Best Shopify social proof apps (2026)
This guide ranks the 9 Shopify social proof apps in our dataset by one transparent, data-only rule: category fit, then App Store rating, with equal ratings ordered by review count. 6 offer full social proof support and 3 offer partial support. Pop Convert (4.9★) ranks first. BoostPop, our own app, is on the list and ranks #5 by the same rule.
Social proof widgets show real-time purchase signals, "Sold 3 in the last hour", "18 people viewing this", to reduce purchase hesitation. Only apps whose social proof flag is 'yes' or 'partial' in our dataset are included; Avada Email Marketing and Hextom: Email Collection Bar are excluded because they do not support this feature. Every competitor price and rating is sourced from the app's Shopify App Store listing, verified between 2026-10-01 and 2026-10-05.
Methodology: The ranked list below is ordered by category fit, then App Store rating, with equal ratings ordered by review count, and nothing else. Every competitor price and rating is sourced from the app's Shopify listing, verified between 2026-10-01 and 2026-10-05. We build BoostPop (a Shopify popups, bars, and social proof app), so it is disclosed as ours and ranked by the same rule as every other app; its 4.8★ rating was re-verified 2026-10-05. Each app's strengths are described from its own listing.
All 9 Shopify social proof apps, ranked
Ordered by category fit (full support before partial), then App Store rating, highest first, with equal ratings ordered by review count. Avada Email Marketing and Hextom: Email Collection Bar have no social proof support in our dataset and are excluded.
- 4.9★ · 8,741 reviews
Best for the largest review base
1. Pop Convert
Pop Convert's social proof widgets (recent sale pop-ups, visitor counters) are part of its full conversion suite. The app's 4.9★ across 8,741 reviews is the largest review base in this category. Pricing: free tier (1,000 unique visitors/mo); paid from $15/mo (Basic Shopify) to $129/mo (Plus) with a 90-day free trial. Strengths: A/B testing for popup variants alongside social proof; the largest review base for community resources. Source: Shopify App Store listing, verified 2026-10-01.
- 4.9★ · 2,962 reviews
Best for all-in-one store toolkits
2. Vitals
Vitals is a 40+ tool bundle. Social proof is a headline feature alongside popups, upsells, product reviews and currency converters. Rated 4.9★ across 2,962 reviews. Base plan from $29.99/mo + usage (verify current rates on the listing). Strengths: breadth; if you need social proof plus 39 other tools from one install, Vitals' bundle economics can be compelling. No free plan for live stores; 7-day free trial. Source: Shopify App Store listing, verified 2026-10-01.
"The flat fee was $29.99/month. This has now been quietly updated to '$29.99/month + usage' with no information about the update or what 'usage' actually is. On checking my invoice for this month I've been charged $155.99!!!!! HUGE red flags."
- Vitals App Store review, 2026-05-29 (source) - 4.9★ · 597 reviews
Best for low-priced plans with a free tier
3. Qikify Sales Pop up & Proof
Qikify Sales Pop up & Proof is rated 4.9★ across 597 reviews. Free plan: 500 visitors/mo (about 5,000 impressions) with sales popup, visitor count, sold count, announcement bar and popup. Paid plans run $6.99/mo (Basic Shopify), $12.99/mo (Professional) and $19.99/mo (Advanced), with unlimited visitors, impressions and campaigns. Source: Shopify App Store listing, verified 2026-10-05.
- 4.9★ · 543 reviews
Best for budget plans with cart and low-stock popups
4. ToastiBar Sales Popup & Proof
ToastiBar Sales Popup & Proof is rated 4.9★ across 543 reviews. Free plan: unlimited impressions for the first 14 days, then 5,000 impressions/mo, with sales popup & social proof, countdown timers, and cart, review and low-stock popups. Paid plans run $6.99/mo (Basic), $12.99/mo (Shopify) and $19.99/mo (Advanced) with unlimited impressions and a 14-day free trial. Source: Shopify App Store listing, verified 2026-10-05.
