# The Shopify app vendor's toolkit

Source: watchfor.tools, an independent directory for people who build Shopify apps. No paid placement, no affiliate links. Not affiliated with Shopify.
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59 tools for Shopify app builders in 10 categories, updated 30 October 2026. Each tool's page has its full description and its "Watch for" caveat: append .md to any page for this format.

## App Store ASO

Keyword rankings, listing audits and competitor monitoring inside the Shopify App Store. https://watchfor.tools/categories/aso

- AppJubilee: Multi-app ASO with automatic keyword discovery. Pricing no longer includes a $49/mo Starter tier. https://watchfor.tools/tools/appjubilee
- AppNavigator: Public index with ranking history, no account needed. Free. https://watchfor.tools/tools/appnavigator
- AppstorePulse: Rankings, competitor alerts and real MRR in one place. Free tier, then paid. https://watchfor.tools/tools/appstorepulse
- Becketto Rank Tracker: Free keyword rank history for the App Store, no account needed to look. Free. Community rating 4 from 1 counted review. https://watchfor.tools/tools/becketto
- BestAppify: The App Store data your agent can act on, not just read. Free plan available. Community rating 5 from 1 counted review. https://watchfor.tools/tools/bestappify
- LetsMetrix: Category rankings and collections, free on both sides. Free. https://watchfor.tools/tools/letsmetrix
- Rankbase: Daily keyword positions, and where the installs behind them came from. $49 / $99 a month. 14-day trial. Growth 5 apps, Business 20. https://watchfor.tools/tools/rankbase
- Ranksy: Follows a keyword through to the customer who paid. $39 / $89 per month. https://watchfor.tools/tools/ranksy
- SAMI: Look up an app and see the keywords it already ranks for. $8 per month. https://watchfor.tools/tools/tracksami
- SASI: Mantle's free App Store index, with listing history and change alerts. Free. Community rating 5 from 2 counted reviews. https://watchfor.tools/tools/sasi

## Store databases

Query the merchant universe by platform, apps installed, revenue band and contacts. https://watchfor.tools/categories/storedb

- Alert Commerce: Buying-signal alerts on Shopify stores, with the contact attached. 14-day trial, then $199/mo. https://watchfor.tools/tools/alertcommerce
- BuiltWith: Technology lookup for any site on the web, Shopify or not. Free lookups, then $295 / $495 / $995 a month. https://watchfor.tools/tools/builtwith
- CartInsight: Store database priced by the lead rather than by the seat. $0.083 a lead, on download tiers from 250 to 10,000 a month. Free account to start. https://watchfor.tools/tools/cartinsight
- ECDB: Revenue estimates and rankings for online retailers on every platform, from a market data company. Not published. https://watchfor.tools/tools/ecdb
- etailinsights: Retailer contact database, sold through a demo rather than a signup. Not published. Quoted on an order form, with 3% added to card payments. https://watchfor.tools/tools/etailinsights
- SellerCenter: Dropshipper research platform with a 2.4M-store Shopify database and a free app detector. 100 free credits a month, then $9.99 / $29.99 / $99.99 a month, half that billed yearly. https://watchfor.tools/tools/sellercenter
- Store Leads: 13.7M stores, app install and uninstall history, HubSpot native. Free, then $75 / $250 / $450 / $950 per month. Community rating 5 from 1 counted review. https://watchfor.tools/tools/storeleads
- StoreCensus: Cheaper store database with decision-maker contacts built in. Free plan, then $49 / $99. https://watchfor.tools/tools/storecensus
- StoreInspect: 1.4M Shopify stores, filtered by the apps they already run. Free tier, then $49 / $149 / $349. https://watchfor.tools/tools/storeinspect
- StoreRadar: Describe an offer and get a matched CSV, not a database to search. $99 one-time for 500 stores, then $299 or $699 a month. https://watchfor.tools/tools/storeradar
- TechLeads: Lists of websites by the technology they run, Shopify stores included, from $29 a list. Free lookups. Lists from $29 per technology, Growth $79/mo ($49/mo yearly), Business $149/mo ($119/mo yearly). https://watchfor.tools/tools/techleads
- Winning Hunter: Ad spy platform whose store explorer filters 5M+ stores by installed app. $49 / $79 / $249 a month, 15% off quarterly, 40% off yearly. https://watchfor.tools/tools/winninghunter

## Store detectors

One store at a time. Paste a URL, see the stack. https://watchfor.tools/categories/detect

- Copyfy Apps Detector: Paste a store URL and get its storefront apps, free and without an account. Free, no sign-up. https://watchfor.tools/tools/copyfy
- Koala Inspector: Chrome extension reading a store's apps, theme and estimated numbers. Free, then from $0. https://watchfor.tools/tools/koalainspector
- PPSPY: Dropshipper spy tool, with a store explorer and an API behind it. Free plan, then $39 / $99 / $299 a month. https://watchfor.tools/tools/ppspy
- Shoper Spy: Chrome extension listing a store's apps, theme and products. Free to install, no paid plan stated. https://watchfor.tools/tools/shoperspy
- Shopify Raise: Chrome extension for store analysis: products, live sales, apps and theme. Free to install, no paid plan stated. https://watchfor.tools/tools/shopifyraise
- Shopify Theme Detector: A free theme and app detector for one store at a time, with usage counts across its scans. Free. https://watchfor.tools/tools/shopthemedetector
- ShopScan: App and theme detector with a wide free tool set. Free, API paid. https://watchfor.tools/tools/shopscan
- Stackpeek: Free browser extension naming a store's theme, apps and trackers, with a catalog export. Free, no account. https://watchfor.tools/tools/stackpeek
- Wappalyzer: Website technology stack analysis tool with technographic insights. Free, then $250/mo to $850+. https://watchfor.tools/tools/wappalyzer
- WeLookup: Extension-first store analysis, 7,548 apps and tools. Free. Community rating 5 from 2 counted reviews. https://watchfor.tools/tools/welookup

