r/ShopifyAppDev

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a Shopify Dev & CRO agency.

I would like to work with someone who has worked with brands that have a turnover of minimum $100,000 per month - thank you

Hi everyone,

We’re exploring the possibility of selling our Shopify app and wanted to see if there are any interested buyers here.

The app is built for Shopify merchants and supports:
FedEx shipping label generation
Shipment tracking
Order fulfillment from within Shopify
Rate fetching from carrier APIs
Automatic label creation

The app is production-ready with a clean codebase and is built to Shopify’s app standards. It has plenty of room for expansion by adding carriers like USPS, DHL, Canada Post, Australia Post, etc., making it a good acquisition for an agency or SaaS company looking to enter the shipping space.

We’re selling because we’re shifting our focus toward CRM products and consulting services.

I am Selling My Shopify App . Doing 1K USD a month.

Good User Base.

Reason - No longer to maintain.

Hi everyone,

i have launched my first app on Shopify but now i don't know is needed to do to take install from other merchant.

Actually i have tested it personally and give it to my friends.

They love it and i love it too because for me it's a time saver.

It works very well.

Have you some tips to do the next step?

What do you do with your first app?

Thank you to everyone for the help.

I really appreciate every comment.

Shopify gets people who've spent years building tools for app developers, so the move feels pretty natural. For developers though, it's been a bit of a scramble. Having to replace billing, analytics, email, affiliates, and everything else within a few months isn't exactly a small migration.

One thing I've noticed over the past few days is that everyone's migration plan looks completely different. Some are rebuilding parts in-house, others are moving to a mix of smaller tools.

Billing has a path forward, support has established options, product analytics has obvious choices, but rankings, keyword tracking, and competitor monitoring seem much more fragmented.

Curious what everyone else is landing on for that part. Have you found a tool you're happy with yet?

If not, do you just need to use the app_installed webhook to set up notifications?

Genuinely curious. With Pulse around the corner, what are the gaps that merchants will still require an additional app for?

Or does any modification to the app listing need to be reviewed by Shopify? Or is it only specific modifications that require review?

Hi everyone, I saw a lot of people ask about Mantle alternatives lately, and there are already a few recommendation posts floating around mentioning tools like SaaS Insights, Letsmetrix, Shoffi, PartnerJam...

But I'd rather hear from people who've actually used them before committing to anything. Anyone here have real experience with these? Specifically curious about the analytics/market intelligence side since that's what I relied on Mantle for most...

Thank you.

Hey everyone! 👋

I'm getting ready to launch my very first Shopify app after spending months building and testing it.

Before I hit the Publish button, I'd love to learn from developers who have already been through the process.

If you could go back and give yourself advice before launching your first app, what would it be?

Some things I'm currently thinking about:

• Common reasons apps get rejected during the review process.
• Mistakes that hurt installs or conversions.
• Pricing strategy (Free vs. Free Trial vs. Paid from day one).
• Getting the first 10–100 merchants.
• Collecting reviews without violating Shopify's policies.
• App listing optimization (title, screenshots, videos, description).
• Analytics and metrics I should track from day one.
• Customer support expectations after launch.
• Things you completely overlooked that later became important.

For context, my app is in the discounts/promotions category, and my goal is to build something that merchants genuinely find useful rather than chasing downloads.

I'd really appreciate any lessons, mistakes, success stories, or resources you'd recommend.

Thanks in advance—I hope to avoid a few beginner mistakes with your advice! 🙏

I'm a solo dev researching how well Shopify product data works with AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Google AI Mode). Shopify's own Spring '26 numbers say AI-referred traffic converts 7-16% vs ~2% organic, but Catalog syndication quality depends entirely on product data (categories, attributes, GTINs, descriptions, alt text).

Before I write more code, honest questions for people running or building for real stores:

1. Do you (or your merchants) see AI-referred sessions/orders in analytics yet?

2. Has anyone done anything specific to show up in AI answers - and did it move the needle?

3. Would a tool that scores catalog "AI readiness" (0-100) and fixes gaps in one click (metafields, taxonomy, schema - fixes stay in your data after uninstall) be worth $19/mo to the merchants you know?

Not selling anything - no listing yet, genuinely validating before building further. Happy to share back what I learn from this thread.

– Custom Online Print Shop (Remote)
We are looking for an experienced Shopify developer to build a custom online print shop similar to Vistaprint or Custom Ink.

