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Consent apps show the cookie banner, store the choice and pass it on to Shopify and Google (Consent Mode). Others cover EU product duties such as the GPSR. No app makes your store compliant on its own: your configuration decides that.
Does my Shopify store need a cookie banner?
As soon as you use cookies or similar technologies that the store does not strictly need, such as analytics, marketing pixels or embedded videos, you need consent first. In Germany this is § 25 TDDDG, in Austria § 165 (3) TKG 2021. A banner is the usual way to collect that consent.
Is Shopify's free banner enough?
Shopify offers its own banner for the Customer Privacy API. It covers simple cases. Apps pay off when you embed many services, want to pass Google Consent Mode v2 cleanly, log consents or block services automatically.
Is a European consent app automatically GDPR compliant?
No. Where the provider is based says nothing about whether your banner is set up correctly. Test yourself that nothing loads before consent and that rejecting is as easy as accepting.