ShopIt: Carousel Videos & UGC vs BrainMix Promo Effects
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 28, 2026 for ShopIt, Oct 13, 2026 for BrainMix Promo Effects.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: ShopIt 4.7 from 9 reviews and BrainMix Promo Effects 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- Only BrainMix Promo Effects lists a free plan.
- BrainMix Promo Effects lists 14 features ShopIt’s listing doesn’t mention, including Autumn, Backgrounds, Black Friday (BFCM).
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Basic Effect styles
- · Effects on Title & Image
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited highlighted products
- · Unlimited views/month
Pro
- · Effects on Title & Image
- · Future premium effects included
- · Priority support
- · Pro Effect styles
- · Promotional Icons
- · Unlimited highlighted products
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShoppers trust real people more than product photos. ShopIt turns your UGC, creator and TikTok videos into shoppable videos: tag products, and shoppers pick a size and add to cart without leaving the video. Show them as a video carousel, stories, a grid, a floating video and more. Product pages show each product's own videos automatically. Widgets match your theme, and you add them in the theme editor with no code.
BrainMix Promo Effects helps Shopify merchants highlight products using ultra-light animated highlights and promotional badges. Apply eye-catching effects to product titles or cards in seconds — no coding required. Built with pure CSS, it ensures zero impact on store speed. Easily manage and update effects from a simple dashboard, with advanced animations.
- One-click animations, Add effects instantly, no coding required.
- Scroll & hover effects, Animate text, images, and buttons on interaction.
- Custom cursors & trails, Enhance shopper experience with animated pointers.
- Confetti & page effects, Celebrate actions with lightweight visual effects.
- Apply animated promo effects to product titles instantly
- Ultra-light CSS animations with zero impact on store speed
- Switch effects instantly without editing theme code
- Manage and update promo effects anytime
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 |  ShopIt |  BrainMix Promo Effects |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ShopIt | BrainMix Promo Effects |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.7 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 9(ahead) | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ShopIt | BrainMix Promo Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $4.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 5 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | ShopIt | BrainMix Promo Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #17(ahead) | #93 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 5, 2025 | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 4 |
| Developer | MakeIT | Goowai Edit |
FAQ
ShopIt and BrainMix Promo Effects: common questions
- Is ShopIt or BrainMix Promo Effects cheaper?
- Only BrainMix Promo Effects lists a free plan. 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, ShopIt or BrainMix Promo Effects?
- On the Shopify App Store: ShopIt 4.7 from 9 reviews and BrainMix Promo Effects 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- ShopIt lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Cursor effects. BrainMix Promo Effects lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Autumn, Backgrounds, Black Friday (BFCM), Christmas. 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 Oct 28, 2026 for ShopIt, Oct 13, 2026 for BrainMix Promo Effects; 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 Oct 28, 2026 for ShopIt, Oct 13, 2026 for BrainMix Promo Effects. 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.