Top 11 Shopify Apps for Online Stores

“Thank you for installing our app, we assure you that our app will increase your online business” –  message you usually see when you install an app

Then after few days of use, you click the ‘Uninstall’ button and all over again you go for searching on abundantly crowded Shopify’s app store.

Maybe you have already gone through this or you’ll be facing this in near future.

While it's nice that there are several thousands of solution out there to you run your Shopify store effectively, but the question remains:

How does one understand what solution(app) to select?

In this article, I have discussed some of the best Shopify apps which will help you create an appealing store, no matter what your budget is.

1) Multi-Country Pricing

If you’re selling your products internationally then this is the app that you must have a look.

Multi-Country Pricing will allow you as a store owner to set different prices in the different country. You must be knowing that the same product has different values in different countries due to varieties of reason.

Therefore, it does not make any sense as a store owner to sell the products at same price in different countries.

If you are doing or planning to expand your business across countries, and looking for an app which allows you to set a separate price for separate country/continent and that too without opening a new Shopify store, then this app is for you!

Pricing: 15 days Free, then 29$/Month

2) Push Owl

If you’re looking for solutions that help you retain customers. Then PushOwl is best as per your requirement. Prominent features are :

• Sends automated notifications (via mobile/desktop) to abandoned order with follow up at scheduled intervals automatically.
• Track the performance of each individual push notification campaign with highly detailed reports.
• Price Drop Alerts, Back in stock notifications, Welcome widget, Shipping Notifications, Automatically capture email of subscribers and many more.

Pricing : Basic (Free), Business (19$/Month), Enterprise (99$/Month).

3) Auto-Currency Switcher

A survey carried out by Shopify, 92% of the customers are more likely to do online shopping and purchase the product in their local currency.

If you are selling globally then you want your visitors to see the prices in their home currency. It also increases the comfort level of a foreign customer as they won’t have to do the mathematical gymnastic.

An app name “Auto Currency Switcher” helps you to do the same in your Shopify store. It detects from where your online store is being accessed from and then converts the pricing of the products automatically. The app uses live conversion rates which get updated twice a day.

Pricing: 15 Days Free, then $9.95 per month.

4) Mobile App Creator

According to a data on an average human spends 4 hours a day on their mobile phones. That means about 120 hours a month!!

Thus in this mobile-oriented world having a mobile app can drastically increase your conversion. Mobile App Creator will create a mobile application (android/iOS) for your online store.

To develop a mobile app all you need from your side as a store owner is Apple(iOS) developer account and Google Play store developer account.

Your customer will also able to make payments through this app which is completely integrated with the Shopify BUY SDK.

So, if you’re looking for a mobile app builder for your Shopify store then you must have a look at this solution by Plobal apps.

Pricing: 14 Days Free, then $103-$239/month.

5) FireAMP

I already discussed above that how much important it becomes when it comes to smart devices (mobile phones). When it comes to online shopping more than 50% of the online shoppers buy from mobile devices.

If your mobile site is slow, then shoppers will leave frustrated and may never return back. And thus, you need to optimize your website/online-store for the mobile devices by improving its page loading speed.

FireAMP will create AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) for your Shopify store and provide your visitors with smooth and fast first-hand experience on mobile which regular mobile pages may not be able to do so.

Pricing: 15-Days Free, $7.99 / month

6) Oberlo

Drop shipping on Shopify is made easy with the Oberlo app. With Oberlo you can easily import dropshipped products right into your ecommerce store and ship them directly to your customers – in only a few clicks.

Benefits of Dropshipping with Oberlo:

• Less Capital Is Required
• Low Overhead
• Flexible Location
• Wide Selection of Products
• Fulfill Orders Automatically
• Inventory and prices are always up to date. And many more.

Pricing: Starter Plan free, Basic Plan ($29.90/mo), Pro Plan ($79.90/mo).

7)Checkout Boost

Are you losing your customer at the checkout? Is your cart abandonment rate increased? Then Checkout Boost can solve all the issues regarding the same.

Checkout Boost pop-ups some special offers at the time of checkout and entice your customer to make more purchase within your store. Here are some of the features which increase your conversion :

• Pop-up of Free gift / Free shipping / Discount offers by promoting your brand on social networks.
• Create urgency by the Countdown Timer.
• Exit-intent offers to prevent cart abandonment
• BOGO offers that actually convert
• Post-checkout Upsell Recommendations to motivate more purchases

Pricing: 15-Days Free, from $20/month.

8) mCheckout (Multi-Currency Checkout)

No one likes to pay in the foreign currency, not even you I guess. Due to which many store owners are losing their potential customer at the final stage of buying that is checkout.

As customers are not able to checkout/make payment in their local or native currency they just abandon the cart and may never come to your site.

It is even studied that if you allow your customer to checkout in their local currency then checkout abandonment rate can be decreased upto 50%.

mCheckout is an unpublished app for Shopify users which allows your customer to checkout and make payment in their desired currency.

Pricing: 14-Days Free, $9.95/month

9) Sufio - Automatic Invoices

Invoice leaves an imprint of your brand on your customer's mind. So you must have a creative and beautiful invoice builder that leaves a great positive picture of your brand.

Sufio will help you create a beautiful and eye catch invoices for the orders placed in your store. All the invoices are professionally designed by a best print designer. Here’s what Sufio will do for you:

• It will automatically create invoices when orders are created, paid or fulfilled.
• Invoices can be automatically sent by email, or customers can download them online.
• Print or download multiple PDF invoices at once and share them with your accountant.

Pricing: 14-Days Free, $19-$129/ month.

10) Yotpo

Ever wonder what power does the reviews of your customers have for increasing your revenue?  Yotpo has found the way to convert that power by bringing new customers to your online store.

Even if you’re getting fewer reviews, Yotpo app will help you generate more reviews immediately. Product reviews not only increase your sales but also make potential customer trust your brand.

Yotpo’s signature in-mail review form is an exceptional feature which increases conversion and sales by generating more product reviews & site reviews.

Pricing: NA

11) AfterShip Returns Center

Return Policy is must for all the online store out there. And your customer sometime may even return a product but it can be a pain to manage the process.

If you don’t have a return option for any of the product then it makes a negative impression on your buyers. AfterShip makes it easy to manage returns.

It gives you a branded returns center that let customers submit returns in a couple of clicks. Also, it’ll automatically inform your customers about the status of their returns and refunds.

Pricing: Free upto 3 returns, $39-699/ month

Conclusion

Thanks for hanging in there!! Is there anything else you’d like to know more about and wish was included in this article? Let me know in the comments below.

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