3D Manuals vs Catalog3D
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of May 8, 2026 for 3D Manuals, Oct 13, 2026 for Catalog3D.
The short answer
- 3D Manuals lists 4 features Catalog3D’s listing doesn’t mention, including 360 views, Animations, Augmented reality.
Head to head
Starter
- · $0.25 per additional render
- · 200 renders included
Growth
- · $0.15 per additional render
- · 500 renders included
High Volume
- · $0.10 per additional render
- · 3000 renders included
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every feature3D Manuals adds interactive, animated product instructions directly to your Shopify product pages. Customers can follow assembly, installation, setup, or usage steps in a browser-based 3D viewer with rotation, zoom, replay, and playback controls. Publish manuals through the Shopify Theme Editor without custom code. 3D Manuals is currently free during the beta period.
Customers often hesitate to buy furniture, decor, or other physical products online because they cannot see how they will look in their space. Catalog3D solves this by adding an interactive 3D viewer to product pages. Shoppers can place the product into a photo of their own room and rotate and inspect the product in their room from every angle, to get a realistic sense of fit and style.
- Interactive 3D Viewer: Customers can rotate, zoom, and explore every angle
- Step-by-Step Animations: Smooth transitions between assembly stages
- Playback Controls: Play, pause, skip forward/back through steps
- Mobile Optimized: Works beautifully on all devices
- Room photo visualization — Customers place any product into their own room photo
- Product inspection — Shoppers inspect the product from every angle within room.
- Simple setup — Add the viewer to product pages — no coding needed.
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  3D Manuals |  Catalog3D |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | 3D Manuals | Catalog3D |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | 3D Manuals | Catalog3D |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | 3D Manuals | Catalog3D |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #346 | #291(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Apr 2, 2026 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | xcactus sp. z o.o. sp.k. | Neuropilot AI |
FAQ
3D Manuals and Catalog3D: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- 3D Manuals lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as 360 views, Animations, Augmented reality, Embedded viewer. Catalog3D lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as AI-powered. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of May 8, 2026 for 3D Manuals, Oct 13, 2026 for Catalog3D; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of May 8, 2026 for 3D Manuals, Oct 13, 2026 for Catalog3D. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.