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Essential Apps

Shopify app developer, countdown timer apps

Essential Apps is a Shopify app developer based in Lithuania with 9 apps on the Shopify App Store, most of them in marketing and conversion. Among the 14,745 Shopify brands over $5M that dtcmvp tracks, 954 (6.5%) run at least one of Essential Apps's apps, #2 of 56 countdown timer apps by that count. Its share is highest among Sports & Outdoors (8.8%), Automotive (8.7%) and Home & Living (7.6%) brands. Its most reviewed app, Essential Upsell & Cross Sell, is rated 5 out of 5 from 2,385 reviews on the Shopify App Store. All of its apps carry Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. Paid plans start at $4.95 a month, and all of its apps have a free plan.

Among Shopify brands over $5M

Brands running Essential Apps
6.5%
954 of 14,745 brands dtcmvp tracks
Rank in countdown timer
#2 of 56
By how many of those brands run each app
All brands over $5M6.5%
Sports & Outdoors8.8%
Automotive8.7%
Home & Living7.6%

Share of each sector's brands running it, where that beats the overall rate.

On the Shopify App Store

  • Essential Upsell & Cross Sell

    5.0 · 2,385 reviews
    Built for ShopifyFree planPaid from $9.99/moOn 1.9% of brands over $5MLaunched 2024Upsell and cross-sell

    Boost your AOV with the Essential Upsell app, offering customizable product upsell & cross-sell & "add to cart" widgets. Display frequently bought ...

  • Essential Countdown Timer Bar

    5.0 · 1,711 reviews
    Built for ShopifyFree planPaid from $6.99/moOn 2.3% of brands over $5MLaunched 2022Countdown timer

    Drive Sales by using Urgency. Countdown timer bar is one of the best ways to motivate buyers to act. Boost your store's conversions during your flash sales!

  • Essential Announcement Bar

    5.0 · 1,310 reviews
    Built for ShopifyFree planPaid from $6.99/moOn 0.9% of brands over $5MLaunched 2023Banners

    Share flash sale promo bar announcements using the Essential Announcement Bar banner. Choose between a scrolling announcement bar (moving announcem...

  • Essent Preorder Back in Stock

    5.0 · 1,267 reviews
    Built for ShopifyFree planPaid from $4.95/moOn 0.6% of brands over $5MLaunched 2024Pre-orders

    Accept preorders with partial payments or deposits. Send back in stock email alerts when sold out products restock. Notify Me waitlist and 24/7 support.

  • Essential Trust Badges & Icons

    5.0 · 1,162 reviews
    Built for ShopifyFree planPaid from $6.99/moOn 0.4% of brands over $5MLaunched 2023Badges and icons

    Showcase your product features and store guarantees like never before with the help of Essential Icon & Trust Badge Banners application!

  • Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell

    5.0 · 1,004 reviews
    Built for ShopifyFree planPaid from $8.99/moOn 0.3% of brands over $5MLaunched 2025Cart customization

    Add a cart drawer with AI upsells, reward bar, free shipping goals and sticky add to cart bar. Customize with HTML and CSS. Markets and 24/7 support.

  • Essential Free Shipping Bar

    5.0 · 956 reviews
    Built for ShopifyFree planPaid from $9.99/moOn 0.7% of brands over $5MLaunched 2022Cart customization

    Essential Free Shipping Bar boosts sales and AOV by displaying a free shipping progress bar and upsells on your cart page. Download now and increase your sales!

  • Essent Loyalty Program Rewards

    5.0 · 481 reviews
    Built for ShopifyFree planPaid from $10/moOn 0.2% of brands over $5MLaunched 2024Loyalty and rewards

    Boost customer loyalty with Essnetial customizable loyalty programs, rewards, referrals, and VIP tiers. Increase retention and drive sales effortlessly.

  • Essential CRO Split AB Testing

    5.0 · 27 reviews
    Built for ShopifyFree planOn 0.3% of brands over $5MLaunched 2025Site optimization - Other

    Easily AB test different theme templates for product pages, collections, landing pages, and more. Our CRO tool lets you run theme AB tests & optimi...

Ratings, reviews, plans, prices and descriptions as the Shopify App Store lists them. how we count.

Alternatives to Essential Apps

The most used countdown timer apps among Shopify brands over $5M.

AppBrands over $5MApp Store
Hextom2.9% 4.9 · 768
GSC Countdown Timer Bar · Getsitecontrol1.2% 4.9 · 622
Order Deadline · Evil Egg Software Limited0.3% 4.9 · 72
Urgency+ · Amai0.2% 4.3 · 155
GA:Urgency Countdown Timer Bar · GoodApps0.2% 4.9 · 117
Delivery Timer · LAUNCHTIP0.2% 4.9 · 86

Often used with Essential Apps

What its brands run more often than Shopify brands over $5M do overall.

  • Ymq Product Options, Variants16.7% of its brands · 9.1x average
  • BUCKS Currency Converter PRO++20.9% of its brands · 7.2x average
  • Replo Landing Page Builder19.8% of its brands · 4.1x average
  • UpPromote Affiliate Marketing13.5% of its brands · 2.1x average
  • GOAFFPRO10.1% of its brands · 1.6x average

What Shopify apps does Essential Apps make?

Essential Apps has 9 apps on the Shopify App Store: Essential Upsell & Cross Sell, Essential Countdown Timer Bar, Essential Announcement Bar, Essent Preorder Back in Stock, Essential Trust Badges & Icons, Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell, Essential Free Shipping Bar, Essent Loyalty Program Rewards and Essential CRO Split AB Testing.

How many Shopify brands use Essential Apps?

Among the 14,745 Shopify brands over $5M that dtcmvp tracks, 954 (6.5%) run at least one of Essential Apps's apps, #2 of 56 countdown timer apps by that count. Its share is highest among Sports & Outdoors (8.8%), Automotive (8.7%) and Home & Living (7.6%) brands.

What are the alternatives to Essential Apps?

The most used countdown timer apps among Shopify brands over $5M, after Essential Apps: Hextom (2.9%), GSC Countdown Timer Bar (1.2%), Order Deadline (0.3%), Urgency+ (0.2%), GA:Urgency Countdown Timer Bar (0.2%) and Delivery Timer (0.2%).

What do Essential Apps's brands use alongside it?

Of the brands running Essential Apps, 16.7% also run Ymq Product Options, Variants, 20.9% also run BUCKS Currency Converter PRO++, 19.8% also run Replo Landing Page Builder, 13.5% also run UpPromote Affiliate Marketing and 10.1% also run GOAFFPRO. Each is at least 1.6 times as common among them as across all brands over $5M.

How is Essential Upsell & Cross Sell rated?

Essential Upsell & Cross Sell is rated 5 out of 5 from 2,385 reviews on the Shopify App Store.

How much does Essential Apps cost?

Essential Apps's paid plans start at $4.95 a month, and all of its apps have a free plan.

Updated 2026-09-10. Method notes and every source: how we count →