic to answer frequently asked questions – saving time and resources.
There are other live chat platforms too – one of our favourites is Tidio.
8. Trust Badges Bear
Link: Trust Badges Bear
Cost: Free
We talk about trust signals a lot on our blog, and with good reason. Trust signals are pieces of information that show customers that your website is credible and reliable. In fact, two-thirds of shoppers say social proof increases the likelihood of purchase.
Trust Badges Bear is a free app that lets you place and customise the trust signals that matter most to you and your customers, including payment icons and money-back guarantees.
9. Locksmith
Link: Locksmith
Cost: £9.22 a month
There might be times when you want to hide access to specific products on your website – for example, a VIP section that only your most loyal customers can see.
Locksmith lets you control access to products and pages and implement specific conditions, like needing a password or a specific link.
You can also lock down specific elements of a page, like prices and variants.
10. Smile
Link: Smile
Cost: Free plan available
If you want to encourage customers to buy more, a loyalty programme is a brilliant addition to your website. 90% of businesses that operate loyalty programmes see a positive return on investment (ROI), with the average ROI being 380%.
With Smile you can create and manage your own loyalty programme and integrate it with your marketing apps. Plus you can offer bonus points on special occasions.
You can also create referral schemes to encourage your most loyal customers to promote your store to family and friends.
11. Printful
Link: Printful
Cost: Free plan available
We’ve looked at dropshipping apps already, but we wanted to take a closer look at print-on-demand dropshipping.
If you’re an artist or graphic designer who wants to sell your prints on t-shirts, mugs, and posters, this is a fantastic additional revenue stream.
Printful manages the printing, packaging, and shipping on your behalf, taking a commission when you sell a product.
12. BEST Currency Converter
Link: BEST Currency Converter
Cost: Free
Selling products in multiple currencies can be a pain. You need to make sure your prices are in line with the most up-to-date conversion rates so you don’t end up out of pocket.
BEST Currency Converter lets you choose from over 160 currencies (five in the free version) and converts prices automatically based on your customer’s location.
13. Faire
Link: Faire
Cost: Free (additional charges may apply)
If you’re a wholesale retailer, one of the biggest challenges is to find independent retailers to sell to. Faire helps you promote your products to other businesses directly from your Shopify site.
If you’re a retailer, you can discover and buy products through the corresponding app.
Faire is free to install, with commissions and orders on any orders placed.
14. Tevello Courses & Communities
Link: Tevello Courses & Communities
Cost: Free
Offering courses alongside your eCommerce offerings is a fantastic way to earn more – you can even bring in money while you sleep!
Tevello lets you create, promote, and manage your own online courses in a range of different formats. You can even create certificates of completion for delegates to download.
Tevello is also great for establishing a community around your brand. Connect like-minded customers, encourage them to ask questions, and build trust in your business.
15. Tiny SEO
Link: Tiny SEO
Cost: Free plan available
Here’s a fact you might find interesting – did you know the first three results in Google get nearly 70% of the clicks? By using SEO to optimise your website, you boost the odds of grabbing that illustrious top-three position.
Tiny SEO is a powerful all-in-one package that helps you increase your site speed – a significant factor when it comes to SEO. You can also optimise your alt text, meta descriptions, and page titles, as well as manage your page redirects.
16. Chargeflow
Link: Chargeflow
Cost: Free (25% fee if Chargeflow successfully recover a chargeback)
Getting chargebacks is one of the most frustrating parts of operating an eCommerce store, especially if they are fraudulent or unjustified.
Chargeflow is a free Shopify app that challenges chargebacks on your behalf, saving time and meaning you can focus on running your business. As you only pay when Chargeflow recovers your money, it’s a valuable addition to your Shopify stack.
17. Releasit Cash on Delivery
Link: Releasit Cash on Delivery
Cost: Free plan available
Shopify provides a comprehensive range of payment options, but what if you want to offer something a little different to your target audience?
This extension lets you offer cash on delivery (COD) as a payment option, where customers order online and pay when they receive the product. You can show or hide COD as an option based on a range of conditions, and the app comes in a variety of different languages.
18. Notify!
Link: Notify
Cost: Free
There’s nothing more annoying than going online to buy something only to find that it’s sold out. This Shopify app lets you contact prospective customers by email, text, or push notification when a product they want to purchase becomes available.
You can also use Notify to set up a waiting list or let customers pre-order, generating hype around your latest products.
19. Sprout
Link: Sprout
Cost: First 50 trees are free, then 33p per tree
If you’re looking for a quick win when it comes to sustainability, you might want to consider carbon offsetting. This is when you compensate for your carbon emissions by investing in environmental projects.
Sprout plants trees on your behalf whenever someone places an order on your store. Just choose how many trees you want to plant per sale, and let Sprout do the rest.
