(Updated September 2026) Track the top age verification Shopify apps with live rankings, market share, geography, and review data — updated weekly from the Shopify App Store. This keyword page shows where each app stands today and how its position has shifted over time.
Top 10 age verification Shopify apps ranked by current App Store position, with market share and review counts. Updated weekly.
| App | Rank | Market Share | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
1 1 | 43.11% 24.38 | 164 7 | |
2 1 | 27.27% 21.93 | 315 7 | |
3 5 | 4.15% 4.04 | 11 7 | |
4 | 6.90% 6.90 | 118 2 | |
5 1 | 14.55% 3.24 | 551 10 | |
6 3 | 1.54% 6.41 | 44 0 | |
7 1 | 0.32% 0.24 | 92 0 | |
8 3 | 1.00% 3.40 | 34 0 | |
9 2 | 0.17% 0.25 | 64 0 | |
10 1 | 0.40% 0.09 | 201 6 |
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Monthly ranking and market share trends for the top 5 age verification Shopify apps over the past year — see how each app's App Store position and market share have shifted month by month.
| App | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#2 | #2 | #2 | #2 | #2 | #11 | |
#1 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #21 | |
| — | — | #36 | #1224 | #57 | #32 | |
#4 | #4 | #4 | #31 | #3 | #41 | |
#61 | #6 | #51 | #5 | #32 | #52 |
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Top 5 countries driving installs for age verification Shopify apps, with current market share and 30-day change versus the previous month.
| Country | Market Share | Change |
|---|---|---|
54.5% | 9.70 | |
9.6% | 0.92 | |
4.9% | 1.39 | |
4.8% | 2.24 | |
2.5% | 0.80 |
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Race-style view of how the top 5 age verification Shopify apps reached 1,000 reviews — months since launch on the X-axis, cumulative review count on the Y-axis.
| App | Months to Reach 1,000 Reviews | Current Review Count |
|---|---|---|
Not yet reached | 517 | |
Not yet reached | 298 | |
Not yet reached | 142 | |
Not yet reached | 109 | |
Not yet reached | 6 |
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AVP ‑ Age Verification Popup dominates age verification with 43.1% market share — a clear category leader Shopify merchants gravitate to first, 15.8pp ahead of Blockify Age Verification 18+ (27.3%). Age Verification & Age Gate 18 sits at #3 with 4.1% share, rounding out the top tier. Together, the top 3 apps absorb 74.5% of all age verification installs — a highly concentrated landscape with limited room for new entrants. Age Verification & Age Gate 18 is the standout mover this month, climbing 5 positions — a momentum signal worth tracking.
AVP ‑ Age Verification Popup's 43.1% lead has held stably this month, with the top 3 apps capturing 74.5% of all age verification installs. Blockify Age Verification 18+ (27.3%) is the natural alternative when store fit or pricing rules out AVP ‑ Age Verification Popup.
AVP ‑ Age Verification Popup climbed from #2 (Sep 2025) to #1 (Sep 2026) — a 1-position gain among age verification apps over the charted window. Across the top 5 plotted age verification apps, 3 improved their ranking while 1 declined — the category is moving upward overall. AVP ‑ Age Verification Popup's share expanded +26.7pp from 16.4% (Sep 2025) to 43.1% (Sep 2026) — a sustained widening of the gap against other age verification apps over this window.
Stable rankings across the top 5 plotted age verification apps mean merchants have largely settled on their preferences — challengers below the top 5 face an uphill path to break in.
None of the top 5 age verification apps tracked here have yet crossed 1,000 reviews. TnC: Terms and Conditions Box leads the set on current cumulative reviews with 517 — closest to the milestone, at roughly 52% of the way there.
With no app in this age verification set having crossed 1,000 reviews, the category is still in early adoption. TnC: Terms and Conditions Box is the closest to breaking out at 517 cumulative reviews — worth tracking its per-month review velocity to see whether it's on pace to cross the milestone first.
AVP ‑ Age Verification Popup is the leading age verification app on Shopify, holding 43.1% of category market share with 164 reviews — a clear default for most merchants.
AVP ‑ Age Verification Popup holds the highest market share among age verification apps at 43.1% (+24.38pp vs 30 days ago). Market share here is estimated from each app's recent review velocity, with rank-weighted adjustment because positions in keyword search drive most installs.
ShopDigest tracks 96 age verification apps on the Shopify App Store. Rankings, market share, geography, and review data refresh weekly.
Age Verification & Age Gate 18 has shown the strongest ranking momentum, climbing 5 positions over the past 30 days. Use the Rankings tab to see full month-over-month trajectories.
United States has the highest concentration of age verification app installs at 54.5%, followed by United Kingdom at 9.6%. The Geography tab shows the full country-by-country breakdown.
For keyword pages, market share is rank-weighted — apps at position #1 carry roughly 40× the weight of apps at position #22, and apps beyond #22 are excluded. This reflects the reality that Shopify keyword search traffic concentrates heavily at the top of results.
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