# Shopify App Adoption Report 2026

> Top detected Shopify apps, average app count, stack depth, and visible app-category gaps from storefront analysis.

Canonical HTML: https://storeinspect.com/report/shopify-app-adoption
Machine-readable JSON: https://storeinspect.com/report/shopify-app-adoption/stats.json
Last updated: 2026-08-18T20:00:31.379Z

## Summary

- Avg Detected Apps Per Store: 5.3
- Total Unique Apps Detected: 2,186

## Interpretation

See which app categories are common, which are underused, and where app founders or agencies can spot buying signals.

Visible apps, pixels, themes, payment methods, and other storefront technologies are detected from public storefront signals. A missing detection does not prove that a store does not use a server-side or obscured technology.

## Citation

Shopify App Adoption Report 2026. StoreInspect. https://storeinspect.com/report/shopify-app-adoption

Free to cite with attribution. Link back to source.

## Complete machine-readable data

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    "report": "Shopify App Adoption Report 2026",
    "url": "https://storeinspect.com/report/shopify-app-adoption",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-08-18T20:00:31.379Z",
    "totalStoresAnalyzed": 958891,
    "snapshotStoreCount": 958162,
    "citation": "Shopify App Adoption Report 2026. StoreInspect. https://storeinspect.com/report/shopify-app-adoption",
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  },
  "overview": {
    "avgDetectedAppsPerStore": 5.3,
    "totalUniqueAppsDetected": 2186
  },
  "topApps": [
    {
      "name": "Cart Drawer",
      "slug": "cart-drawer",
      "storeCount": 214584,
      "adoptionPercentage": 22.4
    },
    {
      "name": "Judge.me Reviews",
      "slug": "judge-me",
      "storeCount": 169599,
      "adoptionPercentage": 17.7
    },
    {
      "name": "Klaviyo",
      "slug": "klaviyo",
      "storeCount": 166318,
      "adoptionPercentage": 17.4
    },
    {
      "name": "Mailchimp",
      "slug": "mailchimp",
      "storeCount": 83385,
      "adoptionPercentage": 8.7
    },
    {
      "name": "Instafeed (Mintt)",
      "slug": "instafeed-mintt-",
      "storeCount": 65504,
      "adoptionPercentage": 6.8
    },
    {
      "name": "Auto Currency Switcher",
      "slug": "auto-currency-switcher",
      "storeCount": 60312,
      "adoptionPercentage": 6.3
    },
    {
      "name": "Retention.com",
      "slug": "retention-com",
      "storeCount": 51318,
      "adoptionPercentage": 5.4
    },
    {
      "name": "WhatsApp Business Chat",
      "slug": "whatsapp-business-chat",
      "storeCount": 45139,
      "adoptionPercentage": 4.7
    },
    {
      "name": "PageFly",
      "slug": "pagefly",
      "storeCount": 38765,
      "adoptionPercentage": 4
    },
    {
      "name": "PushOwl",
      "slug": "pushowl",
      "storeCount": 37311,
      "adoptionPercentage": 3.9
    },
    {
      "name": "Inbox",
      "slug": "inbox",
      "storeCount": 36320,
      "adoptionPercentage": 3.8
    },
    {
      "name": "Loox Reviews",
      "slug": "loox",
      "storeCount": 33119,
      "adoptionPercentage": 3.5
    },
    {
      "name": "Ada",
      "slug": "ada",
      "storeCount": 32088,
      "adoptionPercentage": 3.3
    },
    {
      "name": "Foursixty",
      "slug": "foursixty",
      "storeCount": 29744,
      "adoptionPercentage": 3.1
    },
    {
      "name": "Free Shipping Bar",
      "slug": "free-shipping-bar",
      "storeCount": 28907,
      "adoptionPercentage": 3
    },
    {
      "name": "Smile.io Loyalty",
      "slug": "smile.io-loyalty",
      "storeCount": 28046,
      "adoptionPercentage": 2.9
    },
    {
      "name": "Omnisend",
      "slug": "omnisend",
      "storeCount": 26527,
      "adoptionPercentage": 2.8
    },
    {
      "name": "Printful",
      "slug": "printful",
      "storeCount": 22981,
      "adoptionPercentage": 2.4
    },
    {
      "name": "Microsoft Clarity",
      "slug": "microsoft-clarity",
      "storeCount": 22710,
      "adoptionPercentage": 2.4
    },
    {
      "name": "Privy",
      "slug": "privy",
      "storeCount": 22456,
      "adoptionPercentage": 2.3
    }
  ],
  "appCountDistribution": [
    {
      "bucket": "0 apps",
      "storeCount": 74931,
      "percentageOfStores": 7.8
    },
    {
      "bucket": "1-3 apps",
      "storeCount": 328229,
      "percentageOfStores": 34.2
    },
    {
      "bucket": "4-7 apps",
      "storeCount": 287336,
      "percentageOfStores": 30
    },
    {
      "bucket": "8-15 apps",
      "storeCount": 248948,
      "percentageOfStores": 26
    },
    {
      "bucket": "16+ apps",
      "storeCount": 19448,
      "percentageOfStores": 2
    }
  ],
  "visibleAppGaps": [
    {
      "category": "Support",
      "missingStoreCount": 944571,
      "missingPercentage": 98.6
    },
    {
      "category": "Subscriptions",
      "missingStoreCount": 941787,
      "missingPercentage": 98.3
    },
    {
      "category": "Dedicated Analytics",
      "missingStoreCount": 940413,
      "missingPercentage": 98.1
    },
    {
      "category": "Reviews",
      "missingStoreCount": 914616,
      "missingPercentage": 95.5
    },
    {
      "category": "Email",
      "missingStoreCount": 682039,
      "missingPercentage": 71.2
    }
  ]
}
```