- 4.8★ · 180+ reviews
Best for popups, bars and social proof in one app (our app)
5. BoostPop Our app
BoostPop is our own app, ranked here by the same data-only rule as every other entry. Its social proof is nine notification types built only from real store activity: recent orders, cart adds, live and recent visitors, low stock and trending products. The same app also covers popups, announcement bars and spin-to-win. Rated 4.8★ across 180+ reviews on the Shopify App Store (re-verified 2026-10-05). Pricing: a Free plan (3,000 widget views a month, as many live widgets as you want) or Pro at one flat monthly price set by your Shopify plan, from $9.99. BoostPop does not offer A/B testing.
- 4.7★ · 913 reviews
Best for a free tier with sales and cart popups
6. SalesPop: Order & Sales Popup
SalesPop: Order & Sales Popup is rated 4.7★ across 913 reviews. Free plan: 200 sessions/mo with recent sales popups, sales & cart popups, and unlimited upsells and discounts. Paid plans from $29/mo. Source: Shopify App Store listing, verified 2026-10-05.
- 5.0★ · 34 reviews
Best for free-tier with A/B testing (partial social proof)
7. Claspo Partial social proof
Claspo's social proof support is partial: some notification widget types are available but not the full activity-widget suite found in the full-support apps above. Where it wins: 5.0★ rating, A/B testing included, free plan (3,000 pageviews/mo branded), and a competitive $39/mo unbranded tier. If your primary need is popups and bars with social proof as a secondary feature, Claspo is a strong option. Source: Shopify App Store listing, verified 2026-10-01.
- 4.9★ · 70 reviews
Best for enterprise popup suites (partial social proof)
8. Wisepops Partial social proof
Wisepops at 4.9★ (70 reviews) is an enterprise-tier popup and bar platform at $299/mo (500k pageviews, 14-day trial, no free plan). Social proof widget support is partial: included but not the app's core purpose. Where it wins at this price: full A/B testing and in-popup upsells; dedicated account support; predictable flat pricing at high volume. Source: Shopify App Store listing, verified 2026-10-01.
- 4.8★ · 459 reviews
Best for 10k-pageview free tier (partial social proof)
9. OptiMonk Partial social proof
OptiMonk's free plan (10,000 pageviews/mo, all features, 1 domain, branded) is a generous free tier by pageview count. Social proof widget support is partial. 459 reviews at 4.8★; paid from $29/mo. Where it wins: the 10k-pageview free tier; A/B testing; strong in-popup upsell support. If social proof is not your primary goal and a generous free tier matters most, OptiMonk is worth evaluating. Source: Shopify App Store listing, verified 2026-10-01.
Feature & pricing comparison table
The 8 competitors above side by side, with a BoostPop row for reference. BoostPop pricing is rendered at build time from the app's own billing plans (one flat Pro price per Shopify plan); competitor figures are sourced from each app's listing, verified between 2026-10-01 and 2026-10-05.
| Feature / Metric | BoostPop | Pop Convert | Vitals | Qikify Sales Pop up & Proof | ToastiBar Sales Popup & Proof | SalesPop: Order & Sales Popup | Claspo | Wisepops | OptiMonk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free plan (3,000 widget views a month, as many live widgets as you want, widgets pause at the limit), or Pro: one flat monthly price set by your Shopify plan, never paused | Hybrid (free tier + flat paid plans) | Hybrid (free tier + flat paid plans) | Hybrid (free tier + flat paid plans) | Hybrid (free tier + flat paid plans) | Hybrid (free tier + flat paid plans) | Hybrid (free tier + flat paid plans) | Flat monthly fee | Hybrid (free tier + flat paid plans) |
| On Shopify Basic | $9.99/mo | $15/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $29.99/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $6.99/mo (as of 2026-10-05, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $6.99/mo (as of 2026-10-05, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $29-$129/mo (as of 2026-10-05, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $39-$249/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $299/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $29-$249/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) |
| On Shopify Grow | $19.99/mo | $29/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $29.99/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $12.99/mo (as of 2026-10-05, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $12.99/mo (as of 2026-10-05, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $29-$129/mo (as of 2026-10-05, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $39-$249/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $299/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $29-$249/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) |
| On Shopify Advanced | $49/mo | $79/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $29.99/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $19.99/mo (as of 2026-10-05, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $19.99/mo (as of 2026-10-05, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $29-$129/mo (as of 2026-10-05, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $39-$249/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $299/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $29-$249/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) |
| On Shopify Plus | $99/mo | $129/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $29.99/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $6.99-$19.99/mo (as of 2026-10-05, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $6.99-$19.99/mo (as of 2026-10-05, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $29-$129/mo (as of 2026-10-05, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $39-$249/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $299/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) | $29-$249/mo (as of 2026-10-01, per Shopify App Store listing ) |
| Popups | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Announcement bars | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial | No | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Social proof | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Spin-to-win | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| In-popup upsells | Yes | Partial | Yes | No | No | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| A/B testing | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Targeting | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| App Store rating | 4.8 / 5 | 4.9 / 5 | 4.9 / 5 | 4.9 / 5 | 4.9 / 5 | 4.7 / 5 | 5.0 / 5 | 4.9 / 5 | 4.8 / 5 |
| Reviews | 180+ | 8,741 | 2,962 | 597 | 543 | 913 | 34 | 70 | 459 |
| Installed by | 16,000+ stores | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Frequently asked questions
- What are Shopify social proof apps and how do they work?
