If you build Shopify apps, the Built for Shopify badge is a status you may be working toward, and one your users use to shortlist apps. This write-up goes through what the published criteria certify (speed limits and a traction floor), how the badge affects App Store search ranking, and what it leaves out. The original has an interactive verdict table; here it is a plain table. Everything below was read on Shopify's own pages on September 12, 2026 unless a different date is given. ...