Everything merchants ask about ShipCalc.

ShipCalc is a Shopify app that adds a shipping calculator to product pages, cart pages, and compatible cart drawers. A shopper enters their country and postcode or ZIP, and ShipCalc shows the delivery options and prices your Shopify store would offer for that product or cart, before checkout.

No. ShipCalc reads the shipping rates, zones, and profiles already set up in Shopify. There is no second rate table to build or keep in sync. When you change a rate in Shopify, the calculator reflects it.

When a shopper asks for a quote, ShipCalc asks Shopify for the delivery options available to that product or cart and destination, using Shopify's own Storefront API. The rates shown come from your Shopify shipping configuration, not from a separate calculation.

Stores where shipping cost changes the buying decision: furniture, homeware, bulky or heavy products, auto parts, garden and outdoor products, and stores that ship to several countries or regions. It suits merchants whose Shopify rates are already correct and who want shoppers to see them sooner.

No. ShipCalc displays rates; it does not create, blend, or rewrite them. If you need conditional rate logic, use Shopify's shipping settings or a dedicated rate-rules app, then use ShipCalc to show the result earlier.

Install ShipCalc from the Shopify App Store. The app opens in your Shopify admin with a short onboarding checklist and one-click links into the Theme Editor for each placement.

No. Product and cart placements are Shopify Theme Editor app blocks, and cart drawer support is an app embed you switch on. Most stores are set up in a few minutes without a developer.

On product pages, on the cart page, and inside compatible cart drawers. You can use one placement or all three.

ShipCalc supports compatible cart drawers and automatically looks for common drawer structures. Every theme builds its drawer differently, so some themes need a custom drawer selector. Send us your theme name and we will help set it up.

ShipCalc uses standard Online Store 2.0 app blocks, so it works with Dawn, Horizon, Refresh, and most modern Shopify themes. Cart drawers vary by theme and are the part most worth testing during your trial.

Just a postcode or ZIP. There are no state, suburb, city, or street fields to fill in; ShipCalc works out the rest before asking Shopify for rates. The country can be fixed, taken from the shopper's Shopify market, or picked from a short list.

ShipCalc uses the same Shopify shipping configuration that checkout uses. Checkout can still differ when the full address, the final cart contents, discounts, or fulfilment location change the result, so checkout remains the final confirmation.

ShipCalc shows the delivery options Shopify returns for the cart and destination. Depending on your setup, that can include carrier-calculated rates and rates provided by other shipping apps. Test your exact configuration during the free trial.

Any country you ship to in Shopify. You can fix the calculator to one country, follow the shopper's Shopify localisation country, or let shoppers pick from a country selector. You can also hide the calculator for selected countries.

Yes. You can make the postcode required, optional, or hidden. In country-only mode, ShipCalc can return an estimate for the chosen country when that fits how your rates are set up.

Yes. Show every available rate, only the cheapest, or only the most expensive. Free methods can use your own free-shipping label.

ShipCalc can show delivery details when Shopify returns them for a method. Some delivery estimates are only calculated at checkout, so they will not always be available earlier.

ShipCalc shows a no-rates message you can reword in the app, for example to point shoppers to your delivery policy or contact page.

Yes. Choose a card or minimal layout; set colours, sizes, spacing, and corner radius; rewrite every label and message; and add custom CSS for anything else. A live preview shows changes before they reach your store.

Yes. ShipCalc can inherit your theme's typography and basic control styles so the calculator looks native to your store.

Yes. For custom layouts, ShipCalc includes a manual placement snippet that renders the calculator anywhere in your theme while keeping your saved settings.

Total quote requests, recent activity, where quotes happen (product page, cart page, or cart drawer), popular postcode and country combinations, the delivery methods shoppers were shown, and any errors.

Optionally. ShipCalc can send a Calculate Shipping event to Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, and Meta Pixel when those tools are already installed on your storefront. ShipCalc does not install tracking scripts itself.

Marketing events do not include a shopper's name, email, full address, or cart contents. They describe the calculation: where it happened, the country, and whether a postcode was entered.

ShipCalc costs $9.99 USD per month, or $99.90 USD per year (about 17% less than paying monthly). Every feature is included in the one plan.

Yes. Every new install starts with a 14-day free trial with all features, so you can test ShipCalc on your own theme and rates first.

Billing runs through your Shopify invoice. To cancel, uninstall ShipCalc from the Apps section of your Shopify admin at any time.