# ShopScan

Source: watchfor.tools, an independent directory for people who build Shopify apps. No paid placement, no affiliate links. Not affiliated with Shopify.
Canonical: https://watchfor.tools/tools/shopscan

Category: Store detectors (https://watchfor.tools/categories/detect)
Summary: App and theme detector with a wide free tool set.
Price: Free, API paid
Free plan: yes
Editor use: Editor uses this
Launched: 2024
Website: https://www.shopscan.app
Entry last checked: 6 November 2026

## Description

Claims data on 2,000+ apps. Beyond detection it has a revenue checker, traffic checker, store analyzer, product scraper and fees calculator. Chrome, Firefox and Edge extensions. Named first in the community thread on detecting which apps a store runs.

## Watch for

Monetized through affiliate links and a Shopify referral offer, so the surrounding recommendations are not neutral.

## Profiles

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shopscan-app/
- X: https://x.com/shopscan_app

## Compared in

- Free tools for Shopify app developers: 38 with a free plan, and where each one stops (https://watchfor.tools/blog/free-tools-for-shopify-app-developers)

## Compare

- All alternatives to ShopScan: https://watchfor.tools/alternatives/shopscan
- ShopScan against Copyfy Apps Detector: https://watchfor.tools/compare/copyfy-vs-shopscan
- ShopScan against Koala Inspector: https://watchfor.tools/compare/koalainspector-vs-shopscan
- ShopScan against PPSPY: https://watchfor.tools/compare/ppspy-vs-shopscan
- ShopScan against Shoper Spy: https://watchfor.tools/compare/shoperspy-vs-shopscan
- ShopScan against Shopify Raise: https://watchfor.tools/compare/shopifyraise-vs-shopscan
- ShopScan against Shopify Theme Detector: https://watchfor.tools/compare/shopscan-vs-shopthemedetector
- ShopScan against Stackpeek: https://watchfor.tools/compare/shopscan-vs-stackpeek
- ShopScan against TrendTrack: https://watchfor.tools/compare/shopscan-vs-trendtrack
- ShopScan against Wappalyzer: https://watchfor.tools/compare/shopscan-vs-wappalyzer
- ShopScan against WeLookup: https://watchfor.tools/compare/shopscan-vs-welookup

## Related tools

- LetsMetrix (App Store ASO, both in Store detectors): Category rankings and collections, with a free plan. https://watchfor.tools/tools/letsmetrix
- TechLeads (Store databases, both in Store detectors): Lists of websites by the technology they run, Shopify stores included, from $29 a list. https://watchfor.tools/tools/techleads
- WeLookup (Store detectors): Extension-first store analysis, 7,548 apps and tools. https://watchfor.tools/tools/welookup
- Copyfy Apps Detector (Store detectors): Paste a store URL and get its storefront apps, free and without an account. https://watchfor.tools/tools/copyfy
- Shopify Theme Detector (Store detectors): A free theme and app detector for one store at a time, with usage counts across its scans. https://watchfor.tools/tools/shopthemedetector
- SellerCenter (Store databases, both in Store detectors): Dropshipper research platform with a 2.4M-store Shopify database and a free app detector. https://watchfor.tools/tools/sellercenter
- Koala Inspector (Store detectors): Chrome extension reading a store's apps, theme and estimated numbers. https://watchfor.tools/tools/koalainspector
- TrendTrack (Store detectors): An ad and store research tool for ecommerce brands, with a free Shopify app detector. https://watchfor.tools/tools/trendtrack