(Updated September 2026) Compare reviews and ratings for new year Shopify apps and see which apps are gaining the most install momentum. Review counts are the closest proxy to actual installs — Shopify doesn't publish install numbers — so review velocity is one of the strongest signals of merchant adoption for new year apps.
All tracked new year Shopify apps ranked by total review count, with new reviews gained vs 30 days ago and average rating. Filter by country and date range; sort by reviews or review velocity.
| App | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|
2,00434 | 5.0 | |
1,5625 | 4.9 | |
9802 | 4.6 | |
504 | 4.8 | |
3793 | 4.9 | |
2617 | 4.9 | |
1596 | 4.8 | |
1593 | 4.9 | |
157 | 4.8 | |
1541 | 4.7 |
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Monthly cumulative review count for the top 5 new year Shopify apps over the past year — a longitudinal view of which apps keep accumulating reviews and which have flattened.
| App | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1,89350 | 1,93340 | 1,97340 | 2,00734 | 2,04437 | 2,07026 | |
1,54135 | 1,55615 | 1,5571 | 1,5625 | 1,5653 | 1,5672 | |
5011 | 5032 | 5041 | 504 | 5062 | 506 | |
3744 | 374 | 3762 | 3793 | 3801 | 3822 | |
22942 | 24011 | 25515 | 2627 | 2653 | 2694 |
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Race-style view of how the top 5 new year Shopify apps reached 1,000 reviews — months since launch on the X-axis, cumulative review count on the Y-axis. Adjust the milestone or app set with the filters above.
| App | Months to Reach 1,000 Reviews | Current Review Count |
|---|---|---|
30 | 1,549 | |
41 | 1,966 | |
Not yet reached | 981 | |
Not yet reached | 501 | |
Not yet reached | 347 |
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Preorder Now Presale Timesact leads new year Shopify apps with 2,004 cumulative reviews and a 5.0★ average rating. Dakaas AI 3D Seasonal Effects (1,562 reviews) and PreOrder Now Backorder WOD (980 reviews) round out the top 3. Combined, the top 3 apps hold 71.9% of all reviews across the top tier — a tight oligopoly where the leader's review flywheel is hard to break. Notable mover: Preorder Now Presale Timesact added the most new reviews this month (+34) — a strong recent install signal.
Preorder Now Presale Timesact's 2,004-review base reflects long-running merchant adoption in new year — a tenure signal for merchants who weight track record alongside current fit. Dakaas AI 3D Seasonal Effects (1,562 reviews) and the rest of the top tier carry meaningful adoption too, and feature scope, support, and current trajectory often matter more than raw review totals when choosing between established options.
Preorder Now Presale Timesact accumulated 731 new reviews from Jan 2025 to Sep 2026, growing from 1,339 to 2,070 cumulative reviews — a steep addition rate for new year apps. Across the top 5 plotted new year apps, the steepest ongoing slopes mark the ones still actively winning new merchants — absolute review counts matter less than recent acceleration when picking apps in a category that's still growing.
Preorder Now Presale Timesact's lead in cumulative reviews compounds in concentrated new year categories: more reviews lift App Store rank, which drives more installs, which add more reviews — newcomers face a steep curve to catch up to the 2,070 cumulative base.
Dakaas AI 3D Seasonal Effects reached 1,000 reviews in 30 months since launch — the fastest ramp among the top 5 new year apps tracked here. Preorder Now Presale Timesact crossed the same milestone in 41 months, 11 months behind.
3 apps on this chart haven't yet crossed 1,000 reviews: PreOrder Now Backorder WOD at 981, Preorder Wolf | Pre order now at 501, Conversion Bear Trust Badges at 347 cumulative reviews. PreOrder Now Backorder WOD is closest to the milestone — its current count puts it roughly 98% of the way to 1,000.
Dakaas AI 3D Seasonal Effects and Preorder Now Presale Timesact reached 1,000 reviews within 11 months of each other — a tight cluster suggesting the top new year apps had similarly strong early adoption curves. Merchants picking among these are choosing between apps that all earned merchant trust at a comparable pace.
Preorder Now Presale Timesact has the most reviews among new year Shopify apps with 2,004 total reviews, ahead of Dakaas AI 3D Seasonal Effects at 1,562. Sort the table by Reviews (High to Low) to see the full ranked list.
Reviews are the closest publicly available proxy for install volume on Shopify — Shopify doesn't publish install counts, so cumulative reviews and review velocity are the standard way to measure adoption. For new year apps, this page shows total reviews, new reviews per month, and time-to-1,000 reviews so you can compare both established scale and current momentum.
Preorder Now Presale Timesact is gaining the most new reviews this month among new year apps, adding 34 reviews in the past 30 days. Switch the table sub-tab to "Review Changes" to see all apps ordered by review velocity.
Dakaas AI 3D Seasonal Effects hit 1,000 reviews in 30 months since launch — the fastest review ramp among tracked new year Shopify apps. Use the "Fastest to 1,000 Reviews" chart above to compare against other apps or change the milestone (5,000, 10,000, etc.).
The top 5 new year apps average 4.8★ across 5,344 combined reviews — a strong overall quality benchmark. Individual ratings appear in the table above; sort by Reviews to see how rating varies across the most-installed apps.
Review counts and rating data refresh weekly on this page. The Reviews Trend chart aggregates monthly intervals by default — switch to weekly granularity for shorter-term signals or yearly for macro trends.
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