Shopify apps are what support the freedom of customization that Shopify offers, but with so many options to choose from, it can be hard to choose the right app.
In this article, we will introduce 23 recommended Shopify apps.
We will introduce the features and key points of each app below, so please take a look for reference.
■ List of recommended apps
| No | category | App Name | Key Features |
| 1 | Customer Service | FREE FAQ | Help center (formerly FaqKing - build amazing FAQs) | FAQ creation |
| 2 | Customer Service | Smart Wishlist | Favorites feature |
| 3 | conversion | Easypoints | point |
| 4 | conversion | Pre-Order Now - Preorders | Allows pre-order display |
| 5 | conversion | SELLY ‑ Promotion & Pricing (formerly Selly United) | Free gifts, set sales |
| 6 | conversion | Product Reviews | review |
| 7 | Store Management | FraudBlock Fraud Prevention | Unauthorized use cancellation |
| 8 | Store Management | Bulk Fulfill | Import of shipment completion data |
| 9 | Store Management | DataChamp Excel & CSV Exports | Export to Excel or CSV |
| 10 | Store Management | Matrixify (formerly Excelify) | Data Import/Export |
| 11 | Store Design | Instafeed | instagram feed display |
| 12 | Store Design | Product Filter & Search | Search Improvements |
| 13 | Store Design | Web Push & Announcement Bar (formerly Web Push Notifications + Sales) | Push notifications |
| 14 | Store Design | Translate&Currency - LangShop (Language Translator) | Multilingual Translation |
| 15 | marketing | Metafields Guru | Creating Metafields |
| 16 | marketing | Plug in SEO | SEO |
| 17 | marketing | Auto Tags ‑ All in one tagging | Automatic tagging |
| 18 | Merchandising | Order Limits (MinMaxify) | Order quantity limits |
| 19 | Merchandising | Infinite Options by ShopPad | Adding ordering options |
| 20 | Shipping and Delivery | Japan Order CSV | Data Export |
| twenty one | Shipping and Delivery | Calendar Master | Delivery date and time |
| twenty two | Shipping and Delivery | Order Printer | Creating delivery notes and receipts |
| twenty three | Shipping and Delivery | Shipping Manager | CSV output for shipping slips, bulk update of tracking numbers |
■Main Functions This app allows you to easily create FAQ pages without editing code.
There is no limit to the number of categories or questions you can register, and you can also attach images.
It has everything you need to create a FAQ page.
You can also search for words within the FAQ page.
■Price: Free if you create only one page, the main FAQ page.
If you want to create additional FAQ pages for your products in addition to the main FAQ page, it costs $4.99/month.
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/faqapp?locale=ja
■Function This app has a favorites feature.
A "Favorite" button will 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 app management screen.
*Please note that the app management screen is not available in Japanese and is written in English.
For more information, please see the article below.
Shopify App Introduction 7: "Smart Wishlist" that allows you to add favorites
■Price: $4.99/month
*Free trial period of 60 days
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/smart-wishlist?locale=ja
■Function: A points app that fully supports Japanese.
You can receive additional points through campaigns, check your points balance when making payments,
Points can be awarded manually.
For more information, please see the article below.
Shopify App Explanation 2: "EasyPoints" points app available in full Japanese
■Price Free plan: Basic functions only, active customer limit: 300
$50/month plan: Active customer limit: 500
$180/month plan: Active customer limit: 2,000
$425/month plan: Active customer limit: 5,000
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/easy-points?locale=ja
■Function This app allows you to display pre-order sales.
The cart button can be changed to display pre-order items.
You can display a pre-order icon, important notes, and automatically add a "pre-order" tag when an order is placed.
For more information, please see the article below.
Shopify App Explanation 9: Pre-Order Now - Preorders, an app that lets you preorder items
■Price Free plan ~ $59.95/month plan *60-day free period
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/preorder-now?locale=ja
5. SELLY ‑ Promotion & Pricing
■This app allows you to offer free gifts and discounts on set sales.
You can set it to automatically give you a free gift when you purchase a target product,
We can sell sets (bundles) with discounts depending on the combination conditions.
You can also get free shipping on individual items or by combining items.
For more information, please see the article below.
Shopify App Introduction 8: "SELLY - Promotion & Pricing" - an app that allows you to offer discounts on bundle sales
■Price
Plans starting from $29/month *15-day free trial
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/selly?locale=ja
■Function This app implements customer review functionality for products.
You can choose between automatic and manual (approval) posting, and you can also receive email notifications when posts are made.
This app is easy to install, so if a simple review function is sufficient for you, we recommend it.
For more information, please see the article below.
Shopify App Introduction 10: "Product Reviews" - A free review feature
■ Price: Free
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/product-reviews?locale=ja
7. FraudBlock Fraud Prevention
■This app allows you to cancel unauthorized use of its functions.
High-risk orders can be automatically cancelled.
While Shopify has the ability to automatically flag high-risk orders, it can't automatically cancel them, so this app can help you do that for you.
For more information, please see the article below.
Shopify App Explanation 11: FraudBlock Fraud Prevention, which can prevent fraudulent use
■Price
Free for up to 30 orders
Up to 200 orders $4.95/month
Up to 500 orders $19.95/month
500 orders or more: $29.95/month *14-day free trial
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/fraudblock-fraud-prevention?locale=ja
■Function This app allows you to import shipment completion data.
It can be used when operating a website in collaboration with Next Engine and other companies.
Shipping data output from other systems can be imported into the Shopify admin screen all at once, helping to streamline operations.
For more information, please see the article below.
