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Notes on building honest Shopify apps — what we measure, what we refuse to fake, and what we find when we look closely at the category.
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The best free Shopify social proof apps — and where "free" stops
Eight social proof apps with genuine free tiers, compared on what the cap actually is and what happens when you cross it. Two of them bill you automatically past the limit. -
The best sales pop apps for Shopify (and how to tell a real notification from theatre)
Eight Shopify apps that show recent-purchase popups, compared on price, targeting and free tiers — plus how to check whether the orders being announced are real. -
The best live visitor counter apps for Shopify — and how to check yours is real
Six Shopify apps that show "X people viewing this" compared, plus a two-minute test that tells you whether your counter is measuring visitors or generating a number. -
The best Shopify social proof apps in 2026, honestly compared
Ten social proof apps for Shopify compared on price, free tiers, features and review counts — with every figure taken from the vendor's own page. Including the ones that beat ours. -
Every number Rushly shows is a number your store earned
Most Shopify social proof apps generate fake numbers. Here is what Rushly does instead, and why the difference matters more than it sounds.