203 Shopify stores currently have Referral Candy & Affiliate installed, representing 0.0% of all active Shopify stores.
At a glance: Referral Candy & Affiliate is the #1,490 most-installed Shopify app of the 4,186 with active installs, and #25 of 69 in Affiliate programs. It is most often installed alongside Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS and Judge.me Product Reviews App. Its largest market is United States (41% of its stores).
Referral Candy & Affiliate is installed on 203 of the 2,140,671 active Shopify stores worldwide tracked by StoreCensus. This makes it a notable player in the Affiliate programs category.
Unlike the Shopify App Store's historical download counts, our data reflects current active installations. We detect Referral Candy & Affiliate through storefront signature analysis across millions of stores, providing accurate real-time adoption metrics that matter for market analysis and competitive intelligence.
Over the past 30 days, Referral Candy & Affiliate has lost 4 net installs, representing a -1.9% change from 207 installs. The 90-day trajectory shows decline of 9 installs (-4.2%).
Year-over-year, Referral Candy & Affiliate has declined by 23.4%, moving from 265 installs to 203.
Referral Candy & Affiliate shows strong adoption among established businesses, with 100% of users operating stores generating over $100K annually. The platform attracts a balanced mix across revenue tiers, though 0% of stores fall under $50K in annual revenue, indicating accessibility for emerging brands. The 32% penetration among $1M+ stores demonstrates enterprise-level trust, where merchants typically maintain complex tech stacks and face high switching costs.
| Revenue Tier | Stores | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| $1M – $10M | 7 | 3.5% |
| $100K – $1M | 56 | 28.1% |
| <$100K | 136 | 68.3% |
Food & Beverage leads adoption at 23%, followed by Health & Wellness at 17% and Home & Garden at 11%. Together, these three verticals represent over half of Referral Candy & Affiliate's install base. This concentration reflects industries where email marketing drives significant repeat purchase revenue through seasonal campaigns, product launches, and loyalty programs that benefit from sophisticated segmentation and automation capabilities.
41% of Referral Candy & Affiliate stores are in United States, more than its 34% share of all Shopify stores. 11% of Referral Candy & Affiliate stores are in Canada, more than its 6% share of all Shopify stores. 9% of Referral Candy & Affiliate stores are in United Kingdom, more than its 8% share of all Shopify stores.
Stores using Referral Candy & Affiliate typically build comprehensive retention-focused tech stacks. 50% also use Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS for email marketing, while 27% pair it with Judge.me Product Reviews App for product reviews. The 21% overlap with Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing indicates merchants unifying customer communication across email, SMS, and support channels. This pairing pattern reveals stores prioritizing customer lifetime value optimization over one-time acquisition, with integrated tools for reviews, loyalty, and recurring revenue.
Referral Candy & Affiliate competes in the Affiliate programs category with 203 installs, compared to UpPromote Affiliate Marketing's 46,445.
| App | Installs | Market Share |
|---|---|---|
| UpPromote Affiliate Marketing | 46,445 | 21.3% |
| GOAFFPRO ‑ Affiliate Marketing | 36,414 | 16.7% |
| Appstle Loyalty Program Reward | 20,898 | 9.6% |
Install data shows market position by adoption — but organic discoverability is another dimension. See which keywords Referral Candy & Affiliate ranks for in App Store search to understand its full competitive footprint.
As of October 30, 2026, 203 Shopify stores have Referral Candy & Affiliate installed, representing 0.0% of all active Shopify stores tracked by StoreCensus.
Referral Candy & Affiliate has lost 4 net installs over the past 30 days (-1.9% change) and lost 9 installs over 90 days (-4.2% change). Year-over-year growth is -23.4%.
Referral Candy & Affiliate is most popular in Food & Beverage (22.7% of users), followed by Health & Wellness (17.2%). The app is used across stores of all sizes.
StoreCensus updates Referral Candy & Affiliate installation data weekly through continuous monitoring of 2,140,671+ active Shopify stores. We detect installations through storefront signature analysis, providing accurate current install counts rather than historical download numbers.
Referral Candy & Affiliate holds a 0.0% market share in its category. To see how it compares to direct competitors, check the Market Position section on this page which shows install counts and market share for similar apps in the same category.
With 203 active installations, Referral Candy & Affiliate is a growing solution. Consider the 90-day growth trend (-4.2%) to understand momentum, and review the industry breakdown to see if stores similar to yours use it. Always test on a development store first and check recent app store reviews for current user sentiment.
203 Shopify stores currently use Referral Candy & Affiliate. This data is updated weekly based on continuous monitoring of 2,140,671+ active Shopify stores.
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Referral Candy & Affiliate is installed on 203 of the 2,140,671 Shopify stores tracked by StoreCensus, representing a 0.00% market penetration rate. It is categorized under Affiliate programs.
Referral Candy & Affiliate is installed on 203 Shopify stores, representing 0.0% of all tracked stores. This adoption level reflects a focused user base within a specific merchant segment.
Over the past 90 days, Referral Candy & Affiliate has lost 9 net installs (-4.2%). Negative 90-day momentum may reflect competitive pressure or merchant churn within the category.
Referral Candy & Affiliate is frequently installed alongside Klaviyo: Email Marketing & SMS and Judge.me Product Reviews App, suggesting merchants use it as part of a broader technology stack rather than as a standalone solution.
Interpretations are based on observed StoreCensus data. Directional observations only - not financial or business advice.
Based on StoreCensus tracking of 2,140,671 active Shopify stores.
How Referral Candy & Affiliate relates to other apps in the Shopify ecosystem, based on co-installation patterns and category relationships.
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Co-installation data is derived from observed patterns across StoreCensus-tracked stores. Overlap percentages indicate the share of Referral Candy & Affiliate users who also have the listed app installed.
Data is refreshed on a weekly basis and reflects observed platform activity across active ecommerce stores. StoreCensus detects app and plugin installations through storefront signature analysis including JavaScript signatures, API calls, and HTML markers — measuring current active installations, not historical download counts.
StoreCensus continuously discovers and indexes active Shopify storefronts globally. Our crawler identifies 2,140,671+ live stores through domain analysis, platform signals, and third-party data sources.
App and plugin installations are detected through storefront signature analysis — including JavaScript bundle signatures, API endpoint patterns, HTML data attributes, and network request fingerprints. This identifies apps that are currently active, not merely historically downloaded.
Each store is re-scanned on a recurring basis. Historical snapshots are retained to calculate 30-day, 90-day, and year-over-year growth rates. This enables trend analysis that reflects actual merchant behavior over time, not just point-in-time counts.
Disclaimer: Estimated metrics (revenue, traffic) should be considered directional estimates rather than audited financial data. Active install counts reflect StoreCensus detection capability and may not capture 100% of installations for apps with non-standard implementation patterns.
This page presents data from the Referral Candy & Affiliate Installation Statistics proprietary StoreCensus dataset. Statistics may change over time as stores are discovered, removed, or updated in our index.
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