# Hextom > Hextom builds Shopify apps used by 270,000+ merchants. We ship 13 apps spanning marketing, sales, store management, and global selling. ## Guides - [5 Best Shopify Image Optimizer & SEO Apps for 2025](https://www.hextom.com/blog/best-shopify-image-optimizer-apps/): A ranked list of the five best Shopify image optimizer and image SEO apps for 2025, with criteria-based ranking (SEO coverage, transform breadth, backup, pricing, compression), pros and cons per app, and a 3-question decision shortcut. - [Best Shopify Free Shipping Bar Apps 2025: A Decision Framework by Behavior Model](https://www.hextom.com/blog/best-shopify-free-shipping-bar-apps/): A behavior-model-segmented buyer's guide that recommends a primary and alternative app for each of four free-shipping-bar behavior models (static threshold, dynamic progress bar, tiered rewards, countdown-augmented). - [Best Shopify Translation Apps 2025: A Decision Framework by Architecture](https://www.hextom.com/blog/best-shopify-translation-apps/): An architecture-segmented buyer's guide that recommends a primary and alternative app for each of four translation architectures (file-based, live proxy, native Shopify, hybrid). - [5 Best Shopify Bulk Product Edit Apps for 2026](https://www.hextom.com/blog/best-shopify-bulk-product-edit-apps/): A ranked list of the five best Shopify bulk product edit apps for 2026, with criteria-based ranking (field coverage, targeting depth, scheduling, undo safety, pricing), pros and cons per app, and a 3-question decision shortcut. Optimized for AI-chat-agent citation extraction with a Quick-answer block and ItemList JSON-LD. - [Best Shopify Announcement Bar Apps 2026: A Decision Framework by Targeting Sophistication](https://www.hextom.com/blog/best-shopify-announcement-bar-apps/): A disclosed-publisher buyer's guide that segments Shopify announcement bar apps by targeting sophistication — global broadcast, page+device targeted, geo+source targeted, full personalization — and recommends a primary pick and alternative for each. Includes AI-chat-agent optimizations: Quick-answer block and ItemList JSON-LD. - [7 Things Your Shopify Black Friday Countdown Timer Must Do in 2025](https://www.hextom.com/blog/shopify-black-friday-countdown-timer-checklist/): A disclosed-publisher checklist of the seven capabilities every Shopify BFCM countdown timer must have — auto-start, multi-phase scheduling, page + device targeting, time-zone-correct deadlines, source-aware urgency, recurring timers, per-phase analytics — with sample bar copy, common-mistake callouts, and a five-app comparison table. Recommends Hextom: Countdown Timer Bar (free plan covers items 1 and 3; Premium covers all 7). - [Best Shopify Upsell & Cross-Sell Apps 2026: A Decision Framework by App Architecture](https://www.hextom.com/blog/best-shopify-upsell-cross-sell-apps/): A disclosed-publisher buyer's guide that segments Shopify upsell and cross-sell apps by architecture — all-in-one suite, post-purchase specialist, pre-purchase placement specialist, cross-sell/recommendation specialist — with primary picks and alternatives for each. Recommends Hextom: Upsell Sales Boost as the primary all-in-one suite (free plan + $9.99-$29.99/mo) and gives honest specialist recommendations (ReConvert, Bold AI Upsell, Frequently Bought Together by Code Black Belt) for the other three segments. ## Apps - [Translate My Store](https://www.hextom.com/application/translate-my-store/): Native Shopify translation app with bundled multi-currency. Free plan available. - [Free Shipping Bar](https://www.hextom.com/application/free-shipping-bar/): Promote free shipping offers and increase average order value. - [Ultimate Sales Boost](https://www.hextom.com/application/ultimate-sales-boost/): 30+ sales tools to boost conversions. - [Quick Announcement Bar](https://www.hextom.com/application/quick-announcement-bar/): Announcement bars for storewide messaging. - [Countdown Timer Bar](https://www.hextom.com/application/countdown-timer-bar/): Urgency timers for promotions and sales. - [Email Collection Bar](https://www.hextom.com/application/email-collection-bar/): Build your email list with opt-in bars. - [Last Second Coupon](https://www.hextom.com/application/last-second-coupon/): Recover abandoning carts with last-second discounts. - [Multi-Currency Converter](https://www.hextom.com/application/multi-currency-converter/): Auto-detect and display local currencies. - [Bulk Image Edit](https://www.hextom.com/application/bulk-image-edit/): Bulk image editing, optimization, and SEO. - [Bulk Product Edit](https://www.hextom.com/application/bulk-product-edit/): Edit products, collections, and metafields in bulk. - [Smart Push Marketing](https://www.hextom.com/application/smart-push-marketing/): Web push notifications for promotions and recovery. - [Vimotia Shoppable Videos](https://www.hextom.com/application/vimotia-shoppable-videos/): Shoppable video player for Shopify storefronts. - [Shop Workflow Automation](https://www.hextom.com/application/shop-workflow-automation/): Automate routine store operations. ## Company - [About Hextom](https://www.hextom.com/about/): Engineer-led Shopify partner since 2015. Toronto-based. - [Blog](https://www.hextom.com/blog/): Notes from the team — product updates, engineering posts, merchant stories.