Item Explorer

Shopify selling in person - other app by Item Dojo·Item Explorer extends the capability of your point of sale, allowing complex metafield data viewing.

Snapshot

#16of 28 inSelling in person - Other

Item Explorer is newly listed on the Shopify App Store. Ongoing.AI is observing daily category rank, search-keyword position, install footprint, and listing changes from launch — first tracked May 28, 2026. The trajectory is being captured before the first reviews accumulate.

CategoriesSelling in person - Other

Pricing

From $79/mo

free_trial

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

1

launched Oct 30, 2024

Last updated

Jun 30, 2026

Shopify listing

Category rank over time

Where Item Explorer sits day-by-day in Selling in person - Other.

Position across the Selling in person - Other page, snapshot daily. Lower is better — the Y axis is inverted so the strongest ranks sit at the top of the chart. Open the full Selling in person - Other leaderboard →

#21#24#27#29#32May 29Jun 1Jun 4Jun 7Jun 11Item Explorer · #28RiseCart · #27instore · #29
Best position observed: #28. Item Explorer climbed 1 positions over the window. Greyed lines: the apps sitting immediately around it on the latest snapshot.

Catalog position

Where Item Explorer sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Selling in person - Other category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Selling in person - Other

#16

of 28 active apps

Review count percentile

0th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

0th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

1

since 2024

Listing change cadence

What Item Explorer has changed lately.

Every pricing tweak, tagline refresh, and Shopify-side listing ping. Captured from Ongoing.AI’s per-scrape diff log — the cadence and the content of changes, in one strip.

Listing changes · last 21 days+11shopify_lastmod: 2026-04-28 → 2026-06-16shopify_lastmod: 2026-06-16 → 2026-06-30Jun 13, 26Jun 23, 26Jul 4, 26

Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-16 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 17

2026-04-28 → 2026-06-16

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Plans

Item Explorer pricing tiers.

Standard

$79/month

  • Sort which metafields you want
  • Pin important metafields at the top
  • View the metafields cart items at POS

FAQ

Item Explorer — frequently asked questions.

What is Item Explorer on Shopify?
Item Explorer is a Shopify app in the Selling in person - Other category. Whether you're a pureplay retailer, pop-up shop, or retail store, Item Explorer helps you streamline your product management and deliver a superior customer experience by viewing your products custom metafields directly from the shopify handheld POS interface. No longer will you need to go to the Shopify admin to view complex JSON data, or multi-line text.
How much does Item Explorer cost?
Item Explorer has a single paid plan at $79/month on the Shopify App Store.
Is Item Explorer free?
No, Item Explorer is a paid Shopify app. Plans start at $79/month on the Shopify App Store.
When was Item Explorer launched?
Item Explorer launched on October 30, 2024 — over 1 year on the Shopify App Store.
Is Item Explorer Built for Shopify?
Item Explorer does not currently carry Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. The badge is awarded to apps that meet Shopify's published standards for performance, ease of use, and merchant value — many high-quality apps operate without it.
What are the best Item Explorer alternatives?
Merchants commonly compare Item Explorer with Simmer, Meldefluss, Shelva, and Amplify Kiosk. Each alternative covers a similar use case but differs on pricing model, integration depth, and the specific themes merchants praise in reviews — see the alternatives section above for a side-by-side.

Alternatives

Apps merchants pick instead.

SimmerHQ Pty Ltd

Simmer: Food Service/Cafe POS

5.00★15

OpenFiskal GmbH

Meldefluss: TSE Meldung

5.00★13

Gallus Ventures Inc.

Shelva: Digital Shelf Labels

5.00★7

One iota

Amplify Kiosk

4.40★7
Browse more inAll Selling in person - Other apps

Methodology

Where the numbers come from.

Ratings, review counts, pricing tiers, “Built for Shopify”, launch date, and category memberships come from the live Shopify App Store listing — refreshed daily by Ongoing.AI’s crawler. The review-count trajectory is the diff between today’s snapshot and snapshots from 7 and 28 days ago. Topic counts and sentiment come from the review corpus, topic-tagged with Claude. Install footprint is observed via Ongoing.AI’s tech-detection pass against actively-tracked Shopify storefronts. Catalog position is computed at snapshot time against every active app sharing the primary category. Snapshot generated .

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