Hey everyone, I launched my first Shopify app 3 weeks ago. So far, I’ve had 61 installs and 7 paid subscribers.
I’m happy with the early traction, but I don't have anything to compare this to. Is this a good start for the first month?
I would love to hear from other app devs what their early-stage conversion rates looked like. Thanks!
Hi everyone,
I run a Shopify agency and a lot of our clients were asking us for batches of AI images. It was pretty easy to generate good quality images but the process was very long: downloading reference images, uploading, prompting, re-upload the images, etc. And professional photoshoots are too expensive for small brands, so we built an AI app called Modelize.
It takes your product photos and puts them on professional models in seconds. The big difference on our app is that we have more than 50 presets (flat lays, studio, on model, etc) so it adapts to any industry needs, and you can select an entire collection and do more than 100 images in bulk.
We just launched and we are looking for merchants to test it (5 free images) and tell us if the AI results look real enough for your stores.
You can find it on the Shopify App Store here: apps.shopify.com/modelize
Let me know what you think! Any advice on how to improve it is welcome.
Hi everyone,
I run a Shopify agency and a lot of our clients were asking us for batches of AI images. It was pretty easy to generate good quality images but the process was very long: downloading reference images, uploading, prompting, re-upload the images, etc. And professional photoshoots are too expensive for small brands, so we built an AI app called Modelize.
It takes your product photos and puts them on professional models in seconds. The big difference on our app is that we have more than 50 presets (flat lays, studio, on model, etc) so it adapts to any industry needs, and you can select an entire collection and do more than 100 images in bulk.
We just launched and we are looking for merchants to test it (5 free images) and tell us if the AI results look real enough for your stores.
You can find it on the Shopify App Store here: apps.shopify.com/modelize
Let me know what you think! Any advice on how to improve it is welcome.
Hey everyone,
I posted a bit ago about building the AI image Shopify app Modelize, and I wanted to share a "Week 1" update.
I have a bit of an "unfair advantage" because I run a Shopify agency, so I was able to get our first 10 reviews by asking current and past clients to test the app and give us their honest thoughts.
But the organic data from the last 7 days is what really has me thinking.
• Total Organic Installs: 6
• Paid Conversions: 2 (Both went straight to the $99/mo Enterprise plan).
• Usage: These 2 users have already generated 300+ images each.
Since I've seen the "manual" side of this through my clients asking for AI images, I focused the app entirely on the bulk workflow. And in less than 48 hours both stores generated hundreds of images.
My questions for the community:
Validation Check: 6 organic installs is a tiny sample, but converting 33% of them to a $99 tier immediately feels like a massive signal. For those who have scaled apps, does this level of early conversion usually hold up, or am I just seeing a lucky spike of high-intent users?
Search Volume Data: I’m using SaaS Insights to track my rankings for keywords. I can see my position moving, but the actual volume is a total black box. Beyond the Shopify Ads "popularity" bars, does anyone have a reliable way to estimate raw search volume?
Would love any tips on how to understand the App Store search volume!
I’m honestly so happy right now. I just got my first subscriber for Modelize only two days after launching!
The best part is that they started on our Starter plan which includes 75 images and they loved the results so much that they burned through all 75 images almost immediately and upgraded directly to our Enterprise plan to get 500 more images.
It is such a huge relief to see that the quality and background prompt optimization I worked so hard on is actually delivering value for a real store.
After that long 6-week wait for the Shopify review, this feels amazing.
It’s only the beginning, but it’s just a good motivation. I wish you all the best of luck and success in your own projects!