Referral Management Shopify Apps – Market Share Breakdown
(Updated September 2026) See which referral management Shopify apps dominate installs and how their share has shifted over time. This keyword page shows the full market share table, monthly share trends for the leaders, and a country-level breakdown so you can compare global vs regional dominance.
Referral Management Shopify Apps — Full Market Share Table
All tracked referral management Shopify apps ranked by current install share, with change vs 30 days ago and Leader / Climbing / Declining / Stable status — filterable by country and date range.
| # | App | Market Share | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy | 84.78% | 29.36 | Climbing |
| 2 |  Referral Candy & Affiliate | 5.21% | 3.83 | Climbing |
| 3 |  Referral Program ‑ Shopjar | 4.41% | 3.31 | Climbing |
| 4 |  Stockie Inventory Management | 3.09% | 2.79 | Climbing |
| 5 |  Loyoly ‑ Loyalty and Referral | 1.22% | 0.91 | Climbing |
| 6 |  Prediko Inventory Management | 0.53% | 0.40 | Climbing |
| 7 |  BLP Referral Program Affiliate | 0.20% | 0.13 | Climbing |
| 8 |  Refersion Affiliate Marketing | 0.11% | 0.10 | Climbing |
| 9 |  Inventory Management ‑ Assisty | 0.10% | 0.01 | Climbing |
| 10 |  Alpha: Sale & Discount Manager | 0.08% | 0.00 | Climbing |
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Key Insights:
- Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy holds 84.8% share of referral management app installs — 79.6pp ahead of Referral Candy & Affiliate (5.2%).
- Top 3 apps (Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy, Referral Candy & Affiliate, Referral Program ‑ Shopjar) account for 94.4% of all referral management install share — a concentrated market.
- Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy is gaining share fastest this month (+29.36pp) — the largest single gainer among the top referral management apps by share.
Referral Management Shopify Apps — Market Share Over Time
Monthly market share trajectory for the top 5 referral management Shopify apps over the past year — see who's gaining or losing install share month by month.
Charts Data
| App | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy | — | 72.1% | 55.4%16.63 | 84.6%29.15 | 80.5%4.07 | 79.8%0.72 |
| Referral Program ‑ Shopjar | — | 0.3% | 1.1%0.83 | 4.6%3.51 | 5.6%0.95 | 7.7%2.13 |
 CWILL Loyalty & Referrals | — | 19.9% | 7.8%12.14 | 7.8% | 6.7%1.08 | 5.0%1.68 |
| Stockie Inventory Management | — | 0.7% | 0.3%0.37 | 3.3%2.96 | 3.9%0.59 | 4.4%0.51 |
| Referral Candy & Affiliate | — | 4.3% | 1.4%2.95 | 5.1%3.7 | 2.5%2.61 | 2.4%0.03 |
Key Insights:
- Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy's share expanded from 72.1% → 79.8% over the charted period.
- Of the top 5 tracked referral management apps, 3 grew share and 2 lost share — leader is widening the gap.
Top Referral Management Shopify Apps by Country
Per-country market share rankings for referral management Shopify apps across 5 markets — see which apps lead in each country and where regional leaders diverge from the global leader.
| # | 🌎 Worldwide |  United States |  India |  China |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | | | | |
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Key Insights:
- Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy leads referral management apps in all 4 tracked markets — United States, India, China, United Kingdom.
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Top 5 Apps in Referral Management
- Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy — Leads referral management apps with 79.8% install share, rated 5.0★ — losing share this month.
- Referral Program ‑ Shopjar — Holds 7.7% of referral management app install share, rated 4.9★ — gaining share this month.
- CWILL Loyalty & Referrals — Holds 5.0% of referral management app install share, rated 4.9★ — losing share this month.
- Referral Candy & Affiliate — Holds 2.4% of referral management app install share, rated 4.9★ — losing share this month.
- Stockie Inventory Management — Holds 4.4% of referral management app install share, rated 4.9★ — gaining share this month.
Referral Management Shopify Apps — Frequently Asked Questions
1. Which referral management app has the highest market share on Shopify?
Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy dominates the referral management category on Shopify with 84.8% of installs — 79.6pp ahead of Referral Candy & Affiliate. This is a clear leader by share, so most merchants default to it unless they have a niche-fit reason to pick differently.
2. How is market share calculated for referral management Shopify apps?
For referral management (a keyword page), 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. Each app's weighted score is divided by the total weighted score across the keyword to give the share %. This reflects Shopify search behaviour: most installs come from the top of the results.
3. Which referral management apps are gaining market share on Shopify?
Affiliate Marketing ReferrLy is gaining referral management app market share fastest this month, up +29.36pp versus 30 days ago. Switch the table sub-tab to "Market Share Changes" to see all gainers ordered by movement.
4. Which countries drive the most referral management Shopify app installs?
United States drives the largest share of referral management app installs at 38.0%, followed by United Kingdom at 11.4% and Germany at 6.0%. Use the country picker on the third card to compare market leaders by country.
5. How many referral management apps does ShopDigest track on Shopify?
ShopDigest tracks 96 referral management apps on the Shopify App Store. Market share, rankings, and review data refresh weekly so you can track competitive shifts as they happen.