Shopify App Explanation 12: "Bulk Fulfill" for bulk import of shipping data
■ Price: Free
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/bulk-fulfill?locale=ja
9. DataChamp Excel & CSV Exports
■ Function
This app allows you to export data in EXCEL and CSV files.
It can be used when importing data created within the Shopify admin screen into other systems for processing.
You can create original formats with different item orders and content, which helps to streamline work operations.
■Price: Free to $24.95/month
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/kickdata-data-manager?locale=ja
10. Matrixify (formerly Excelify)
■ Function
This app allows you to import/export data using Excel and CSV files on the Shopify admin screen.
Since it allows you to manage, update, and migrate data, it can be useful when migrating your site, etc.
You can also use this app to register data in meta fields.
■ Price: Free up to 10 items
$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
This is an app that allows you to display Instagram feeds.
You can also set up a link to the product page of the featured item when you click on the Instagram feed on your Shopify site.
For more information, please see the article below.
Shopify App Explanation 14: "Instafeed" - an app that displays Instagram feeds
■Price: Free to $19.99/month
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/instafeed?locale=ja
■This app enhances the search function.
It offers suggestions and multiple search criteria, and has a wide range of filter options for intuitive search and layout (horizontal, vertical), so you can customize it to suit your needs.
For more information, please see the article below.
Shopify App Explanation 4: A standard app that enhances search functionality: "Product Filter & Search" by Boost Commerce
■Price
$19/month to $69/month *14-day free trial available
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/product-filter-search?locale=ja
13. Web Push & Announcement Bar
■Function This app has push notifications.
This app is recommended for announcing limited-time events or products with a set end date, as it allows you to set up scrolling banners, announcement bars, and timer bars.
■Price
$19.99/month *15-day free trial
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/announcement-header-bar?locale=ja
14. Translate&Currency - LangShop (Language Translator)
■Function This app allows multilingual translation.
You can automatically translate Japanese on the site. You can also translate individual pages and automatically translated emails.
*Note: Images cannot be changed for each language.
- When changes are made to the site, such as revisions or the addition of products, the automatic translation must be carried out again or translation must be done individually.
■ Price: Free
$9.90/month
$33.90/month
$67.90/month *14-day free trial available
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/langshop?locale=ja
■This app allows you to create functional meta fields.
It is possible to add items to product information, add input fields to the product registration page, and exclude certain products from searches.
With paid plans, you can add a meta field input field to the admin screen.
*Note: Tag settings are required in order for the content to be displayed on the front page of the website.
■ Price: Free
$9/month
$19/month
$59/month
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/metafields-editor-2?locale=ja
■Function This app allows you to perform SEO diagnosis with one click.
They will identify SEO issues for your e-commerce site and provide solutions.
Issues and solutions will be presented regarding page titles, headings, meta descriptions, display speed, blog post structure, freshness of content, etc., so you can make improvements to your settings based on these and increase your customer base.
■ Price: Free
$29.99/month
$39.99/month *14-day free trial
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/plug-in-seo?locale=ja
17. Auto Tags ‑ All in one tagging
■ Function: This app has automatic tagging capabilities.
Auto-tag orders, customers, and products based on criteria.
It is also possible to tag customers who have specific characters in the memo field, or orders from customers with specific tags, so it can also be used to classify and analyze order contents.
■ Price: Free
$8/month
$15/month
$30/month *14-day free trial available
■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 restrict purchases by total number of orders, amount, and weight. It is also possible to restrict by product or SKU, so it can be used when you want to restrict the number of orders for only some products.
For more information, please see the article below.
Shopify App Introduction 15: "Order Limits - MinMaxify" for easily limiting purchases
■Price
$4.99/month *14-day free trial available
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/order-limits-minmaxify?locale=ja
19. Infinite Options by ShopPad
■This is an app that allows you to add functional ordering options.
You can add options such as free input fields to product pages.
Therefore, it can be used when users need to enter things like their "handle name" or "initials to be embroidered."
■Price
$9.99/month *14-day free trial available
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/custom-options?locale=ja
■Function This app can output shipping instruction CSV files.
You can output Shopify order information in a localized form in Japanese.
CSV output is possible for Yamato Transport B2 Cloud, Sagawa Express e-Hiden, Japan Post Yu-Pack/Click Post, etc.
■ Price: Free
$29.99/month *30-day free trial available
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/japan-order-csv?locale=ja
■Function This app allows you to select the desired delivery date.
You can display a calendar on the cart screen to allow customers to select the desired delivery date, and set how many days after the order date customers can select the desired delivery date.
It also supports setting holidays for shipments and integration with Next Engine.
■Price
$9.80/month *14-day free trial available
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/deliverydate-production?locale=ja
■ Function This app allows you to create delivery notes and receipts.
You can create templates and download receipts and delivery notes in PDF format that reflect the data of each order.
For more information, please see the article below.
Shopify App Introduction 6: "Order Printer" & "Order Printer Pro" for easily creating receipts and invoices
■ Price: Free
■App introduction page
https://apps.shopify.com/order-printer?locale=ja
■Function This app allows you to output CSV files for shipping slips and update tracking numbers in bulk.
It is possible to output CSV files for shipping slips in Yamato, Sagawa, and Japan Post formats, update tracking numbers in bulk in the same format, and display a calendar of delivery dates and times to suit each delivery company. It is also possible to link with Next Engine and other services.
*Points to note
If you use multiple delivery companies, you can only display the date and time 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 Shopify apps.
Please refer to this article when you are launching a website with Shopify and considering which apps you will need for your website.
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