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Shopify Returns & Protection Apps Market Intelligence Dataset

This dataset packages 237 current Shopify App Store returns, exchanges, warranty, and shipping-protection apps into one analysis-ready table for ecommerce tooling research, merchant screening, pricing analysis, and competitive intelligence.

It starts from Shopify's live returns-and-exchanges and warranties-and-insurance lanes and enriches each app with pricing-plan structure, review volume, Built for Shopify flags, languages, integrations, category feature labels, developer metadata, and workflow signals such as returns, exchanges, refunds, store credit, warranties, claims, shipping protection, tracking, email, SMS, WhatsApp, and AI support.

Current snapshot highlights:

Median starting monthly price is $17.00
Median review count is 11, with the largest app at 1,264 reviews
8.4% of rows carry Shopify's Built for Shopify badge
2.5% of rows appear in both source categories
81.0% of rows expose returns language, 35.0% expose warranty language, and 23.2% expose shipping-protection language

Use cases

Benchmark Shopify returns and protection app pricing, trial strategy, and review density
Compare how returns, exchanges, refunds, store credit, warranties, claims, and shipping protection positioning distribute across the category
Screen which apps bundle the broadest feature sets, integrations, and cross-category reach for merchant recommendations
Build internal dashboards for Shopify app-market monitoring, founder research, and post-purchase tooling comparisons

