The only Shopify apps you need

Shopify apps… there are many.

They are fun to install but can get expensive quickly.

To make sure you’re not overspending here are the only apps you truly need until you reach 1,000+ orders per month.

Email Popup
Collect emails from visitors so you can retarget them later.
Shopify Forms (free)

Sending Emails
Send automated emails to your customers to improve their experience and your checkout rates with abandoned cart flows.
Shopify Email (free) - Great for getting started
Klaviyo ($) - The more professional solution

Product Reviews
Collect and display product reviews.
Vitals ($) - It comes with a ton of features beyond simple reviews.
Judge.me (free to start) - Does everything we want it to. 

Analytics
Triple Whale (free to start) - Crucial to track paid ad performance from multiple platforms.
Hotjar (free to start) - Records our visitors so we can see their actions. This is a must-have that we install 100% of the time. It allows us to learn what we need to optimize next to improve our stores.
Vitals ($) - Also has a session recording feature. If you use Vitals for reviews already, you are getting this feature for free (or vice versa).

Product Page
Swatch King ($) - Custom swatch designs.

BONUS:
Shopify Subscriptions (free) - The easiest way to start selling subscriptions.
Custom Filters (free) - Customize your collection filter options and/or customize the “You may also like” that Shopify auto-fills for us.
Shopify Help ($) - Replace your freelancers with this and get better and faster help.

If you are interested in an app that I haven’t listed, reply to this email and I’m happy to review it.

Happy selling,
Flo