Shopify apps support Shopify's degree of freedom in customization, but isn't it often difficult to choose an app because there are so many types?
Therefore, in this article, we will introduce 23 recommended apps for Shopify.
We will introduce the functions and points of each app together, so please take a look at it.
■ List of recommended apps
| No | category | app name | Main function |
| 1 | Customer service | FREE FAQ | Help center (formerly FaqKing - build amazing FAQs) | Creating FAQs |
| 2 | Customer service | Smart Wishlist | Favorite function |
| 3 | conversion | Easypoints | point |
| Four | conversion | Pre-Order Now - Preorders | Enable pre-order display |
| Five | conversion | Selly ‑ Promotion & Pricing (formerly Selly United) | Free gift, set sale |
| 6 | conversion | Product Reviews | review |
| 7 | Store management | Fraud Block Fraud Prevention | Abuse cancellation |
| 8 | Store management | Bulk Fulfill | Shipment completion data import |
| 9 | Store management | DataChamp Excel & CSV Exports | Export in Excel/CSV |
| Ten | Store management | Matrixify (formerly Excelify) | Data import/export |
| 11 | store design | Instafeed | instagram feed display |
| 12 | store design | Product Filter & Search | Enhanced search function |
| 13 | store design | Web Push & Announcement Bar (formerly Web Push Notifications + Sales) | Push Notification |
| 14 | store design | Translate&Currency - LangShop (Language Translator) | Multilingual translation |
| 15 | marketing | Metafields Guru | Create a metafield |
| 16 | marketing | Plug in SEO | SEO |
| 17 | marketing | Auto Tags – All in one tagging | automatic tagging |
| 18 | Merchandising | Order Limits (MinMaxify) | Order limit |
| 19 | Merchandising | Infinite Options by ShopPad | Add order options |
| 20 | shipping and delivery | Japan Order CSV | data export |
| twenty one | shipping and delivery | calendar master | Desired delivery date and time setting |
| twenty two | shipping and delivery | Order Printer | Delivery note, receipt creation |
| twenty three | shipping and delivery | delivery manager | CSV output for shipping slips, batch update of tracking numbers |
■Major functions An application that allows you to easily create FAQ pages without code editing.
There is no limit on the number of category registrations and question content registrations, and images can be attached.
It has all the elements you need to create a FAQ page.
You can also search by word within the FAQ page.
■Price One page only, free if you create a main FAQ page.
$4.99/month for creating product FAQ pages in addition to the main FAQ page.
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/faqapp?locale=ja
■Function It is an application that can implement the favorite function.
A "Favorites" button can be placed on the product page, allowing users to register products as favorites.
You can also create a favorites list page.
You can also customize the design of the favorite button from the application management screen.
*Note: The app management screen does not support Japanese and is written in English.
See the article below for details.
Shopify App Explanation 7: "Smart Wishlist" that allows you to add favorite functions
■Price Monthly $4.99
*There is a free period of 60 days.
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/smart-wishlist?locale=ja
■Functions Point app with full Japanese support.
Granting additional points through campaigns, checking the point balance at the time of payment,
Points can be awarded manually.
See the article below for details.
Shopify App Commentary 2: Point app "EasyPoints" with full Japanese support
■Price Free plan: basic functions only, maximum number of active customers: 300
$50/month plan: Max active customers: 500
$180/month plan: Max active customers: 2,000
$425/month plan: Maximum active customers: 5,000
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/easy-points?locale=ja
■Function It is an application that enables reservation sales display.
The display of the cart button can be changed for reservation sales,
You can display a reservation sale icon, notes, and automatically add a "reservation sale" tag when ordering.
See the article below for details.
Shopify App Commentary 9: Pre-Order Now - Preorders
■Price Free plan ~ $59.95/month plan *There is a free period of 60 days
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/preorder-now?locale=en
5. Selly - Promotion & Pricing
■Function Free gifts and discounts for set sales are possible.
Settings that automatically give free gifts when purchasing target products,
It is possible to sell sets (bundles) that offer discounts depending on the combination conditions.
It is also possible to offer free shipping depending on individual products or combination conditions.
See the article below for details.
Shopify App Commentary 8: App "SELLY ‑ Promotion & Pricing" that allows discounts for set sales
■ Price
From $29/month plan *Free period is 15 days
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/selly?locale=ja
■Function It is an application that implements the customer review function of the product.
You can select automatic or manual (approval) posting, and you can also receive an email notification when posting.
Because it is easy to introduce, if a simple review function is enough, this app is recommended.
See the article below for details.
Shopify App Commentary 10: "Product Reviews" that allows you to implement a review function for free
■ Price Free
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/product-reviews?locale=en
7. Fraud Block Fraud Prevention
■ Function Unauthorized use cancellation is possible application.
You can automatically cancel high-risk orders.
Shopify has the ability to automatically flag high-risk orders, but not auto-cancel, so this app allows you to do that automatically.
See the article below for details.
Shopify App Explanation 11: "FraudBlock Fraud Prevention" that can prevent unauthorized use
■ Price
Free up to 30 orders
Up to 200 orders $4.95/month
Up to 500 orders $19.95/month
Over 500 orders $29.95/month *14 days free period
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/fraudblock-fraud-prevention?locale=en
■Function This app allows you to import data that has been shipped.
It can be used when operating a site in cooperation with Next Engine.
Shipment data output from other systems can be imported into the Shopify management screen all at once, which helps improve operational efficiency.
See the article below for details.
