Aco ‑ Product Options & Addons vs Instant Product Options
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026.
The short answer
- Aco is detected on 5.4× as many Shopify stores as Instant Product Options: 338 vs 63 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Aco 4.9 from 52 reviews and Instant Product Options 5.0 from 16 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Aco and $14.99/month for Instant Product Options.
- Aco lists 6 features Instant Product Options’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom HTML, Manual updates, Multi-select.
Head to head
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- United Kingdom
- Canada
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- France
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 10 Input Field Types
- · Content & Header (Static Content Fields)
- · Multi-Lingual Support
- · Upto 10 Products
Premium
- · 100 Products
- · 20+ field types
- · Advanced validations
- · All from free
- · Conditional Fields
- · File Upload
Advanced
- · All from Premium
- · Storage Limit Upto 50 GB
- · Unlimited Products
Platinum
- · All from Advanced
- · Storage Limit Upto 300 GB
- · Unlimited Products
Free
- · 1 option set
- · 20+ option field types
- · Add-on pricing
- · Conditional logic
- · Theme-matched storefront widget
Pro
- · 20+ option field types
- · Add-on pricing
- · Conditional logic
- · Per-language translations
- · Per-market pricing
- · Priority support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureEnhance your shoppers' experience by offering product customization like never before. Our user-friendly solution lets you effortlessly create custom product options with a range of field types. Whether it's personalized engravings, upsells, or custom product variations and product variants.
Instant Product Options lets you add option fields to your products so customers can personalize what they buy. Build text fields, dropdowns, checkboxes, color and image swatches, file uploads, and date pickers, then group them into reusable option sets assigned to products or collections. Premium options can add an upcharge — fixed, percentage, or per-character — carried through to the cart and checkout.
- 20+ fields with advanced configurations and validations
- Enhance user-friendliness with Drag & Drop form builder & grid/column alignment.
- Set additional price with fixed or % value, also with custom math formulas
- Easily apply conditional logic to display/hide fields & sections as needed.
- 20+ option types including text, dropdowns, swatches, file upload, and date
- Premium options can add an upcharge: fixed, percentage, or per-character
- Conditional logic to show or hide options based on earlier choices
- Translate options per language and localize them for every market
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 |  Aco |  Instant Product Options |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 338(ahead) | 63 |
| Net store change, 28 days | −1 | +10 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 2 | 10(ahead) |
| Big-brand share | 8% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Home & Garden, Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Arts & Entertainment |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | United States, France, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | Aco | Instant Product Options |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 52(ahead) | 16 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 2 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Aco | Instant Product Options |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month(ahead) | $14.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Aco | Instant Product Options |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #41 | #27(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #9 on Rookies in Product variants |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Launched | Oct 11, 2023 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Acowebs | FourCore |
FAQ
Aco and Instant Product Options: common questions
- Which is more popular, Aco or Instant Product Options?
- Aco is detected on 5.4× as many Shopify stores as Instant Product Options: 338 vs 63 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Is Aco or Instant Product Options cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Aco and $14.99/month for Instant Product Options. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Aco or Instant Product Options?
- On the Shopify App Store: Aco 4.9 from 52 reviews and Instant Product Options 5.0 from 16 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Aco lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Custom HTML, Manual updates, Multi-select, Setup charges. Instant Product Options lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Dimensions, Fonts, Preview, Size charts. 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 Nov 8, 2026; 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 Nov 8, 2026. 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.