Manifold vs Flexi ‑ Metafield Custom Field

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 6, 2026 for Manifold, Sep 3, 2026 for Flexi.

The short answer

  • On the Shopify App Store: Manifold 5.0 from 1 reviews and Flexi 5.0 from 6 reviews.
  • Flexi lists 10 features Manifold’s listing doesn’t mention, including Blogs, Collections, Colors.

Head to head

App Store reviews

Manifold: 1
Flexi: 6
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Pitch

Metafields made for users

Create And Handle Everything Related To Custom Meta Fields

Categories
  • Selling online - Other
  • Metafields
  • Design elements - Other
Languages
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  • English
Launched
May 28, 2020
Jul 31, 2017
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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1 last full month
Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

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ManifoldFlexiCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
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Plans
Free
Free
Coverage
0 of 10 features0%
10 of 10 features100%
Unique strengths
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  • Blogs
  • Collections
  • Colors
  • Dimensions
  • +6 more
Metafields
0%0/10
100%10/10
Metafield types
0%0/10
100%10/10
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ManifoldFlexi10 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Integrations

Manifold5.0(1)Flexi5.0(6)
Works with also listed by another
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Messaging

Manifold5.0(1)Flexi5.0(6)
How it sells itself

Manifold is an inventory and order management system for merchants who have outgrown spreadsheets. Orders arrive from your store as they are placed, stock is allocated across your locations, and each parcel is picked, packed and shipped with the fulfillment written back to the order.

Ever tried adding extra product or customer details in your Shopify store and found it more complicated than expected? All in one metafields solves this by making it simple to add & manage metafields. You can create custom metafields, custom text field and display metafields exactly where you need them in your store pages.

Key points
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  • Create custom fields for products & pages to add detailed information
  • Create metafield for blog & article to make them more interesting for users
  • Add custom metafields for order & customer to streamline your order processing
  • Multiple field types to tailor the custom fields based on your needs
Screenshots
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additional option, set up metafield, add meta fields
add metafield, products, pages, blogs, collections, Orders fieldcustom valueAll in one metafields, Field builder, product page, other pages

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.

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Adoption

MeasureManifoldFlexi
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureManifoldFlexi
App Store rating5.0 ★5.0 ★
App Store reviews16(ahead)
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough data0
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureManifoldFlexi
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listedNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trialNot listedNot listed
Plans listedNot publishedNot published

Listing

MeasureManifoldFlexi
Shopify category rankNot enough dataNot enough data
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedMay 28, 2020Jul 31, 2017
LanguagesNot published1English
DeveloperFunneledIdentixweb Limited

FAQ

Manifold and Flexi: common questions

Which has better reviews, Manifold or Flexi?
On the Shopify App Store: Manifold 5.0 from 1 reviews and Flexi 5.0 from 6 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Flexi lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Blogs, Collections, Colors, Dimensions. 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 6, 2026 for Manifold, Sep 3, 2026 for Flexi; 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 6, 2026 for Manifold, Sep 3, 2026 for Flexi. 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.