Dataset Preview

record_id	app_slug	app_name	app_url	category_slug	category_name	category_page_url	page_number	position_on_page	category_rank	source_category_presence_pipe	source_category_count	cross_category_app	in_returns_exchanges_category	in_warranties_insurance_category	returns_exchanges_page_number	returns_exchanges_position_on_page	returns_exchanges_category_rank	warranties_insurance_page_number	warranties_insurance_position_on_page	warranties_insurance_category_rank	icon_url	developer_name	developer_url	developer_domain	developer_location	launched_date	rating	review_count	review_histogram_pipe	review_share_pct_pipe	pricing_summary	pricing_model	has_free_plan	has_free_trial	is_free_to_install	has_built_for_shopify	pricing_plan_count	monthly_price_min_usd	monthly_price_max_usd	plan_names_pipe	plan_price_labels_pipe	plan_trial_labels_pipe	short_description	long_description	languages_pipe	language_count	works_with_pipe	integration_count	category_labels_pipe	category_label_count	feature_groups_pipe	category_features_pipe	feature_count	has_ai_signal	has_whatsapp_signal	has_sms_signal	has_email_signal	has_push_signal	has_popup_signal	has_returns_signal	has_exchange_signal	has_refund_signal	has_warranty_signal	has_claims_signal	has_shipping_protection_signal	has_store_credit_signal	has_tracking_signal	has_flow_integration	primary_channel	commercial_focus	market_signal_score	source_domain	last_collected_at
shopify-app-navidium-shipping-protection	navidium-shipping-protection	Navidium Shipping Protection	https://apps.shopify.com/navidium-shipping-protection	orders-and-shipping-returns-and-warranty-warranties-and-insurance	Warranties and insurance	https://apps.shopify.com/categories/orders-and-shipping-returns-and-warranty-warranties-and-insuranc... [5 more chars]	1	1	1	Warranties and insurance	1	False	False	True				1.0	1.0	1.0	https://cdn.shopify.com/app-store/listing_images/ceb3cf4a79ead6d9b1b117d1b80533e1/icon/CKTutpXQnPQCE... [7 more chars]	Navidium Apps	https://navidiumapp.com	navidiumapp.com	Dhaka, BD	November 26, 2021	4.8	353	5:343\|4:1\|3:0\|2:2\|1:7	5:97\|4:0\|3:0\|2:1\|1:2	Free to install. Free trial available. Free to install	free_to_install	False	True	True	True	4	29.99	99.99	Free\|Essential\|Growth\|Enterprise - Plus	Free to install\|$29.99 / month\|$49.99 / month\|$99.99 / month	3-day free trial	Shipping protection / shipping insurance as a cart upsell	Alternative to shipping insurance, self-fund your own shipping protection with our integrated widget... [56 more chars]	English	1	Checkout\|Shopify Admin\|klaviyo rebuy engine upcart\|reamaze gorgias skio seal\|recharge bold amp a... [98 more chars]	9	Upsell and cross-sell\|Warranties and insurance	2	Customization\|Offers and recommendations\|Analytics\|Coverage type\|Opt-in experience\|Claims manag... [5 more chars]	Cart upsell\|Checkout upsell\|Thank you page upsell\|One-click add-ons\|Cart drawer\|Multi-currency... [590 more chars]	41	False	False	False	True	False	False	True	True	False	True	True	True	False	True	False	multi-mechanic	hybrid_returns_and_protection	74	apps.shopify.com	2026-06-03 18:56:00+00:00
shopify-app-eu-widerrufsbutton	eu-widerrufsbutton	EU Withdrawal Button & Form	https://apps.shopify.com/eu-widerrufsbutton	orders-and-shipping-returns-and-warranty-returns-and-exchanges	Returns and exchanges	https://apps.shopify.com/categories/orders-and-shipping-returns-and-warranty-returns-and-exchanges/a... [2 more chars]	1	1	1	Returns and exchanges	1	False	True	False	1.0	1.0	1.0				https://cdn.shopify.com/app-store/listing_images/a96eca4552c2dc37bca32b7e7a14f293/icon/CPS97vnc6pEDE... [7 more chars]	4O1layers UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)			Dorothea-Erx.-Str. 1a, Hilden, 40721, DE	January 9, 2026	5	299	5:290\|4:7\|3:1\|2:0\|1:1	5:97\|4:2\|3:0\|2:0\|1:0	Free plan available. Free trial available. Free plan available	freemium_subscription	True	True	False	True	3	9.99	29.99	FREE\|Basic\|Grow	Free\|$9.99 / month\|$29.99 / month	14-day free trial	Easily comply with EU withdrawal requirements 2023/2673	Ab 2026 ist der EU-Widerrufsbutton Pflicht. Integriere den gesetzlich vorgeschriebenen Widerrufsproz... [58 more chars]	German\|English\|Spanish\|Dutch\|French	5	Shopify Admin\|All 24 EU languages\|E-Mail\|EU Withdrawal Regulation	4	Legal\|Returns and exchanges	2	Compliance\|Customization\|Return options\|Return management	Accessibility\|Data privacy\|Terms and conditions\|Compliance reports\|Checkboxes\|Pop-ups\|Color an... [199 more chars]	20	False	False	False	True	False	False	True	True	True	False	False	False	False	False	False	returns	returns_and_exchanges	66	apps.shopify.com	2026-06-03 18:56:00+00:00
