Aftership Returns & Exchanges Shopify App – Market Share & Install Footprint
(Updated September 2026) Track AfterShip Returns & Exchanges'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. Reduce return costs and recapture more revenue with automated returns and exchanges.
Aftership Returns & Exchanges — Market Share Across Shopify App Store Groups
AfterShip Returns & Exchanges'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 |
|---|---|---|
KeywordCustom policies | 65.98%3.67 | Declining |
KeywordAutomated approvals | 62.60%5.46 | Declining |
KeywordNon-returnable items | 61.42%8.31 | Declining |
KeywordReturn tracking | 61.41%8.49 | Declining |
KeywordExchanges | 42.72%20.41 | Growing |
Keywordafter ship | 41.51%1.69 | Growing |
CategoryReturns and warranty - Other Orders and shipping > Returns and warranty > Returns and warranty - Other | 39.47%2.09 | Declining |
KeywordAutomated refunds | 10.15%0.90 | Declining |
KeywordReturns and exchanges | 9.91%4.05 | Declining |
KeywordIn-store returns | 9.88%1.13 | Declining |
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Key Insights:
- AfterShip Returns & Exchanges captures 66.0% of installs in Custom policies — its strongest position among the 10 Shopify groups shown (33 groups in total).
- Over the past 30 days, 2 gained share and 8 lost share — net downward pressure.
- Return tracking saw the sharpest contraction (-8.49pp) — worth checking whether the dip is short-term or sustained.
Aftership Returns & Exchanges — Market Share Trend Across Top Groups
Monthly market share trajectory for AfterShip Returns & Exchanges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Policies | — | 59.24% | 69.31%10.07 | 66.33%2.98 | 24.79%41.54 | 64.25%39.46 |
| Automated Approvals | — | 59.50% | 67.74%8.24 | 62.81%4.93 | 24.57%38.24 | 58.93%34.36 |
| Non-Returnable Items | — | 59.48% | 69.41%9.93 | 61.76%7.65 | 25.97%35.79 | 49.71%23.74 |
| After Ship | 59.66% | 39.73%19.93 | 39.58%0.15 | 41.67%2.09 | 38.57%3.1 | 35.92%2.65 |
| Exchanges | — | 32.06% | 22.14%9.92 | 42.80%20.66 | 26.43%16.37 | 34.75%8.32 |
Key Insights:
- AfterShip Returns & Exchanges's biggest share gain is in After Ship — expanded from 1.5% to 35.9% over the charted period.
- Across the 5 plotted groups, AfterShip Returns & Exchanges expanded share in 3 and contracted in 2.
Top Categories Aftership Returns & Exchanges Ranks In on Shopify
- KeywordCustom policies — Holds 66.0% market share in this keyword (-3.67pp this month) — slipping in this keyword.
- KeywordAutomated approvals — Holds 62.6% market share in this keyword (-5.46pp this month) — slipping in this keyword.
- KeywordNon-returnable items — Holds 61.4% market share in this keyword (-8.31pp this month) — slipping in this keyword.
- KeywordReturn tracking — Holds 61.4% market share in this keyword (-8.49pp this month) — slipping in this keyword.
- KeywordExchanges — Holds 42.7% market share in this keyword (+20.41pp this month) — AfterShip Returns & Exchanges's growing footprint here.
Aftership Returns & Exchanges on Shopify — Market Share FAQs
1. Where does AfterShip Returns & Exchanges have the most market share on Shopify?
AfterShip Returns & Exchanges captures the largest share of installs in Custom policies — 66.0% of the group's tracked install base, followed by 62.6% in Automated approvals and 61.4% in Non-returnable items. Sort the table by Share to see the full ordered list.
2. Which Shopify categories is AfterShip Returns & Exchanges gaining or losing share in?
AfterShip Returns & Exchanges is contracting in more groups than it's expanding. Return tracking 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 AfterShip Returns & Exchanges'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 AfterShip Returns & Exchanges hold market share?
AfterShip Returns & Exchanges appears in 33 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 AfterShip Returns & Exchanges's Shopify market share update?
Share figures are recomputed weekly from the latest review data. AfterShip Returns & Exchanges 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.
