Public · Top categories · As of Jun 12, 2026
Top Shopify App Categories by Opportunity Score
Where the Apps Almanac engine sees the most movement and merchant pain a read for anyone sizing up the Shopify app market: choosing apps for a store, watching your own app's category, sizing up a competitive space, mapping the market, or finding an underserved gap. Ranked by where merchant demand and unmet pain line up. This public page shows our top 40 categories; the full set of 122 is in the dashboard for signed-in users.
- 1.Prime8.4/10Marketplaces
213 apps · 51,510 reviews · avg 4.58★
- 2.Prime8.3/10Ads
342 apps · 35,638 reviews · avg 4.64★
- 3.Blazing6.8/10Dropshipping
559 apps · 37,343 reviews · avg 4.50★
- 4.Blazing6.8/10Email marketing
364 apps · 58,684 reviews · avg 4.71★
- 5.Hot6.4/10SMS marketing
145 apps · 23,520 reviews · avg 4.67★
- 6.Hot6.3/10Print on demand (POD)
328 apps · 24,382 reviews · avg 4.49★
- 7.Hot6.1/10Store data importer
365 apps · 12,550 reviews · avg 4.58★
- 8.Hot6.0/10ERP
161 apps · 1,096 reviews · avg 4.66★
- 9.Hot5.8/10Sourcing options - Other
83 apps · 1,435 reviews · avg 4.68★
- 10.Hot5.8/10Loyalty and rewards
359 apps · 50,329 reviews · avg 4.81★
- 11.Hot5.7/10Advertising - Other
135 apps · 3,047 reviews · avg 4.68★
- 12.Hot5.6/10Payment experience
76 apps · 1,537 reviews · avg 4.61★
- 13.Hot5.6/10Abandoned cart
296 apps · 15,849 reviews · avg 4.75★
- 14.Strong5.6/10Shipping
879 apps · 32,359 reviews · avg 4.67★
- 15.Strong5.5/10Inventory sync
569 apps · 21,654 reviews · avg 4.69★
- 16.Strong5.4/10Product reviews
381 apps · 58,236 reviews · avg 4.71★
- 17.Strong5.4/10Social trust - Other
83 apps · 714 reviews · avg 4.69★
- 18.Strong5.4/10Subscriptions
119 apps · 21,735 reviews · avg 4.81★
- 19.Strong5.3/10Retail
124 apps · 4,409 reviews · avg 4.61★
- 20.Strong5.2/10Selling online - Other
119 apps · 9,232 reviews · avg 4.77★
- 21.Strong5.2/10Chat
774 apps · 25,380 reviews · avg 4.81★
- 22.Strong5.2/10Third-party logistics (3PL)
361 apps · 3,836 reviews · avg 4.72★
- 23.Strong5.1/10Product variants
429 apps · 41,554 reviews · avg 4.67★
- 24.Strong5.0/10Discounts
878 apps · 52,213 reviews · avg 4.77★
- 25.Strong5.0/10Upsell and cross-sell
933 apps · 92,847 reviews · avg 4.82★
- 26.Strong4.9/10Product bundles
353 apps · 57,385 reviews · avg 4.84★
- 27.Strong4.9/10SEO
835 apps · 61,789 reviews · avg 4.74★
- 28.Strong4.9/10Pop-ups
429 apps · 49,784 reviews · avg 4.74★
- 29.Strong4.9/10Affiliate programs
222 apps · 14,531 reviews · avg 4.64★
- 30.Strong4.9/10Shipping rates
470 apps · 15,394 reviews · avg 4.63★
- 31.Strong4.8/10Workflow automation
449 apps · 18,576 reviews · avg 4.75★
- 32.Strong4.8/10Accounting
263 apps · 17,108 reviews · avg 4.67★
- 33.Notable4.8/10Analytics
1225 apps · 27,829 reviews · avg 4.76★
- 34.Notable4.7/10Returns and warranty - Other
28 apps · 2,305 reviews · avg 4.91★
- 35.Notable4.7/10Site optimization - Other
192 apps · 9,529 reviews · avg 4.67★
- 36.Notable4.7/10Currency and translation
160 apps · 19,921 reviews · avg 4.68★
- 37.Notable4.6/10Shipping solutions - Other
372 apps · 3,995 reviews · avg 4.66★
- 38.Notable4.6/10Taxes
137 apps · 3,943 reviews · avg 4.63★
- 39.Notable4.6/10Returns and exchanges
173 apps · 8,520 reviews · avg 4.74★
- 40.Notable4.5/10Search and filters
225 apps · 11,050 reviews · avg 4.76★
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