Built for Shopify Requirements for embedded apps and apps in marketing categories

Apps must meet the following criteria to achieve or maintain Built for Shopify status by the specified effective dates:

New design requirements – Effective January 1, 2025 We’re introducing new design requirements including:

• Using tabs for secondary navigation
• Following UX best practices

New category-specific requirements – Effective July 1, 2025 We’re expanding requirements across more categories and updating criteria for Subscription apps:

• Ads
• Affiliate programs
• Analytics
• Email marketing
• Forms
• SMS marketing
• Subscriptions (updated criteria)

Use the latest version of Shopify App Bridge – Effective July 1, 2025 Apps must be embedded in the Shopify admin using the latest version of Shopify App Bridge.

Apps that fail to meet these requirements by their deadlines will be at risk of losing status.