Shopify App Review · Checkout
Skip To Checkout Review (2026)
Single-product and impulse-buy stores where the cart page is a speed bump rather than a selling opportunity, and it is free to find out which yours is.
SCORE
/10
Skip To Checkout (listed as PF: Skip To Checkout/Skip Cart) sends customers straight to the Shopify checkout when they click add to cart, bypassing the cart page entirely. It can also hide the add to cart, Buy It Now and express payment buttons, add an always-visible sticky add-to-cart bar, and show a sticky announcement or promo bar. It inherits theme fonts and colours automatically. It holds a 4.5 rating from 33 reviews with the Built for Shopify badge, and it is completely free with no paid tier.
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What Skip To Checkout actually does
The core function is a redirect: clicking add to cart sends the customer straight into the Shopify checkout instead of to the cart page. Alongside it, the app can hide buttons you do not want shown, add to cart, Buy It Now, or express payment methods like PayPal and Apple Pay, which is how you stop customers taking a route around the flow you have designed. Everything inherits your theme fonts and colours automatically, so the added elements look native rather than bolted on.
Two extras come along that are worth more than they first appear. The sticky add-to-cart bar keeps the buy button permanently visible as the customer scrolls a long product page, which is a well-established conversion aid on mobile and normally a paid feature elsewhere. The sticky announcement or promo bar gives you a persistent strip for a shipping threshold, a discount code or a deadline. Getting both of those free alongside the main feature is the real value of the app.
How it scores across key areas
| Features | 7.5 | |
| Ease of setup | 9.0 | |
| Value for money | 10.0 | |
| Support & docs | 7.0 | |
| Reliability | 7.0 | |
| Track record | 6.5 |
Pros & cons
- Completely free with no paid tier, you can test a real conversion change without spending anything
- Removes a genuine drop-off step for single-product, impulse and funnel-style stores
- Sticky add-to-cart bar included free, a feature most apps charge for
- Sticky announcement and promo bar bundled in as well
- Inherits theme fonts and colours automatically, so nothing looks bolted on
- Deletes the cart page as an upsell and cross-sell surface, costly if you run cart-drawer upsells
- Customers lose the review-before-you-buy step, which can raise support queries and returns on multi-item orders
- Discount code entry and shipping estimates move entirely into checkout
- 4.5 is the weakest rating among the free apps here, on a thin base of 33 reviews
- Average order value can fall even as conversion rate rises, you must measure both
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App Store screenshots
Marketing screenshots from the Shopify listing, in-admin UI may look different. Always verify on a duplicate theme.
Before you spend trial time
- Record your conversion rate AND average order value before switching it on, measuring only one will mislead you
- If you run a cart-drawer or cart upsell app, understand that this removes that surface entirely
- Check how customers now apply discount codes, since the cart entry point disappears
- Test the sticky bars on mobile for overlap with other fixed elements
- Run it for at least two weeks before judging, a few days of noise will tell you nothing
- Try the sticky add-to-cart bar on its own first if you are unsure about skipping the cart
Pricing
Plans (verify on the listing): Free. A single free plan with no paid tier and no development-store restriction, which is unusual for this developer and makes the app a genuinely cost-free experiment. The sticky add-to-cart bar and sticky promo bar are included at no charge, and are features that typically sit behind a subscription in competing apps.
Pricing changes frequently on Shopify apps, always check the live listing for the latest tiers and trial terms. View current pricing on Shopify →
Closing take
The honest answer to “should I skip the cart page?” is that it depends on your basket, and nobody can tell you from the outside. What this app does well is make the question cheap to answer: it costs nothing, installs quickly, and can be reversed the moment the numbers say so.
Even if you decide the cart page earns its place, the free sticky add-to-cart bar and promo bar may justify keeping the app installed. Just measure order value alongside conversion rate, because this is the classic change that improves one metric while quietly eroding the other.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Skip To Checkout free?
Yes, genuinely. It has a single free plan with no paid tier and no development-store restriction, so a live store can use it at no cost.
Will skipping the cart page increase sales?
It depends on your basket. Single-item and impulse purchases usually benefit because the cart page is pure friction. Stores with multi-item baskets often see conversion rate rise while average order value falls. Measure both metrics together.
Does it break cart upsells?
Effectively yes. If your upsells or cross-sells appear on the cart page or in the cart drawer, sending customers straight to checkout removes that surface. Weigh that revenue against the friction you are removing.
How do customers apply discount codes?
At checkout, since the cart entry point is bypassed. If a lot of your customers use codes, check that the checkout code field is obvious enough before committing.
What else does the app include?
A sticky always-visible add-to-cart bar, a sticky announcement or promo bar, and controls to hide the add to cart, Buy It Now or express payment buttons, all free.
Why is the rating 4.5 when the app is free?
It has 33 reviews with 3% one-star and 3% two-star, a thinner and slightly softer record than this developer’s larger titles. Storefront behaviour varies by theme, so test carefully on yours.
How we researched this
- Primary source: Shopify App Store listing for Skip To Checkout
- Supplementary: 3-star review sampling for support and UX friction signals
- Last updated: August 25, 2026