Admin+ vs Item Explorer
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 4, 2026 for Admin+, Oct 13, 2026 for Item Explorer.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $15/month for Admin+ and $79/month for Item Explorer.
Head to head
Customize and enhance the Admin panel and POS
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic
Standard
- · Pin important metafields at the top
- · Sort which metafields you want
- · View the metafields cart items at POS
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAdmin+ enhances the Shopify Admin and POS (point of sale) system with custom pages and forms that can capture data and perform many functions. POS examples: create draft orders from POS carts, calculate discounts based on customer attributes, capture custom line item properties and notes In the Shopify admin, create custom product metafield entry forms using Liquid and HTML including complex validation, data lookup…
Whether you're a pureplay retailer, pop-up shop, or retail store, Item Explorer helps you streamline your product management and deliver a superior customer experience by viewing your products custom metafields directly from the shopify handheld POS interface. No longer will you need to go to the Shopify admin to view complex JSON data, or multi-line text.
- Extend Shopify POS with forms and custom logic
- Build custom pages to capture and validate metafields & line item properties
- Start with our easy to use template wizard for some common use cases
- Enhance Your Product Management
- Customise Your Product Information
- Seamless Integration with Shopify POS
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 |  Admin+ |  Item Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Admin+ | Item Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 4 | 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 | Admin+ | Item Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $15/month(ahead) | $79/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 2 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Admin+ | Item Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #42 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 12, 2017 | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Modd Apps Inc. | Item Dojo |
FAQ
Admin+ and Item Explorer: common questions
- Is Admin+ or Item Explorer cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $15/month for Admin+ and $79/month for Item Explorer. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 4, 2026 for Admin+, Oct 13, 2026 for Item Explorer; 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 4, 2026 for Admin+, Oct 13, 2026 for Item Explorer. 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.