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Seven Shopify Apps Worth Paying For, and Three to Skip

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A writer who has set up several Shopify stores shares a keep-or-skip list from the platform's app store, which hosts more than 8,000 apps. The recommended paid tools include Klaviyo for email flows, review apps like Loox or Judge.me for photo reviews, a post-purchase upsell app, image optimization tools, an SEO app to fill gaps in Shopify's native features, a loyalty program for stores with repeat purchases, and a currency converter for international sales. The author advises against fake countdown timers, day-one spin-to-win popups without brand recognition, and any app left unused for 30 days. The overall advice is to audit installed apps quarterly, since unused subscriptions can quietly raise monthly costs.

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