What your Shopify apps really cost
46 apps in 14 aisles, priced from public price lists at three store sizes and held to the same eight checks. Pick a store size and your apps; the receipt adds up the month.
- Judge.me$0Product reviews · Forever Free
- Klaviyo$570Email and SMS · Email + SMS
- Gorgias$340Help desk and chat · Basic
- Aftersell$109.99Upsell and cross-sell · Post-Purchase
- Tracking and shipping · Professional (2,000 orders)
- Algolia$0Search and filters · Free
- Justuno$299Pop-ups and forms · 100K Lite
Public prices, billed monthly, checked October 8, 2026.
Excludes your Shopify plan, taxes and payment fees.
Browse by job
Each aisle ranks its apps by checks passed, then by the monthly bill for a growing store.
Product reviews
Collect product reviews and photos after each order and show them on product pages.
Judge.me ranks first$0–$299.99Email and SMS
Send campaigns and automated flows by email and text message.
Klaviyo ranks first$197–$570Subscriptions
Sell products on repeat delivery and let customers manage their subscriptions.
Recharge ranks first$100–$919Help desk and chat
Answer customers by email and chat, with order details next to every conversation.
Gorgias ranks first$87–$340Upsell and cross-sell
Recommend more products in the cart, at checkout and after purchase.
Aftersell ranks first$96–$149.99Returns and exchanges
Let customers start returns and exchanges themselves and keep revenue with exchanges.
AfterShip Returns ranks first$109–$259.50Tracking and shipping
Send tracking updates and branded tracking pages, or print labels.
CWILL (ParcelPanel) ranks first$59–$119.99Search and filters
Replace the theme's search and collection filters with faster, smarter ones.
Algolia ranks first$0–$499Pop-ups and forms
Grow the email and SMS list with pop-ups, spin wheels and embedded forms.
Justuno ranks first$99–$299Page builders
Build landing pages and product pages without editing theme code.
Shogun ranks first$24–$119Loyalty and referrals
Reward repeat customers with points, tiers and referral credit.
Smile ranks first$129–$199Analytics and attribution
Show which ads and channels drove sales, beyond Shopify's own reports.
Polar Analytics ranks first$750Images and SEO
Compress images, fix alt text and meta tags, and find SEO problems.
TinySEO ranks first$4.50–$49.99Translation
Translate the storefront into other languages.
Translate & Adapt ranks first$0–$87
Ranges show the monthly bill at 2,000 orders a month, from the cheapest to the dearest app in the aisle.
Eight checks, the same for every app
An app's verdict comes from how many it passes: 7 or 8 is an easy pick, 5 or 6 is good with caveats, 3 or 4 means read the fine print.
| Check | What it takes to pass | Apps passing |
|---|---|---|
| Free to start | A free plan, or a free trial of 7 days or more. | 43 of 46 |
| Prices public at every size | We can work out the monthly bill at 300, 2,000 and 10,000 orders from public prices, without asking for a quote. | 35 of 46 |
| Built for Shopify | The App Store listing carries Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. Shopify only grants it to apps that pass its review, including a limit of ten points on how far the app may lower a storefront's Lighthouse performance score. | 14 of 46 |
| Rated 4.7 or higher | Merchants rate it 4.7 out of 5 or higher on the Shopify App Store. | 31 of 46 |
| 500+ merchant reviews | At least 500 reviews on the Shopify App Store, so the rating rests on more than a handful of stores. | 33 of 46 |
| Works with Shopify Flow | Listed as working with Shopify Flow, or documented by the developer, so you can automate around it. | 21 of 46 |
| You can take your data | The developer documents a CSV export or a public API, or (for page builders) that your pages stay live after you uninstall, so leaving does not mean losing your work. | 41 of 46 |
| Security report named | The developer names a SOC 2 Type II report or an ISO 27001 certification. | 22 of 46 |
Easy picks
Apps that pass seven or eight checks, cheapest first at 2,000 orders a month.
| App | Aisle | 300 orders | 2,000 orders | 10,000 orders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge.meEasy pick | Product reviews | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CWILL (ParcelPanel)Easy pick | Tracking and shipping | $16 | $59 | $215 |
| AfterShip ReturnsEasy pick | Returns and exchanges | $24 | $109 | Quote |
| AftersellEasy pick | Upsell and cross-sell | $34.99 | $109.99 | $509.99 |
 BON LoyaltyEasy pick | Loyalty and referrals | $15 | $129 | $129 |
| SmileEasy pick | Loyalty and referrals | $15 | $199 | $1,699 |
 LooxEasy pick | Product reviews | $49.99 | $299.99 | $299.99 |
| RechargeEasy pick | Subscriptions | $164 | $533 | $2,267 |
| KlaviyoEasy pick | Email and SMS | $105 | $570 | $2,275 |