Shopify App Stack Audit Checklist

When to audit your app stack

Audit your app stack if your monthly app spend is above $500, if you have more than 15 active apps, if you have not reviewed apps in the last 90 days, or if a developer has flagged performance issues.

Common warning signs

• Multiple apps doing the same job (e.g. two review apps, two upsell apps)high
• Apps installed for a campaign or test that are still running months laterhigh
• App cost is growing faster than revenuehigh
• No one on the team knows what some apps actually domedium
• Site speed has degraded as app count has grownmedium
• Some apps have not been opened or checked in 30+ daysmedium

Audit checklist

• Export a list of all installed apps with their monthly cost and install datehigh
• For each app, note the job it does (one sentence)high
• Flag any duplicates — two or more apps solving the same problemhigh
• For each duplicate set, identify which to keep and which to removehigh
• Review apps not opened in 90 days — mark for removal unless essentialmedium
• Check if any platform-native features now cover what a paid app is doingmedium
• Calculate annual cost before and after proposed removalsmedium
• Check uninstall impact — some apps leave code snippets; use a developer to clean upmedium
• Set a reminder to repeat this audit every 90 dayslow

Questions to ask before removing an app

• 1Is this app generating measurable revenue or saving measurable time?
• 2Does any other app or platform feature already cover this?
• 3If this app disappeared overnight, would anyone notice within 24 hours?
• 4Does the app have scripts or theme edits that need to be cleaned up on removal?
• 5Has the app been reviewed in the last 90 days?