Best Shopify geolocation apps 2026, ranked
The best Shopify geolocation apps in 2026 all do one job Shopify no longer does for you: catch a shopper in the wrong country experience and get them to the right one, with the right currency and language. We build Shopify apps ourselves (variant images and combined listings, not geolocation), and we’ve reviewed one of the apps below in full, so this roundup is honest about where each one earns its fee and where a cheaper rival does the same thing. Ratings checked on the App Store in July 2026.
The headline that reframes this whole category: Shopify’s free first-party Geolocation app was shut down on March 24, 2025. It’s gone. And even while it existed, it only ever recommended a country, it never redirected, and it never spanned separate stores. So the “just use the free native one” answer that works for bundles or chatbots doesn’t apply here. If you sell internationally on Shopify, you need an app, full stop. The only question is which.
In this guide
- What happened to the free native app
- The comparison table
- Orbe Geolocation
- Selecty
- Geos, geolizr, MOD
- The SEO trap everyone hits
- How to pick for your store
- FAQ
What happened to Shopify’s free Geolocation app?
Shopify blocked new installs of its standalone Geolocation app on February 1, 2025, and shut it down completely on March 24, 2025. While it ran, it did one narrow thing: it recommended a country and language based on the visitor’s location, and the shopper had to click to accept. It never auto-redirected, it offered colour customization and little else, and it could not route a shopper between two separate stores. So there is no free native baseline here the way there is for bundles or chatbots. International selling on Shopify now means a third-party app or a custom build.
The best Shopify geolocation apps compared
Ratings and review counts checked on the Shopify App Store, July 2026. “Multi-store” means redirecting shoppers between separate expansion stores, the feature larger brands care about most.
| App | Rating (reviews) | Cheapest paid | Free plan | Multi-store |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selecty | 5.0 (294) | $11.99/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Orbe Geolocation | 4.9 (286) | $29/mo | Yes | Yes (Plus) |
| Geos | 4.9 (60) | $19/mo | Yes | Yes |
| geolizr | 4.5 (80) | $10/mo | Trial only | Yes |
| MOD GeoLocation Redirect | 4.6 (46) | $8/mo | Trial only | Yes |
| Shopify native app | discontinued Mar 2025 | was free | gone | No |
Orbe Geolocation: best for multi-store brands
Orbe, from a Madrid studio, is the polished, support-heavy pick, and it’s the one we’ve tested most closely. It sits at 4.9 stars across 286 reviews with the Built for Shopify badge. Its two standout strengths: routing shoppers between up to four separate expansion stores through one selector (the connected stores stay free), and a consent-based redirect that protects your international SEO instead of wrecking it. Its cheapest paid tier is $29/month, the priciest here, so you’re paying for the polish and the founder-level support that fills its review page.
We covered the SEO architecture, the multi-store billing model, and the one thing its single bad review got wrong in our full Orbe Geolocation review. Pick it when you run a genuinely complex international setup and want the support to match.
Selecty: best value, and the review leader
Here’s where we stay honest about our own featured app. Selecty, by DevIT, is cheaper than Orbe ($11.99 vs $29), has slightly more reviews (294 vs 286), the same perfect-adjacent rating, and the same Built for Shopify badge. It covers automatic country, language and currency detection, redirects, selectors, and multi-store routing on its Premium tier. For most stores choosing on price and core features, Selecty is the value winner, and it would be dishonest to bury that just because we reviewed Orbe. Get both trials open and let your own setup decide.
The rest, and who they’re for
- Geos (NEXERA COMMERCE), 4.9 (60), from $19/mo. A Built for Shopify redirect app with a popup and market selector, multi-store capable, priced between the budget apps and Orbe. A credible middle option.
- geolizr (langify), 4.5 (80), from $10/mo. Geo-specific content and locale redirects from an established developer. No confirmed free plan (trial only), and it’s one of two apps here without the Built for Shopify badge (MOD is the other), but the price is keen.
- MOD GeoLocation Redirect, 4.6 (46), from $8/mo. The cheapest paid entry, focused squarely on redirecting users to the correct store or URL by country. Trial only, no permanent free plan confirmed. Fine if redirect is all you need.
The SEO trap everyone hits
One warning that applies no matter which app you pick, because it’s the single most common way stores wreck their own international SEO. Do not set up a blind, automatic redirect by IP address on the first visit. Search crawlers mostly crawl from US IP ranges, so an IP redirect can trap Googlebot in your US experience and stop it ever indexing your localized pages. The better apps (Orbe is explicit about this) recommend on the first visit and only auto-redirect after the shopper has made an explicit choice. If your geolocation app offers “always redirect by IP,” think hard before you switch it on.
How to pick for your store
- Best value, single store or multi-store: Selecty at $11.99.
- Complex multi-store brand, want top-tier support: Orbe.
- Cheapest redirect-only setup: MOD at $8 or geolizr at $10.
- Middle ground with a market selector: Geos at $19.
Whichever you choose, remember the app only routes shoppers, it doesn’t localize your catalog. Prices, currencies and translations still come from Shopify Markets underneath. Before you expand, our guide to choosing a Shopify plan covers where Markets and expansion stores fit, and the Shopify fee calculator shows the currency-conversion cut Shopify takes on cross-border sales, which is a real cost most stores forget to price in.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Shopify geolocation app in 2026?
Selecty is the best value at $11.99/month (5.0 across 294 reviews, Built for Shopify, multi-store). Orbe is the premium pick for complex multi-store brands that want top-tier support, at $29/month. Cheaper redirect-only options include MOD ($8) and geolizr ($10). Shopify’s own free geolocation app was discontinued in March 2025, so a third-party app is now required for international routing.
Does Shopify have a built-in geolocation redirect?
Not a full one anymore. Shopify’s standalone Geolocation app was shut down on March 24, 2025, and it only ever recommended a country rather than redirecting. Shopify Markets handles localized pricing, currency and language, but automatic country redirects and routing between separate expansion stores require a third-party geolocation app.
Do geolocation redirects hurt SEO?
A blind automatic redirect by IP address can hurt SEO badly, because search crawlers mostly crawl from US IP ranges and can get trapped in one experience, unable to index your localized pages. The safe approach, used by the better apps, is to recommend a country on the first visit with a popup, save the shopper’s explicit choice, and only auto-redirect on later visits. That keeps every localized version crawlable.
Do geolocation apps convert currency?
Generally no. Geolocation apps route shoppers to the right country experience, but currency conversion is handled natively by Shopify Payments and Shopify Markets. The geolocation app is the routing layer on top; you still need Shopify Markets set up underneath to provide the localized prices, currencies and translations.
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