The 10 Best Social Proof Apps for Shopify
The top 10 apps merchants see when they search the Shopify App Store for social proof, in the exact order the store ranks them. Only Shopify's organic ranking is shown, never sponsored ads.
Updated September 8, 2026 · Organic rankingThe small card in the corner saying somebody in Bristol just bought this is reading from your orders, and specifically from the shipping address on them. That is worth pausing on, because a customer's name and city are what Shopify classifies as protected customer data: an app that wants those fields has to request access to them and take part in a data protection review, keep only what it needs, hold it no longer than necessary and respect consent decisions. The notification is a genuine feature; it is also one shopper's information shown to another.
Shopify keeps this separate from email capture in its own tagging, and so should you. These are social proof widgets, usually sold alongside a live visitor count, a sold-recently counter and a countdown, and the popup that asks for an address is a different product with different reasons to buy it.
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SALES POP UP:Fomo+Social Proof
Boost sales with social proofs, sales popups & notifications.
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FOMO Sales Pop Up Social Proof
Trigger FOMO w/ social proof, sales pop up & low stock counter
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Qikify Sales Pop up & Proof
Boost sales with newsletter popup, sales pop, social proof.
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Loox ‑ Product Reviews App
Convert more with visual product reviews, superpowered by AI
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Instafeed ‑ Instagram Feed
Display Instagram feeds, Reels & Insta UGC as shoppable videos
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SalesPop: Order & Sales Popup
Honest social proof popups that build trust and boost sales
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Google Reviews by Reputon
Display & collect Google customer reviews with AI. Boost sales
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ToastiBar Sales Popup & Proof
Boost sales with AI-guided sales popup & social proof pop up.
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Fomo: Social Proof Sales Popup
Sell more with social proof, low stock, reviews & sales pop up
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Video Slider: Shoppable Videos
TikTok Videos, Instagram Reels, UGC Videos as Shoppable Videos
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Built for ShopifyCompare the top 3 head-to-head
What to look for in a Social Proof app
- How much of the customer is shown
- A first name and a city read as human. A full name, a precise suburb and a photograph of exactly what they bought reads as an accident waiting to happen, particularly for anything people buy privately. Look for the setting that controls this, and check the default, since the default is what most stores end up running.
- What happens on a quiet day
- The mechanic depends on there being recent orders. Ask what the widget does when there are none: go quiet, reach further back in time, or start showing the same three orders repeatedly. Shoppers notice the third one.
- Where and when it appears
- Notification stacking on mobile is the common complaint, because the card lands over the add to cart button on the smallest screens. Timing, frequency, position, and rules by page or by device are the settings that decide whether this is persuasion or an obstacle.
Frequently asked questions
Which is the best Social Proof app for Shopify?
Based on the Shopify App Store's own organic ranking for "social proof", SALES POP UP:Fomo+Social Proof currently holds the #1 spot, with a 4.9 star rating across 75 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 "social proof", 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 "social proof", you can verify the current ranking there yourself.
Which Social Proof apps are Built for Shopify?
6 of the top 10 social proof apps hold the Built for Shopify badge: Qikify Sales Pop up & Proof, Loox ‑ Product Reviews App, Instafeed ‑ Instagram Feed, Google Reviews by Reputon, ToastiBar Sales Popup & Proof 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 September 8, 2026, the top-ranked social proof app on the Shopify App Store is SALES POP UP:Fomo+Social Proof, with a 4.9 star rating across 75 reviews. 6 of the top 10 carry the Built for Shopify badge, and the average rating is 4.8 stars across 15,993 reviews.
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Rankbase is made by Craftshift, a Shopify Partner building apps for product images, variants, and bulk catalog work. We built Rankbase to track the App Store rankings of our own apps first, then opened it to other developers, and this directory grew out of that work. The rankings on these pages are Shopify's own organic search results; we never edit them, including for our own apps.
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