ShopIt: Carousel Videos & UGC vs Preloop ‑ Page Preloader
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, Aug 23, 2026 for Preloop.
The short answer
- ShopIt lists 4 features Preloop’s listing doesn’t mention, including Animation control, Cursor effects, Images.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
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.
Preloop adds a customizable loading animation that displays while your storefront pages load, giving customers a polished first impression instead of a blank screen. Choose from a gallery of preloader styles, then match colors to your brand and adjust the animation speed to fit your theme. Enable it directly from the theme editor with no coding required.
- 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.
- Choose from 16 loading animations across dots, spinner, and square styles
- Match your brand with custom background, primary, and secondary colors
- Control animation speed: "slow", "medium", or "fast" to fit your store's feel
- Preview every loader live before activating it on your storefront
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 |  Preloop |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Preloop |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.7 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 9 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
ShopIt and Preloop: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- ShopIt lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Animation control, Cursor effects, Images, Interactive animations. Preloop lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Backgrounds, Color, Mobile responsive, Speed. 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, Aug 23, 2026 for Preloop; 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, Aug 23, 2026 for Preloop. 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.