## Analytics & billing

MRR, churn and subscriptions for app businesses. The market Mantle's shutdown opened. https://watchfor.tools/categories/biz

- AppVitals: Partner API revenue rebuilt from raw events, with rank tracking and uptime beside it. Free under $1k/mo MRR, then from $15/mo. https://watchfor.tools/tools/appvitals
- Elevate: MRR, ARR, churn and retention for Shopify app companies. Free for Marmeto partners. https://watchfor.tools/tools/elevate
- Fusionmetrics: GA4 joined to Partner billing, so an ad click can be followed to the revenue. Free, then $999 one-time. https://watchfor.tools/tools/fusionmetrics
- Luseri: Partner revenue, installs and App Store listing data live, with an AI assistant that reads them. Free for now. https://watchfor.tools/tools/luseri
- PartnerDex: Open source, self-hosted Shopify app analytics and review tracking. Not published. https://watchfor.tools/tools/partnerdex
- Prys: Keyword-level revenue attribution for apps, with App Store SEO, ads and email on top. Free under $1k/mo MRR, then $49.95 to $499.95/mo by MRR. https://watchfor.tools/tools/prys
- SaaS Insights: Partner API revenue and App Store rankings on one dashboard. Free, then from $49/mo. https://watchfor.tools/tools/saasinsights
- Mantle (winding down): Billing, analytics, email, affiliates, flows, help desk. Shutting down. Winding down. Community rating 5 from 2 counted reviews. https://watchfor.tools/tools/mantle

## Partner & affiliate

Attributing installs to the agency, affiliate or partner that drove them. https://watchfor.tools/categories/partner

- Affilitrak for Apps: Affiliate tracking for apps, built to take over a Mantle program as it is. Free, 20% on marketplace affiliates. https://watchfor.tools/tools/affilitrak
- Krutva: Partner relationship management, named in community threads. Not published. https://watchfor.tools/tools/krutva
- Orbit: Partner onboarding, leads, commissions and white-label portals. Free for Marmeto partners. https://watchfor.tools/tools/orbit
- PartnerDock: Affiliate tracking with a software fee, not a cut of revenue. Free, then $19 / $49 / $99. https://watchfor.tools/tools/partnerdock
- PartnerJam: Free, cookie-independent, direct Partner API integration. Free. https://watchfor.tools/tools/partnerjam
- PartnerStack: A full B2B partner program platform, not built for Shopify but used from it. Not published. Set per program in a demo. https://watchfor.tools/tools/partnerstack
- Shoffi: The largest affiliate network aimed at Shopify apps. Free until $100/mo referred. https://watchfor.tools/tools/shoffi

## App Store data

The App Store turned into a queryable dataset rather than a dashboard. https://watchfor.tools/categories/data

- Applora: The whole App Store as a live database, free on the web and over MCP. Free, Pro $49/mo. https://watchfor.tools/tools/applora
- HeyApps: A free explorer of the whole App Store: apps, full review text, rankings and the merchants who wrote the reviews. Free. https://watchfor.tools/tools/heyapps

## Support & CX

Outsourced merchant support teams: your inbox and your helpdesk, somebody else's staff, answering under your name. https://watchfor.tools/categories/support

- Apricot CX: Outsourced support, review work and merchant referrals for Shopify app vendors. Not published. https://watchfor.tools/tools/apricotcx
- KivoSupport: White-label support for Shopify apps, with the tiers actually priced. $299 / $1,499 / $2,999 per month, then custom. https://watchfor.tools/tools/kivosupport
- The Support Heroes: A tiered support team for app vendors, recruited and managed for you. Not published. https://watchfor.tools/tools/supportheroes

## Talent & services

Freelance Shopify developers and expert marketplaces. Vendors use them both to hire and as affiliate partners. https://watchfor.tools/categories/talent

- Kollectify: Marketing agency for Shopify apps rather than Shopify stores. Content retainers £1,957 and £3,250 a month, SEO and App Store ads support from £1,500. Strategy on enquiry. https://watchfor.tools/tools/kollectify
- ShopExperts: Hand-matched Shopify experts and agencies, free to the person hiring. Free to get matched; experts pay to be listed. https://watchfor.tools/tools/shopexperts
- Storetasker: Vetted freelance Shopify talent, introduced against a brief rather than browsed. Free plan, paid tiers not published. https://watchfor.tools/tools/storetasker

## Ecosystem suites

Vendors covering several categories under one roof. https://watchfor.tools/categories/suite

- Marmeto: Twelve products across the partner side and the merchant side. Most tools free for approved partners. https://watchfor.tools/tools/marmeto
- Meridian: Whole app lifecycle: hosting, billing, CRM, email, ASO. $69 / $169 per app per month. Community rating 5 from 4 counted reviews. https://watchfor.tools/tools/meridian

## Merchant research

Talking to actual merchants: panels, recruitment, customer discovery. https://watchfor.tools/categories/research

- App Store Research: A paid panel of vetted Shopify merchants to book calls with. Free account, from $150 per research call. Community rating 5 from 1 counted review. https://watchfor.tools/tools/appstoreresearch
- dtcmvp: Paid feedback calls with established Shopify brands, booked for you. Quote only, plus a payment to each brand per call. https://watchfor.tools/tools/dtcmvp