shopify-app-xcotton-free-return	xcotton-free-return	Xcotton Post Purchase Guard	https://apps.shopify.com/xcotton-free-return	orders-and-shipping-returns-and-warranty-returns-and-exchanges	Returns and exchanges	https://apps.shopify.com/categories/orders-and-shipping-returns-and-warranty-returns-and-exchanges/a... [2 more chars]	1	2	2	Returns and exchanges	1	False	True	False	1.0	2.0	2.0				https://cdn.shopify.com/app-store/listing_images/6761611050a164bf38472f48a0b6b120/icon/CPyW3fWgypQDE... [7 more chars]	XCOTTON CO.			21 Garden LANE, DALY CITY, CA, 94015-1625, US	August 7, 2024	5	411	5:411\|4:0\|3:0\|2:0\|1:0	5:100\|4:0\|3:0\|2:0\|1:0	Free Free	free_or_unspecified	False	False	False	False	0							Xcotton Post Purchase Guard focuses on the core needs of product protection in e-commerce logistics... [50 more chars]	English	1	Checkout\|Shopify Admin	3		0			0	False	False	False	False	False	False	True	True	False	False	False	False	False	False	False	returns	returns_and_exchanges	44	apps.shopify.com	2026-06-03 18:56:00+00:00
shopify-app-shipcheck	shipcheck	Shipping Protection -Shipcheck	https://apps.shopify.com/shipcheck	orders-and-shipping-returns-and-warranty-warranties-and-insurance	Warranties and insurance	https://apps.shopify.com/categories/orders-and-shipping-returns-and-warranty-warranties-and-insuranc... [5 more chars]	1	2	2	Warranties and insurance	1	False	False	True				1.0	2.0	2.0	https://cdn.shopify.com/app-store/listing_images/867591c9a82b8a6e961fcf9b83936491/icon/CITl9aia5pQDE... [7 more chars]	Appiers	https://appiers.com/shipcheck	appiers.com	Pune, MH, IN	August 14, 2024	5	74	5:73\|4:0\|3:0\|2:0\|1:1	5:99\|4:0\|3:0\|2:0\|1:1	Free plan available. Free trial available. Free plan available	freemium_subscription	True	True	False	True	3	9.95	39.95	Starter\|Standard\|Plus	Free\|$9.95 / month\|$39.95 / month	14-day free trial	In-house package protection / shipping insurance upsell widget	Increase order value with Shipping Protection at cart and checkout on your Shopify store. Offset cos... [60 more chars]	English\|French\|Spanish\|Italian\|German\|Dutch\|Chinese (Simplified)	7	Checkout\|Shopify Admin	3	Upsell and cross-sell\|Warranties and insurance	2	Customization\|Offers and recommendations\|Analytics\|Coverage type\|Opt-in experience\|Claims manag... [5 more chars]	Cart upsell\|Checkout upsell\|Thank you page upsell\|One-click add-ons\|Cart drawer\|Multi-currency... [381 more chars]	29	False	False	False	False	False	False	False	False	False	True	False	True	False	False	False	multi-mechanic	warranties_and_insurance	57	apps.shopify.com	2026-06-03 18:56:00+00:00
shopify-app-returns-center-by-aftership	returns-center-by-aftership	AfterShip Returns & Exchanges	https://apps.shopify.com/returns-center-by-aftership	orders-and-shipping-returns-and-warranty-returns-and-exchanges	Returns and exchanges	https://apps.shopify.com/categories/orders-and-shipping-returns-and-warranty-returns-and-exchanges/a... [2 more chars]	1	3	3	Returns and exchanges	1	False	True	False	1.0	3.0	3.0				https://cdn.shopify.com/app-store/listing_images/0b88e190195c8c444bc7d5b7a2e3c2c0/icon/CK7E7K_Fv_4CE... [7 more chars]	AfterShip	https://www.returnscenter.com?utm_source=sp-app-store-returns	www.returnscenter.com	120 Robinson Road #13-01 Singapore 068913, Singapore, Singapore, 068913, SG	February 28, 2017	4.7	1264	5:1\|4:112\|3:31\|2:20\|1:78	5:81\|4:9\|3:2\|2:2\|1:6	Free plan available. Free trial available. Free plan available	freemium_subscription	True	True	False	True	4	11.0	239.0	Return Care\|Essentials\|Pro\|Premium	Free\|$11 / month\|$59 / month\|$239 / month	7-day free trial	Retain traffic & revenue with exchanges and store credits	Automated returns solution for brands to save time and recapture revenue. Deliver a seamless returns... [43 more chars]	English\|German\|French\|Spanish\|Italian	5	Customer accounts\|Shopify POS\|Shopify Flow\|Shopify Admin\|Canada Post\|FedEx\|Gorgias\|UPS\|USPS	11	Returns and exchanges	1	Return options\|Return management	Automated refunds\|Exchanges\|Replacements\|In-store returns\|Gift returns\|Automated approvals\|Ret... [216 more chars]	19	False	False	True	True	False	False	True	True	True	False	True	False	False	True	True	multi-mechanic	hybrid_returns_and_protection	100	apps.shopify.com	2026-06-03 18:56:00+00:00

