Mechanic Shopify App – Market Share & Install Footprint
(Updated September 2026) Track Mechanic's estimated install share within every Shopify App Store group it appears in — categories, keywords, and collections — with current %, 30-day change, and Growing / Stable / Declining status. 355+ Premium workflow automations, integrations, and a complete enterprise-grade automation platform.
Mechanic — Market Share Across Shopify App Store Groups
Mechanic's estimated install share within each Shopify App Store group it appears in — categories, keywords, and collections — with current %, status (Growing / Stable / Declining), and 30-day change. Filterable by date range and sortable by share or share change.
| Category/Keyword | Market Share | Status |
|---|---|---|
Keywordsmall business | 57.47%7.20 | Declining |
KeywordSales thresholds | 19.68%30.73 | Declining |
Keywordairtable | 4.26%3.51 | Declining |
Keywordcustom development | 1.05%1.22 | Declining |
KeywordAuto-sync data | 0.30%1.09 | Declining |
KeywordOrder notifications for merchants | 0.24%0.60 | Declining |
CategoryOrders - Other Orders and shipping > Orders > Orders - Other | 0.19%0.23 | Declining |
CategoryOrders Orders and shipping > Orders | 0.05%0.05 | Declining |
CategoryWorkflow automation Store management > Operations > Workflow automation | 0.05%0.04 | Declining |
CategoryOperations Store management > Operations | 0.02%0.02 | Declining |
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Key Insights:
- Mechanic captures 57.5% of installs in small business — its strongest position among the 10 Shopify groups shown (32 groups in total).
- Over the past 30 days, 10 lost share — net downward pressure.
- Sales thresholds saw the sharpest contraction (-30.73pp) — worth checking whether the dip is short-term or sustained.
Mechanic — Market Share Trend Across Top Groups
Monthly market share trajectory for Mechanic across its top 5 Shopify App Store groups over the past year — pick categories or keywords to plot, filter by country, and switch sub-tabs for absolute share or per-interval change.
Charts Data
| Category / Keyword | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business | 92.57% | 87.99%4.58 | 67.21%20.78 | 57.47%9.74 | 72.30%14.83 | 72.28%0.02 |
| Airtable | 4.82% | 6.01%1.19 | 7.77%1.76 | 4.10%3.67 | 4.63%0.53 | 4.56%0.07 |
| Sales Thresholds | — | 42.98% | 50.46%7.48 | 19.37%31.09 | 3.32%16.05 | 4.28%0.96 |
| Custom Development | 11.81% | 8.59%3.22 | 2.25%6.34 | 1.05%1.2 | 1.32%0.27 | 1.59%0.27 |
| Order Notifications For Merchants | 0.45% | 0.77%0.32 | 0.83%0.06 | 0.24%0.59 | 0.78%0.54 | 0.43%0.35 |
Key Insights:
- Mechanic's biggest share gain is in Small Business — expanded from 51.1% to 72.3% over the charted period.
- Across the 5 plotted groups, Mechanic expanded share in 2 and contracted in 3.
Top Categories Mechanic Ranks In on Shopify
- Keywordsmall business — Holds 57.5% market share in this keyword (-7.20pp this month) — slipping in this keyword.
- KeywordSales thresholds — Holds 19.7% market share in this keyword (-30.73pp this month) — slipping in this keyword.
- Keywordairtable — Holds 4.3% market share in this keyword (-3.51pp this month) — slipping in this keyword.
- Keywordcustom development — Holds 1.0% market share in this keyword (-1.22pp this month) — slipping in this keyword.
- KeywordAuto-sync data — Holds 0.3% market share in this keyword (-1.09pp this month) — slipping in this keyword.
Mechanic on Shopify — Market Share FAQs
1. Where does Mechanic have the most market share on Shopify?
Mechanic captures the largest share of installs in small business — 57.5% of the group's tracked install base, followed by 19.7% in Sales thresholds and 4.3% in airtable. Sort the table by Share to see the full ordered list.
2. Which Shopify categories is Mechanic gaining or losing share in?
Mechanic is contracting in more groups than it's expanding. Sales thresholds saw the sharpest dip this month — switch to "Market Share Changes" to see the full distribution and check whether the contractions cluster around a shared theme.
3. How is Mechanic's Shopify market share calculated?
Market share is estimated from each app's review velocity within a group, used as a proxy for install share. For category and collection groups, it's a straight share-of-reviews calculation; for keyword groups, ranking position is weighted (rank #1 ≈ 40× the weight of rank #22, with apps beyond #22 excluded) since search traffic concentrates heavily at the top. The Country filter on the table re-computes share using only that country's reviews.
4. In how many Shopify groups does Mechanic hold market share?
Mechanic appears in 32 Shopify App Store groups in total — categories, keywords, and collections combined. The table above lists the top 10 where it captures the largest share; paginate or sort by Change to see the rest.
5. How often does Mechanic's Shopify market share update?
Share figures are recomputed weekly from the latest review data. Mechanic is currently losing share in more groups than it's gaining — the trend chart's date range filter lets you check whether the slide started recently or has been ongoing.
