Once you’ve assembled the basic components of your Shopify website, the next step is tweaking it to fit your needs. The Shopify App Store is packed with useful apps – new and old, free and paid – that facilitate task work, improve your sales, and give you e-store a boost.
There are over 200 apps to choose from and our goal is to help you narrow down the list. Here are the top 10 Shopify plugins (apps) for improving your ecommerce store:
Analytics
SumAll
Description: To sum it up, SumAll streams all your important data onto one single dashboard screen. Check your social engagement, transaction history, visitor traffic, SEO data and more to spot patterns and opportunities for growth. It’s that simple and that helpful.
Cost: FREE
Spring Metrics
Description: For excellent analytics and behavioral targeting, Spring Metrics is the one to have. Get a quick, real-time overview of your marketing channels and customer conversions with just a few screens. The Smart Offers Solution is key to giving your customers what they want and boosting your revenue in the process.
Cost: $199/month
Spring Metrics app | Spring Metrics home
Email Solutions
Chimpified
Description: Mailchimp is basically the go-to email marketing solution today, so to have it integrate seamlessly with your Shopify store is a blessing. Manage your customer lists, deploy newsletters, and track performance in a jiffy.
Cost: FREE
Chimpified app | Mailchimp home
Mineful
Description: When you want to be more precise about your email sends, Mineful is the app to get. Rather than mass mailing your entire audience, this app helps you send emails based on what your customers do. Targeted emails from Mineful should improve response and help you build better customer relationships.
Cost: from $99/month
Mineful app | Mineful home
Social Marketing
Yotpo Social Reviews
Description: How is someone supposed to know how awesome your products are without customer reviews? That’s why Yotpo’s social review system is so important – we love it and recommend it to everyone. It’s easy to install and even easier for your customers to read and write reviews.
Cost: FREE
Yotpo Social Reviews app | Yotpo home
Fliptabify
Description: Seamlessly showcase your products on Facebook with Fliptabify. The app makes it easy for Facebook users to browse your products and link back to your Shopify store. It’s easy to install and helps to build your brand’s reputation on Facebook with little effort.
Cost: FREE – $11.99/month
Justuno Social Bribery
Description: Prevent customers from leaving your store in search of coupons by offering them one upfront. When customers sign up, Like, Tweet, or +1, they’ll receive a coupon code right away. It’s a win-win situation – one that keeps your customers shopping and saves them time and money.
Cost: FREE
Justuno Social Bribery app | Justuno home
Standard Marketing
S Loyalty
Description: Getting customers is hard; keeping them can be harder. Fortunately, the S Loyalty app uses a straightforward rewards system to earn you repeat business and build customer loyalty. The dashboard is easy to follow and the breadth of incentives makes it applicable to all.
Cost: $19.99/month
S Loyalty app | S Loyalty home
Zopim Live Chat
Description: Zopim lets you be the good kind of stalker by allowing you to see what customers are looking at and providing live chat for those who need help. Now you can capture customers while they’re in the buying process and boost your sales with little effort.
Cost: FREE
Zopim Live Chat app | Zopim home
Business Management
Ordoro
Description: Ordoro makes shipping cool, by helping you streamline orders, manage inventory, and acquire good rates. Unlike most shipping dashboards, Ordoro’s is attractive and user-friendly. Customer service is excellent too.
Cost: per use
Do you have a favorite Shopify plugin? Feel free to let us know in the comments below. And if you need assistance customizing your Shopify store, know that LeapGo can help!
