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What The App Pack is
The App Pack is a scoreboard for the Shopify App Store. We track listings, prices, ratings and reviews so you can pick the right app fast.
1,371 apps scored, out of 29,414 on the App Store (Oct 30, 2026).
Why we built it
The Shopify App Store is enormous, and it never sits still. New apps launch all the time, prices shift, and the app everyone loved last year may not be the one leading today. Finding the right tool usually means a pile of open tabs and listicles nobody has updated in ages.
We think every store owner deserves a pro's view of the App Store. So we built The App Pack to:
- Make app shopping easy. Every app, plain language, free.
- Help you build the best stack. See what each app costs, how it is rated and what else does the same job.
- Spot new apps early.
What you can do here
- Search the database. Every app on the site, with filters for category, price, free plans and rating.
- See the best picks. Best-of lists by category, computed from the data.
- Compare apps. Two apps side by side: plans, ratings, reviews and features. Real differences, no trash talk.
- Watch the market. Top 50 and the leader in every category.
- Open any App Card. The full stat line for one app: Pack Score, stars, reviews, plans, launch date and a direct link to its Shopify App Store listing. Start with Judge.me App Card.
- Read The Cheese. Our weekly recap.
How Pack Score works
Pack Score is 0 to 100. We grade each app on 5 things and add them up: stars (35), review pace (25), value for price (15), time on the store (15), rating trend (10). Few reviews? We don't let 5 lucky stars win.
| Stat | Weight | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | 35 | Star rating, adjusted for review count. Apps with few reviews get pulled toward average, so a handful of 5-star reviews cannot top the board. |
| Momentum | 25 | Reviews per month. |
| Trend | 10 | Rating change over time. Starts once we have rating history. |
| Value | 15 | Adjusted rating relative to the entry price. Free and low-cost apps with strong ratings score well here. |
| Trust | 15 | Years on the App Store plus the developer's portfolio size (counted up to 5 apps). |
Apps with zero reviews get no Pack Score. They show NR until real reviews arrive (614 apps tracked). Installs and revenue are not public, so we do not use or guess them.
Worked example: #1 on the board right now
Pack Score 100. 5.0 stars from 49,371 reviews, starts at Free.
Full method · Labels and score detail
Our data rules
Every number here has to earn its spot. You can check these on any App Card.
- Public listings only. We read public App Store listings.
- Source and date on every number. Each App Card links back to its Shopify listing and shows the day we last checked it.
- "Not listed" never 0. If a listing does not show a value, we say Not listed. We never fill a gap with a zero or a guess.
- NR for zero reviews. A rating has to come from real reviews.
- History is never rewritten. Each check adds new dated records, so trends show what actually happened.
Rankings are never for sale
Pack Score, best-of lists and boards are computed from the data. Nobody can pay to move up.
- Sponsors are always labeled "Sponsored" and kept apart from the rankings.
- Affiliate links are always labeled "Affiliate link". If we may earn a commission, it says so right next to the link.
- The plain App Store link always stays. Every app keeps a direct link to its Shopify App Store listing, so you can always go straight to the source.
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Independent of Shopify
The App Pack is an independent project. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Shopify. Shopify and the Shopify App Store are trademarks of Shopify Inc. All app data comes from public App Store listings.
Meet the rat
Every pack needs a leader. Ours wears a tux. The rat is part scout, part scorekeeper: up early, nose in every listing, always hunting for the good stuff (we call it the cheese). Sharp dresser, sharper data. When an app climbs the board, the rat noticed first.
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