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Shopify Inbox

4.75482 reviews

Connect with shoppers and drive sales with chat

Developed by Shopify

About this app

Launched

2019-08-14

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Developer

Shopify

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App Overview

Shopify Inbox is a free messaging tool tailored for Shopify merchants, facilitating real-time customer interactions through features such as AI-powered suggestions, personalized product recommendations, insights into customer carts, and automation tools. These elements work together to boost sales, enhance engagement, and elevate the overall shopping experience.

Pros

  • Enhanced customer engagement: Chat with customers on various platforms, including your website, Instagram, and Facebook.
  • Personalized experience: Gain valuable customer insights like products viewed, past orders, and browsing history for tailored messaging.
  • Increased conversion rates: Respond promptly with AI-powered instant answers and suggested replies, improving customer satisfaction and conversions.
  • Integrated workflow: Seamlessly manage customer interactions from both desktop and mobile devices, streamlining communication and providing efficient support.

Cons

  • Injected scripts: the chat function injects a script that affects SEO and cannot be fixed by updating the sitemap.
  • Limited customizability: the chat function's appearance and behavior cannot be fully customized.
  • Usability issues: the app has significant delays in notifications and sends incorrect automated messages.
  • Unreliable after-hours functionality: the app cannot be turned off after hours, resulting in customers messaging at all hours of the night.

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Use Shopify Inbox to turn browsers into buyers

An AI sales associate for your online store

Brand settings, checkout settings, locales, price rules

Key Features

  • Your Inbox agent helps shoppers from the first click.
  • Connects to your catalog, inventory, and policies with zero setup.
  • Set your agent’s tone, style, and rules so every reply sounds on-brand.
  • Rate chats to train your agent. The more you rate, the sharper it gets.
  • Built-in analytics: orders assisted, buyer satisfaction, and more.
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Analytics

In our report, LetsMetrix will cover the following analytics on usage of the Shopify Inbox Shopify app.

Category Positions
Ranking of Shopify Inbox in best match categories of the Shopify App Store
NamePositionPage
Store management
19 / 39
1
Support
9 / 34
1
1
Chat
2 / 842
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Insight
AI-driven summary of Shopify Inbox category positioning

The app demonstrates strong market dominance, successfully defending its elite Top 5 position at #2 in the Chat sector.

Featured category

Chat

3 categories analyzed

Position

#2

Defending

Category Positional Changes

Weekly rank trend in best-match categories — markers highlight app updates.

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Shopify Inbox FAQs

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