(Updated September 2026) Compare reviews and ratings for surcharge Shopify apps and see which apps are gaining the most install momentum. Review counts are the closest proxy to actual installs — Shopify doesn't publish install numbers — so review velocity is one of the strongest signals of merchant adoption for surcharge apps.
All tracked surcharge Shopify apps ranked by total review count, with new reviews gained vs 30 days ago and average rating. Filter by country and date range; sort by reviews or review velocity.
| App | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|
6342 | 4.7 | |
5326 | 4.9 | |
43010 | 5.0 | |
346 | 5.0 | |
215 | 5.0 | |
1997 | 4.9 | |
17111 | 4.5 | |
1322 | 4.9 | |
1076 | 4.9 | |
72 | 4.6 |
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Monthly cumulative review count for the top 5 surcharge Shopify apps over the past year — a longitudinal view of which apps keep accumulating reviews and which have flattened.
| App | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6216 | 6243 | 6328 | 6353 | 6394 | 639 | |
5223 | 5253 | 5261 | 5337 | 5363 | 5415 | |
39512 | 40914 | 42011 | 43010 | 4366 | 4382 | |
344 | 3451 | 3461 | 346 | 3482 | 3524 | |
213 | 2141 | 2151 | 215 | 2161 | 216 |
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Race-style view of how the top 5 surcharge Shopify apps reached 1,000 reviews — months since launch on the X-axis, cumulative review count on the Y-axis. Adjust the milestone or app set with the filters above.
| App | Months to Reach 1,000 Reviews | Current Review Count |
|---|---|---|
Not yet reached | 604 | |
Not yet reached | 485 | |
Not yet reached | 409 | |
Not yet reached | 342 | |
Not yet reached | 199 |
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Variant Option Product Options leads surcharge Shopify apps with 634 cumulative reviews and a 4.7★ average rating. XCloud Search & Product Filter (532 reviews) and ShipZip Shipping Rates & Rules (430 reviews) round out the top 3. Combined, the top 3 apps hold 56.2% of all reviews across the top tier — a clear leadership tier with a meaningful long tail behind them. Notable mover: Upcharge Surcharge Fees Tariff added the most new reviews this month (+11) — a strong recent install signal.
Variant Option Product Options (634) and XCloud Search & Product Filter (532) sit close enough on cumulative reviews that current velocity matters more than the totals — for surcharge merchants, the apps adding reviews fastest right now (rather than the ones with the highest absolute count) are usually a better signal of current product-market fit.
Variant Option Product Options accumulated 125 new reviews from Jan 2025 to Sep 2026, growing from 514 to 639 cumulative reviews — a steep addition rate for surcharge apps. Across the top 5 plotted surcharge apps, the steepest ongoing slopes mark the ones still actively winning new merchants — absolute review counts matter less than recent acceleration when picking apps in a category that's still growing.
Comparing surcharge apps on review trend slope rather than absolute count is the sharper signal — an app gaining reviews fast is winning current merchants, while Variant Option Product Options's 639 cumulative base reflects long-running adoption that may or may not still be translating to new installs.
None of the top 5 surcharge apps tracked here have yet crossed 1,000 reviews. Variant Option Product Options leads the set on current cumulative reviews with 604 — closest to the milestone, at roughly 60% of the way there.
With no app in this surcharge set having crossed 1,000 reviews, the category is still in early adoption. Variant Option Product Options is the closest to breaking out at 604 cumulative reviews — worth tracking its per-month review velocity to see whether it's on pace to cross the milestone first.
Variant Option Product Options has the most reviews among surcharge Shopify apps with 634 total reviews, ahead of XCloud Search & Product Filter at 532. Sort the table by Reviews (High to Low) to see the full ranked list.
Reviews are the closest publicly available proxy for install volume on Shopify — Shopify doesn't publish install counts, so cumulative reviews and review velocity are the standard way to measure adoption. For surcharge apps, this page shows total reviews, new reviews per month, and time-to-1,000 reviews so you can compare both established scale and current momentum.
Upcharge Surcharge Fees Tariff is gaining the most new reviews this month among surcharge apps, adding 11 reviews in the past 30 days. Switch the table sub-tab to "Review Changes" to see all apps ordered by review velocity.
The top 5 surcharge apps average 4.9★ across 2,039 combined reviews — a strong overall quality benchmark. Individual ratings appear in the table above; sort by Reviews to see how rating varies across the most-installed apps.
Variant Option Product Options has accumulated the most reviews over time (634), but Upcharge Surcharge Fees Tariff currently holds higher market share. Cumulative reviews reflect long-running merchant adoption, while market share is computed from recent review velocity — so a faster-ramping newer app can lead share before its cumulative reviews catch up.
Review counts and rating data refresh weekly on this page. The Reviews Trend chart aggregates monthly intervals by default — switch to weekly granularity for shorter-term signals or yearly for macro trends.
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