(Updated October 2026) Track the top flat fee Shopify apps with live rankings, market share, geography, and review data — updated weekly from the Shopify App Store. This keyword page shows where each app stands today and how its position has shifted over time.
Top 10 flat fee Shopify apps ranked by current App Store position, with market share and review counts. Updated weekly.
| App | Rank | Market Share | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 63.79% 1.67 | 295 0 | |
2 1 | 7.56% 3.71 | 104 9 | |
3 1 | 19.52% 7.00 | 1,246 28 | |
4 | 5.35% 0.24 | 645 11 | |
5 1 | 1.60% 0.88 | 490 5 | |
6 1 | 0.14% 0.08 | 21 2 | |
7 1 | 1.34% 0.75 | 403 15 | |
8 3 | 0.09% 0.44 | 76 1 | |
9 | 0.02% 0.01 | 31 1 | |
10 2 | 0.03% 0.01 | 17 2 |
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Monthly ranking and market share trends for the top 5 flat fee Shopify apps over the past year — see how each app's App Store position and market share have shifted month by month.
| App | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 | Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 | — | |
#2 | #2 | #2 | #31 | #21 | — | |
#3 | #3 | #3 | #21 | #31 | — | |
#5 | #72 | #52 | #41 | #4 | — | |
#6 | #6 | #6 | #6 | #51 | — |
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Top 5 countries driving installs for flat fee Shopify apps, with current market share and 30-day change versus the previous month.
| Country | Market Share | Change |
|---|---|---|
32.0% | 0.83 | |
12.4% | 0.47 | |
11.0% | 0.62 | |
6.6% | 0.15 | |
3.9% | 0.65 |
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Race-style view of how the top 5 flat fee Shopify apps reached 1,000 reviews — months since launch on the X-axis, cumulative review count on the Y-axis.
| App | Months to Reach 1,000 Reviews | Current Review Count |
|---|---|---|
54 | 1,246 | |
Not yet reached | 646 | |
Not yet reached | 489 | |
Not yet reached | 435 | |
Not yet reached | 105 |
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SMART Shipping Rates & Rules dominates flat fee with 63.8% market share — a clear category leader Shopify merchants gravitate to first, 56.2pp ahead of Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC (7.6%). ShipX ‑ Shipping Rates & Rules sits at #3 with 19.5% share, rounding out the top tier. Together, the top 3 apps absorb 90.9% of all flat fee installs — a highly concentrated landscape with limited room for new entrants. DS Shipping Rates Zip Distance is the standout mover this month, climbing 2 positions — a momentum signal worth tracking.
SMART Shipping Rates & Rules's 63.8% lead has held stably this month, with the top 3 apps capturing 90.9% of all flat fee installs. Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC (7.6%) is the natural alternative when store fit or pricing rules out SMART Shipping Rates & Rules.
SMART Shipping Rates & Rules held #1 steadily from May 2026 to Sep 2026 — an entrenched leader in flat fee that challengers haven't displaced. Across the top 5 plotted flat fee apps, 2 improved their ranking while 0 declined — the category is moving upward overall. SMART Shipping Rates & Rules's share expanded +7.5pp from 56.2% (May 2026) to 63.8% (Oct 2026) — a sustained widening of the gap against other flat fee apps over this window.
Stable rankings across the top 5 plotted flat fee apps mean merchants have largely settled on their preferences — challengers below the top 5 face an uphill path to break in.
ShipX ‑ Shipping Rates & Rules is the only app in this set to have crossed 1,000 reviews, reaching the milestone in 54 months since launch. The remaining 4 flat fee apps tracked here are still building toward 1,000 — current cumulative review counts give the clearest picture of where each one stands today.
4 apps on this chart haven't yet crossed 1,000 reviews: PH MultiCarrier Shipping Label at 646, Intuitive Shipping at 489, SMART Shipping Rates & Rules at 435, Free Shipping Discounts ‑ SC at 105 cumulative reviews. PH MultiCarrier Shipping Label is closest to the milestone — its current count puts it roughly 65% of the way to 1,000.
ShipX ‑ Shipping Rates & Rules is the only app in this set to have crossed 1,000 reviews so far — a useful signal for merchants that one app has already proved sustained adoption while the others remain in the "promising but unproven" tier of the flat fee category.
SMART Shipping Rates & Rules is the leading flat fee app on Shopify, holding 63.8% of category market share with 295 reviews — a clear default for most merchants.
SMART Shipping Rates & Rules holds the highest market share among flat fee apps at 63.8% (+1.67pp vs 30 days ago). Market share here is estimated from each app's recent review velocity, with rank-weighted adjustment because positions in keyword search drive most installs.
ShopDigest tracks 96 flat fee apps on the Shopify App Store. Rankings, market share, geography, and review data refresh weekly.
DS Shipping Rates Zip Distance has shown the strongest ranking momentum, climbing 2 positions over the past 30 days. Use the Rankings tab to see full month-over-month trajectories.
United States has the highest concentration of flat fee app installs at 32.0%, followed by Australia at 12.4%. The Geography tab shows the full country-by-country breakdown.
For keyword pages, market share is rank-weighted — apps at position #1 carry roughly 40× the weight of apps at position #22, and apps beyond #22 are excluded. This reflects the reality that Shopify keyword search traffic concentrates heavily at the top of results.
ShipX ‑ Shipping Rates & Rules hit 1,000 reviews in 54 months since launch — the fastest review ramp among tracked flat fee Shopify apps. See the Review Champions chart above for the full race.
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