The 10 Best Counter Apps for Shopify

The top 10 apps merchants see when they search the Shopify App Store for counter, in the exact order the store ranks them. Only Shopify's organic ranking is shown, never sponsored ads.

Updated October 10, 2026 · Organic ranking

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The number is already there. A theme can read the exact inventory quantity of a variant straight out of Liquid, so showing "only four left" needs no data an app has to fetch. What Shopify does not have is any notion of what counts as low: there is no threshold setting anywhere, so every app in this category is comparing your stock against a number you typed into it.

One platform detail undermines the whole idea in a specific case. Each variant carries a policy saying whether it stops selling at zero or continues past it, and where it continues, the counter is decoration: it will count down to nothing and the product will keep selling. Worth checking which policy your variants use before buying urgency for stock that never runs out.

1

Shopify Counter

★ 2.1 (50 reviews) · Free

New app to connect your store to Shopify Counter
2

Scarcity.AI: Visitor Counter

★ 4.9 (43 reviews) · Free plan available

Hurrify urgency & FOMO with live visitors product view counter
Built for Shopify
3

Urgency+ Low Stock Counter

★ 4.5 (22 reviews) · Free trial available

Create urgency with real inventory or Manual stock mode
Built for Shopify
4

LH Visitor Counter Sales Popup

★ 5.0 (18 reviews) · Free plan available

Create urgency & social proof to boost conversions
Built for Shopify
5

Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter

★ 4.9 (159 reviews) · Free plan available

Create urgency with low stock countdown and scarcity alerts
Built for Shopify
6

CI Low Stock Counter

★ 5.0 (8 reviews) · Free plan available

Stock alert, Urgency alert & scarcity with a low stock counter
Built for Shopify
7

VR Urgency Countdown Timer Bar

★ 4.9 (96 reviews) · Free

Create urgency with low stock counter, sticky add to cart bar
Built for Shopify
8

Scarcity.AI: Low Stock Counter

★ 4.7 (87 reviews) · Free plan available

Hurrify urgency with low stock countdown FOMO Scarcity alerts
Built for Shopify
9

Jedi ‑ Stock Counter

★ 4.8 (83 reviews) · Free plan available

Create urgency by displaying low stock counter for products
10

Essential Countdown Timer Bar

★ 5.0 (1,732 reviews) · Free plan available

Boost BFCM Flash Sales Urgency with Sales Countdown Timer Bar.

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What to look for in a Counter app

Whether it reads real stock or a number you invent: Several apps in this category offer a manual mode that displays a figure unconnected to inventory. That is a different product with a different risk, and it is usually presented as a feature rather than a warning. Decide deliberately which one you are switching on.
Where the threshold lives and how it varies: Four left means something different for a pallet of screws than a limited print. A single store-wide threshold will be wrong for most of your catalogue, so look for thresholds per collection or per product, and check what a product with no threshold set does by default.
What it shows on a product that oversells: If a variant is set to keep selling past zero, ask what the counter displays then. A negative number, a hidden widget or a stuck "1 left" are all outcomes people have shipped, and only one of them is acceptable on a page customers read.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the best Counter app for Shopify?

Based on the Shopify App Store's own organic ranking for "counter", Shopify Counter currently holds the #1 spot, with a 2.1 star rating across 50 reviews. The best choice for your store still depends on your requirements, so compare the top results above.

How is this ranking determined?

We record the organic results merchants actually see when searching the Shopify App Store for "counter", refreshed daily. Shopify's own sponsored ("Ad") results are excluded, so positions reflect its real search ranking rather than paid promotion. Source: the Shopify App Store search results for "counter", you can verify the current ranking there yourself.

Which Counter apps are Built for Shopify?

7 of the top 10 counter apps hold the Built for Shopify badge: Scarcity.AI: Visitor Counter, Urgency+ Low Stock Counter, LH Visitor Counter Sales Popup, Hey!Scarcity Low Stock Counter, CI Low Stock Counter and more.

What does the Built for Shopify badge mean?

Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify is the highest level of recognition Shopify awards an app. To earn the badge, an app must meet Shopify's standards for safety, performance, ease of use, and proven usefulness: it cannot slow down the admin, storefront, or checkout, must integrate seamlessly into the Shopify admin, and must demonstrate quality through installs, reviews, and ratings over time. When comparing similar apps, preferring ones with the badge is a safe default. Learn more about the Built for Shopify badge →

As of October 10, 2026, the top-ranked counter app on the Shopify App Store is Shopify Counter, with a 2.1 star rating across 50 reviews. 7 of the top 10 carry the Built for Shopify badge, and the average rating is 4.6 stars across 2,298 reviews.

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