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Reports, teardowns, and benchmarks from the Shopify App Store

Why we built PartnerLens — the dashboard the Partner Dashboard isn't

Every Shopify app developer keeps a tab of 'things competitors changed last week.' This is the story of why we deleted ours and built something better.

How to Track Your Shopify App's Ranking in the App Store

Shopify app ranking determines most of your organic installs. Here's how App Store ordering works and how to track rank movements over time.

Shopify App Store SEO (ASO): The 2026 Guide to Ranking Higher

A practical Shopify app store ASO playbook: listing titles, keywords, ratings, install velocity, screenshots, and how to measure what's actually working.

How to Turn Negative Shopify App Reviews Into More Installs

Negative Shopify app reviews aren't the end — they're free sales copy if you respond well. Here's how to triage, reply, and convert 1-stars into trust signals.

From Reviews to Roadmap: Mining Shopify App Reviews for Product Ideas

Shopify app review analysis is the cheapest user research you'll ever do. Here's how to extract bugs, feature requests, and competitor gaps from your reviews.

How to Find and Track Your Shopify App Competitors

Learn how to identify your true Shopify app competitors and set up ongoing monitoring of rank, reviews, pricing, and feature changes — not just one-off snapshots.

How to Benchmark Your Shopify App Against the Category Leaders

A practical guide to Shopify app benchmarking: which metrics actually matter, how to read your position vs. category leaders, and how to turn the gap into an action plan.

Why Your Shopify App Installs Dropped (and How to Diagnose It)

Shopify app installs dropped and you don't know why? This diagnostic checklist walks you through every likely cause and how to isolate it fast.

The Shopify Partner Dashboard's Blind Spots (and What to Track Instead)

The Shopify Partner Dashboard does some things well. Here's an honest look at where it falls short and what analytics to add alongside it.