Access Requirements (Paid Dataset)

This dataset is behind manual gated access.

To obtain access:

Purchase the dataset here:
https://thearticulated.gumroad.com/l/shopify-returns-protection-apps-market-intelligence
Provide your Hugging Face username at checkout.
Return to this Hugging Face page and click:
"Request Access"
Your access will be approved within 1-12 hours.

Once approved, you can use the Python snippet at the bottom of this README to load the dataset.

Dataset Structure

Total rows: 237

Total columns: 80

Splits

data: 237 rows

Data Files

data: data/data.parquet

Data Dictionary

The table below describes the columns included in this dataset.

column	pandas_dtype	dataset_type	description
record_id	object	string	Text column. Stable unique row identifier derived from the Shopify app handle.
app_slug	object	string	Text column. Shopify app handle used in the public app-store URL.
app_name	object	string	Text column. Customer-facing Shopify app name shown on the category and detail pages.
app_url	object	string	Text column. Canonical public Shopify App Store URL for the app.
category_slug	object	string	Text column. Primary Shopify category slug for the strongest discovery lane where the app was found.
category_name	object	string	Text column. Primary human-readable Shopify category name for the strongest discovery lane where the app was found.
category_page_url	object	string	Text column. Primary Shopify category listing URL used for discovery ranking context.
page_number	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Category page number of the app within the strongest discovery lane.
position_on_page	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. 1-based position on the primary category page where the app was discovered.
category_rank	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Overall 1-based rank inside the primary category lane used for sorting and ranking context.
source_category_presence_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited list of the Shopify source categories where the app appeared during collection.
source_category_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Count of source categories where the app appeared during collection.
cross_category_app	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating whether the app appeared in both the returns-and-exchanges and warranties-and-insurance categories.
in_returns_exchanges_category	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the app was listed in Shopify's returns-and-exchanges category.
in_warranties_insurance_category	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the app was listed in Shopify's warranties-and-insurance category.
returns_exchanges_page_number	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Category page number where the app was found in the returns-and-exchanges lane when available.
returns_exchanges_position_on_page	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. 1-based card position where the app was found in the returns-and-exchanges lane when available.
returns_exchanges_category_rank	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Overall 1-based category rank where the app was found in the returns-and-exchanges lane when available.
warranties_insurance_page_number	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Category page number where the app was found in the warranties-and-insurance lane when available.
warranties_insurance_position_on_page	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. 1-based card position where the app was found in the warranties-and-insurance lane when available.
warranties_insurance_category_rank	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Overall 1-based category rank where the app was found in the warranties-and-insurance lane when available.
icon_url	object	string	Text column. Public Shopify app icon URL exposed on the category card.
developer_name	object	string	Text column. Developer or company name shown on the app detail page.
developer_url	object	string	Text column. Developer website URL shown on the support section when available.
developer_domain	object	string	Text column. Domain extracted from the developer website URL when available.
developer_location	object	string	Text column. Developer location text shown on the Shopify app detail page when available.
launched_date	object	datetime-like string	Stored as text, but values appear to represent dates or timestamps. Launch date shown on the Shopify app detail page when available.
based_in_country	object	empty	Column contains no non-null values. Country or region text from the app page's based-in note when available.
rating	float64	float	Decimal numeric column. Overall Shopify App Store rating shown for the app.
review_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Total public review count shown on the Shopify app page.
review_histogram_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited rating-count histogram in the format star:count.
review_share_pct_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited rating-share histogram in the format star:percent.
pricing_summary	object	string	Text column. Short pricing summary shown near the top of the Shopify app detail page.
pricing_model	object	string	Text column. Best-effort pricing model classification inferred from the pricing summary and plan cards.
has_free_plan	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that Shopify labels the app as having a free plan.
has_free_trial	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that Shopify labels the app as having a free trial.
is_free_to_install	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that Shopify labels the app as free to install.
has_built_for_shopify	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the app carries the Built for Shopify badge.
pricing_plan_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Number of pricing plan cards exposed on the Shopify app detail page.
monthly_price_min_usd	float64	float	Decimal numeric column. Lowest monthly list price in USD parsed from the pricing cards when available.
monthly_price_max_usd	float64	float	Decimal numeric column. Highest monthly list price in USD parsed from the pricing cards when available.
