Updated: January 26, 2022
Speed Boostr is a Shopify optimization and development agency, but we also have a ton of collective experience working with Shopify stores and apps. This is our curated list of the best Shopify apps we use and like in key categories.This is not an open directory and we don’t accept paid placement. We only include apps we trust, use, and would recommend to our community, friends, and fam.
CATEGORIES
These apps are all proven positive ROI generators, boosting sales and saving time. Scroll down to see the key features and descriptions of each app.Quick links to get the best apps
Crush Pics
File Optimizer
AMP by Shop Sheriff
Theme Scientist
Klaviyo
Klickly
Covet Pics
Smile
Judge.me
Refersion
Termly
Order Automator
Rewind
Infinite Product Options
OPTIMIZATION
Performance optimization helps increase SEO, engagement, traffic, and conversion rate. Conversion rate optimization increases the value of your inbound traffic.Crush Pics
![image optimization app](https://speedboostr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/app-crush-pics-300x169.jpg)
Key Features:
- Automatically compresses your product, asset, collection, and featured article images
- No quality loss if you choose “lossless” compression
- Faster website = higher conversions, SEO rankings, engagement, traffic, and revenue
Bonus feature: You can also mass update your image “alt” attributes and file names to make them more SEO friendly (available on paid plans).
A faster website improves most of your key metrics, so investing in improving your speed is an easy positive ROI. If you want a tutorial for setting this up, check out our Shopify image optimization guide. Price: Free – $19.99/moFile Optimizer
Key Features:
- Help improve your site’s load speed by compressing files to load them faster
- Minify CSS, JS, and Liquid files
- No coding experience needed
AMP by Shop Sheriff
![best shopify google amp app - shop sheriff](https://speedboostr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/AMP-by-Shop-Sheriff-banner-1024x439.jpg)
Key Features:
- Instant loading mobile pages
- Lightning bolt badge in mobile Google search results
- Studies show increase in SEO, engagement, and conversions
Theme Scientist
Key Features:
- A/B test 2 themes with different colors, features, content
- A/B test product attributes
- Analytics: Get stats on your tests to see which version wins
- Schedule a theme to publish at a specific time in the future
AUTOMATED MARKETING
Automation is probably my favorite topic in ecommerce marketing. There’s a beauty in setting up a good foundation and generating automated sales forever.Klaviyo
![klaviyo best email marketing app in shopify app store](https://speedboostr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/klaviyo-in-the-shoipy-app-store.jpg)
Key Features:
- Amazing automated flows, templates, and segmenting
- Insane amounts of analytics and data tracking
- Easy to use, and lots of pre-set flows to setup
Price: Free – scales up based on subscriber numbers
*It’s more expensive than other email apps I’ve used, but if you set up the automated flows you should have no problem stacking a nice ROI.Klickly – Automated inbound traffic
![Klickly easy traffic generator](https://speedboostr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/klickly-banner.jpg)
Key Features:
- Commission based ads (no app fee, no ad spend)
- Runs on autopilot
- Guaranteed +ROI for any sized business
At time of writing Klickly is only available for USA advertising, but that may change as they expand.
ENGAGEMENT
Get people interacting more with your site and closer to making a purchase. Increased engagement and page views also helps your SEO.Covet Pics
Key Features:
- Automatically pull in Instagram feeds into a cool widget
- Product tagging and shoppable Instagram widgets
- Add social proof by showing customer pics with your products
An A/B test study from Taktical Growth Hacks showed that product pages with customer Instagram photos showed a 24% increase in people reaching checkout.
Covet Pics is the easiest way to set up customer IG photos on your product pages. To see our full guide on Covet Pics, you can read our Best Instagram App for Shopify post. Price: Free – $49.99/moSmile Rewards & Loyalty Program
This powerful yet easy to use rewards program app generates more repeat customers, brand loyalty, and customer referrals. It also has over 3,000 reviews in the Shopify app store.![Shopify rewards app by Smile](https://speedboostr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Smile-Shopify-rewards-program.jpg)
Key Features:
- Easy to setup rewards and referrals program, runs on autopilot
- Create engagement actions to earn points and rewards (discounts, free shipping)
- Create VIP tiers to encourage brand loyalty and give special bonuses
Examples of how customers can earn points (these are customizable):
- Signing up for the program
- Follow your Instagram and Facebook, share on Facebook
- Review a product
- Celebrate a birthday 🎉
- Refer a friend (both friend and referrer get discount)
SOCIAL PROOF
People like seeing other people using your product. Social proof is a great way to increase your conversions while building community around your brand.Judge.me
![](https://speedboostr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/app-judgeme-300x97.png)
This is a must have app for every Shopify store.
Key Features:
- Automatic review requests, featured review carousels, social sharing
- Engagement features like questions, discount incentives, picture uploads
- Includes SEO rich snippets so your ratings show up in Google search results
Refersion
![](https://speedboostr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/app-refersion-300x97.png)
Key Features:
- Create an army of affiliates promoting your brand and linking to your website
- Create unique discount codes for affiliate promotion without links (for Instagram influencers, for example)
- Analytics and dashboard software for you and your affiliates
To further automate this, scroll to section 2 in this automated marketing strategy post to see how you can use Refersion with a VA to find influencers and shopping lists, then invite them to the program.
Tapfiliate is great too. Refersion and Tapfiliate are our go-to platforms for managing referral programs. Check them both out and see what works best for you. Contact us if you need help setting up.
ADMIN
These apps help run your store more efficiently behind the scenes + keep your business safe.Termly
Key Features:
- Easy to use policy generators (privacy policy, cookie policy, terms and conditions + more)
- Termly stays up with laws and optionally updates the policy to stay compliant
- The generators are more powerful than the default Shopify generators – a Q & A tool guides you through policy generation
- Help protect your business from the growing number of data privacy laws you need to comply with
Order Automator
Key Features:
- Auto tag orders or customers based on order conditions
- Auto fulfill line items by creating custom rules
- Auto fulfill line items connected to 3rd party services, like Amazon FBA
- Send email notifications based on order conditions
- Get notifications on high risk orders, or auto cancel them
- Order monitoring, for example notify staff of unfulfilled orders
Rewind
![backup app for shopify - rewind](https://speedboostr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/rewind-shopify-app.jpg)
Rewind backs up your store’s data every single day:
- Products and Product Images
- Inventory, Customers
- Orders, Collections
- Blogs and Blog Posts
- Pages
- Themes and Theme Files
- Menu Navigation
- Store Policies
- Locations
- Shipping Zones
- Gift Cards
- Customer Saved Searches
- Metadata (for Enterprise plans)
Infinite Product Options
Key Features:
- Unlimited options
- Chargeable (upsell) options
- Link product options to products so you can create bundles
Summary
Growth is all about experimenting, trying new apps, and executing new marketing tactics. We have experience using all of these apps so if you need help setting up for success let us know how we can help. If you’re looking for tips and tactics, check out the Blog. If you want us to optimize your Shopify site to make it faster and more efficient, head over to our Shopify Optimization Services page. If you need a custom app or feature built, contact us, we love these projects!Some of our posts contain affiliate links, meaning Speed Boostr could receive a commission if you sign up through these links. We only recommend apps and services we believe in. Please read our affiliate disclaimer for more information.