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June 2026

A look at what happened in the Shopify App Store in June 2026.

Aggregate and category-level throughout. No individual app data on this page.

Activity record

919

Apps launched

22,045

Cumulative apps

7,348

Reviews posted

4.79

out of 5

Mean rating of reviews

4%

of reviews

1-2 star share

This month is still in progress: the counts above are month to date and keep growing until it closes. Month-over-month comparisons resume once it does.

Top categories by launches

  1. 1Analytics61 launched
  2. 2SEO61 launched
  3. 3Inventory optimization35 launched
  4. 4Legal35 launched
  5. 5Discounts33 launched
  6. 6Upsell and cross-sell29 launched
  7. 7Chat27 launched
  8. 8Product content26 launched

Top categories by reviews

  1. 1Product reviews686 reviews
  2. 2SEO658 reviews
  3. 3Email marketing591 reviews
  4. 4Upsell and cross-sell576 reviews
  5. 5Dropshipping563 reviews
  6. 6Workflow automation519 reviews
  7. 7Product bundles508 reviews
  8. 8Discounts443 reviews

Where to build right now

Current opportunity signals across the Shopify app market, from the latest weekly scoring run. Category-aggregate only.

Top 5 opportunities - gap intent

Categories where whitespace, merchant pain, and demand all line up.

  1. MarketplacesPrime· 213 apps
  2. AdsPrime· 347 apps
  3. Email marketingBlazing· 370 apps
  4. SMS marketingHot· 146 apps
  5. Loyalty and rewardsHot· 363 apps

Top 5 opportunities - beat intent

Categories where incumbents are weak and beatable.

  1. MarketplacesPrime· 213 apps
  2. AdsPrime· 347 apps
  3. DropshippingBlazing· 564 apps
  4. Sourcing options - OtherHot· 85 apps
  5. Store data importerHot· 371 apps

Top 5 opportunities - validate intent

Categories with proven, durable merchant demand.

  1. Loyalty and rewardsHot· 363 apps
  2. AdsPrime· 347 apps
  3. Email marketingBlazing· 370 apps
  4. Upsell and cross-sellStrong· 951 apps
  5. MarketplacesPrime· 213 apps

Categories heating

Review velocity in the last 30 days.

  1. Upsell and cross-sell+2,368 reviews
  2. Product bundles+1,938 reviews
  3. SEO+1,923 reviews
  4. Product reviews+1,829 reviews
  5. Dropshipping+1,568 reviews
  6. Email marketing+1,492 reviews
  7. Marketplaces+1,245 reviews
  8. Discounts+1,233 reviews

Categories cooling

Categories where declining apps grew most.

  1. Dropshipping49 apps slipping
  2. Upsell and cross-sell47 apps slipping
  3. Discounts34 apps slipping
  4. SEO33 apps slipping
  5. Shipping30 apps slipping
  6. Page builder28 apps slipping
  7. Cart customization23 apps slipping
  8. Shipping rates22 apps slipping
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This record is intentionally aggregate. Apps Almanac is derived market intelligence; we do not republish per-app Shopify data on public surfaces. Per-app signals (scores, trajectories, components) are available inside the app for signed-in users.

Apps Almanac is an independent service - not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Shopify Inc. "Shopify" is a trademark of Shopify Inc. We analyze only public listing data. We do not train or fine-tune any AI model on the scraped data.

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