(Of course, it’s important to consider all your processes if you want your Shopify store to be as eco-friendly as possible.)
20. Simprosys
Link: Simprosys
Cost: From £3.85 a month
Google Shopping is a great way to promote your products in the search engine results. Even if you don’t pay for ads, you can advertise your items in the shopping tab.
The only downside? It takes time to keep your Google Merchant Center feed up to date.
Simprosys syncs your Shopify and Google Shopping feeds, meaning you always provide shoppers with all the latest product information. You can edit items in bulk and even create Shopping and Performance Max campaigns directly on your website.
21. Bundler
Link: Bundler
Cost: Free plan available
Bundling products together can encourage customers to buy more than they planned and can help you get rid of slow-moving stock.
The Bundler Shopify app lets you create a massive range of bundles and gives shoppers an opportunity to build their own bundles. The app also works with Shopify’s point of sale (POS) system, meaning you can offer bundles offline too!
22. QR Code Generator Hub
Link: QR Code Generator Hub
Cost: Free
Are QR codes still relevant to marketers? We certainly think so! You can use them on social media, direct in-store shoppers to your product pages, and get people to download your smartphone apps.
This Shopify app lets you create and manage your QR codes. You can also access analytics to see how many people have scanned your codes and whether they resulted in conversions.
23. Shopify Translate
Link: Shopify Translate
Cost: Free plan available
If you want international customers to shop on your store, you need to offer content in their language. 40% of shoppers say they will not buy from a website they can’t understand.
This free Shopify app automatically translates the content on your website into the languages of your choice and lets you manually adjust the messaging as needed.
(While translation is a great way to make your product pages accessible to international shoppers, transcreation is best as this takes local culture and nuances into account.)
24. Nova
Link: Nova
Cost: Free
Shopify offers a cookie banner by default, but apart from changing the colour or position, there’s not much you can do with it.
Nova provides a fully customisable banner or bar that you can link to your website’s privacy policy. You can also choose whether to show it internationally or just in EU countries.
25. Track123 Order Tracking 3D
Link: Track123 Order Tracking 3D
Cost: Free plan available
Do you ever get customers emailing you asking where their order is? With the Track123 Order Tracking app, you can create an accurate tracking page that keeps your shoppers happy, even if you use dropshipping.
You can also access detailed analytics to see how long delivery takes and identify any issues before they become major problems.
26. Shopify Email
Link: Shopify Email
Cost: Free to install
Email marketing is one of the best ways to nurture prospective customers and tell them about your latest products. Plus automating your email workflows means you can send the right messages at the right time.
Shopify has its own free email platform, which means you can design branded emails and manage your mailing lists directly through your site.
Want to use an alternative email platform? There are apps for Mailchimp and Klaviyo too.
27. Lifetimely LTV & Profit
Link: Lifetimely LTV & Profit
Cost: Free
Lifetime value (LTV, also known as customer lifetime value or CLV) measures how much revenue you make from each of your customers over the course of your business relationship.
Lifetimely LTV & Profit uses your existing data and marketing insight to determine your LTV and what you can do to improve it in the future. You can also segment your data to see which marketing channels bring in the most money.
Want to know more about LTV and other metrics? Here are five eCommerce KPIs to give your store the advantage.
28. Infinite Options
Link: Infinite Options
Cost: £10 a month
Want to offer a range of customisations for the products you sell? Infinite Options means you can upgrade your product listings in just a few clicks using conditional logic.
Offer different colours, product sizes, personalisation… even gift wrapping and rush delivery. The possibilities are endless!
29. Essential Announcement Bar
Link: Essential Announcement Bar
Cost: Free
Not all Shopify themes offer banners as standard. If you’ve chosen a theme that doesn’t have a banner feature, the Essential Announcement Bar will solve your problems.
Choose your style, colour, placement, and which pages you want your banners to appear on. Best of all, it’s completely free.
30. Hextom
Link: Hextom
Cost: Free
While you might be tempted to download lots of Shopify apps to your eCommerce store, this can cause problems. The costs can quickly mount up, and too many apps can slow down your site, which is bad for SEO.
Hextom solves this problem by offering a multitude of different features in one easy-to-use app. Add a countdown timer, trust signals, and sales stickers, all from one place.
If you’re not sure where to begin with Shopify apps or are on a limited budget, Hextom could be a brilliant starting point for your business.
Want the best Shopify website around?
We’ve looked at some fantastic Shopify apps to get you started. There are over 8,000 apps available, and more get added every day!
If you want to check out the Shopify app store, read the reviews and take advantage of the free trials available – most apps let you try before you buy.
Need a little more when it comes to your Shopify store? We can help. Our Shopify experts will design and build the perfect eCommerce site, full of all the features and functionality you need to keep your customers happy.
Trust us to get your eCommerce store moving and to bring in the sales – contact us today.
Prices and information are accurate as of July 2024.
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