Shopify App Commentary 12: "Bulk Fulfill" that can batch import shipping data
■ Price Free
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/bulk-fulfill?locale=en
9. DataChamp Excel & CSV Exports
■Function
It is an application that can export data in EXCEL / CSV files.
It can be used to import the data created in the Shopify management screen to other systems and process it.
You can create your own original format such as item order and item content, which is useful for improving work efficiency.
■Price Free ~ $24.95/month
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/kickdata-data-manager?locale=en
10. Matrixify (formerly Excelify)
■Function
It is an application that can import/export data in Excel / CSV files on the Shopify management screen.
Data can be managed, updated, and migrated, so it can be used when migrating sites.
By using this app, you can also register data in meta fields.
■ Price Free: Up to 10 products
$20/month: up to 5,000 products
$50/month: up to 50,000 products
$200/month: unlimited products
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/excel-export-import?locale=ja
■Function
It is an application that can display instagram feed.
You can also set up a link to the product page of the posted product when you click on the Instagram feed on the Shopify site.
■Price Free ~ $19.99/month
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/instafeed?locale=en
■ It is an application that can strengthen the function search function.
Suggestion function and narrow search with multiple conditions are possible. It can be customized for user convenience by changing the search layout (horizontal, vertical) and rich filter options for intuitive searching.
See the article below for details.
Shopify app commentary 4: A standard app that can enhance the search function "Product Filter & Search" by Boost Commerce
■ Price
$19/month - $69/month *14-day free period
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/product-filter-search?locale=en
13. Web Push & Announcement Bar
■Function This app allows push notifications.
Since you can set up banners that follow the scroll, announcement bars, and timer bars, this app is recommended for announcing limited-time events or products with a fixed end-of-sale date.
■ Price
$19.99/month *15 days free period
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/announcement-header-bar?locale=en
14. Translate&Currency - LangShop (Language Translator)
■Function It is an application that allows multilingual translation.
You can automatically translate Japanese on the site. In addition, individual translation of pages and automatic translation emails is also possible.
*Note: You cannot change the image for each language.
・When changes are made to the site, such as modifying the site or adding products, it is necessary to perform automatic translation again or translate individually.
■ Price Free
$9.90/month
$33.90/month
$67.90/month *14 days free period
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/langshop?locale=ja
■ Function It is an application that can create meta fields.
It is possible to add items to product information, add input fields to the product registration page, and exclude specific products from searches.
In the paid plan, you can add a meta field input field in the management screen.
*Note: In order to display on the front side of the site, it is necessary to set tags.
■ Price Free
$9/month
$19/month
$59/month
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/metafields-editor-2?locale=en
■Function This is an application that allows SEO diagnosis with one click.
We will find out the problems related to SEO of the EC site and tell you the solution.
Issues and solutions are presented for page titles, headlines, meta descriptions, display speed, blog post structure, content freshness, etc. Based on that, improve settings and lead to stronger customer acquisition. I can.
■ Price Free
$29.99/month
$39.99/month *14 days free period
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/plug-in-seo?locale=en
17. Auto Tags – All in one tagging
■Function It is an application that allows automatic tagging.
Orders, customers and products can be conditioned and auto-tagged.
It is also possible to tag customers who have specific characters in the memo field, and to tag orders of customers who have specific tags, so it can be used to classify and analyze order details.
■ Price Free
$8/month
$15/month
$30/month *14 days free period
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/tag-automation?locale=ja
■Function This app allows you to limit the number of orders.
It is possible to limit purchases by total number, amount, and weight of the order. In addition, since it is possible to limit the number of orders by product or SKU, it can be used when you want to limit the number of orders for only some products.
■ Price
$4.99/month *14 days free period
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/order-limits-minmaxify?locale=en
19. Infinite Options by ShopPad
■Function It is an application that can add order options.
You can add options such as a free entry field to the product page.
Therefore, it can be used when the user needs to input "handle name" or "embroidered initials".
■ Price
$9.99/month *14 days free period
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/custom-options?locale=ja
■Function This application can output shipping instruction CSV file.
You can output Shopify order information in Japanese localized form.
CSV output for Yamato Transport B2 Cloud, Sagawa Express e-Hiden, Japan Post Yu-Pack, Click Post, etc. is possible.
■ Price Free
$29.99/month *Free 30 days available
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/japan-order-csv?locale=ja
■Function It is an application that allows you to select the desired delivery date.
A calendar for selecting the desired delivery date is displayed on the cart screen, and it is possible to set how many days after the order date can be selected as the desired delivery date.
In addition, it also supports setting holidays for shipping and linking with Next Engine.
■ Price
$9.80/month *14 days free period
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/deliverydate-production?locale=ja
■Function It is an application that can create invoices and receipts.
You can create a template and download receipts and delivery notes that reflect the data of each order in PDF format.
See the article below for details.
Shopify App Commentary 6: "Order Printer" & "Order Printer Pro" that allows you to easily create receipts and delivery slips
■ Price Free
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/order-printer?locale=ja
■Function It is an application that can output CSV for shipping slips and update tracking numbers all at once.
It is possible to output CSV for shipping slips in the format of Yamato, Sagawa, and Japan Post, batch update tracking numbers in the same format, and display a calendar for specifying the delivery date and time according to each delivery company. It is also possible to link with Next Engine.
※important point
If you use multiple delivery companies, you can only display the date and time specified calendar for one of the companies.
■ Price Free
■ App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/haisou-manager?locale=ja
This time, we introduced 23 recommended apps for Shopify.
Please refer to it when considering the necessary apps for your site when launching your site on Shopify.
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