Ready for a challenge?

The Shopify App Challenge is designed to inspire developers like you to build creative solutions for merchants and fuel the next era of commerce. Past challenges have focused on specific themes or merchant problems, from helping service-based businesses to creating fulfillment and order solutions.

When you participate, you’ll learn more about the Shopify platform and develop an app that could be used by millions of merchants around the world.

Sign up for a Shopify Developers account and get notified of the next challenge.

Featured apps from the 2021 App Challenge

Inspired by #buildinpublic, the 2021 Shopify App Challenge focused on supporting merchants businesses through the Black Friday/Cyber Monday season.

Building Apps

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Requirements for public apps

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The app review process

Learn more about the Shopify App Store review process and what to expect

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