StoreCensus

Most Popular Shopify Retail Apps (2026)

Ranked by total active installs across 2,317,250 Shopify stores. Updated weekly.

Last updated today (June 4, 2026)
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Top 25 Retail Apps by Install Count

RankAppInstallsMarket Share90-Day Trend
1Point of Sale30736.1%+100.0%
2Easyteam for Point of Sale17320.3%+100.0%
3ConnectPOS9411.0%+100.0%
4F: Retail Barcode Generator667.8%+100.0%
5Filljoy Sell by Weight for POS293.4%+100.0%
6Shopcodes252.9%+100.0%
7Homebase Time Clock242.8%+100.0%
8Cloudshelf192.2%+100.0%
9BR Sales Terminal POS111.3%+100.0%
10ManageMate Commissions & POS111.3%+100.0%
11PTT: POS Time Tracker101.2%+100.0%
12POS Clock In ‑Staff Management91.1%+100.0%
13Restaurant Menu ‑ ServeUp91.1%+100.0%
14Careers Page ‑ Job Posting J.80.9%+100.0%
15Measura: Sell by Weight & More70.8%+100.0%
16POS Variable Priced Products70.8%+100.0%
17Erply POS Integration50.6%+100.0%
18Unitpricer Sell by Weight Size50.6%+100.0%
19Price Embedded Barcode Scanner50.6%+100.0%
20UbarTab50.6%+100.0%
21Zapiet Eats50.6%+100.0%
22SKU Print50.6%+100.0%
23BentoSMB Draft Orders For POS40.5%+100.0%
24Wholesale Wizard40.5%+100.0%
25Alumify: Weigh it40.5%+100.0%

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Category Intelligence

Retail — Industry Overview

851
Total Installs
25
Apps Tracked
34
Avg Installs/App
25
Growing Apps
Category Trends

What This Means

The Retail category has 851 total installations across the top 25 tracked apps, with an average of 34 installs per app. The majority of apps in this category (25 of 25) are showing positive 90-day growth, indicating an expanding market.

Point of Sale leads the Retail category with 307 active installs, representing 36% of total category installations. This concentration is typical of mature app categories where network effects and brand recognition create durable competitive advantages.

Interpretations are based on observed StoreCensus data. Directional observations only — not financial or business advice.

Research Summary

Retail Apps: Key Findings

Based on StoreCensus tracking of 2,317,250 active Shopify stores.

Dataset Coverage

StoreCensus currently tracks:

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.

Research Methodology

How StoreCensus Collects This Data

Store Discovery

StoreCensus continuously discovers and indexes active Shopify storefronts globally. Our crawler identifies 2,317,250+ live stores through domain analysis, platform signals, and third-party data sources.

App Detection

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.

Historical Tracking

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.

Data Source: StoreCensus proprietary ecommerce datasets. Data Methodology
Research Notes

This page presents data from the Shopify Retail App Statistics proprietary StoreCensus dataset. Statistics may change over time as stores are discovered, removed, or updated in our index.

StoreCensus does not receive compensation from app developers or vendors for rankings or placement. All rankings are determined solely by observed installation data across tracked Shopify storefronts.

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