Apolloipsum
apolloipsum.co.uk
Apollo Ipsum is a specialty candle and home fragrance retailer offering a curated range of scented candles, including apothecary blends and collectible blind bag assortments, alongside fabric perfumes and fragranced accessories. The brand positions itself as an art-forward, experiential scent company with a focus on discovery and personalized fragrance selection.
Products
22
Collections
13
Pages
10
Blog Posts
9
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
54/100
Top Recommendations
- Improve PageSpeed performance to 70+ for better conversions
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Candle & Home Fragrance Ranking
#2 / 186
Top 1% in category
Category Avg Performance
57
+4 above avg
Category Avg LCP
1.9s
Faster than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
0.9s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.000
Cumulative Layout Shift
86ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
0.8s
First Contentful Paint
361ms
Time to First Byte
5.9s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 256 Candle & Home Fragrance stores
#2 in Candle & Home Fragrance
Top 1% of stores
90% below average
22 products vs 220 avg
Faster than 99% of Candle & Home Fragrance stores
PageSpeed score: 61/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 256 stores in Candle & Home Fragrance
90% below average
avg
72% below average
avg
63% below average
avg
70% below average
avg
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 1% by catalog size
low
Basic content (10 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Developing stack
Business Sophistication
Emerging
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Apolloipsum
Apolloipsum is a candle & home fragrance ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 22 products organized across 13 collections, making it comparable in size for the candle & home fragrance category.
Theme and Design
Apolloipsum uses the Be Yours theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Apolloipsum achieves a performance score of 61/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 97/100 for accessibility and 92/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Apolloipsum has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Candle & Home Fragrance category, Apolloipsum ranks #2 out of 256 stores we track. This places them in the top 1% of candle & home fragrance stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 22, 2026
