Shopify Launch Check

Shopify Launch Check Help: Clearing Findings Before Go-Live

Shopify Launch Check is Shopify's own free app for reviewing a store before it opens. It reads store data and settings through Shopify's APIs, uses AI to assess five areas (store data, admin settings, storefront elements, B2B setup and POS configuration) and finishes a full check in under 2 minutes. See Launch Check on the App Store.

Running the scan is easy. Acting on it takes judgment. Every task comes back as Ready, Not ready, Confirm set up or Check manually, and the last three need a person to change settings, confirm they suit the business, or verify what the app can't. Stores with B2B or POS in scope feel that most.

When no profile below fits, the store setup and store audit specialists linked at the end of this page take on Launch Check work as well.

Put your launch date and the areas you plan to check at the top of the brief.

Launch Check findings worth paying someone to clear

Each task arrives with an assessment, detailed findings, a business impact note, recommendations and useful links. Acting on them is the work.

Not ready tasks. These flag issues that could affect launch. The setting or data gets fixed first, then the task is marked Ready by hand.

Confirm set up decisions. The configuration is technically correct, but the app can't know whether it fits how you sell. Someone who understands the business has to make that call.

Items the app can't verify. Check manually tasks come with guidance, not answers. A specialist works through each one and records what they found in the task notes.

Storefront findings. Issues flagged under storefront elements often end in the theme, which is theme customization work.

B2B and in-store settings. The check treats B2B setup and POS configuration as areas of their own. Stores selling wholesale or at a counter need someone who knows those corners of the admin, and POS setup specialists cover the in-store side.

The confirming re-run. After the fixes, a fresh check reassesses untouched tasks against the current store and carries edited ones over with their notes.

A short Not ready list. On a single-market store with a handful of flagged tasks, the recommendations and links inside each task are usually enough to fix them yourself.

Bringing in help for a Launch Check review

Hire for the fixes, not the scan. Anyone with access can press Run launch check.

Give access on purpose. Shopify warns that the app can show sensitive data such as Shopify Payments configuration, and says to grant Launch Check permissions only to trusted staff or Shopify Partners. The person also needs admin permissions for whatever they will change, such as Online store permissions for storefront tasks.

Ask how they treat AI findings. Shopify says the app uses AI and tells merchants to review all results before launch. A careful specialist checks each finding against the store before marking anything Ready.

Ask which areas they would select. A check can cover all five areas or chosen ones. Running B2B and POS checks on a store that sells neither only pads the hours.

Ask for notes on every task they touch. Notes stay with the task and can be copied into a re-run, so you keep a record of what changed and why.

Start with a written plan. Pay for one full check and a short plan for the Not ready list, with time estimates, before any fixes begin. A re-run afterward should show the statuses moving.

For a review wider than the app's five areas, store audit specialists cover more ground.

How Shopify Launch Check runs and what it covers

Where to start it. In the admin, go to Apps > Launch Check, click Run launch check or New launch check, name it, pick all areas or specific ones, then click Start.

Background scan. A complete check takes under 2 minutes and keeps running if you leave the page.

The five areas. Store data, Shopify admin settings, storefront elements, B2B setup and POS configuration.

Four statuses. Ready means baseline requirements are met. Not ready flags issues that could affect launch. Confirm set up means the configuration is correct but needs a business check. Check manually covers what can't be verified automatically.

Status is yours to set. Any task can be marked Ready or Not ready, and notes can be added, edited or deleted.

Re-runs make copies. More actions > Re-run creates a new check, named with "(Copy)" by default. Edited tasks and notes can be copied across, unedited tasks are reassessed, and the original assessments stay viewable.

Language and age. As of October 2026 the listing shows English only and a launch date of August 11, 2025.

Pre-launch projects built around Launch Check

Most launches need two or three of these. Pick them from your first check's results.

Not ready cleanup

Every launch-blocking finding fixed and marked Ready

Business fit review

Confirm set up items checked against how the store actually sells

Manual verification pass

Check manually tasks worked through and recorded in notes

Storefront findings fixed

Theme-side issues resolved before the store opens

B2B and POS readiness

Wholesale and in-store settings reviewed as their own areas

Final Launch Check re-run

A fresh check with notes carried over, signed off before go-live

Shopify Launch Check FAQs before go-live

Is Shopify Launch Check free?

Yes. As of October 2026 the App Store lists it as free, made by Shopify. The real cost is the time spent acting on the findings, which depends on how many tasks come back Not ready. The store setup cost guide helps if you are pricing outside help for the whole build.

Does Launch Check fix problems for me?

No. Shopify's help article describes a workflow where you review each task, make the changes, then update the status yourself. Not ready items are fixed and then marked Ready, while Confirm set up and Check manually tasks are updated by hand after review. Treat the recommendations as a to-do list.

Can I trust a Ready status?

Treat it as a baseline. Ready means baseline requirements are met, and even then Shopify's article tells you to review the findings before launch. The app uses AI to analyze your store data, so a quick human check of each Ready task is cheap insurance.

Does Launch Check look at B2B and POS?

Yes. B2B setup and POS configuration are two of its five areas, next to store data, admin settings and storefront elements. You can select specific areas when you start a check, so a store with no wholesale or in-store sales can leave those out.

Is Launch Check a replacement for a full store audit?

It covers five areas through Shopify's APIs. For heavy custom code, a store migrated from another platform or a large app stack, a technical audit looks wider. A sensible order is Launch Check first, then a specialist for whatever it can't see.