one_time_price_min_usd	float64	empty	Column contains no non-null values. Lowest one-time charge price in USD parsed from pricing text when available.
usage_rate_min_usd	float64	empty	Column contains no non-null values. Lowest usage-based per-unit price parsed from pricing text when available.
yearly_discount_max_pct	float64	empty	Column contains no non-null values. Largest yearly savings percentage parsed from the pricing cards when available.
plan_names_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited pricing plan names from the Shopify app detail page.
plan_price_labels_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited human-readable plan price labels from the pricing cards.
plan_trial_labels_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited trial or footer labels associated with the pricing cards.
short_description	object	string	Text column. Short category-card summary shown for the app in the source category listing.
long_description	object	long text	Free-text column containing longer text values. Longer normalized descriptive text from the Shopify app detail page.
key_benefits_pipe	object	empty	Column contains no non-null values. Pipe-delimited value-proposition bullets from the top descriptive section of the app page.
languages_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited languages listed on the Shopify app detail page.
language_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Count of languages listed on the Shopify app detail page.
works_with_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited integrations or tools listed in the Works with section.
integration_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Count of integrations or tools listed in the Works with section.
category_labels_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited top-level Shopify app categories shown inside the app detail page.
category_label_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Count of top-level category labels shown inside the app detail page.
feature_groups_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited category feature-group headings shown on the app detail page.
category_features_pipe	object	long text	Free-text column containing longer text values. Pipe-delimited category feature labels shown on the app detail page.
feature_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Count of distinct category feature labels shown on the app detail page.
merchant_summary_text	object	long text	Free-text column containing longer text values. Shopify Magic merchant-summary text shown for sufficiently reviewed apps when available.
has_ai_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for AI, agent, chatbot, GPT, or automation language in the app text.
has_whatsapp_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for WhatsApp positioning in the app text.
has_sms_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for SMS or text-message positioning in the app text.
has_email_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for email or newsletter positioning in the app text.
has_push_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for push-notification positioning in the app text.
has_popup_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for popup or exit-intent positioning in the app text.
has_returns_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for returns, return-center, or RMA positioning in the app text.
has_exchange_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for exchange positioning in the app text.
has_refund_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for refund positioning in the app text.
has_warranty_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for warranty or protection-plan positioning in the app text.
has_claims_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for claim, repair, or replacement positioning in the app text.
has_shipping_protection_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for shipping-protection, package-protection, or shipping-insurance positioning in the app text.
has_store_credit_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for store-credit or wallet positioning in the app text.
has_tracking_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for order-tracking positioning in the app text.
has_flow_integration	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for Shopify Flow positioning or integration language in the app text.
primary_channel	object	string	Text column. Best-effort primary post-purchase mechanic inferred from the app text, such as returns, warranties, shipping_protection, or store_credit.
commercial_focus	object	string	Text column. Best-effort workflow classification inferred from category presence and app text, such as returns_and_exchanges, warranties_and_insurance, or hybrid_returns_and_protection.
market_signal_score	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Heuristic 0-100 score combining reviews, rating, feature depth, integrations, pricing breadth, badge signals, and cross-category presence.
source_domain	object	string	Text column. Source domain used for category and app-page collection.
last_collected_at	datetime64[ns, UTC]	datetime	Date or timestamp column. UTC timestamp when the row was collected for this dataset build.

Intended Use

This dataset is intended for research, experimentation, analysis, and model prototyping.

Loading the Dataset


import os
from datasets import load_dataset

HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY_KARMANE = os.environ.get("HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY_KARMANE")

dataset = load_dataset(
    "Karmane/shopify-returns-protection-apps-market-intelligence",
    token=HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY_KARMANE,
)

print(dataset)
print(dataset[list(dataset.keys())[0]][0])

# getting the DataFrame itself
# df = dataset[list(dataset.keys())[0]].to_pandas()

Karmane. (2025). Shopify Returns & Protection Apps Market Intelligence Dataset. Hugging Face. https://huggingface.co/datasets/Karmane/shopify-returns-protection-apps-market-intelligence

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