Project Overview
The Company is a custom printing business offering:
DTF Transfers
Gang Sheets
Custom T-Shirts & Apparel
Embroidery
Custom Hats
Banners
Flyers
Business Cards
Lawn Signs
Mugs & Tumblers
Uniforms & Jerseys

Required Features
Full Shopify store build
Professional homepage and service pages
Product catalog setup
Garment selection workflow
Artwork upload functionality
Product customization options
DTF gang sheet builder integration
Online payments and checkout
Mobile-optimized design
Basic SEO setup
Integration with existing Shopify apps where needed

Please Send:
Portfolio of Shopify stores you've built
Examples of print shops, apparel stores, or product customization projects
Estimated timeline
Estimated project cost
What information/assets you would need from us to begin.
Your location

Send email to joanamos555@gmail.com. Please the email subject should just be "PRINTSHOP". Please include a quote for the full build.

Hi,

Recently we created Shopify public app(External APP) using next.js. While submit review they rejected and informed we didn't implement billing API properly. We are using partner account and checked with development store but its worked.

Rejection scenario:
We have given one test login with already installed store, While reviewer click upgrade, it return your account dosen't have permission to access this store. Because that store is test store and is under my partner account, And also while development other store not supported.

IF anyone facing this? please help me how to solve this.

Hey everyone! 👋

I'm getting ready to launch my very first Shopify app after spending months building and testing it.

Before I hit the Publish button, I'd love to learn from developers who have already been through the process.

If you could go back and give yourself advice before launching your first app, what would it be?

Some things I'm currently thinking about:

• Common reasons apps get rejected during the review process.
• Mistakes that hurt installs or conversions.
• Pricing strategy (Free vs. Free Trial vs. Paid from day one).
• Getting the first 10–100 merchants.
• Collecting reviews without violating Shopify's policies.
• App listing optimization (title, screenshots, videos, description).
• Analytics and metrics I should track from day one.
• Customer support expectations after launch.
• Things you completely overlooked that later became important.

For context, my app is in the discounts/promotions category, and my goal is to build something that merchants genuinely find useful rather than chasing downloads.

I'd really appreciate any lessons, mistakes, success stories, or resources you'd recommend.

Thanks in advance—I hope to avoid a few beginner mistakes with your advice! 🙏

Small win, but it genuinely made my week.

I've been building a Shopify SEO app (MetaGenius: AI SEO & Alt Text — helps merchants auto-generate meta titles, descriptions, alt text, etc.) and growth has been painfully slow. No ads, no influencer deals, just the app sitting on the App Store.

This past week: 5 new installs, all organic. And one of them converted to a paid Pro plan.

I know that sounds tiny. But I've been grinding on this thing solo, and seeing strangers find it, install it, and actually pay for it without me doing anything to push them there... that feeling hits different.

No Shopify ads. No paid promotions. Pure organic.

If you're building a Shopify app and feeling like nothing is happening — keep going. The App Store does eventually work. SEO on your own listing matters. Reviews matter. The compounding is just slow at first.

To anyone who's further along: what was the moment growth started feeling real for you?

I've been using Mantle for a while, and after the shutdown announcement I spent the last few days figuring out what to migrate to.
There's no real 1:1 replacement, so here's what I've found depending on what you actually used Mantle for.

Billing
Mantle seems to recommend waiting for Shopify's native App Pricing for most standard subscription apps. If you're on a simple subscription model, that's probably the easiest path.

If you’re on Flex Billing though, it looks like there’s still some extra work involved. You’ll probably need to rebuild parts of it on top of Shopify’s Billing API, or do some kind of hybrid setup.

Analytics & App Store intelligence
This is probably the most fragmented part of the migration.

From what I found, Letsmetrix looks like the closest all-around replacement: rankings, competitor tracking, keyword data, review analytics, revenue estimates, etc.

If you mainly care about ASO / keyword research, AppJubilee seems worth a look too.

Aaffiliate tracking
This was one area where I actually found a couple of developer-focused options. Shoffi and PartnerJam both seem to be built with Shopify app installs in mind, which is better than most generic affiliate tools.

One thing I'd verify before choosing any affiliate platform is how attribution works (Partner API, install links, server-to-server events, etc.). A lot of affiliate platforms are clearly built for merchants, not app installs.

Product analytics
PostHog is by far the recommendation I've seen come up the most.
It looks like a great fit for events / product analytics, but if you need more detailed Shopify revenue reporting, especially at the line-item level, I’d expect some custom setup.

Curious what others are moving to. Did I miss any good options, especially for helpdesk or lifecycle email?

Hi everyone

I have a client who's supplier has a large spreadsheet of stock. Nearly 15000. He wants to have all the products on his shopify store.

I've written a python script that should take the stock list and map it to a sample csv I exported from his store and it seems to work ok-ish.

I then have a github action that pulls the supplier's daily stock feed and updates the stock levels on the shopify store.

Checking the logs, it looks a bit flaky.

My problem is, I keep feeling as though I might be over engineering the solution. Surely not every shopify store owner who has a supplier with stocklists and daily inventory feeds has to setup something like what I've done.

What do you guys do in situations like this? Is there an easier solution to mapping the stock items, importing them and keeping the inventory levels up to date?