- Shopify social proof apps display real-time or recent signals, "12 people viewing this", "Sold 3 in the last hour", "45 people bought this today", to reduce purchase hesitation by showing a product is in demand. They typically show a small notification widget (usually bottom-left or bottom-right) triggered when a visitor lands on a product or collection page. The data they display should come from your own store's order history and live session counts, not invented figures. Some apps on this list are built around social proof; others include it inside a broader popup and bar suite.
- Is social proof FOMO ethical and legally compliant?
- Social proof is legitimate when the data shown is real: actual recent orders, actual live visitor counts from your own analytics. Fabricated counts ("50 people viewing now" with no real basis) can expose merchants to FTC deceptive advertising rules and Shopify policy violations. Choose an app that shows only data your store has genuinely generated, and be cautious of any app offering configurable minimum counts or placeholder figures that are detached from actual order or session data. Check each app's own documentation to confirm how its numbers are sourced.
- What is the difference between full and partial social proof support?
- In this guide, "full support" means the app's social proof flag is 'yes' in our dataset: it ships a dedicated activity-widget suite, such as recent-order pop-ups and live visitor counters (Pop Convert, Vitals, Qikify Sales Pop up & Proof, ToastiBar Sales Popup & Proof, BoostPop and SalesPop: Order & Sales Popup). "Partial support" means social proof exists but is secondary to the app's core purpose: some notification types are available, but not the full activity-widget suite (Claspo, Wisepops and OptiMonk). The list is ordered by this category fit first, then by App Store rating, so a full-support app always ranks above a partial-support app at any rating.
- Can social proof apps display review counts and star ratings?
- The social proof widgets on this page are primarily "activity" widgets (recent orders, live visitors) rather than review display widgets. For showing star ratings and review text on product pages, dedicated review apps like Shopify's own product reviews, Judge.me, or Loox are purpose-built for that. The apps on this page complement a review app rather than replacing it: showing "15 sold today" is a different signal from showing "4.8★ from 230 reviews".
- Does showing social proof notifications affect page speed?
- A well-built social proof widget loads asynchronously after the main page content and should not block render or hurt LCP. More important for social proof than other widget types is avoiding jank (CLS impact) when the notification slides in from the corner. Verify the animation does not shift page elements. Test your store with Google PageSpeed Insights before and after installation.
About BoostPop
We build BoostPop, so weigh our entry accordingly: it is ranked by the same data-only rule as every other app on this page. BoostPop is popups, bars and real-activity social proof in one app, on a Free plan (3,000 widget views a month, as many live widgets as you want) or one flat Pro price set by your Shopify plan, from $9.99.
This buyer's guide was researched and written by the BoostPop team. All competitor prices and ratings are sourced from each app's Shopify App Store listing, with the verification date cited. See the best apps hub for other category guides.
BoostPop is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the apps compared here. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners, used here nominatively for comparison. Competitor pricing and features are shown as of the dates cited and may change: verify on the vendor's own listing before deciding.