Point Of Sale Shopify App – Market Share & Install Footprint
(Updated September 2026) Track Point of Sale'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. Shopify POS is the only point of sale that’s as good at selling in person as it is online..
Point Of Sale — Market Share Across Shopify App Store Groups
Point of Sale'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 |
|---|---|---|
Keywordpoint of sale | 12.20%3.66 | Growing |
Keywordpos | 5.50%2.22 | Growing |
KeywordShopify POS | 2.70%0.94 | Declining |
KeywordReceipt printing | 1.76%0.60 | Growing |
KeywordSave cart | 0.77%0.16 | Declining |
CategoryRetail Sales channels > Selling in person > Retail | 0.53%0.09 | Declining |
CategorySelling in person Sales channels > Selling in person | 0.34%0.06 | Declining |
KeywordPrice adjustments | 0.21%0.02 | Declining |
CollectionUseful apps for Denmark | 0.12%0.05 | Declining |
CollectionUseful apps for Sweden | 0.11%0.04 | Declining |
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Key Insights:
- Point of Sale captures 12.2% of installs in point of sale — its strongest position among the 10 Shopify groups shown (15 groups in total).
- Over the past 30 days, 3 gained share and 7 lost share — net downward pressure.
- Shopify POS saw the sharpest contraction (-0.94pp) — worth checking whether the dip is short-term or sustained.
Point Of Sale — Market Share Trend Across Top Groups
Monthly market share trajectory for Point of Sale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Of Sale | 0.17% | 17.07%16.9 | 8.45%8.62 | 10.32%1.87 | 8.00%2.32 | 4.95%3.05 |
| Pos | 7.47% | 7.51%0.04 | 3.23%4.28 | 4.66%1.43 | 4.80%0.14 | 2.72%2.08 |
| Receipt Printing | — | 2.55% | 1.12%1.43 | 1.48%0.36 | 1.37%0.11 | 0.86%0.51 |
| Shopify Pos | — | 4.49% | 3.61%0.88 | 2.24%1.37 | 2.34%0.1 | 0.78%1.56 |
| Save Cart | — | 0.57% | 0.92%0.35 | 0.64%0.28 | 0.69%0.05 | 0.36%0.33 |
Key Insights:
- Across the 5 plotted groups, Point of Sale expanded share in 0 and contracted in 5.
Top Categories Point Of Sale Ranks In on Shopify
- Keywordpoint of sale — Holds 12.2% market share in this keyword (+3.66pp this month) — Point of Sale's growing footprint here.
- Keywordpos — Holds 5.5% market share in this keyword (+2.22pp this month) — Point of Sale's growing footprint here.
- KeywordShopify POS — Holds 2.7% market share in this keyword (-0.94pp this month) — slipping in this keyword.
- KeywordReceipt printing — Holds 1.8% market share in this keyword (+0.60pp this month) — Point of Sale's growing footprint here.
- KeywordSave cart — Holds 0.8% market share in this keyword (-0.16pp this month) — slipping in this keyword.
Point Of Sale on Shopify — Market Share FAQs
1. Where does Point of Sale have the most market share on Shopify?
Point of Sale captures the largest share of installs in point of sale — 12.2% of the group's tracked install base, followed by 5.5% in pos and 2.7% in Shopify POS. Sort the table by Share to see the full ordered list.
2. Which Shopify categories is Point of Sale gaining or losing share in?
Point of Sale is contracting in more groups than it's expanding. Shopify POS 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 Point of Sale'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 Point of Sale hold market share?
Point of Sale appears in 15 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 Point of Sale's Shopify market share update?
Share figures are recomputed weekly from the latest review data. Point of Sale 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.
